The 1933 German football championship, the 26th edition of the competition, ended with the first national title for Fortuna Düsseldorf.

It was a replay of the Western German championship final, in which Schalke had defeated Fortuna 1–0 on 30 April 1933.

After this season, the German league system was overhauled and instead of the regional championships as qualifying competitions, the 16 Gauligas were introduced.

On top of those 14 clubs, the two strongest regions, West and South were allowed to send a third team each.

Schalke never got into their rhythm and when Fortuna scored the third goal five minutes from the end, the game was decided.