The 1912 German football championship, the 10th edition of the competition, was won by Holstein Kiel, defeating Karlsruher FV 1–0 in the final.
It was Kiel's sole German championship win, previously having made a losing appearance in the 1910 final. Holstein Kiel made one more final appearance, in 1930, where it lost to Hertha BSC. For Karlsruher FV it was the last final appearance for the club, having previously defeated Kiel in the 1910 final and lost the 1905 one to Union 92 Berlin.
Karlsruhe's Fritz Förderer was the top scorer of the 1912 championship with six goals.
Eight clubs qualified for the competition played in knock-out format, the champions of each of the seven regional football championships as well as the defending German champions.
Qualified teams The teams qualified through the regional championships: Club Qualified as BuEV Danzig Baltic champions ATV Liegnitz South Eastern German champions Preußen Berlin Brandenburg champion SpVgg Leipzig Central German champions Holstein Kiel Northern German champions Kölner BC Western German champions Karlsruher FV Southern German champions Viktoria 89 Berlin Holders
Competition
Quarter-finals The quarter-finals, played on 5 and 12 May 1912:
Semi-finals The semi-finals, played on 19 May 1912:
Final
HOLSTEIN KIEL Adolf Werner Hans Reese Heinrich Hofmeister Willi Zincke Georg Krogmann Hans Dehning Ernst Möller Willi Fick Hugo Fick Helmut Bork David BinderManager:KARLSRUHER FV Franz Burger Max Breunig Curt Hüber Ernst Hollstein Julius Hirsch Wilhelm Gros Hermann Bosch Fritz Tscherter Hermann Kächele Gottfried Fuchs Fritz FördererManager:
References
Sources kicker Allmanach 1990, by kicker, page 160 to 178 – German championship Süddeutschlands Fussballgeschichte in Tabellenform 1897-1988 History of Southern German football in tables, publisher & author: Ludolf Hyll
External links German Championship 1911–12 at weltfussball.de German Championship 1912 at RSSSF