1942–43 Gauliga Donau-Alpenland

Gauliga Donau-Alpenland
Season 1942–43
Champions First Vienna FC
Relegated

Reichsbahn SG Wien

SK Sturm Graz

German championship First Vienna FC
Main article: 1942–43 Gauliga

The 1942–43 Gauliga Donau-Alpenland was the fifth season of the Gauliga Donau-Alpenland, formerly the Gauliga Ostmark, the first tier of football in German-annexed Austria from 1938 to 1945.[1]

First Vienna FC won the championship and qualified for the 1943 German football championship, reaching the semi-finals where it lost 2–1 to FV Saarbrücken.[2][3]

The 1942–43 season saw the ninth edition of the Tschammerpokal, now the DFB-Pokal. The 1943 edition was won by First Vienna FC, defeating Luftwaffe team LSV Hamburg 3–2 after extra time on 31 October 1943.[4]

The Gauliga Ostmark and Gauliga Donau-Alpenland titles from 1938 to 1944, excluding the 1944–45 season which was not completed, are recognised as official Austrian football championships by the Austrian Bundesliga.[5]

Table

The 1942–43 season saw two new clubs in the league, Wiener AC and Reichsbahn SG Wien.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 First Vienna FC (C) 20 13 4 3 87 56 +31 30 Qualification to German championship
2 Wiener AC 20 10 5 5 45 29 +16 25
3 Floridsdorfer AC 20 11 3 6 61 41 +20 25
4 Wiener Sportclub 20 10 5 5 55 44 +11 25
5 FK Austria Wien 20 11 2 7 53 52 +1 24
6 SK Rapid Wien 20 10 2 8 65 53 +12 22
7 FC Wien 20 7 4 9 48 49 1 18
8 Reichsbahn SG Wien (R) 20 6 5 9 38 38 0 17 Relegation
9 SC Wacker 20 5 7 8 32 40 8 17
10 SK Admira Wien 20 6 4 10 38 42 4 16
11 SK Sturm Graz (R) 20 0 1 19 21 99 78 1 Relegation
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

References

  1. "Where's My Country? Austrian clubs in the German football structure 1938-1944". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  2. "Germany 1942–43". claudionicoletti.eu. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  3. "German championship 1943". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  4. "ALLE DFB-POKALSIEGER" [All German Cup winners]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  5. "Österreichs Meister" [Austrian championship]. bundesliga.at (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 19 January 2016.

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