| Event | German football championship | ||||||
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| Date | 8 August 1948 | ||||||
| Venue | Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne | ||||||
| Referee | Burmester, Hamburg | ||||||
| Attendance | 75,000 | ||||||
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The 44th German football championship was the culmination of the 1947-48 football season in occupied Germany. 1. FC Nuremberg were crowned champions for the seventh time after one-leg knock-out tournament. It was the first time the championship had been played since 1944.
It was Nuremberg's tenth appearance in the final.
For the losing finalists 1. FC Kaiserslautern, it was the first appearance in the final since the establishment of a national championship in 1903.
Eight teams were to take part in the final stage which was played in a one-leg knock-out tournament, the vice-champions and champions of the British, American and French occupation zones, the champion of the Soviet occupation zone and the Berlin champion. In the end, SG Planitz were not allowed to travel to Stuttgart to play their quarter final against eventual champions Nuremberg.
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| Club | Qualified from |
| Hamburger SV | 1948 British occupation zone champions |
| FC St. Pauli | 1948 British occupation zone runners-up |
| SG Planitz | 1948 Soviet occupation zone champions |
| SG Oberschöneweide | 1948 Berlin champions |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1948 French occupation zone champions |
| TuS Neuendorf | 1948 French occupation zone runners-up |
| 1. FC Nuremberg | 1948 American occupation zone champions |
| TSV 1860 München | 1948 American occupation zone runners-up |
| 1948-07-18 |
TuS Neuendorf | 2 – 1 | Hamburger SV | Rote Erde, Dortmund Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Schmetzer (Mannheim) |
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| Miltz 67', 74' | Adamkiewicz 53' |
| 1948-07-18 |
1. FC Kaiserslautern | 5 – 1 (1 – 0) |
TSV 1860 München | Wormatia-Stadion, Worms Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Raspel (Düsseldorf) |
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| Christmann 32', 70' O. Walter 64' Baßler 83', 85' (pen.) |
Thanner 62' |
| 1948-07-18 |
SG Oberschöneweide | 0 – 7 (0 – 4) |
FC St. Pauli | Olympiastadion, Berlin Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Huhn (Schwaan) |
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| Michael 3' Machate 8', 61' Schaffer 33', 43', 86' Lehmann 59' |
| 1948-07-18 |
1. FC Nuremberg | not played | SG Planitz | Kampfbahn, Stuttgart |
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| 1948-07-25 |
1. FC Nuremberg | 3 – 2 (2 – 0, 2 – 2) (a.e.t.) |
FC St. Pauli | Rhein-Neckar-Stadion, Mannheim Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Glöckner (Pirmasens) |
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| Hagen 31' Winterstein 33' Pöschl 94' |
Lehmann 56' Machate 82' |
| 1948-07-25 |
1. FC Kaiserslautern | 5 – 1 (2 – 0) |
TuS Neuendorf | Stadion am Zoo, Wuppertal Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Strobel (Schwabach) |
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| F. Walter 22' Grewenig 44' Baßler 53' O. Walter 83', 85' |
Warth 86' |
| 1948-08-08 |
1. FC Nuremberg | 2 – 1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Burmeister (Hamburg) |
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| Winterstein 10' Pöschl 25' |
Übelein 62' (o.g.) |
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