1906 German football championship

The 1906 German football championship was the fourth competition for the national championship of Germany. Held under the auspices of the German Football Association (DFB), eight teams competed for the title. For the first time only champions of regional football associations were admitted to the championship, excluding champions of local associations such as the Verband Magdeburger Ballspielvereine (Association of Magdeburg ballgame clubs). An exception was the situation in Berlin where two associations — the Verband Berliner Ballspielvereine (VBB) and the Märkischer Fußballbund (MFB) — existed. Both their champions were admitted, as were defending champions Berliner TuFC Union 92.^[1] This led to three teams from Berlin competing in the final tournament.^[2]

1906 German championship

Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Replica of the Viktoria trophy
Tournament details
Country	Germany
Dates	22 April – 27 May
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	VfB Leipzig 2nd German title
Runners-up	1. FC Pforzheim
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	39 (5.57 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Edgar Blüher (7 goals)
← 1905 1907 →

Qualified teams

The qualified teams:

Qualified team	Qualified from
Schlesien Breslau	South Eastern German champions
Berliner FC Hertha 92	VBB champions
Berliner FC Norden-Nordwest	MFB champions
Berliner TuFC Union 92	Defending champions
VfB Leipzig	Central German champions
FC Victoria Hamburg	Northern German champions
Cölner FC 1899	Western German champions
1. FC Pforzheim	Southern German champions

Competition

Quarter-finals

VfB Leipzig v SV Norden-Nordwest

22 April 1906 (1906-04-22) Quarter-final	VfB Leipzig	9 – 1	SV Norden-Nordwest	Leipzig[3]
				Stadium: Stadion des Friedens[3] Referee: Weimann [3]

Schlesien Breslau v Berliner FC Hertha 92

29 April 1906 (1906-04-29) Quarter-final	Schlesien Breslau	0 – 7	Berliner FC Hertha 92	Dresden[4]
				Referee: K. Baier [5]

FC Victoria Hamburg v Union 92 Berlin

29 April 1906 (1906-04-29) Quarter-final	FC Victoria Hamburg	1 – 3	Union 92 Berlin	Hamburg[6]
				Stadium: Exerzierwiese Altona[6] Referee: Weimann [6]

1. FC Pforzheim v SC Koln 99

6 May 1906 (1906-05-06) Quarter-final	1. FC Pforzheim	4 – 2 (a.e.t.)	SC Koln 99	Mannheim[7]
				Stadium: Stadion an den Brauereien[7] Referee: W. Henkel [7]

Semi-finals

Berliner FC Hertha v VfB Leipzig

6 May 1906 (1906-05-06) Semi-final	Berliner FC Hertha	2 – 3	VfB Leipzig	Berlin[8]
				Stadium: Platz des BFC Viktoria[8] Attendance: 2,000[8] Referee: Otto Eikhof [8]

Union 92 Berlin v 1. FC Pforzheim

20 May 1906 (1906-05-20) Semi-final	Union 92 Berlin	0 – 4	1. FC Pforzheim	Braunschweig[4]
				Referee: Johannes Runge [9]

Final

1906 German football championship^[2]

11 June 1906 (1906-06-11)

Final

VfB Leipzig	2 — 1	1. FC Pforzheim
Blüher 15' Riso 85'		Stöhr 26'

Club-Stadion an der Ziegelgasse, Nuremberg

Attendance: 1,100

Referee: Otto Eikhof

VfB Leipzig   Johannes Schneider   Arthur Werner   Erhard Schmidt   Heinrich Riso   Georg Steinbeck   Paul Oppermann   Karl Uhle   Camillo Ugi   Martin Laessig   Adalbert Friedrich   Edgar Blüher Manager:

1. FC Pforzheim   Emil Faas   Hermann Steudle   Wilhelm Hiller   Karl Jäger   Hermann Hofer   Arthur Hiller   Gustav Stöhr   Hermann Schweikert   Emil Rühl   Gustav Maier   Julius Fink Manager: