The 1938 Tschammerpokal final decided the winner of the 1938 Tschammerpokal, the 4th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 8 January 1939 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Rapid Wien won the match 3–1 against FSV Frankfurt, to claim their 1st cup title.
Route to the final The Tschammerpokal began the final stage with 78 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. Midway through the competition, Austrian teams were merged into the competition following the Anschluss. There were a total of six rounds leading up to the final for the German teams, and a total of three for the Austrian teams. Teams were drawn against each other, and the winner after 90 minutes would advance. If still tied, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a replay would take place at the original away team's stadium. If still level after 90 minutes, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a second replay would take place at the original home team's stadium. If still level after 90 minutes, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a drawing of lots would decide who would advance to the next round.
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). FSV Frankfurt Round Rapid Wien Opponent Result 1938 Tschammerpokal Opponent Result CSC 03 Kassel (A) 1–0 Round 1 Bye BC Hartha (H) 3–1 Round 2 Fortuna Düsseldorf (H) 3–1 Round of 16 VfB Mühlburg (H) 3–1 Quarter-finals (split) Amateure Fiat Wien (H) 5–1 1860 Munich (A) 2–1 Quarter-finals (combined) Waldhof Mannheim (A) 3–2 Wiener Sport-Club (H) 3–2 Semi-finals 1. FC Nürnberg (H) 2–0
Match
Details
GK 1 Hans WolfRB Willy MayLB Heinrich SchweinhardtRH Arthur BöttgenCH Heinrich DietschLH Fritz FendOR Bubi Armbruster (c)IR Karl HeldmannCF Franz DosedzalIL Franz FaustOL Heini WörnerManager: Martin Eiling GK 1 Rudolf RaftlRB Heribert SpernerLB Rudolf SchlaufRH Franz WagnerCH Johann HofstätterLH Stefan SkoumalOR Franz HoferIR Georg SchorsCF Franz Binder (c)IL Wilhelm HolecOL Hans PesserManager: Leopold Nitsch
Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Replay if scores still level. No substitutions.
References
External links Match report at kicker.de Match report at WorldFootball.net Match report at Fussballdaten.de