SC Diana Kattowitz was an ethnically German association football club playing in what was Kattowitz,

Upper Silesia Upper Silesia ( pl, Górny Śląsk; szl, Gůrny Ślůnsk, Gōrny Ślōnsk; cs, Horní Slezsko; german: Oberschlesien; Silesian German: ; la, Silesia Superior) is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia, locate ...

in Germany (now Katowice,

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) during the inter-war period. Established 13 February 1905, it was one of a small number of clubs that made up the Kattowitzer Ballspiel-Verband alongside '' Preussen Kattowitz'' and '' Germania Kattowitz''. With '' FC 1903 Ratibor'', these clubs formed the Upper Silesian division (Bezirk Oberschlesien) of the Southeast German Football Federation in 1906. __TOC__

History

''Diana'' was named by founding president Ernst Tschoche in honour of the Roman goddess of hunting and had a membership of about 50, mostly students and employees of the Kattowitzer Bahndirektion (en:Kattowitz Railways Directorate). The team took part in qualification play for the German national championship in 1912 following their capture of the Upper Silesian title, but were eliminated early on by '' Germania Breslau''.Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag Their title was enabled through a merger with '' Borussia Myslowitz'' in 1911, as both clubs were struggling at the time. A side made up of seven ''Diana'' and four ''Borussia'' footballers playing as ''Diana'' was fielded. Football competition ground to a halt in the region due to World War I. After the conflict, a Polish republic was re-established, and Upper Silesia was the subject of a territorial dispute between Germany and Poland. In 1921, a

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plebiscite granted part of the region – including Kattowitz – to Poland. ''Borussia'' and ''Diana'' had re-emerged as separate sides in 1919 with ''Diana Kattowitz'' becoming part of lower tier Polish football competition as ''Klub Sportowy Diana Katowice'' in 1922. Following the

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by the

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in 1939, the club was displaced by the formation of ''VfB Kattowitz'', which was active until 1944 when it disappeared as the area was restored to Polish control.

Crest

File:SC Diana Kattowitz.png, 1905–1923 File:SC Diana Kattowitz 2.png, 1923–1939 File:SC Diana Kattowitz 3.png, 30th Jubilee Logo

Honours

*Upper Silesia (Germany) champions: 1912

References

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