| Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft | |
|---|---|
 Replica of theViktoria trophy | |
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Germany |
| Dates | 8 April – 24 June |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Schalke 04 1stGerman title |
| Runners-up | 1. FC Nürnberg |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 51 |
| Goals scored | 219 (4.29 per match) |
| Top goal scorer | Otto Siffling(11 goals) |
The 1934German football championship, the 27th edition of the competition, was won bySchalke 04 by defeating1. FC Nürnberg 2–1 in the final. It was Schalke's first championship, with five more titles to follow until 1942 and a seventh one in 1958. For Nuremberg, with five German championships to its name at the time, it marked the first time it lost a final but the club would go on to win its next title, the 1936 edition, after defeating Schalke in the semi-finals.[1][2][3]
Schalke won the 1934 championship final late in the game after Nuremberg had gone 1–0 ahead In the 54th minute. Schalke equalised in the 87th and scored the winning goal three minutes later throughErnst Kuzorra.[4]
Waldhof Mannheim'sOtto Siffling became the top scorer of the 1934 championship with eleven goals, the first player to score double-digit figures since interception of the competition in 1903.[5]
Under the newGauliga system, introduced after theNaziscame to power in 1933, the sixteen1933–34 Gauliga champions competed in a group stage of four groups of four teams each, with the group winners advancing to the semi-finals. The two semi-final winners then contested the 1934 championship final.[6] While the number of teams in the competition, sixteen, had remained the same as in the previous seasons, the modus had changed compare to 1933, when all games were played in the knock-out format and the competition was shorter.[7]
The teams qualified through the1933–34 Gauliga season:[6]
Group 1 was contested by the champions of the Gauligas Brandenburg, Ostpreußen, Pommern and Schlesien:[6]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | V89 | BEU | STO | DAN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktoria Berlin | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 2.667 | 12 | Advance tosemi-finals | — | 5–2 | 4–2 | 5–2 | |
| 2 | Beuthener SuSV | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 0.923 | 7 | 1–4 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Viktoria Stolp | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0.833 | 4 | 2–3 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | Preußen Danzig | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 0.333 | 1 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | — |
Group 2 was contested by the champions of the Gauligas Nordmark, Niedersachsen, Niederrhein and Westfalen:[6]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | S04 | BEN | SVW | ETV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schalke 04 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 2.286 | 8 | Advance tosemi-finals | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | VfL Benrath | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1.091 | 7 | 0–2 | — | 4–1 | 4–1 | ||
| 3 | Werder Bremen | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 0.647 | 5 | 2–5 | 2–2 | — | 4–2 | ||
| 4 | Eimsbütteler TV | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0.765 | 4 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–2 | — |
Group 3 was contested by the champions of the Gauligas Baden, Mittelrhein, Südwest and Württemberg:[6]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | WMA | MUS | KOF | BOE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waldhof Mannheim | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 3.167 | 9 | Advance tosemi-finals | — | 6–1 | 0–0 | 6–0 | |
| 2 | Mülheimer SV | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 0.722 | 6 | 1–1 | — | 4–4 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Kickers Offenbach | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 0.875 | 5 | 2–2 | 1–3 | — | 4–1 | ||
| 4 | Union Böckingen | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 0.714 | 4 | 2–4 | 6–2 | 6–3 | — |
Group 4 was contested by the champions of the Gauligas Bayern, Hessen, Mitte and Sachsen:[6]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | FCN | DRE | FUL | WHA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2.500 | 9 | Advance tosemi-finals | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Dresdner SC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2.286 | 9 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 7–2 | ||
| 3 | Borussia Fulda | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.700 | 4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 3–2 | ||
| 4 | Wacker Halle | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 0.400 | 2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–1 | — |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 17 June 1934[8] | ||
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–1 | Viktoria 89 Berlin |
| Schalke 04 | 5–2 | SV Waldhof Mannheim |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 24 June 1934[4] | ||
| Schalke 04 | 2–1 | 1. FC Nürnberg |