The 1909 German football championship, the seventh edition of the competition, was won by Phönix Karlsruhe, defeating Viktoria 89 Berlin 4–2 in the final.

[1] For Phönix Karlsruhe it was the club's only appearance in the German championship final.

Phönix would later merge with VfB Mühlburg to form Karlsruher SC, with the latter making a losing appearance in the 1956 final.

Viktoria 89 Berlin, the defending champions, played its third consecutive final in 1909, having lost in 1907 and won it in 1908.

[2][3][4] Viktoria's Willy Worpitzky was the top scorer of the 1909 championship with seven goals.