The 1938–39

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was the sixth season of the league, one of the 18

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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. For 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 it was the first of two Gauliga championships the club would win in the era from 1933 to 1944. The club qualified for the

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, where it finished second in its group, on equal points with group winner

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, and ahead of

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. The fifth edition of the ''Tschammerpokal'', now the

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, was won by Gauliga Bayern club 1. FC Nürnberg, defeating

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2–0 in the final.

Table

The 1938–39 season saw two new clubs in the league,

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and

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References

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External links

Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv
Historic German league tables {{DEFAULTSORT:Gauliga Bayern, 1938-39 1938-39 1