The 1907 German football championship was the fifth season in which teams competed for the national championship title. Six teams qualified to reach the final stages of the competition, and the winners were Freiburger FC, defeating Viktoria 89 Berlin 3–1 in the final.
For Freiburger FC it was the sole appearance in the German championship final. Viktoria 89 Berlin made its first of four final appearances in 1907, going on to win the 1908 and 1911 championships as well as losing the 1909 final in between.
Viktoria's Helmut Röpnack and Freiburg's Phillip Burkart were the top scorers of the 1907 championship with four goals each.
Six clubs qualified for the competition played in knock-out format, the champions of each of the six regional football championships.
Qualified teams The teams qualified through the regional championships: Qualified team Qualified from Schlesien Breslau South Eastern German champions Viktoria 89 Berlin VBB champions VfB Leipzig Central German champions FC Victoria Hamburg Northern German champions Düsseldorfer FC 99 Western German champions Freiburger FC Southern German champions
Competition
Quarter-finals The preliminary round, played on 21 April 1907:
Semi-finals
Final
FREIBURGER FC Paul Gilly-Goldberger August Falschlunger L. C. de Villiers Max Mayer Felix Hunn Josef Glaser Fritz Bodenweber Henri Sydler Hofherr Max Haase Philipp BurkartManager:VIKTORIA BERLIN Paul Scranowitz Helmut Röpnack Willi Hahn Paul Fischer Willi Knesebeck Paul Hunder Adolf Deni Emil Reinke Paul Kralle Otto Dumke Reinhold BockManager:
References
Sources kicker Allmanach 1990, by kicker, page 160 to 178 – German championship Süddeutschlands Fussballgeschichte in Tabellenform 1897-1988 History of Southern German football in tables, publisher & author: Ludolf Hyll
External links German Championship 1906–07 at weltfussball.de German Championship 1907 at RSSSF