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1940 German Football Championship
The 1940 German football championship, the 33rd edition of the competition, was won by Schalke 04, the club's fifth German championship, by defeating Dresdner SC 1–0 in the final. Both clubs would continue to be strong sides during the Second World War editions of the German championship with Schalke making a losing appearance in the 1941 final before winning again in 1942 while Dresden was crowned German champions in 1943 and 1944.(West) Germany -List of champions rsssf.org, accessed: 27 December 2015 Schalke's 16–0 win over in the group stages was the highest win in the history of the German championship as well as the most goals scored in a game. |
Viktoria (trophy)
The Viktoria, formerly spelled ''Victoria'', is a German association football trophy which was awarded to the List of German football champions, German champions from 1903 German football championship, 1903 to 1944 German football championship, 1944. It is modelled on Victoria (mythology), Victoria, the Roman goddess of victory, winged and flinging a wreath. Thus it is the smaller reproduction of a life size sculpture to be found in Berlin, Berlin's Alte Nationalgalerie, Old National Gallery. History The ''Victoria'' was awarded to the German Football Association, the ''DFB'', in 1900 to commemorate Germany's participation in the 1900 Summer Olympics which were held alongside the Exposition Universelle (1900), 1900 World Fair in Paris.Die "Viktoria" ''DFB'' website – The "Viktoria", accessed: 28 December 2015 Originally it was meant as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gauliga Bayern
The Gauliga Bayern was the highest association football league in the German state of Bavaria from 1933 to 1945. Shortly after the formation of the league, the Nazis reorganised the administrative regions in Germany, and the five ''Gaue'' ''Bayreuth'', '' Munich-Upper Bavaria'', ''Swabia'', '' Main Franconia'' and ''Franconia'' ''de facto'' replaced the state of Bavaria which remained only as a symbolic region. Overview The league was introduced by the Nazi Sports Office in 1933, after the Nazi takeover of power in Germany and Bavaria. It replaced the ''Bezirksliga Bayern'' as the highest level of play in German football competitions. Up until 1963, Germany did not have a nationwide highest league but rather operated on regional divisions with the winners of those entering a finals round for the German championship. The ''Gauliga Bayern'' was established with twelve clubs from the state of Bavaria, but without any teams from the Palatinate region (German:''Pfalz''), then polit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gauliga Nordmark
The Gauliga Nordmark was the highest football league in the Prussian Province of Schleswig-Holstein and the German states of Hamburg, Lübeck, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Strelitz and parts of Oldenburg from 1933 to 1945. Shortly after the formation of the league, the Nazis reorganised the administrative regions in Germany, and the ''Gaue'' ''Hamburg'', ''Mecklenburg'' and ''Schleswig-Holstein'' replaced the Prussian province and the German states in this northern region of Germany. From 1942, the ''Gauliga Nordmark'' was split into three separate leagues, the ''Gauliga Hamburg'', ''Gauliga Mecklenburg'' and the ''Gauliga Schleswig-Holstein''. The German word ''Nordmark'' can be translated as ''Northern Marches'', referring to the fact that the league covered the northernmost part of the country. Overview Gauliga Nordmark The league was introduced by the Nazi Sports Office in 1933, after the Nazi takeover of power in Germany. It replaced the ''Oberliga Lübeck/Mecklenbur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eimsbütteler TV
Eimsbütteler Turnverband is a German sports club based in Eimsbüttel, Hamburg. Apart from football, the club also offers a variety of other sports, like basketball, volleyball, and fencing. The club's golden era was in the 1930s and early 1940s when it made five appearances in the German championship finals round and won a number of Hamburg city championships against the now much more prominent clubs Hamburger SV and FC St. Pauli. As of 2022, the club's most successful team have been the volleyball women who play in the German Women's 2 Volleyball Bundesliga. Eimsbütteler TV made headlines in 2011 when it lost almost its complete first and second teams because of disagreements over how to split the money earned from reaching the first round of the 2011–12 DFB-Pokal after winning the Hamburg Cup. ETV was forced to field a side predominantly made up of players from its under-19 side. History The beginnings The roots of the association lay in the 12 June 1889 formation of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gauliga Niedersachsen
The Gauliga Niedersachsen was the highest football league in the Prussian Province of Hanover and the German states of Bremen, Brunswick, Schaumburg-Lippe and Oldenburg from 1933 to 1945. Shortly after the formation of the league, the Nazis reorganised the administrative regions in Germany, and the ''Gaue'' '' Südhannover-Braunschweig'', '' Ost-Hannover'' and ''Weser-Ems'' de facto replaced the Prussian province and the German states in the region of Lower Saxony (German:''Niedersachsen''), although de jure the old states continued to exist. From 1942, the ''Gauliga Niedersachsen'' was split into two separate leagues, the ''Gauliga Südhannover-Braunschweig'' and the ''Gauliga Weser-Ems''. In turn, the ''Gauliga Osthannover'' was separated from the ''Gauliga Südhannover-Braunschweig'' in 1943. Overview Gauliga Niedersachsen The league was introduced by the Nazi Sports Office in 1933, after the Nazi takeover of power in Germany. It replaced the '' Oberliga Südhannover/Brauns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VfL Osnabrück
VfL Osnabrück is a German multi-sport club in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. It currently fields teams in basketball, gymnastics, swimming, table tennis, and tennis but is by far best known for its football section. History Foundation to WW2 The club has its origins in the coming together on 17 April 1899 of the memberships of the "wild" clubs Antipodia, Germania, and Minerva to create Fußball Club 1899 Osnabrück. This group joined Osnabrücker Ballverein 05 in 1920 to play as BV 1899 Osnabrück. Predecessor Osnabrücker BV 05 was the product of the 1905 merger of Fußball Club Edelweiß 1902 Osnabrück and Fußball Club Alemannia Osnabrück. This club made an appearance in the quarterfinals of the regional Westdeutsche (West German) final in 1910 where they were decisively put out (2–9) by Duisburger SV. The merger that created Verein für Leibesübungen Osnabrück took place in 1924 when BV was joined by Spiel- und Sport Osnabrück. Prior to 1921, SuS had played as the footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gauliga Niederrhein
The Gauliga Niederrhein was the highest football league in the northern part of the Prussian Rhine Province from 1933 to 1945. Shortly after the formation of the league, the Nazis reorganised the administrative regions in Germany, and the ''Gaue'' ''Essen'' and ''Düsseldorf'' replaced the Prussian province in the Lower Rhein (German: ''Niederrhein'') region. Overview The league was introduced by the Nazi Sports Office in 1933, after the Nazi takeover of power in Germany. It replaced the '' Bezirksligas'' and ''Oberligas'' as the highest level of play in German football competitions. While the ''Gauliga Niederrhein'' covered a small area in size, the region had a substantial population. The most successful club from the region was Fortuna Düsseldorf, reaching the national championship final in 1936 and the cup final in 1937, both times coming out as the loser. No other club from the region reached a German final in this era. In its first season, the league had twelve clubs, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf (), is a German football club in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, which competes in the 2. Bundesliga. Founded in 1895, Fortuna entered the league in 1913 and was a fixture in the top flight from the early 1920s up to the creation of the Bundesliga in 1963. 2022–23 will be their third season in a row in the 2. Bundesliga since getting relegated from the Bundesliga in the 2019–20 season. Fortuna captured one German championship in 1933 and two German cup DFB-Pokal wins in 1979 and 1980. Their greatest feat in European competition was a Cup Winners Cup final in 1979 where they lost to Barcelona. History Foundation to World War II The earliest roots of the association go back to the establishment of the gymnastics club Turnverein Flingern on 5 May 1895 in the village of Flingern, today one of the eastern quarters of Düsseldorf. Two other sides figure in the club's early history: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gauliga Mittelrhein
The Gauliga Mittelrhein was the highest football league in the central and southern part of the Prussian Rhine Province from 1933 to 1945. Shortly after the formation of the league, the Nazis reorganised the administrative regions in Germany, and the ''Gaue'' '' Köln-Aachen'' and '' Moselland'' replaced the Prussian province in the Middle Rhine (German: ''Mittelrhein'') region. From 1941, the ''Gauliga Mittelrhein'' was split into two separate leagues, the ''Gauliga Köln-Aachen'' and the ''Gauliga Moselland''. From this time, it also included clubs from the occupied Luxembourg and the Belgian region of Eupen-Malmedy. Overview Gauliga Mittelrhein The league was introduced by the Nazi Sports Office in 1933, after the Nazi takeover of power in Germany. It replaced the '' Bezirksligas'' and ''Oberligas'' as the highest level of play in German football competitions. In its first season, the league had eleven clubs, playing each other once at home and once away. The league cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gauliga Mitte
The Gauliga Mitte was the highest football league in the Prussian province of Saxony and the German states of Thuringia and Anhalt from 1933 to 1945, all located in the center (German:''Mitte'') of Germany. Shortly after the formation of the league, the Nazis reorganised the administrative regions in Germany, and the ''Gaue'' ''Thuringia'', '' Magdeburg-Anhalt'' and ''Halle-Merseburg'' replaced the states and Prussian province. Overview The league was introduced by the Nazi Sports Office in 1933, after the Nazi takeover of power in Germany. It replaced the '' Bezirksligas'' and ''Oberligas'' as the highest level of play in German football competitions. Until the formation of the ''Gauliga'', the region was covered by a number of local leagues and, together with clubs from state of Saxony, they played out a ''Central German championship'' (German: ''Mittel-Deutsche Meisterschaft''). In its first season, the league had ten clubs, playing each other once at home and once away. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SV Jena
FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German football club based in Jena, Thuringia. Formed in 1903 and initially associated with the Carl Zeiss AG factory, they were one of the strongest clubs in East Germany from the 1960s to the 1980s, winning the DDR-Oberliga and the FDGB-Pokal three times each and reaching the 1981 European Cup Winners' Cup Final. Since German reunification in 1990, the club have competed no higher than the second tier. In the 2021–22 season, Jena played in the Regionalliga Nordost. History The club was founded in May 1903 by workers at the Carl Zeiss AG optics factory as the company-sponsored ''Fussball-Club der Firma Carl Zeiss''. The club underwent name changes in 1911 to ''Fussball Club Carl Zeiss Jena e.V.'' and in March 1917 to ''1. Sportverein Jena e.V.'' The 1930s and World War II In 1933, ''1. SV Jena'' joined the Gauliga Mitte, one of 16 top-flight divisions formed in the reorganization of German football under the Third Reich. The team captured division titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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