The German field handball championship 1936/37 was the 16th German field handball championship . Once again, the winners of the existing handball gaulish qualifications for the finals. The preliminary round as already in the preseason in the round-robin tournament held in four groups of four participants with home and away. The four group winners then played the field handball champions in the knockout system . For the first time, the semi-finals took place in best-of-three mode , but the final was still played in one game. Last year's finalist MTSA Leipzig secured the field handball championship for the first time with a 5-4 win over SV Waldhof Mannheim .
The semi-finals took place in best-of-three mode . The first game took place on June 6, 1937, the second on June 13, 1937. The possible third game was scheduled for June 20, 1937.