The 1944–45 Gauliga Bayern was the twelfth and last season of the league, one of the regional divisions of the Gauligas in Germany at the time. It was the first tier of the football league system in Bavaria (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.[1][2]
| Season | 1944–45 |
|---|---|
| Champions | not completed |
| Relegated | not completed |
| German championship | not held |
← 1943–44 | |
Of the five leagues the Gauliga München/Oberbayern progressed the furtherest with last recorded official Gauliga game being the Munich derby between FC Bayern and TSV 1860 on 23 April 1945, ending 3–2.[3]
League football soon resumed in post-war Germany in mostly regional competitions. In the American occupation zone, in Southern Germany the tier one Oberliga Süd kicked off with the approval of the US occupation authorities on 4 November 1945, containing former Gauliga Bayern clubs 1. FC Nürnberg, Schwaben Augsburg, FC Bayern Munich, 1. FC Schweinfurt 05, BC Augsburg, TSV 1860 München and SpVgg Fürth.[4]
Tables
editMünchen/Oberbayern
editThe 1944–45 season saw the München/Oberbayern (English: Munich/Upper Bavaria) division made up from five clubs from the 1943–44 Gauliga Südbayern and five promoted clubs.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Bayern Munich | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 15 | +60 | 29 |
| 2 | TSV 1860 München | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 18 |
| 3 | SC Bajuwaren München | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 16 |
| 4 | FC Wacker München | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 13 |
| 5 | SpVgg Sendling | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 13 |
| 6 | FC Hertha München | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 11 |
| 7 | FC Alte Haide München | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 9 |
| 8 | VfB München | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 59 | −40 | 7 |
| 9 | KSG MTV/VfB Ingolstadt | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 4 |
| 10 | LSV Fürstenfeldbruck[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- ^ LSV Fürstenfeldbruck withdrawn
Schwaben
editThe 1944–45 season saw the Schwaben (English: Swabia) division made up from four clubs from the 1943–44 Gauliga Südbayern and three promoted clubs.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schwaben Augsburg | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 12 |
| 2 | KSG BC/Post Augsburg | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 11 |
| 3 | LSV Kaufbeuren | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 8 |
| 4 | TV Landsberg | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 8 |
| 5 | VfL Günzburg | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 6 |
| 6 | Reichsbahn SG Pfersee | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 5 |
| 7 | TSG Augsburg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 31 | −26 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points
Mittelfranken
editThe 1944–45 season saw the Mittelfranken (English: Middle Franconia) division made up from four clubs from the 1943–44 Gauliga Nordbayern and five promoted clubs.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SpVgg Fürth | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 15 | +20 | 15 |
| 2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 11 | +24 | 12 |
| 3 | SG Nürnberg | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 14 | +21 | 7 |
| 4 | KSG Wacker/Pfeil/Viktoria Nürnberg | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 5 |
| 5 | KSG FC/TV Zirndorf | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 4 |
| 6 | FC Eintracht Franken Nürnberg | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 4 |
| 7 | KSG Post/Reichsbahn Nürnberg-Fürth | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 36 | −24 | 3 |
| 8 | VfL Nürnberg | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 27 | −19 | 2 |
| 9 | FC Stein[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oberfranken
editThe 1944–45 season saw the Oberfranken (English: Upper Franconia) 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:
Oberpfalz/Niederbayern
editThe 1944–45 season saw the Oberpfalz/Niederbayern (English: Upper Palatinate/Lower Bavaria) 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:
References
edit- ^ "Germany 1944–45". claudionicoletti.eu. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ kicker Allmanach 1990, page: 243-245
- ^ "Soccer in the Third Reich: 1933-1945". abseits-soccer.com. The Abseits Guide to German Soccer. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ 100 Jahre Süddeutscher Fussball Verband, page: 71
Sources
edit- kicker-Almanach 1990 [Yearbook of German football] (in German). Kicker (sports magazine). 1990. ISBN 3-7679-0297-4.
- Die deutschen Gauligen 1933–45 [Tables of the Gauligas 1933–45] (in German). DSFS.
- 100 Jahre Süddeutscher Fußball-Verband [100 Years of the Southern German Football Association] (in German). Munich: Southern German Football Association. 1997.
External links
edit- Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv (in German) Historic German league tables