1903 German football championship final

January 2018 1903 German championship final Endspiel um die Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft German Football Champion 1903.jpg 250px Team photo of VfB Leipzig 1903 German football championship VfB Leipzig 7 DFC Prag 2 1903 5 31 y Exerzierweide Altona Franz Behr (Altona) 2,000 1904 The 1903 German football championship final decided the winner of the 1903 German football championship, the 1st edition of the German football championship, a knockout football cup competition contested by the regional league winners to determine the national champions. The match was played on 31 May 1903 at the Exerzierweide in Altona. VfB Leipzig won the match 7–2 against DFC Prag to become the first national champions in German football history.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/duitchamp.html (West) Germany - List of Champions RSSSF.com Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 31 August 2017 14 January 2018 Route to the final The German football championship was a six team single-elimination knockout cup competition, featuring the champions of regional football associations. There were a total of two rounds leading up to the final. For all matches, the winner after 90 minutes advances. If still tied, extra time was used to determine the winner. Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; N: neutral). VfB Leipzig Round DFC Prag Opponent Result 1903 German football championship Opponent Result Britannia Berlin (A) 3–1 Quarter-finals Karlsruher FV (N) Cancelled Altonaer FC 93 (H) 6–3 Semi-finals Karlsruher FV (N) Walkover Match Details 1903 5 31 y 16:45 CET VfB Leipzig 7–2 https://www.dfb.de/historie/dfbde-archiv/archiv-ehemalige-wettbewerbe/deutsche-meisterschaft-bis-1963/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F1930269 DFC Prag * W. Friedrich 31 A. Friedrich 49 Riso 54 71 88 Stanischewski 69 85 Meyer 22 65 Exerzierweide, Altona 2,000 Franz Behr (Altona) FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000FF VfB Leipzig 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF 0000FF DFC Prag GK GER empire Ernst Raydt (c)RB GER empire Erhardt SchmidtLB GER empire Arthur WernerRH GER empire Wilhelm RößlerCH GER empire Walter FriedrichLH GER empire Otto BrauneOR GER empire Georg SteinbeckIR GER empire Bruno StanischewskiCF GER empire Heinrich RisoIL GER empire Adalbert FriedrichOL GER empire Ottomar Aßmus300pxGK Austria-Hungary Charles PickRB Austria-Hungary Ladislaus KurpielLB Austria-Hungary Johann SchwarzRH Austria-Hungary Béla RobitsekCH Austria-Hungary Paul FischlLH Austria-Hungary Franz SedlacekOR Austria-Hungary Karl BeckIR Austria-Hungary Karl KubikCF Austria-Hungary MeyerIL Austria-Hungary FischerOL Austria-Hungary Kubik Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Unlimited 10 minute intervals of sudden death extra time if scores still level. Replay at the referee's discretion if no winner. No substitutions. References 1903 Category:1902–03 in German football Category:1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig matches Category:DFC Prag matches Category:Football competitions in Hamburg Category:May 1903 sports events in Europe Category:1900s in Hamburg