The 1931 German football championship, the 24th edition of the competition, was won by Hertha BSC, defeating TSV 1860 München 3–2 in the final.

[1] For Hertha it was the sixth consecutive final the club played in and the second national championship, having won the previous edition.

It marked however the end of Hertha's most successful era, with the club never again playing in another German championship final after 1931, as it did for clubs from Berlin, as no other club from the German capital would ever reach another German championship final again.

[2][3] Hertha's Willi Kirsei was the top scorer of the 1931 championship with seven goals.

In the West the third spot went to the third placed team of the championship while, in the South, the third spot was determined in a separate qualifying competition for runners-up and third placed teams.