The 1920 German football championship, the 13th edition of the competition, was won by 1.

FC Nürnberg, defeating SpVgg Fürth 2–0 in the final.

FC Nürnberg it was the first national championship and was the start of Nuremberg's most successful era where the club won five titles in eight seasons from 1920 to 1927, missing out on a sixth one in the inconclusive 1922 championship.

It was the only encounter of the two Middle Franconian rivals in the final.

[2][3][4] Nuremberg's Heinrich Träg and Fürth's Lony Seiderer and Viktor Hierländer were the top scorer of the 1920 championship with four goals each.