<page_title> List of German football champions </page_title> <section_title> German football championships under the Third Reich (1933–45) </section_title> <table> <cell> 1940 <col_header> Season </col_header> </cell> <cell> Schalke 04 <col_header> Champions </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1–0 <col_header> Score </col_header> </cell> <cell> Dresdner SC <col_header> Runners-up </col_header> </cell> </table>
The 1940 German football championship, was won by Schalke 04, the club's fifth German championship, by defeating Dresdner SC 1–0.