FC Nürnberg by defeating Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–1 after extra time in the final.

Nuremberg had eliminated the champions of the previous two seasons, Schalke 04 in the semi-finals, making 1936 the only final from 1933 to 1942 not to include the club.

Schalke however would return to its winning ways the following season when it defeated Nuremberg in the 1937 final.

[1][2][3] PSV Chemnitz's Erwin Helmchen was the top scorer of the 1936 championship with ten goals.

Group 3 was contested by the champions of the Gauligas Bayern, Mitte, Südwest and Württemberg:[6]