The 1934

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, the 27th edition of the competition, was won by

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by defeating 1. FC Nürnberg 2–1 in the final. It was Schalke's first championship, with five more titles to follow until 1942 and a seventh one in 1958. For Nuremberg, with five German championships to its name at the time, it marked the first time it lost a final but the club would go on to win its next title, the 1936 edition, after defeating Schalke in the semi-finals. Schalke won the 1934 championship final late in the game after Nuremberg had gone 1–0 ahead In the 54th minute. Schalke equalised in the 87th and scored the winning goal three minutes later through

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became the top scorer of the 1934 championship with eleven goals, the first player to score double-digit figures since interception of the competition in 1903. Under the new

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system, introduced after the

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came to power in 1933, the sixteen

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champions competed in a group stage of four groups of four teams each, with the group winners advancing to the semi-finals. The two semi-final winners then contested the 1934 championship final. While the number of teams in the competition, sixteen, had remained the same as in the previous seasons, the modus had changed compare to 1933, when all games were played in the knock-out format and the competition was shorter.

Qualified teams

The teams qualified through the

season:

Competition

Group 1

Group 1 was contested by the champions of the Gauligas Brandenburg, Ostpreußen, Pommern and Schlesien:

Group 2

Group 2 was contested by the champions of the Gauligas Nordmark, Niedersachsen, Niederrhein and Westfalen:

Group 3

Group 3 was contested by the champions of the Gauligas Baden, Mittelrhein, Südwest and Württemberg:

Group 4

Group 4 was contested by the champions of the Gauligas Bayern, Hessen, Mitte and Sachsen:

Semi-finals

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Final

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References

Sources

* ''kicker Allmanach 1990'', by

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, page 164 & 177 - German championship

External links

German Championship 1933–34
at weltfussball.de

at RSSSF {{1933–34 in European football (UEFA) 1

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