1937 Tschammerpokal final

1937 Tschammerpokal Final
Event	1937 Tschammerpokal
Date	9 January 1938
Venue	Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne
Referee	Hans Grabler (Regensburg)
Attendance	72,000
	← 1936 1938 →

The 1937 Tschammerpokal Final decided the winner of the 1937 Tschammerpokal, the 3rd season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 9 January 1938 at the Müngersdorfer Stadion in Cologne.^[2] Schalke 04 won the match 2–1 against Fortuna Düsseldorf, to claim their 1st cup title.

With their win, Schalke completed the first double in the history of German football, having previously won the 1937 German football championship with a 2–0 win over 1. FC Nürnberg in the final.^[3]

Route to the final

The Tschammerpokal began the final stage with 61 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of five rounds leading up to the final. Teams were drawn against each other, and the winner after 90 minutes would advance. If still tied, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a replay would take place at the original away team's stadium. If still level after 90 minutes, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a second replay would take place at the original home team's stadium. If still level after 90 minutes, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a drawing of lots would decide who would advance to the next round.^[4]

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Schalke 04		Round	Fortuna Düsseldorf
Opponent	Result	1937 Tschammerpokal	Opponent	Result
Kickers Frankenthal (A)	3–1	Round 1	Bye
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (H)	2–1	Round 2	Karlsruher FV (A)	2–0
Eintracht Braunschweig (A)	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Round of 16	Holstein Kiel (H)	2–1
Berliner SV (H)	3–1	Quarter-finals	BC Hartha (H)	4–1
Waldhof Mannheim (H)	2–1	Semi-finals	Dresdner SC (H)	5–2

Match

Details

9 January 1938

Schalke 04	2–1	Fortuna Düsseldorf
Kalwitzki 46' Szepan 47'	Report	Janes 84' (pen.)

Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne

Attendance: 72,000

Referee: Hans Grabler (Regensburg)

Schalke 04

Fortuna Düsseldorf


GK	1	Hans Klodt
RB		Ernst Sontow
LB		Hans Bornemann
RH		Rudolf Gellesch
CH		Otto Tibulski
LH		Walter Berg
OR		Ernst Kalwitzki
IR		Fritz Szepan
CF		Ernst Poertgen
IL		Ernst Kuzorra (c)
OL		Adolf Urban
Manager:
Hans Schmidt


GK	1	Willi Pesch (c)
RB		Paul Janes
LB		Bernhard Kluth
RH		Paul Mehl
CH		Jakob Bender
LH		Edmund Czaika
OR		Ernst Albrecht
IR		Willi Wigold
CF		Hans Heibach
IL		Felix Zwolanowski
OL		Stanislaus Kobierski
Manager:
Karl Flink

Match rules

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
Replay if scores still level.
No substitutions.

References

^ "Schiedsrichter: Der erste war Berliner". DFB-Pokal: Das offizielle Stadionmagazin des Deutschen Fußball-Bundes. German Football Association. 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
^ "Alle DFB-Pokalsieger" [All DFB-Pokal winners]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
^ "1938: Schalke holt das erste Double" [1938: Schalke wins the first double]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
^ "Modus" [Mode]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.

External links

Match report at kicker.de (in German)
Match report at WorldFootball.net
Match report at Fussballdaten.de (in German)

[1] "Schiedsrichter: Der erste war Berliner". DFB-Pokal: Das offizielle Stadionmagazin des Deutschen Fußball-Bundes. German Football Association. 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2017.

[2] "Alle DFB-Pokalsieger" [All DFB-Pokal winners]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 6 June 2016.

[3] "1938: Schalke holt das erste Double" [1938: Schalke wins the first double]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

[4] "Modus" [Mode]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.

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DFB-Pokal Finals	1935 1936 1937 1941 1942 1955 1969 1972 2001 2002 2005 2011
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v t e Fortuna Düsseldorf matches
German football championship Finals	1933 1936
DFB-Pokal Finals	1937 1957 1958 1962 1978 1979 1980
European Cup Winners' Cup Final	1979