| German championship | |
| Year: | 1932 |
| Other Titles: | Deutsche Fußballmeisterschaft |
| Country: | Germany |
| Dates: | 8 May – 12 June |
| Num Teams: | 16 |
| Winners: | Bayern Munich 1st German title |
| Second: | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Matches: | 15 |
| Goals: | 72 |
| Attendance: | 292000 |
| Prev Season: | 1931 |
| Next Season: | 1933 |
The 1932 German football championship, the 25th edition of the competition, ended with the first national title for FC Bayern Munich. The title was won with a 2–0 over Eintracht Frankfurt. It was a replay of the Southern German championship final, in which Eintracht had defeated Bayern 2–0 on 24 April 1932.[1]
For both clubs it was their first appearance in the German final. While Bayern, the winner, never appeared in another one, Eintracht made up for the 1932 loss by winning the 1959 final.[2]
To qualify for the national championship, a team needed to win or finish runners-up in one of the seven regional championships. On top of those 14 clubs, the two strongest regions, West and South were allowed to send a third team each. In the West, this was the local cup winner while in the South, the third placed team of the championship received this place.
The teams qualified through the regional championships:[3]
| Club | Qualified as | |
| Baltic champions | ||
| Baltic runners-up | ||
| South Eastern German champions | ||
| South Eastern German runners-up | ||
| Brandenburg champion | ||
| Brandenburg runners-up | ||
| Central German champions | ||
| Central German cup winner | ||
| Northern German champions | ||
| Northern German runners-up | ||
| Western German champions | ||
| Western German runners-up | ||
| Western German Cup winner | ||
| Southern German champions | ||
| Southern German runners-up | ||
| Southern German 3rd placed team |
| Date | Match | Result | Stadium | |||
| 8 May 1932 | 1. FC Nürnberg | – | Borussia Fulda | 5–2 (2–0) | Fürth, Platz am Ronhofer Weg | |
| 8 May 1932 | Hamburger SV | – | VfL Benrath | 3–1 (1–0) | Altona, Altonaer Stadion | |
| 8 May 1932 | FC Bayern Munich | – | Minerva 93 Berlin | 4–2 (1–1) | Munich, 1860-Heinrich-Zisch-Stadion | |
| 8 May 1932 | FC Schalke 04 | – | Plauener SuBC | 5–4 aet (2–1, 4–4) | Dortmund, Kampfbahn Rothe Erde | |
| 8 May 1932 | Hindenburg Allenstein | – | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0–6 (0–4) | Königsberg (Preußen), Platz des VfB | |
| 8 May 1932 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | – | Viktoria Stolp | 3–0 (2–0) | Berlin, Stadion Bahnhof Eichkamp | |
| 8 May 1932 | Breslauer SC 08 | – | Holstein Kiel | 1–4 (0–2) | Breslau, Sportpark Grüneiche | |
| 8 May 1932 | PSV Chemnitz | – | Beuthener SuSV | 5–1 (3–0) | Braunschweig, Preußen-Platz | |
| Date | Match | Result | Stadium | |||
| 22 May 1932 | FC Schalke 04 | – | Hamburger SV | 4–2 (2–1) | Bochum, Stadion Castroper Straße | |
| 22 May 1932 | Holstein Kiel | – | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0–4 (0–2) | Hamburg, Sportplatz Hoheluft | |
| 22 May 1932 | Eintracht Frankfurt | – | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 3–1 (1–1) | Frankfurt am Main, Riederwaldstadion | |
| 22 May 1932 | PSV Chemnitz | – | FC Bayern Munich | 2–3 (1–3) | Leipzig, Platz von Wacker Leipzig | |
| Date | Match | Result | Stadium | |||
| 29 May 1932 | FC Bayern Munich | – | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–0 (0–0) | Mannheim, Mannheimer Stadion | |
| 29 May 1932 | Eintracht Frankfurt | – | FC Schalke 04 | 2–1 (1–1) | Dresden, Stadion am Ostragehege | |
See main article: article and 1932 German football championship Final.
The top scorer of the competition:[4]
| Name | Club | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Karl Ehmer | Eintracht Frankfurt | 7 | |
| 2nd | Erwin Helmchen | PSV Chemnitz | 5 | |
| 3rd | Oskar Rohr | FC Bayern Munich | 5 | |
| 4th | Emil Rothardt | FC Schalke 04 | 4 | |
| 5th | Georg Friedel | 1. FC Nürnberg | 3 |