1903 German football championship final

1903 German championship Final

Endspiel um die Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Team photo of VfB Leipzig
Event	1903 German football championship
VfB Leipzig DFC Prag 7 2
Date	31 May 1903 (1903-05-31)
Venue	Exerzierweide, Altona
Referee	Franz Behr (Altona)
Attendance	2,000

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.

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

31 May 1903 (1903-05-31)

16:45 CET

VfB Leipzig	7–2	DFC Prag
W. Friedrich 31' A. Friedrich 49' Riso 54', 71', 88' Stanischewski 69', 85'	Report	Meyer 22', 65'

Exerzierweide, Altona

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Franz Behr (Altona)

VfB Leipzig

DFC Prag

GK Ernst Raydt (c) RB Erhardt Schmidt LB Arthur Werner RH Wilhelm Rößler CH Walter Friedrich LH Otto Braune OR Georg Steinbeck IR Bruno Stanischewski CF Heinrich Riso IL Adalbert Friedrich OL Ottomar Aßmus

GK Charles Pick RB Ladislaus Kurpiel LB Johann Schwarz RH Béla Robitsek CH Paul Fischl LH Franz Sedlacek OR Karl Beck IR Karl Kubik CF Meyer IL Fischer OL 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.