Gauliga Wartheland
Gau Wartheland | | |
| Level on pyramid | Level 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic cup(s) | Tschammerpokal | |
The Gauliga Wartheland was the highest
Overview
The league was introduced by the
In its second season, the league played with ten teams in a single division. The bottom three teams were relegated at the end of the season. The 1943-44 edition initially saw no change, but the SG Freihaus dropped out of the league during the season and not all games were played throughout the season.
The imminent collapse of Nazi Germany in 1945 affected play throughout the country with Gauliga competition in this region coming to a halt in 1944. There is no record that the 1944-45 season here ever commenced.
Founding members of the league
The ten founding members were:[2]
Group I:
- Deutscher SC Posen
- BSG DWM Posen
- SG Ordnungspolizei Posen
- Reichsbahn SG Posen
- Post SG Posen
Group II:
- SG Ordnungspolizei Litzmannstadt
- Union 97 Litzmannstadt
- SG Zduńska Wola (1943 SG Freihaus)
- Reichsbahn SG Litzmannstadt
- SG Sturm Pabianitz
Litzmannstadt was the German name for Łódź from 1939 to 1945, named after Karl Litzmann.
Winners and runners-up of the league
The winners and runners-up of the league:[2]
| Season | Winner | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 1941-42 | SG Ordnungspolizei Litzmannstadt | Deutscher SC Posen |
| 1942-43 | BSG DWM Posen | SG Ordnungspolizei Posen |
| 1943-44 | BSG DWM Posen | SG Ordnungspolizei Posen |
Placings in the league 1941-44
The complete list of clubs in the league:[2]
| Club | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSC Posen | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| DMW Posen | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Orpo Posen | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Reichsbahn SG Posen | 4 | 6 | |
| Post SG Posen | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| Orpo Litzmannstadt | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Union 97 Litzmannstadt | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| SG Freihaus | 3 | 8 | 10 |
| Reichsbahn SG Litzmannstadt | 4 | 10 | |
| SG Sturm Pabianitz | 5 | ||
| TSG Gnesen | 6 | 5 | |
| TSG Kutno | 9 | ||
| SG Kalisch | 3 |
Aftermath
With the end of the Nazi era, the Gauligas ceased to exist. The Wartheland came under Soviet control before again becoming part of Poland again. The German population was almost completely expelled from the region and all German football clubs were dissolved.
References
- ^ Population of Poland in 1931 - Statistics and map Genealogy of Halychyna / Eastern Galicia, accessed: 24 June 2008
- ^ a b c "Gauliga final tables". f-archiv.de (in German). Retrieved 28 February 2016.
Sources
- Die deutschen Gauligen 1933-45 - Heft 1-3 (in German) Tables of the Gauligas 1933-45, publisher: DSFS
- Kicker Almanach, (in German) The yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga, since 1937, published by the Kicker Sports Magazine
External links
- (in German) The Gauligas Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv
- Germany - Championships 1902-1945 at RSSSF.com
- Where's My Country? Article on cross-border movements of football clubs, at RSSSF.com