title: 1903 German football championship final
text: # 1903 German football championship final
  
  The 1903 German football championship Final decided the winner of the 1903 German football championship, the 1st edition of the German football championship, a knockout football cup competition contested by the regional league winners to determine the national champions. The match was played on 31 May 1903 at the Exerzierweide in Altona. VfB Leipzig won the match 7–2 against DFC Prag to become the first national champions in German football history.
  
  ## Route to the final
  
  The German football championship was a six team single-elimination knockout cup competition, featuring the champions of regional football associations. There were a total of two rounds leading up to the final. For all matches, the winner after 90 minutes advances. If still tied, extra time was used to determine the winner.
  
  Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; N: neutral).
  
  | VfB Leipzig | VfB Leipzig | Round | DFC Prag | DFC Prag |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Opponent | Result | 1903 German football championship | Opponent | Result |
  | Britannia Berlin (A) | 3–1 | Quarter-finals | Karlsruher FV (N) | Cancelled |
  | Altonaer FC 93 (H) | 6–3 | Semi-finals | Karlsruher FV (N) | Walkover |
  
  ## Match
  
  ### Details
  
  | VfB Leipzig | DFC Prag |
  | - | - |
  | GK | Ernst Raydt (c) |
  | RB | Erhardt Schmidt |
  | LB | Arthur Werner |
  | RH | Wilhelm Rößler |
  | CH | Walter Friedrich |
  | LH | Otto Braune |
  | OR | Georg Steinbeck |
  | IR | Bruno Stanischewski |
  | CF | Heinrich Riso |
  | IL | Adalbert Friedrich |
  | OL | Ottomar Aßmus |
  | GK | Charles Pick |
  | RB | Ladislaus Kurpiel |
  | LB | Johann Schwarz |
  | RH | Béla Robitsek |
  | CH | Paul Fischl |
  | LH | Franz Sedlacek |
  | OR | Karl Beck |
  | IR | Karl Kubik |
  | CF | Meyer |
  | IL | Fischer |
  | OL | Kubik |
  
  * Match rules
  * 90 minutes.
  * 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  * Unlimited 10 minute intervals of sudden death extra time if scores still level.
  * Replay at the referee's discretion if no winner.
  * No substitutions.
  