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
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GK Ernst Raydt (c)RB Erhardt SchmidtLB Arthur WernerRH Wilhelm RößlerCH Walter FriedrichLH Otto BrauneOR Georg SteinbeckIR Bruno StanischewskiCF Heinrich RisoIL Adalbert FriedrichOL Ottomar AßmusGK Charles PickRB Ladislaus KurpielLB Johann SchwarzRH Béla RobitsekCH Paul FischlLH Franz SedlacekOR Karl BeckIR Karl KubikCF MeyerIL FischerOL 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.
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