1910 German football championship

The 1910 German football championship, the eighth edition of the competition and organised by the German Football Association, was won by Karlsruher FV, defeating Holstein Kiel 1–0 in the final.^[1]

1910 German championship

Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Replica of the Viktoria trophy
Tournament details
Country	Germany
Dates	10 April – 15 May
Teams	9
Final positions
Champions	Karlsruher FV 1st German title
Runner-up	Holstein Kiel
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	28 (3.5 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Willy Zincke (5 goals)
← 1909 1911 →

For Karlsruher FV it marked the club's sole German championship, having previously lost the 1905 final. The club would go on to play Holstein Kiel again in the 1912 final where the roles would be reversed and Kiel would win 1–0. Kiel, in turn, only made one other final appearance apart from 1910 and 1912, losing the 1930 final to Hertha BSC.^[2][3][4]

Kiel's Willi Zincke was the top scorer of the 1910 championship with five goals.^[5]

Nine teams participated, as holders Phönix Karlsruhe took part in addition to the winners of eight regional football championships. Berlin also sent two teams to the final, the champion of the Verband Berliner Ballspielvereine and the champions of the March football championship.^[1]

Qualified teams

The teams qualified through the regional championships:^[1]

Club	Qualified as
Prussia Königsberg	Baltic champions
VfR Breslau	South Eastern German champions
Preußen Berlin	Berlin champions (Verband Berliner Ballspielvereine)
Tasmania Rixdorf	March football champions (Märkischer Fußball-Bund)
VfB Leipzig	Central German champions
Holstein Kiel	Northern German champions
Duisburger SpV	Western German champions
Karlsruher FV	Southern German champions
Phönix Karlsruhe	Holders

Competition

Qualifying round

Prussia Königsberg	1 – 5	Tasmania Rixdorf

10 April 1910

Walter-Simon-Platz, Königsberg

Quarter-finals

Holstein Kiel	4 – 1	Preußen Berlin

17 April 1910

Stadion Hoheluft, Hamburg

Duisburger SpV	0 – 1	Karlsruher FV

17 April 1910

Kampfbahn Am alten Wasserturm, München-Gladbach

VfB Leipzig	1 – 2	Phönix Karlsruhe

17 April 1910

Wacker-Stadion, Leipzig

Tasmania Rixdorf	2 – 1	VfR Breslau

17 April 1910

Germania-Platz, Berlin-Tempelhof

Semi-finals

Karlsruher FV	2 – 1	Phönix Karlsruhe

1 May 1910

Stadion Telegrafenkaserne, Karlsruhe

Holstein Kiel	6 – 0	Tasmania Rixdorf

1 May 1910

Stadion Hoheluft, Hamburg

Final

Karlsruher FV	1 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Holstein Kiel
Breunig 114' (pen.)

15 May 1910

KFC 1899-Platz im Weidenpescher Park, Cologne

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Grafe

KARLSRUHER FV   Adolf Dell   Max Breunig   Curt Hüber   Ernst Hollstein   Hermann Bosch   Max Schwarze   Hans Ruzek   Julius Hirsch   Fritz Tscherter   Gottfried Fuchs   Fritz Förderer Manager: William Townley

HOLSTEIN KIEL   Willi Friese   Alfred Werner   Karl Rempka   Hans Reese   Hans Dehning   Paul Lenhardt   Georg Krogmann   Willi Fick   Helmut Bork   Willi Zincke   Carl Lafferenz Manager:

References

1. "German championship 1910". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
2. "(West) Germany -List of champions". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
3. "Karlsruher FV » Steckbrief" [Karlsruher FV honours]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2016.
4. "Holstein Kiel » Steckbrief" [Holstein Kiel honours]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2016.
5. "Deutsche Meisterschaft » Torschützenkönige" [German championship: Top goal scorer]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2016.

Sources

• kicker Allmanach 1990, by kicker, page 160 to 178 – German championship
• Süddeutschlands Fussballgeschichte in Tabellenform 1897-1988 (in German) History of Southern German football in tables, publisher & author: Ludolf Hyll

External links

• German Championship 1909–10 at weltfussball.de (in German)
• German Championship 1910 at RSSSF