The 1925 German football championship, the 18th edition of the competition, was won by 1. FC Nürnberg, defeating FSV Frankfurt 1–0 after extra time in the final.
For 1. FC Nürnberg it was the fourth national championship. It was part of Nuremberg's most successful era where the club won five titles in eight seasons from 1920 to 1927, missing out on a sixth one in the inconclusive 1922 championship. For FSV Frankfurt it was the club's sole German championship final appearance.
Five players were the joint top scorers of the 1925 championship with three goals each, Arthur Warnecke, Georg Hochgesang, Heinrich Träg, Josef Lüke and Willi Kirsei.
Sixteen club qualified for the knock-out competition, nine more than in previous seasons, two from each of the regional federations plus an additional third club from the South and West. In all cases the regional champions and runners-up qualified. In the West and South the third spot went to the third placed team of the championship.
Qualified teams The teams qualified through the regional championships: Club Qualified as VfB Königsberg Baltic champions Titania Stettin Baltic runners-up Viktoria Forst South Eastern German champions Breslauer SC 08 South Eastern German runners-up Hertha BSC Brandenburg champion BFC Alemannia 90 Brandenburg runners-up VfB Leipzig Central German champions SV Jena Central German runners-up Hamburger SV Northern German champions Altonaer FC 93 Northern German runners-up Duisburger SpV Western German champions Schwarz-Weiß Essen Western German runners-up TuRU Düsseldorf Western German third placed team VfR Mannheim Southern German champions 1. FC Nürnberg Southern German runners-up FSV Frankfurt Southern German additional qualifier
Competition
Round of 16 The round of 16, played on 3 May 1925:
Quarter-finals The quarter-finals, played on 17 May 1925:
Semi-finals The semi-finals, played on 24 May 1925:
Final
FSV FRANKFURT Jean Koch Adolf Reitz Bebe Heinig Georg Völler August Henß Otto Waldschmidt Reinhold Strehlke Arno Strehlke Robert Pache Johannes Klumpp Ludwig GattermannManager:1. FC Nürnberg Heinrich Stuhlfauth Luitpold Popp Anton Kugler Hans Schmidt Carl Riegel Hans Kalb Georg Hochgesang Ludwig Wieder Heinrich Träg Hans Sutor Wolfgang StrobelManager:
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 1924–25 at weltfussball.de German Championship 1925 at RSSSF