The 1924 German football championship, the 17th edition of the competition, was won by 1.

It was part 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.

Hamburg's next final appearance would come in 1928 when it defeated Hertha BSC.

FC Nürnberg's Luitpold Popp were the top scorers of the 1924 championship with three goals each.

[5] Seven club qualified for the knock-out competition, the champions of each of the seven regional football championships.