| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Teams | 72 |
| Defending champions | Schalke 04 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Rapid Wien |
| Runner-up | FSV Frankfurt |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 70 |
The 1938 Tschammerpokal was the 4th season of the annual German football cup competition. For the first time, Austrian teams competed in the competition due to the Anschluss by Nazi Germany at the beginning of the year. In the final, which was held on 8 January 1939 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Austrian club Rapid Wien defeated FSV Frankfurt 3–1.[1]