The 1935 German football championship, the 28th edition of the competition, was won by Schalke 04 by defeating VfB Stuttgart 6–4 in the final. It was Schalke's second consecutive championship and second overall, with four more titles to follow until 1942 and a seventh one in 1958. For Stuttgart it was the club's first appearance in the final, with three more to follow between 1950 and 1953.
The 1935 final produced the most goals scored in a final during the history of the competition, exceeding the nine scored in the 1903 and 1930 final. Schalke's Ernst Poertgen became the 1935 championship's top scorer with eleven goals.
The sixteen 1934–35 Gauliga champions competed in a group stage of four groups of four teams each, with the group winners advancing to the semi-finals. The two semi-final winners then contested the 1935 championship final.
Qualified teams The teams qualified through the 1934–35 Gauliga season: Club Qualified from VfR Mannheim Gauliga Baden SpVgg Fürth Gauliga Bayern Hertha BSC Gauliga Berlin-Brandenburg FC Hanau 93 Gauliga Hessen SV Jena Gauliga Mitte VfR Köln Gauliga MittelrheinVfL 06 Benrath Gauliga NiederrheinHannover 96 Gauliga Niedersachsen Eimsbütteler TV Gauliga Nordmark Yorck Boyen Insterburg Gauliga Ostpreußen SC Stettin Gauliga Pommern PSV Chemnitz Gauliga SachsenVorwärts-Rasensport Gleiwitz Gauliga SchlesienPhönix Ludwigshafen Gauliga SüdwestSchalke 04 Gauliga WestfalenVfB Stuttgart Gauliga Württemberg
Competition
Group 1 Group 1 was contested by the champions of the Gauligas Brandenburg, Ostpreußen, Sachsen and Schlesien:
Group 2 Group 2 was contested by the champions of the Gauligas Nordmark, Niedersachsen, Pommern and Westfalen:
Group 3 Group 3 was contested by the champions of the Gauligas Baden, Mittelrhein, Niederrhein and Südwest:
Group 4 Group 4 was contested by the champions of the Gauligas Bayern, Hessen, Mitte and Württemberg:
Semi-finals
|align="center" style="background:#ddffdd" colspan=3|2 June 1935
Final
|align="center" style="background:#ddffdd" colspan=3|23 June 1935
References
Sources kicker Allmanach 1990, by kicker, page 164 & 177 - German championship
External links German Championship 1934–35 at weltfussball.de German Championship 1935 at RSSSF