1948 German football championship

January 2018 German championship 1948 Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft Müngersdorfer.jpg 250px The Müngersdorfer Stadion in Cologne hosted the final Germany 18 July – 8 August 8 1. FC Nürnberg7th German title 1. FC Kaiserslautern 6 30 Werner BaßlerFritz MachateHeinrich SchafferOttmar Walter(3 goals each) 1944 1949 The 1948 German football championship, the 38th edition of the competition, was the culmination of the 1947–48 football season in Allied-occupied Germany. 1. FC Nürnberg were crowned champions for the seventh time after one-leg knock-out tournament. It was the first time the championship had been played since 1944. It was Nürnberg's tenth appearance in the final. For the losing finalists 1. FC Kaiserslautern, it was the first appearance in the final since the establishment of a national championship in 1903.(West) Germany -List of champions rsssf.org, accessed: 22 December 20151. FC Nürnberg » Steckbrief de Weltfussball.de – 1. FC Nürnberg honours, accessed: 22 December 2015 Eight teams were to take part in the final stage which was played in a one-leg knock-out tournament, the vice-champions and champions of the British, American and French occupation zones, the champion of the Soviet occupation zone and the Berlin champion. In the end, SG Planitz were not allowed to travel to Stuttgart to play their quarter final against eventual champions Nürnberg. The 1948 championship is unique as it is the only one of the German championships where no trophy was awarded. The pre-Second World War trophy, the Viktoria had disappeared during the final stages of the war and would not resurface until after the German reunification, while the new trophy, the Meisterschale, would only be ready for the following season.Die "Viktoria" de DFB website – The "Viktoria", accessed: 30 December 2015Meisterschale de DFB website, accessed: 30 December 2015 Qualified teams The qualified teams through the 1947–48 Oberliga and Ostzonenmeisterschaft seasons: Club Qualified from Hamburger SV 1948 British occupation zone champions FC St. Pauli 1948 British occupation zone runners-up SG Planitz 1948 Soviet occupation zone champions SG Oberschöneweide 1948 Berlin champions 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1948 French occupation zone champions TuS Neuendorf 1948 French occupation zone runners-up 1. FC Nürnberg 1948 American occupation zone champions TSV 1860 Munich 1948 American occupation zone runners-up Competition Quarter-finals 18 July 1948 TuS Neuendorf 2 – 1 Hamburger SV Miltz 67 74 Adamkiewicz 53 Rote Erde, Dortmund 20,000 Schmetzer (Mannheim) 18 July 1948 1. FC Kaiserslautern 5 – 1(1 – 0) TSV 1860 Munich Christmann 32 70O. Walter 64Baßler 83 85 pen. Thanner 62 Wormatia-Stadion, Worms 30,000 Raspel (Düsseldorf) 18 July 1948 SG Oberschöneweide 0 – 7(0 – 4) FC St. Pauli Michael 3Machate 8 61Schaffer 33 43 86Lehmann 59 Olympiastadion, Berlin 70,000 Huhn (Schwaan) 18 July 1948 1. FC Nürnberg not played SG Planitz Kampfbahn, Stuttgart Semi-finals 25 July 1948 1. FC Nürnberg 3 – 2 yes FC St. Pauli Hagen 31Winterstein 33Pöschl 94 Lehmann 56Machate 82 Rhein-Neckar-Stadion, Mannheim 38,000 Glöckner (Pirmasens) 25 July 1948 1. FC Kaiserslautern 5 – 1(2 – 0) TuS Neuendorf F. Walter 22Grewenig 44Baßler 53O. Walter 83 85 Warth 86 Stadion am Zoo, Wuppertal 50,000 Strobel (Schwabach) Final 8 August 1948 1. FC Nürnberg 2 – 1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Winterstein 10Pöschl 25 Übelein 62 o.g. Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne 75,000 Burmeister (Hamburg) 1. FC Nürnberg GER Eduard Schaffer GER Hans Übelein GER Adolf Knoll GER Gerhard Bergner GER Georg Kennemann GER Robert Gebhardt GER Helmut Herbolsheimer GER Max Morlock GER Hans Pöschl GER Konrad Winterstein GER Georg Hagen Manager: GER Alwin Riemke1. FC Kaiserslautern GER Willi Hölz GER Rudolf Huppert GER Werner Kohlmeyer GER Ernst Liebrich GER Werner Liebrich GER Heinz Klee GER Günther Grewenig GER Fritz Walter GER Ottmar Walter GER Werner Baßler GER Hans ChristmannManager: References Sources kicker Allmanach 1990, by kicker, page 164 & 177 - German championship External links German Championship 1947-48 at Weltfussball.de Germany - Championship 1948 at RSSSF.com German championship 1948 at Fussballdaten.de Category:German football championship seasons German Football Championship, 1948