1930 German football championship

1930 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Replica of the Viktoria trophy
Tournament details
CountryGermany
Dates18 May – 22 June
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsHertha BSC
1st German title
Runner-upHolstein Kiel
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored102 (6.38 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Josef Schmitt (7 goals)
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The 1930 German football championship, the 23rd edition of the competition, was won by Hertha BSC, defeating Holstein Kiel 5–4 in the final.[1]

For Hertha it was the fifth consecutive final the club played in and the first championship the club won, having lost all four previous finals. Hertha would go on to win the 1931 final as well and thereby become only the second club, after 1. FC Nürnberg, to defend its title. For Holstein Kiel it was the third and last appearance in the final, having lost the 1910 one and won two years later in 1912, both against Karlsruher FV.[2][3]

The final itself equaled the then-record of goals scored, nine, set in 1903. Hertha fell behind twice in the game, 0–2 and 2–3, before Hans Ruch scored the winning ninth goal of the game in the 87th minute.[4]

1. FC Nürnberg's Josef Schmitt was the top scorer of the 1930 championship with seven goals.[5]

Sixteen clubs qualified for the knock-out competition, two from each of the regional federations plus an additional third club from the South and West. In all cases the regional champions qualified and almost all of the runners-up, except in Central Germany where the second spot went to the regional cup winner. In the West the third spot went to the third placed team of the championship while, in the South, the third spot was determined in a separate qualifying competition for runners-up and third placed teams.[1]

  1. ^ a b "German championship 1930". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  2. ^ "(West) Germany -List of champions". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Hertha BSC » Steckbrief" [Hertha BSC honours]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Deutsche Meisterschaft 1929/1930 » Finale » Hertha BSC - Holstein Kiel 5:4" [German championship 1929–30: Final]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Deutsche Meisterschaft » Torschützenkönige" [German championship: Top goal scorer]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 6 January 2016.