1948 German football championship

1948 German championship

Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft
The Müngersdorfer Stadion in Cologne hosted the final
Tournament details
Country	Germany
Dates	18 July – 8 August
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	1. FC Nürnberg 7th German title
Runner-up	1. FC Kaiserslautern
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	30 (5 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Werner Baßler Fritz Machate Heinrich Schaffer Ottmar Walter (3 goals each)
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The 1948 German football championship, the 38th edition of the competition, was the culmination of the 1947–48 football season in Allied-occupied Germany. 1. FC Nürnberg were crowned champions for the seventh time after one-leg knock-out tournament. It was the first time the championship had been played since 1944. It was Nürnberg's tenth appearance in the final. For the losing finalists 1. FC Kaiserslautern, it was the first appearance in the final since the establishment of a national championship in 1903.^[1][2]

Eight teams were to take part in the final stage which was played in a one-leg knock-out tournament, the vice-champions and champions of the British, American and French occupation zones, the champion of the Soviet occupation zone and the Berlin champion. In the end, SG Planitz were not allowed to travel to Stuttgart to play their quarter final against eventual champions Nürnberg.

The 1948 championship is unique as it is the only one of the German championships where no trophy was awarded. The pre-Second World War trophy, the Viktoria had disappeared during the final stages of the war and would not resurface until after the German reunification, while the new trophy, the Meisterschale, would only be ready for the following season.^[3][4]