For Viktoria 89 Berlin it was the first national title, having lost the previous seasons final to Freiburger FC. The club would make another losing appearance in the final in the following season before winning its second title in 1911. For the Stuttgarter Kickers it was the clubs sole appearance in the championship final.[2][3][4]
Viktoria's Willy Worpitzky and Stuttgart's Rudolf Ahorn were the top scorers of the 1908 championship with four goals each.[5]
Eight clubs qualified for the competition played in knock-out format, the champions of each of the seven regional football championships and the defending German champions.[1]
Qualified teams
The teams qualified through the regional championships:[1]
kicker Allmanach 1990, by kicker, page 160 to 178 – German championship
Süddeutschlands Fussballgeschichte in Tabellenform 1897-1988Template:De icon History of Southern German football in tables, publisher & author: Ludolf Hyll