1941 German football championship

1941 German championship
Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
Replica of the Viktoria trophy
Tournament details
CountryGermany
Dates6 April – 22 June
Teams20
Final positions
ChampionsRapid Wien
1st German title
Runner-upSchalke 04
Third placeDresdner SC
Fourth placeVfL Köln 99
Tournament statistics
Matches played56
Goals scored248 (4.43 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Hermann Eppenhoff (15 goals)
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The 1941 German football championship, the 34th edition of the competition, was won by SK Rapid Wien, the club's sole German championship. Rapid, which had previously won twelve Austrian football championships between 1911 and 1938 as well as the 1938 German Cup, won the competition by defeating Schalke 04 4–3 in the final.[1][2][3] The final was held on 22 June 1941, the same day Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa.[4]

  1. ^ (West) Germany -List of champions rsssf.org, accessed: 26 December 2015
  2. ^ FC Schalke 04 » Steckbrief (in German) Weltfussball.de – FC Schalke 04 honours, accessed: 26 December 2015
  3. ^ Rapid Wien » Steckbrief (in German) Weltfussball.de – Rapid Wien honours, accessed: 26 December 2015
  4. ^ Der längste Tag – das Protokoll des Überfalls Die Welt, published: 22 June 2011, accessed: 26 December 2015