The German Amateur Championship was the DFB's separate national title for amateur teams. It was staged from 1950/51 through 1997/98 and is distinct from both the senior German championship and the DFB-Pokal. The winner received the Carl Riegel Challenge Trophy. The competition has not been played since 1998.
SeasonGerman amateur championRunner-upTrophy
1997/98
Final round		Tennis Borussia BerlinOther final-round participants
Sportfreunde Siegen
Kickers Offenbach
Tennis Borussia Berlin won the final three-team group ahead of Sportfreunde Siegen and Kickers Offenbach; there was no single final.
1996/97
Final		SSV ReutlingenRot-Weiß Oberhausen
Final: 2–1.
1995/96
Final		SSV Ulm 1846VfR Mannheim
Final: 2–1.
1994/95
Final		VfL OsnabrückStuttgarter Kickers
Final: 4–2 after extra time.
1993/94
Final		Preußen MünsterKickers Offenbach
Final: 1–0.
1992/93
Final		SV SandhausenWerder Bremen Amateure
Final: 2–0.
1991/92
Final		Rot-Weiss EssenSpVgg 05 Bad Homburg
Final: 3–2 after extra time.
1990/91
Final		Werder Bremen AmateureSpVgg Ludwigsburg
Final: 2–1.
1989/90
Final		FSV SalmrohrRheydter SV
Final: 2–0.
1988/89
Final		Eintracht TrierSpVgg 05 Bad Homburg
Final: 1–1 after extra time; Eintracht Trier won the shoot-out 5–4.
1987/88
Final		Eintracht TrierVfB Oldenburg
Final: 0–0 after extra time; Eintracht Trier won the shoot-out 5–4.
1986/87
Final		MSV DuisburgBayern München Amateure
Final: 4–1.
1985/86
Final		BVL 08 RemscheidVfR Bürstadt
Final: 2–1 after extra time.
1984/85
Final		Werder Bremen AmateureDSC Wanne-Eickel
Final: 3–0.
1983/84
Final		Offenburger FVSC Eintracht Hamm
Final: 4–1.
1982/83
Final		FC HomburgBayern München Amateure
Final: 2–0 after extra time.
1981/82
Final		Mainz 05Werder Bremen Amateure
Final: 3–0.
1980/81
Final		1. FC Köln AmateureFC St.Pauli
Final: 2–0.
1979/80
Final		VfB Stuttgart AmateureFC Augsburg
Final: 2–1.
1978/79
Two-legged final		ESV IngolstadtHertha Zehlendorf
Finals: 4–1 and 0–1.
1977/78
Two-legged final		SV SandhausenESV Ingolstadt-Ringsee
Finals: 2–0 and 1–1.
1976/77
Two-legged final		Fortuna Düsseldorf AmateureSV Sandhausen
Finals: 1–0 and 2–2.
1975/76
Final		SV HolzwickedeVfR OLI Bürstadt
Final: 1–0.
1974/75
Final		VfR OLI BürstadtSC Victoria Hamburg
Final: 3–0.
1973/74
Final with replay		SSV ReutlingenVfB Marathon Remscheid
Final: 2–2 after extra time; replay: 2–1.
1972/73
Final		SpVgg 05 Bad Homburg1. FC Kaiserslautern Amateure
Final: 1–0.
1971/72
Final		FSV FrankfurtTSV Marl-Hüls
Final: 2–1.
1970/71
Final		SC Jülich 1910VfB Stuttgart Amateure
Final: 1–0.
1969/70
Final		SC Jülich 1910Eintracht Braunschweig Amateure
Final: 3–0.
1968/69
Final		SC Jülich 1910SpVgg Erkenschwick
Final: 2–1.
1967/68
Final		VfB Marathon RemscheidFC Wacker München
Final: 5–3 after extra time.
1966/67
Final		STV Horst-EmscherHannover 96 Amateure
Final: 2–0.
1965/66
Final		Werder Bremen AmateureHannover 96 Amateure
Final: 5–1.
1964/65
Final		Hannover 96 AmateureSV Wiesbaden
Final: 2–1.
1963/64
Final		Hannover 96 AmateureSV Wiesbaden
Final: 2–0.
1962/63
Final		VfB Stuttgart AmateureVfL Wolfsburg
Final: 1–0.
1961/62
Final		SC TegelTuRa Bonn
Final: 1–0.
1960/61
Final		Holstein Kiel AmateureSiegburger SV
Final: 5–1.
1959/60
Final with replay		Hannover 96 AmateureBV Osterfeld
Final: 1–1 after extra time; replay: 3–0.
1958/59
Final		FC SingenArminia Hannover
Final: 3–2.
1957/58
Final		Hombrucher FV 09ASV Bergedorf
Final: 3–1.
1956/57
Final		VfL BenrathAlemannia 90 Berlin
Final: 4–2.
1955/56
Final		SpVgg Neu-IsenburgVfB Speldorf
Final: 3–2.
1954/55
Final		Sportfreunde SiegenSpVgg 05 Bad Homburg
Final: 5–0.
1953/54
Final		TSV Marl-HülsSpVgg Neu-Isenburg
Final: 6–1.
1952/53
Final		SV Bergisch Gladbach 09Homberger SV
Final: 3–2.
1951/52
Final		VfR SchwenningenCronenberger SC
Final: 5–2.
1950/51
Final		Bremen 1860Karlsruher FV
Final: 3–2.