The 1944–45

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was the twelfth and last season of the league, one of the regional divisions of the

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s in Germany at the time. It was the first tier of the

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(German:''Bayern'') from 1933 to 1945. It was the final season of the league which operated in five regional divisions. None of the competitions were completed and some may not even have been started.''kicker Allmanach 1990'', page: 243-245 Of the five leagues the Gauliga München/Oberbayern progressed the furtherest with last recorded official Gauliga game being the

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between FC Bayern and TSV 1860 on 23 April 1945, ending 3–2. League football soon resumed in post-war Germany in mostly regional competitions. In the

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, in Southern Germany the tier one

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kicked off with the approval of the US occupation authorities on 4 November 1945, containing former Gauliga Bayern clubs 1. FC Nürnberg,

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BC Augsburg BC Augsburg was a German football club based in Augsburg, Bavaria. The team was founded as Fußball-Club Allemannia Augsburg in 1907 and played as Ballspiel-Club Augsburg from 1921 to 1969. Facing imminent financial collapse, BC merged with the ...

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and SpVgg Fürth.''100 Jahre Süddeutscher Fussball Verband'', page: 71

Tables

München/Oberbayern

The 1944–45 season saw the München/Oberbayern (English:

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Upper Bavaria Upper Bavaria (german: Oberbayern, ; ) is one of the seven administrative districts of Bavaria, Germany. Geography Upper Bavaria is located in the southern portion of Bavaria, and is centered on the city of Munich, both state capital and seat o ...

) division made up from five clubs from the 1943–44 Gauliga Südbayern and five promoted clubs.

Schwaben

The 1944–45 season saw the Schwaben (English:

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) division made up from four clubs from the 1943–44 Gauliga Südbayern and three promoted clubs.

Mittelfranken

The 1944–45 season saw the Mittelfranken (English:

Middle Franconia Middle Franconia (german: Mittelfranken, ) is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in the west of Bavaria and borders the state of Baden-Württemberg. The administrative seat is Ansbach; however, ...

) division made up from four clubs from the 1943–44 Gauliga Nordbayern and five promoted clubs.

Oberfranken

The 1944–45 season saw the Oberfranken (English:

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) division made up from two clubs from the 1943–44 Gauliga Nordbayern and four promoted clubs. It is unknown whether any of the seasons games were played but the following clubs were grouped in the division: * 1. FC Bamberg * Reichsbahn SG Weiden *

VfB Coburg The DVV Coburg (full name: ''Deutsche Jugend Kraft Viktoria Verein für Bewegungsspiele Coburg e.V.'') was a German :German football clubs, association football club from the town of Coburg, Bavaria. Coburg became part of Bavaria in 1920, afte ...

* FC Michelau * KSG Bayreuth *

FC Bayern Hof SpVgg Bayern Hof is a German association football club based in Hof, Bavaria. The club was founded on 1 June 1910 as ''Ballspielclub Hof'', but within a year was renamed ''Britannia Hof''. In 1913, they merged with ''FC Roland Hof'' and ''FC Ph ...

Oberpfalz/Niederbayern

The 1944–45 season saw the Oberpfalz/Niederbayern (English:

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Lower Bavaria Lower Bavaria (german: Niederbayern, Bavarian: ''Niedabayern'') is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the east of the state. Geography Lower Bavaria is subdivided into two regions () – Landshut and Donau-W ...

) division made up from two clubs from the 1943–44 Gauliga Südbayern and six promoted clubs. It is unknown whether any of the seasons games were played but the following clubs were grouped in the division: *

SSV Jahn Regensburg Sport- und Schwimmverein Jahn Regensburg e. V., commonly known as SSV Jahn Regensburg, Jahn Regensburg, SSV Jahn or simply Jahn is a German football club based in Regensburg, Bavaria. The club is based on a gymnastics club founded in 1886 a ...

* 1. FC Straubing * LSV Straubing * Reichsbahn SG Regensburg * SpVgg Walhalla Regensburg * Turnerschaft Regensburg * Reichsbahn SG Schwandorf *

SpVgg Landshut The SpVgg Landshut is a German association football club from the city of Landshut, Bavaria. Both the clubs men and women's football teams have in the past played in the highest state league, the Bayernliga. History The club was formed in 1919 ...

References

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External links

Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv
Historic German league tables {{DEFAULTSORT:Gauliga Bayern, 1944-45 1944-45 1