1936 German football championship

1936 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Replica of the Viktoria trophy
Tournament details
CountryGermany
Dates5 April – 21 June
Teams16
Final positions
Champions1. FC Nürnberg
6th German title
Runner-upFortuna Düsseldorf
Third placeSchalke 04
Fourth placeVorwärts-Rasensport Gleiwitz
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored211 (4.06 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Erwin Helmchen (10 goals)
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The 1936 German football championship, the 29th edition of the competition, was won by 1. FC Nürnberg by defeating Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–1 after extra time in the final. It was Nuremberg's sixth championship and its first since 1927. Fortuna Düsseldorf made its second final appearance, having previously won the competition in 1933 but, after 1936, the team would never appear in the final again. Nuremberg had eliminated the champions of the previous two seasons, Schalke 04 in the semi-finals, making 1936 the only final from 1933 to 1942 not to include the club. Schalke however would return to its winning ways the following season when it defeated Nuremberg in the 1937 final.[1][2][3]

PSV Chemnitz's Erwin Helmchen was the top scorer of the 1936 championship with ten goals.[4]

It was the last German championship final in Berlin to be played at a venue other than the Olympiastadion, the latter having been built for the 1936 Summer Olympics and being used for all finals from 1937 to 1944 and six more after the Second World War.[5]

The sixteen 1935–36 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 1936 championship final. The 1936 season saw the introduction of a game for third place, played between the two losing semi-finalists.[6]

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  2. ^ "1. FC Nürnberg » Steckbrief" [1. FC Nürnberg honours]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Fortuna Düsseldorf » Steckbrief" [Fortuna Düsseldorf honours]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Deutsche Meisterschaft » Torschützenkönige" [German championship: Top goal scorer]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Olympiastadion, Berlin (Deutschland) » Historische Spiele" [Olympic Stadium Berlin, historic games]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  6. ^ "German championship 1936". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 31 December 2015.