1938 German football championship

June 2017 German championship 1938 Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft Victoria Schalke-Museum.jpg 100px Replica of the Viktoria trophy Germany 13 March – 3 July 16 Hannover 961st German title Schalke 04 Fortuna Düsseldorf Hamburger SV 54 226 Gustav Carstens (9 goals) 1937 1939 The 1938 German football championship, the 31st edition of the competition, was won by Hannover 96, the club's first-ever German championship, by defeating Schalke 04 4–3 after extra time in the final. The 1938 final had to be replayed because the first game had ended in a three-all draw after extra time. For Hannover 96 it marked the first of two national championships, the second coming in 1954, while, for Schalke, it was a short setback in the club's most successful era, having won the 1934, 1935 and 1937 final and going on to win the 1939, 1940 and 1942 ones as well.(West) Germany -List of champions rsssf.org, accessed: 27 December 2015FC Schalke 04 » Steckbrief de Weltfussball.de – FC Schalke 04 honours, accessed: 27 December 2015Hannover 96 » Steckbrief de Weltfussball.de – Hannover 96 honours, accessed: 27 December 2015 The 1938 edition was only the second, after 1922, when a replay of the final was required. FC Schalke 04 entered the final as heavy favourites, having won the national championship in the previous season.Fuffzig Mark für die „Deutsche“ de Hannoversche Allgemeine, published: 26 June 2013, accessed: 28 December 2015 In the first game Schalke twice took the lead, 2–0 and 3–1 before Erich Meng equalised in the 87th minute. No goals were scored in extra time, making a replay necessary.Deutsche Meisterschaft 1937/1938 » Finale » Hannover 96 - FC Schalke 04 3:3 de Weltfussball.de, accessed: 28 December 2015 The second game, one week later, saw Hannover take the lead before Schalke went ahead twice again only for Hannover to equalise once again in the 87th minute. In the following extra time Erich Meng scored the decisive goal in the 117th minute, giving Hannover its first national title.Deutsche Meisterschaft 1937/1938 » Finale » Hannover 96 - FC Schalke 04 4:3 de Weltfussball.de, accessed: 28 December 2015 Erich Meng, who, together with his brother Richard, played a big part in the title win for Hannover, was killed in action less than two years later in the Second World War. Hamburger SV's Gustav Carstens was the 1938 championships top scorer, with nine goals.http://www.weltfussball.de/torschuetzenkoenige/deutsche-meisterschaft/ Deutsche Meisterschaft » Torschützenkönige Weltfussball.de 2 January 2016 German German championship: Top goal scorer The sixteen 1937–38 Gauliga 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 1938 championship final.German championship 1938 rsssf.org, accessed: 28 December 2015 From the following season, the German championship expanded to eighteen clubs and continued to increase in numbers through a combination of territorial expansion of Nazi Germany and the sub-dividing of the Gauligas. In later years, the number of Gauligas reached a strength of thirty-one in its last completed season, 1943–44.kicker Allmanach 1990, page: 243-245 Qualified teams The teams qualified through the 1937–38 Gauliga season: Club Qualified from VfR Mannheim Gauliga Baden 1. FC Nürnberg Gauliga Bayern Berliner SV 92 Gauliga Berlin-Brandenburg FC Hanau 93 Gauliga Hessen SV Dessau 05 Gauliga Mitte Alemannia Aachen Gauliga MittelrheinFortuna Düsseldorf Gauliga NiederrheinHannover 96 Gauliga Niedersachsen Hamburger SV Gauliga Nordmark Yorck Boyen Insterburg Gauliga Ostpreußen Stettiner SC Gauliga Pommern BC Hartha Gauliga Sachsen Vorwärts-Rasensport Gleiwitz Gauliga SchlesienEintracht Frankfurt Gauliga SüdwestSchalke 04 Gauliga WestfalenVfB Stuttgart Gauliga Württemberg SV Beuel 06 was retrospectively awarded the championship in the Gauliga Mittelrhein but this decision was made too late to replace Alemannia Aachen in the German championship. Competition Group 1 Group 1 was contested by the champions of the Gauligas Nordmark, Pommern, Südwest and Ostpreußen: main WDL Group 1 210 35 2 yes yes 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio. complete RSSSF HSV SGE SSC YBI 5 0 1 21 5 5 0 1 24 13 2 0 4 12 18 0 0 6 4 25 Hamburger SV Eintracht Frankfurt Stettiner SC Yorck Boyen Insterburg HSV SGE SSC YBI Q SF green1 Advance to semi-finals 5–0 2–0 3–1 3–2 5–0 5–0 1–3 5–6 1–0 0–6 1–5 2–5 Group 2 Group 2 was contested by the champions of the Gauligas Baden, Brandenburg, Mitte and Westfalen: main WDL Group 2 210 35 2 yes yes 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio. complete RSSSF S04 MAN BSV SVD 3 2 1 19 6 3 2 1 15 10 1 2 3 8 11 1 2 3 6 21 Schalke 04 VfR Mannheim Berliner SV SV Dessau 05 S04 MAN BSV SVD Q SF green1 Advance to semi-finals 1–2 3–0 6–1 2–2 3–2 6–1 1–1 3–1 2–3 0–6 1–1 0–0 Group 3 Group 3 was contested by the champions of the Gauligas Niederrhein, Schlesien, Sachsen and Württemberg: main WDL Group 3 210 35 2 yes yes 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio. complete RSSSF F95 BCH VFB VRG 4 2 0 14 4 1 4 1 8 12 2 1 3 14 9 1 1 4 9 20 Fortuna Düsseldorf BC Hartha VfB Stuttgart Vorwärts-Rasensport Gleiwitz F95 BCH VFB VRG Q SF green1 Advance to semi-finals 2–2 3–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 7–1 0–3 5–0 0–5 Group 4 Group 4 was contested by the champions of the Gauligas Bayern, Hessen, Mittelrhein and Niedersachsen: main WDL Group 4 210 35 2 yes yes 1) Points; 2) Goal ratio. complete RSSSF H96 FCN AAC H93 6 0 0 16 5 4 0 2 15 9 2 0 4 11 17 0 0 6 5 16 Hannover 96 1. FC Nürnberg Alemannia Aachen FC Hanau 93 H96 FCN AAC H93 Q SF green1 Advance to semi-finals 2–1 6–1 1–0 1–2 4–2 2–1 1–2 1–3 2–0 1–3 1–4 2–4 Semi-finals |align="center" style="background:#ddffdd" colspan=3|29 May 1938German championship 1938 – Semifinals de Weltfussball.de, accessed: 28 December 2015 Schalke 04 1–0 Fortuna Düsseldorf Hannover 96 3–2 aet Hamburger SV |} Third place play-off |align="center" style="background:#ddffdd" colspan=3|26 June 1938 Fortuna Düsseldorf 0–0 aet Hamburger SV |} Replay |align="center" style="background:#ddffdd" colspan=3|3 July 1938German championship 1938 – Third place de Weltfussball.de, accessed: 28 December 2015 Fortuna Düsseldorf 4–2 Hamburger SV |} Final |align="center" style="background:#ddffdd" colspan=3|26 June 1938German championship 1938 – Final de Weltfussball.de, accessed: 28 December 2015 Hannover 96 3–3 aet Schalke 04 |} Replay |align="center" style="background:#ddffdd" colspan=3|3 July 1938 Hannover 96 4–3 aet Schalke 04 |} References Sources kicker Allmanach 1990, by kicker, page 164 & 177 - German championship External links German Championship 1937–38 at weltfussball.de de German Championship 1938 at RSSSF 1 German Category:German football championship seasons