1905 German football championship

The third German Cup final brought a record number of participants; ten regional associations came their masters for participation. As an eleventh club, the defending champion should be added. This high number of participants and the large differences in performance prompted the DFB to perform before a quarter-final elimination round of the representatives of small and supposedly weaker association representatives.

Visible in this year 's financial difficulties suffered by football clubs. Two teams (Silesia Wroclaw and surprisingly the incumbent since 1903 champions VfB Leipzig) waived their encounters due to high travel costs. The game board of the DFB was not prepared to like and reacted with each Neuansetzungen that made the process confusing and led to that instead of four only three clubs were in the semi-finals.

As in the two previous years, one representative was eligible (usually the master ) of existing local and regional associations also this time. At the Cup mode has not been changed.

Participants in the final round

Both the Berlin TUFC Union 92, Dresdner SC Victoria Hamburg and Hanover FC in 1896, the new champion already participating organizations, as well as Silesia Wroclaw, Alemannia Cottbus Eintracht Braunschweig, their associations were present for the first time, participated for the first time at the German Cup finals.

Elimination Round

First round

After a comfortable victory against Alemannia Cottbus, in which the gates were not recorded, renounced Silesia Wroclaw a week later due to high travel costs to participate in the match against Viktoria 96th Eintracht Braunschweig was in the match against Hannover FC in the 15th minute through Rudolf Detmar the lead until the break it was 2-0. But in the second half of the Hanoverians came back and forced overtime. In this harmony prevailed with another goal in the 110th minute of Detmar.

This actually would have already been in the quarter-finals, the teams from Magdeburg and Braunschweig, but let them now compete in a newly recognized qualification against each other the game board:

2nd round

Hans Adam brought the Magdeburg in the 61st minute against Eintracht Braunschweig in the lead. But even seven minutes later came via a controversial penalty of compensation, the scorer is not known. This was followed by an extension in which Wilhelm fighters in the 106th minute the winning goal for the quarter-finals shot.

Quarterfinals

VfB Leipzig abandoned for reasons of cost on his game. The Brunswickers was then assigned by the DFB team of Union 92 as opponents who had drawn a bye for the quarter-finals to date.

Although the concord could go first, surprisingly, by William fighters in leadership and hold them until half-time, but just two minutes after the restart offset the Berliners with Alfred Wagenseil from. This was followed by a brace from Wilhelm Pisara in the 56th and the 66th minute. Finally, Reinhold Bock shot nor the 4:1.

In a tight game of two weeks, the Karlsruher FV later decided the second quarter-final against Duisburg SV for themselves. The winning goal was worried Julius Zinser.

In the last quarter-finals thanks to Hermann Garrn Victoria Hamburg led after just four minutes against the Dresdner SC. However, this turned about a quarter of an hour later by a double whammy of Arno Neumann within five minutes of the game. Shortly before the end of the first half was followed by the Hamburg compensation; but after the break, scoring the Dresden Reinhard Richter in the 48th and 50th minute again two quick goals for his club. Ten minutes later, the Hamburg shortened to 3:4. In the final stage, however, the decision was made for the Dresden with the 5:3 by Arno Great.

Semifinal

The Karlsruher FV had drawn a bye for the final game.

The Dresdner SC was clearly inferior to the favorites of the Union. In the 20th minute Paul Herzog brought down the Berlin lead. After further hits by Duke and Fröhde score after the first half 3-0. Also in the second half, Duke scored a goal and thus completed his hat-trick. However, Reinhard Richter was able to achieve two consolation goal, with whom he became the top scorer in the final at this defeat. In the meantime, William Pisara had also met with his third finals, scoring the 4:1.

Final

The Karlsruher FV, in whose ranks the future Vice President and General Secretary of FIFA Ivo Schricker was was a chance against the Berlin TUFC Union 92. Even in the games before the Master had won superior difference with three gates. Although they had voluntarily drunk from the night before goalkeeper Paul Eichel man locked a sovereign victory could be retracted. Already after ten minutes got Alfred Wagenseil the lead. Shortly after the break, then scored Paul Duke with his fourth final round matches 2-0. After only a year before, a Berlin-based team had reached the final, so, even if this should be the only title for the Union, one to the beginning of the 1920s continued dominance of Berlin teams. Began

The champion team of the Berlin TUFC Union 92

Subsequently, the champion team is specified with goals and missions of the player.

• Goalkeeper: Willy Krüger ( 2 / - ), Paul Eichel man (1 / -)
• Defense: Alexander Bock I ( 3 / -), Otto barges ( 3 / -)
• Midfielders: Kurt Heinrich (C ) (3 / -), Felix Jurga (3 / -), Emil Reinke (2 / -), Thiel (1 / -)
• Storm: Reinhold Bock II ( 3/1), O. Fröhde (3/1 ), Richard Girulatis (1 / - ), Paul Duke ( 3/4), Willi Pisara (3/3 ), Alfred Wagenseil (2/2 )
• Coach: -

Top scorers

Considering the scorers are from the quarter- finals.