1922 German football championship

1922 German championship final

Event	German football championship
Hamburger SV 1. FC Nuremberg 1 1
Match abandoned
Date	6 August 1922
Venue	Probstheidaer Stadion, Leipzig
Referee	Peco Bauwens
Attendance	50,000

The 1922 German football championship, the 15th edition of the competition, saw no champion determined after the first final ended in a two-all draw and the replay in a one-all draw. Hamburger SV was initially awarded the title because the other finalist, 1. FC Nuremberg had eventually been reduced to seven players in the replay, below the required number of eight, causing an abandonment. Hamburg was awarded the title but Nuremberg successfully protested. Hamburg lanched a counter-protest and was eventually awarded the title but than declined the championship, leaving the 1921–22 season without an official champions. It was the second and last time, after 1904, that a German championship concluded without a champion.^[1][2]

Of the two finalists Hamburg went on to win the championship the following season while Nuremberg, champions of 1920 and 1921 would win the 1924 edition by defeating Hamburg in the final, followed by another title in 1925, making the two clubs the dominant force of the first six post-First World War seasons.^[3][4][5]

Six players finished as joint top scorers of the 1922 championship, all with three goals each.^[6]

Eight clubs qualified for the knock-out competition, nominally the champions of each of the seven regional football championships and the previous seasons German champion. However both the Baltic and the South Eastern German championships were later awarded to different teams, VfB Königsberg and Sportfreunde Breslau, than the ones qualified for the German championship.^[1]

Qualified teams

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

Verein	Qualifiziert als
Titania Stettin	Baltic championship representative
Viktoria Forst	South Eastern German championship representative
SV Norden-Nordwest	Brandenburg champion
SpVgg Leipzig	Central German champions
Hamburger SV	Northern German champions
TG Arminia Bielefeld	Western German champions
FC Wacker München	Southern German champions
1. FC Nuremberg	Defending champions

Quarter finals

SpVgg Leipzig v 1. FC Nuremberg

21 May 1922

SpVgg Leipzig	0 – 3	1. FC Nuremberg
		Popp  65', 69' Träg  76'

HWG-Stadion am Zoo, Halle Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Cornelius

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SV Norden-Nordwest v Viktoria Forst

21 May 1922

SV Norden-Nordwest	1 – 0	Viktoria Forst
Montag  85'

Platz des BFC Viktoria, Berlin Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Chemnitz

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Hamburger SV v Titania Stettin

21 May 1922

Hamburger SV	5 – 0	Titania Stettin
Harder  5', 25' Schneider  30', 60' Breuel  63'

Stadion Hoheluft, Hamburg Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Niederberger

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Wacker München v TG Arminia Bielefeld

21 May 1922

Wacker München	5 – 0	TG Arminia Bielefeld
Semmler  9', 31', 36' Schaffer  50' (pen.) Nebauer  72'

Telegrafenkaserne, Karlsruhe Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Koppehel

Semi finals

1. FC Nuremberg v SV Norden-Nordwest

4 June 1922

1. FC Nuremberg	1 – 0	SV Norden-Nordwest
Böß  10'

Sportpark Ronhof, Fürth Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Kiemeyer

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Hamburger SV v Wacker München

4 June 1922

Hamburger SV	4 – 0	Wacker München
Breuel  25', 32' Harder  62' Flohr  65' (pen.)

Stadion am Riederwald, Frankfurt Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Bauwens

Final

Hamburger SV v 1. FC Nuremberg

18 June 1922

Hamburger SV	2 – 2 (a.e.t.)	1. FC Nuremberg
Rave  19' Flohr  86'	Report	Träg  20' Popp  30'

Deutsches Stadion, Berlin Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Bauwens

• Match abandoned after over 180 minutes of play due to darkness.

Replay

Hamburger SV v 1. FC Nuremberg

6 August 1922

Hamburger SV	1 – 1 (a.e.t.)	1. FC Nuremberg
Schneider  69'	Report	Träg  48'

Probstheidaer Stadion, Leipzig Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Bauwens

HAMBURGER SV ' Hans Martens ' Albert Beier ' Rudi Agte ' Hans Flohr ' Hans Krohn ' Walter Kolzen ' Asbjørn Halvorsen ' Karl Schneider ' Hans Rave ' Otto Harder ' Ludwig Breuel Manager: A. W. Turner

1. FC NUREMBERG ' Heinrich Stuhlfauth ' Luitpold Popp  105' ' Anton Kugler  75' ' Gustav Bark ' Reitzenstein ' Carl Riegel ' Emil Köpplinger ' Heinrich Träg  100' ' Hans Sutor ' Wolfgang Strobel ' Willy Böß  18' Manager: Gyula Bíró

• Replay abandoned due to Nuremberg having only seven players remaining. The championship was initially awarded to Hamburg, but following a series of protests, the club later declined the title.

References

1. "German championship 1922". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
2. "DEUTSCHE MEISTER" [German champions]. dfb.de (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2016.
3. "(West) Germany -List of champions". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
4. "Hamburger SV » Steckbrief" [Hamburger SV honours]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2016.
5. "1. FC Nuremberg » Steckbrief" [1. FC Nuremberg honours]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2016.
6. "Deutsche Meisterschaft » Torschützenkönige" [German championship: Top goal scorer]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2016.

Sources

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

External links

• German Championship 1921–22 at weltfussball.de (German)
• German Championship 1922 at RSSSF