The 1908 German football championship, the sixth edition of the competition, was won by Viktoria 89 Berlin, defeating Stuttgarter Kickers 3–1 in the final.
For Viktoria 89 Berlin it was the first national title, having lost the previous season's final to Freiburger FC. The club would make another losing appearance in the final in the following season before winning its second title in 1911. For the Stuttgarter Kickers it was the club's sole appearance in the championship final.
Viktoria's Willi Worpitzky was the top scorers of the 1908 championship with six goals.
Eight clubs qualified for the competition played in knock-out format, the champions of each of the seven regional football championships and the defending German champions.
Qualified teams The teams qualified through the regional championships: Club Qualified as VfB Königsberg Baltic champions VfR Breslau South Eastern German champions Viktoria 89 Berlin Berlin champions (Verband Berliner Ballspielvereine) Wacker Leipzig Central German champions Eintracht Braunschweig Northern German champions Duisburger SpV Western German champions Stuttgarter Kickers Southern German champions Freiburger FC Holder
Competition
Quarter-finals The quarter-finals, played on 3 May 1908, with the replay played on 17 May:
1 declared void.
Replay
Semi-finals The semi-finals, played on 17 and 24 May 1908:
Final
VIKTORIA BERLIN Paul Scranowitz Helmut Röpnack Willi Hahn Paul Fischer Willi Moeck Willi Knesebeck Paul Hunder Reinhold Bock Otto Pauke Willy Worpitzky Otto DumkeManager:STUTTGARTER KICKERS Richard Rüdinger Eugen Merkle Hermann Bürkle Paul Kühnle Carl Breitmeyer Gustav Unfried Hans Krebs Rudolf Ahorn Schmitt Megner Ingo HanselmannManager:
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 1907–08 at weltfussball.de German Championship 1908 at RSSSF