| Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft | |
|---|---|
 Replica of the Viktoria trophy | |
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Germany |
| Dates | 3–31 May |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | VfB Leipzig 1st German title |
| Runner-up | DFC Prag |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 31 (7.75 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Heinrich Riso Bruno Stanischewski (6 goals each) |
The 1903 German football championship was the first tournament sanctioned by the German Football Association (DFB) to crown a national champion. At the time, the newly founded DFB only had about 150 member clubs in 30 mostly local associations. Every champion of these associations was eligible for play in the championship. Additionally, associations from outside Germany were allowed to take part, such as the Prague association that sent her champion to Germany.[1]
Although thirty teams would have been eligible, only six eventually entered the competition.
VfB Leipzig became the first club to be awarded the Viktoria, the trophy for the German champions from 1903 to 1944. The trophy later disappeared during the final stages of the Second World War, did not resurface until after the German reunification and was put on display at the DFB headquarters in Frankfurt until 2015, when it was moved to the new Deutsches Fußballmuseum in Dortmund.[2]
- ^ "Deutsche Meisterschaft 1902/1903 .:. Finale". weltfussball.de. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ^ POKALE AUF REISEN: VIKTORIA UND CO. WANDERN INS FUSSBALLMUSEUM (in German) DFB website, accessed: 27 December 2015