The 1912 German football championship, the 10th edition of the competition, was won by Holstein Kiel, defeating Karlsruher FV 1–0 in the final.

[1] It was Kiel's sole German championship win, previously having made a losing appearance in the 1910 final.

Holstein Kiel made one more final appearance, in 1930, where it lost to Hertha BSC.

[2][3][4] Karlsruhe's Fritz Förderer was the top scorer of the 1912 championship with six goals.

[5] Eight clubs qualified for the competition played in knock-out format, the champions of each of the seven regional football championships as well as the defending German champions.