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.(West) Germany -List of champions rsssf.org, accessed: 22 December 20151. FC Nürnberg » Steckbrief Weltfussball.de – 1. FC Nürnberg honours, accessed: 22 December 2015
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.Die "Viktoria" DFB website – The "Viktoria", accessed: 30 December 2015Meisterschale DFB website, accessed: 30 December 2015
Qualified teams The qualified teams through the 1947–48 Oberliga and Ostzonenmeisterschaft seasons: Club Qualified from Hamburger SV 1948 British occupation zone champions FC St. Pauli 1948 British occupation zone runners-up SG Planitz 1948 Soviet occupation zone champions SG Oberschöneweide 1948 Berlin champions 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1948 French occupation zone champions TuS Neuendorf 1948 French occupation zone runners-up 1. FC Nürnberg 1948 American occupation zone champions TSV 1860 Munich 1948 American occupation zone runners-up
Competition
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
1. FC Nürnberg Eduard Schaffer Hans Übelein Adolf Knoll Gerhard Bergner Georg Kennemann Robert Gebhardt Helmut Herbolsheimer Max Morlock Hans Pöschl Konrad Winterstein Georg Hagen Manager: Alwin Riemke1. FC Kaiserslautern Willi Hölz Rudolf Huppert Werner Kohlmeyer Ernst Liebrich Werner Liebrich Heinz Klee Günther Grewenig Fritz Walter Ottmar Walter Werner Baßler Hans ChristmannManager:
References
Sources kicker Allmanach 1990, by kicker, page 164 & 177 - German championship
External links German Championship 1947-48 at Weltfussball.de Germany - Championship 1948 at RSSSF.com German championship 1948 at Fussballdaten.de