Holstein Kiel was able to successfully defend the North German championship title.
The North German Football Championship 1926/27 was the 21st football championship held by the North German Sports Association . Holstein Kiel was the winner in the final tournament with one point ahead of Hamburger SV . With this victory, the Kiel qualified for the German soccer championship 1926/27 , in which they reached the quarter-finals after a clear 9-1 victory over Titania Stettin . There they met the eventual finalists Hertha BSC and were eliminated with a 2-4 defeat. The Hamburger SV won by a 4: 0 victory over Altona 93 the runner and could thus also take part in the German football championship. Just like Kiel, the quarter-finals were over for Hamburg, the team lost 1: 2 to the eventual tournament winner 1. FC Nürnberg on the Hoheluft sports field .
Once again, matches were initially held in the six regional districts of Greater Hamburg, Lübeck-Mecklenburg, North Hanover, Schleswig-Holstein, South Hanover-Braunschweig and Weser / Jade. With the exception of the district leagues in Lübeck-Mecklenburg and Northern Hanover, the remaining district leagues were again divided into two seasons. The district champions and, with the exception of Lübeck-Mecklenburg and Northern Hanover, also the district runners-up, qualified for the north German finals.
The district league Groß-Hamburg was again divided into the groups Alsterkreis and Elbekreis this season . The winners of both seasons qualified for the final of the Greater Hamburg soccer championship, and both clubs were also qualified for the North German finals.
The Lübeck-Mecklenburg district league was again played in a season with eight teams this season. Defending champion Lübeck BV Phönix was again, this time unbeaten, district champion.
As in the previous year, the Northern Hanover District League was played in a relay with eight teams. Since the district league was expanded to two seasons with a total of twelve teams for the coming season, there was no relegated team this season.
The Schleswig-Holstein district league was again divided into the Eider and Förde squadrons . Both season winners were qualified for the North German finals, but also met in a final to determine the Schleswig-Holstein district champion.
The district league Südhannover-Braunschweig was again divided into two seasons this season. The two season winners qualified for the north German finals and also determined the district champion of South Hanover-Braunschweig in a final.
The Weser-Jade district league was played again in the Weser and Jade seasons this season . The two season winners qualified for the north German finals, but also determined the district champion Weser-Jade in a final.
Final round of the North German soccer championship
The final round of the North German soccer championship took place again first in the knockout system . After the qualification, the victorious teams met in a round-robin tournament in a single round to determine the North German soccer champions. The losers of the qualification also played a single round, the winner of this round met the runner-up in the winning round in a play-off game to determine the second North German participant in the German soccer championship.
qualification
The game was played on March 13, 1927.
Result
Hannover 96 (Master District South Hanover-Braunschweig)
1-0
VfB Komet Bremen (Master District Weser-Jade)
FVgg Kilia Kiel (runner-up in the Schleswig-Holstein district)
4: 2
Altona 93 (runner-up district Greater Hamburg)
Lübecker BV Phönix (Master District Lübeck-Mecklenburg)
3: 1
Eintracht Braunschweig (runner-up in the district of South Hanover-Braunschweig)
Viktoria Wilhelmsburg (Master District North Hanover)
0: 6
Holstein Kiel (Master District Schleswig-Holstein)
SV Werder Bremen (runner-up in the Weser-Jade district)
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 , p. 96.
