# 1935 German football championship

The 1935 German football championship, the 28th edition of the competition, was won by Schalke 04 by defeating VfB Stuttgart 6–4 in the final. It was Schalke's second consecutive championship and second overall, with four more titles to follow until 1942 and a seventh one in 1958. For Stuttgart it was the club's first appearance in the final, with three more to follow between 1950 and 1953.
The 1935 final produced the most goals scored in a final during the history of the competition, exceeding the nine scored in the 1903 and 1930 final. Schalke's Ernst Poertgen became the 1935 championship's top scorer with eleven goals.
The sixteen 1934–35 Gauliga champions competed in a group stage of four groups of four teams each, with the group winners advancing to the semi-finals. The two semi-final winners then contested the 1935 championship final.

## Qualified teams

The teams qualified through the 1934–35 Gauliga season:
| Club | Qualified from |
| VfR Mannheim | Gauliga Baden |
| SpVgg Fürth | Gauliga Bayern |
| Hertha BSC | Gauliga Berlin-Brandenburg |
| FC Hanau 93 | Gauliga Hessen |
| SV Jena | Gauliga Mitte |
| VfR Köln | Gauliga Mittelrhein |
| VfL 06 Benrath | Gauliga Niederrhein |
| Hannover 96 | Gauliga Niedersachsen |
| Eimsbütteler TV | Gauliga Nordmark |
| Yorck Boyen Insterburg | Gauliga Ostpreußen |
| SC Stettin | Gauliga Pommern |
| PSV Chemnitz | Gauliga Sachsen |
| Vorwärts-Rasensport Gleiwitz | Gauliga Schlesien |
| Phönix Ludwigshafen | Gauliga Südwest |
| Schalke 04 | Gauliga Westfalen |
| VfB Stuttgart | Gauliga Württemberg |

## Competition
### Group 1

Group 1 was contested by the champions of the Gauligas Brandenburg, Ostpreußen, Sachsen and Schlesien:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | PSV | BSC | VRG | YBI |
| 1 | PSV Chemnitz | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 3.143 | 10 | Advance to semi-finals | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 6–1 |
| 2 | Hertha BSC | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 2.750 | 8 | | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 7–3 |
| 3 | Vorwärts-Rasensport Gleiwitz | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 0.818 | 5 | | 1–3 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 |
| 4 | Yorck Boyen Insterburg | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 0.229 | 1 | | 1–8 | 0–9 | 1–3 | — |

### Group 2

Group 2 was contested by the champions of the Gauligas Nordmark, Niedersachsen, Pommern and Westfalen:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | S04 | H96 | ETV | SSC |
| 1 | Schalke 04 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 4.500 | 10 | Advance to semi-finals | — | 3–2 | 4–0 | 9–1 |
| 2 | Hannover 96 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 2.000 | 8 | | 1–4 | — | 9–3 | 5–0 |
| 3 | Eimsbütteler TV | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 0.550 | 5 | | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | Stettiner SC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 0.172 | 1 | | 0–6 | 1–4 | 2–2 | — |

### Group 3

Group 3 was contested by the champions of the Gauligas Baden, Mittelrhein, Niederrhein and Südwest:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | BEN | LUD | MAN | VRK |
| 1 | VfL Benrath | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 3.400 | 11 | Advance to semi-finals | — | 0–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Phönix Ludwigshafen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 6.333 | 9 | | 1–2 | — | 5–0 | 4–1 |
| 3 | VfR Mannheim | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 0.429 | 2 | | 2–3 | 0–5 | — | 2–3 |
| 4 | VfR Köln | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 0.273 | 2 | | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–3 | — |

### Group 4

Group 4 was contested by the champions of the Gauligas Bayern, Hessen, Mitte and Württemberg:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification | VFB | FUE | H93 | SVJ |
| 1 | VfB Stuttgart | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1.182 | 8 | Advance to semi-finals | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| 2 | SpVgg Fürth | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1.222 | 6 | | 1–4 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| 3 | FC Hanau 93 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1.000 | 6 | | 3–0 | 1–5 | — | 0–1 |
| 4 | 1. SV Jena | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.556 | 4 | | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2 June 1935 |||
| VfB Stuttgart | 4–2 | VfL 06 Benrath |
| Schalke 04 | 3–2 | PSV Chemnitz |

### Final

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 23 June 1935 |||
| Schalke 04 | 6–4 | VfB Stuttgart |