1937–38 Gauliga

The league champions entered the 1938 German football championship, won by Hannover 96 who defeated FC Schalke 04 4–3 after extra time in the final.

Hamburger SV scored the most goals of any Gauliga club with 103 while FV Wilhelmsburg conceded the most with 95.

The 1938 edition was won by SK Rapid Wien, defeating FSV Frankfurt 3–1 on 8 January 1939.

[3] During the 1937–38 season, in March 1938, Nazi Germany annexed Austria in what is commonly referred to as the Anschluss.

[6][2][7] FC Schalke 04 won their fifth consecutive Gauliga title while Fortuna Düsseldorf and 1.