| Tschammerpokal | |
| Year: | 1938 |
| Country: | Germany |
| Num Teams: | 72 |
| Defending Champions: | Schalke 04 |
| Winners: | Rapid Wien |
| Second: | FSV Frankfurt |
| Matches: | 70 |
| Prev Season: | 1937 |
| Next Season: | 1939 |
The 1938 Tschammerpokal was the 4th season of the annual German football cup competition. For the first time, Austrian teams competed in the competition due to the Anschluss by Nazi Germany at the beginning of the year. In the final, which was held on 8 January 1939 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Austrian club Rapid Wien defeated FSV Frankfurt 3–1.[1]
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| FSV Frankfurt | 3 – 1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||||
| SV Waldhof Mannheim | 6 – 0 | Westfalia Herne | ||||
| VfB Mühlburg | 2 – 1 | VfB Stuttgart | ||||
| TSV 1860 Munich | 3 – 0 | Dresdner SC | ||||
| Brandenburger SC Süd 05 | 0 – 1 | Vorwärts-Rasensport Gleiwitz | ||||
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 1 – 0 | VfR Mannheim | ||||
| Rot-Weiß Essen | 3 – 0 | Hertha BSC | ||||
| Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin | 1 – 0 | 1. FC Phönix Lübeck |
In the quarter-finals, the eight German teams (Altreich) were paired internally in an elimination round. The eight teams from Austria (now called Ostmark due to the Anschluss) were also paired in an internal elimination round. The winners then met in a joint quarter-final round. The pairings were entirely random.
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| SV Waldhof Mannheim | 3 – 2 | Rot-Weiß Essen | (AET) | |||
| Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin | 1 – 2 | TSV 1860 München | ||||
| FSV Frankfurt | 3 – 1 | VfB Mühlburg | ||||
| Vorwärts-Rasensport Gleiwitz | 2 – 4 | 1. FC Nürnberg |
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| Vienna Wien | 6 – 0 | SK Admira Wien | ||||
| SK Rapid Wien | 5 – 1 | SC Austro Fiat Wien | ||||
| Wiener Sport-Club | 1 – 0 | SC Wacker Wien | ||||
| Grazer SC | 3 – 2 | Austria Wien |
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| 1. FC Nürnberg | 3 – 1 | Vienna Wien | ||||
| SV Waldhof Mannheim | 2 – 3 | SK Rapid Wien | ||||
| TSV 1860 München | 1 – 2 | FSV Frankfurt | (AET) | |||
| Wiener Sport-Club | 6 – 1 | Grazer SC |
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| SK Rapid Wien | 2 – 0 | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||||
| FSV Frankfurt | 3 – 2 | Wiener Sport-Club |
See main article: article and 1938 Tschammerpokal Final.