Central German football championship 1907/08

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Central German football championship 1907/08
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FC Wacker Leipzig - Central German soccer champion 1908

The Central German Football Championship 1907/08 of the Association of Central German Ball Game Clubs (VMBV) was the seventh season of the Central German Football Championship . This year's championship was held again in regional Gauligen, the winners of which met in a knockout round . With a 3-2 win after extra time over the Magdeburg FC Viktoria 1896 , FC Wacker Leipzig was able to win its second and last Central German championship title. With this victory, the Leipziger qualified for the German football championship 1907/08 and reached the semifinals after a 3-1 away win against VfR 1897 Breslau . There the Leipzig was eliminated with a 4-0 defeat against the Berlin TuFC Viktoria 89 .

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On the 15th Association Day of the VMBV on August 24th and 25th, 1907, it was announced that the association comprised 108 clubs and 5651 members. Again, the clubs were divided into seven districts (Gaue) in the 1906/07 season, the winners of which played the Central German football championship. The districts of Saale, Thuringia and Vogtland now also had a 1st class, which meant that their winners were allowed to take part in the Central German football final for the first time.

The Association of Thuringian-Franconian Ball Game Clubs , founded in Coburg on February 16, 1908 , was not yet a member of the VMBV. In this association, teams from Coburg, Sonneberg, Oberlind, Neustadt b. Coburg and Lichtenfels.

gau Gaumeister
Northwest Saxony Wacker Leipzig
Eastern Saxony Dresdner SC
Southwest Saxony Chemnitz BC
Saale Hallescher FC 1896
Middle Elbe Magdeburg FC Viktoria 1896
Thuringia SC Erfurt
Vogtland FV Wettin Plauen

District I - Northwest Saxony

The district of North West Saxony was divided into two groups this season, the winners of which played the North West Saxon soccer championship and thus also the participants in the Central German soccer championship. The last-placed of both groups played a play-off in which the loser had to compete against the winner of the second-rate district class in a relegation game.

Department A

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. VfB Leipzig (MM) (M)  8th  6th  1  1 032: 500 6.40 13: 30
 2. Leipzig BC 1893  8th  6th  1  1 021: 800 2.63 13: 30
 3. SpVgg 1899 Leipzig-Lindenau (N)  8th  3  1  4th 015:120 1.25 07: 90
 4th BV Olympia 1896 Leipzig (N)  8th  1  3  4th 007:200 0.35 05:11
 5. FC Lipisia / Sturm Leipzig (N)  8th  0  2  6th 007:370 0.19 02:14
Legend
Qualification final Northwest Saxony
Participation in relegation game
(MM) Central German defending champion
(M) Defending champion Northwest Saxony

Decision game 1st place

date Result place
March 18, 1908 VfB Leipzig 6: 1 Leipzig BC 1893 Leipzig

Department B

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. Wacker Leipzig  8th  8th  0  0 036: 900 4.00 16: 00
 2. FC Sportfreunde Leipzig  8th  6th  0  2 021:120 1.75 12: 40
 3. FC Britannia 1899 Leipzig (N)  8th  4th  0  4th 032:210 1.52 08: 80
 4th FC Fortuna Leipzig (N)  8th  1  1  6th 007:310 0.23 03:13
 5. VfR 1902 Leipzig (N)  8th  0  1  7th 005:280 0.18 01:15
Legend
Qualification final Northwest Saxony
Participation in relegation game
(N) Climbers

Relegation north-west Saxony

The last two clubs played a playoff. The loser of this game had to be relegated against the winner of the 2nd class.

Decision game participant relegation

date Result space
September 20, 1908 FC Lipisia / Sturm Leipzig
(last place Division A) 		0: 1 VfR 1902 Leipzig
(last place department B) 		Olympia-Platz, Leipzig

Relegation game

date Result space
September 27, 1908 FV Sachsen 1902 Leipzig 3-0 FC Lipsia / Sturm Leipzig Wacker-Platz, Leipzig

Lipsia / Sturm Leipzig was thus relegated to 2nd class.

Final Northwest Saxony

date Result
March 29, 1908 FC Wacker Leipzig
(first place division B) 		7: 3 VfB Leipzig
(first place division A)

District II - East Saxony

The Gau Ostsachsen was played in two groups this season, the two group winners played the Gaumeister and participants in the Central German football final in the final.

Department A

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. Dresdner SC (M)  6th  6th  0  0 044: 500 8.80 12: 00
 2. Dresdensia Dresden  6th  2  1  3 017:210 0.81 05: 70
 3. BC Sportlust Dresden  6th  2  1  3 013:180 0.72 05: 70
 4th FV 1900 Saxony Dresden  6th  1  0  5 011:410 0.27 02:10
Legend
Qualification final East Saxony
(M) Defending champion East Saxony

Department B

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. Dresden FC 1893  6th  5  0  1 007-000 ∞ 10: 20
 2. Guts Muts Dresden  6th  3  0  3 014: 300 4.67 06: 60
 3. Dresden FC Germania 1901 a  6th  3  0  3 009:120 0.75 06: 60
 4th FV 1900 Hohenzollern Dresden (N)  6th  1  0  5 002:170 0.12 02:10
aThe Dresden FC Germania had disbanded on August 19, 1908, because, in his opinion, the club had been unjustifiably transferred to 2nd class but could not raise any money for a protest.
Legend
Qualification final East Saxony
Relegated
(N) Climbers

Final East Saxony

date Result space
March 18, 1908 Dresdner FC 1893
(first place division B) 		1: 2 a.d. Dresdner SC
(first place division A) 		DFC square, Dresden

District III - Southwest Saxony

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. Chemnitz BC  10  10  0  0 055:120 4.58 20: 00
 2. Mittweidaer BC (M)  10  8th  0  2 040:100 4.00 16: 40
 3. FC Sturm Chemnitz (N)  10  4th  1  5 029:320 0.91 09:11
 4th Germania Mittweida  10  4th  0  6th 031:240 1.29 08:12
 5. Chemnitzer SC (N)  10  3  1  6th 011:460 0.24 07:13
 6th Zwickau BC  10  0  0  10 003:450 0.07 00:20
Legend
Qualification central German final round
Relegated
(M) Defending champion South West Saxony
(N) Climbers

District IV - Saale

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. Hallescher FC 1896 b  6th  5  0  1 028: 700 4.00 10: 20
 2. FC Wacker Halle b  6th  3  0  3 015:180 0.83 06: 60
 3. FC Cöthen 02  6th  2  2  2 014:190 0.74 06: 60
 4th FC Hohenzollern Halle  6th  0  2  4th 007:200 0.35 02:10
b Moved from the Gau Northwest Saxony.
Legend
Qualification central German final round

Gau V - Middle Elbe

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. Magdeburg FC Viktoria 1896 (M)  10  10  0  0 065: 800 8.13 20: 00
 2. FuCC Cricket-Viktoria 1897 Magdeburg  10  8th  0  2 052:150 3.47 16: 40
 3. Magdeburg SC Germania 1898  10  4th  1  5 035:320 1.09 09:11
 4th Magdeburger SC  10  4th  0  6th 010:320 0.31 08:12
 5. FC Weitschlag 1898 Magdeburg  10  3  1  6th 025:530 0.47 07:13
 6th Magdeburg SC Prussia  10  0  0  10 004:510 0.08 00:20
Legend
Qualification central German final round
Relegated
(M) Defending champion Middle Elbe

Gau VI - Thuringia

The district VI received a 1st class at this season, the winner was allowed to take part in the Central German soccer championship for the first time. The return leg between FC 01 Gotha and FC Britannia Erfurt was rated as a defeat for both clubs.

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. SC Erfurt (M)  10  9  0  1 046: 500 9.20 18: 20
 2. FC Carl Zeiss Jena  10  8th  0  2 033:290 1.14 16: 40
 3. BC Teutonia 1902 Erfurt  10  5  0  5 014:260 0.54 10:10
 4th SC 1903 Weimar  10  5  0  5 004:340 0.12 10:10
 5. FC Britannia Erfurt d (N)  10  1  0  9 004: 300 1.33 02:18
 6th FC 01 Gotha e (N)  10  0  0  10 001: 500 0.20 00:20
d Britannia Erfurt was disqualified from February 16, 1908 to August 20, 1908 for this season. Games scheduled during this period were rated 0-0 goals for the opponents.
ethe FC 1901 Gotha had resigned his team after the first round, outstanding games were with 0: 0 goals counted for the opponents.
Legend
Qualification central German final round
(M) Defending champion Thuringia
(N) Newbie

District VII - Vogtland

The Gau VII received a 1st class at this season, the winner was allowed to take part in the Central German football championship for the first time. Several games were rated as a defeat for both teams.

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. FV Wettin Plauen  10  9  0  1 053:160 3.31 18: 20
 2. FC Concordia Plauen  10  4th  2  4th 024:380 0.63 10:10
 3. 1. Vogtland FC Plauen f  10  4th  1  5 045:240 1.88 09:11
 4th FC Plavia Plauen g  10  3  0  7th 007:410 0.17 06:14
 5. FC Germania Plauen  10  1  1  8th 009:250 0.36 03:17
 6th FC Apelles Plauen  10  2  0  8th 024:180 1.33 04:16
f Moved from the Gau Southwest Saxony.
G In July 1908, Plavia Plauen merged with Rasensport Plauen to form FC SpVgg Plauen . The club was moved to 2nd grade for unknown reasons.
Legend
Qualification central German final round
Relegated

Championship finals

The championship finals took place in the knockout system . The masters of the individual districts were qualified. In the final, Wacker Leipzig prevailed 3-2 after extra time against Magdeburg FC Viktoria 1896 .

Quarter finals

date Result place
March 22, 1908 Magdeburg FC Viktoria 1896
(winner Gau Middle Elbe) 		6: 2 SC Erfurt
(Winner Gau Thuringia) 		Halle (Saale)
March 22, 1908 FV Wettin Plauen
(Winner Gau Vogtland) 		0: 5 Hallescher FC 1896
(winner Gau Saale) 		Chemnitz
March 29, 1908 Dresdner SC
(winner Gau Ostsachsen) 		4: 5 Chemnitzer BC
(Winner Gau Southwest Saxony) 		Dresden
Wacker Leipzig (winner Gau Northwest Saxony) had a bye .

Semifinals

This year's semi-final took place as a double event on April 5, 1908 on Hohenzollern-Platz in Halle.

date Result space
April 5, 1908 Magdeburg FC Viktoria 1896 8: 2 Chemnitz BC Hohenzollern-Platz, Halle
April 5, 1908 Hallescher FC 1896 1: 2 a.d. Wacker Leipzig Hohenzollern-Platz, Halle

final

date Result place
April 12, 1908 Wacker Leipzig 3: 2 a.d. Magdeburg FC Viktoria 1896 Hall

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  • Final tables 1907/08 on claudionicoletti.eu
  • Hardy Greens : Encyclopedia of German League Football. Volume 1: From the Crown Prince to the Bundesliga. 1890 to 1963. German championship, Gauliga, Oberliga. Numbers, pictures, stories. AGON-Sportverlag, Kassel 1996, ISBN 3-928562-85-1 .
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