VfB Königsberg

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VfB Königsberg
A German shield in black with a white diagonal stripe. It is edged in gold and has the name of the club and the year 1900 written on it.
Full nameVerein für Bewegungsspiele e.V. 1900 Königsberg
Founded1900
Dissolved1945
GroundSportplatz des Vereins für Bewegungs Spiele
LeagueBalten

VfB Königsberg was a German association football club from the city of Königsberg, East Prussia. The team played its home games at the Sportplatz des Vereins für Bewegungs Spiele near the Maraunenhof Stadtgärtnerei, aside from 1940 to 1941 when they played at the Sportplatz am Friedländer Tor between Haberberg and Rosenau.

History

Historical logo of VfB Königsberg

The club was established on 7 July 1900 as Fußball-Club Königsberg, later being renamed VfB Königsberg in 1907. The team dominated play in the local city league and the regional Baltenverband between 1907 and 1932, capturing two dozen championships, and advancing to the national level playoffs on several occasions. VfB's best result there came in 1923 when they won their way to the semi-finals before being eliminated 2:3 by eventual champions Hamburger SV.[1]

Following the 1933 reorganization of German football into sixteen top flight divisions (

Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin. The team also participated in play for the Tschammerpokal, the predecessor to today's DFB-Pokal (German Cup), in 1935 and 1940–43. Their furthest advance in the tournament ended ignominiously with an 0:8 quarterfinal loss at the hands of eventual cupwinners Dresdner SC in 1940.[2]

The Gauliga Ostpreußen did not have a 1944–45 season as World War II overtook the region. The Königsberg club disappeared in 1945 following the conflict when the city was annexed by the Soviet Union and renamed Kaliningrad.

Ice hockey

In addition to its football side, the club had an ice hockey section which qualified for, but did not participate in, national playoff rounds in 1927 and 1928. In 1931 the team finished as vice-champions to the Berliner Schlittschuhclub.

Honours

  • Königsberg champions: 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925
  • Baltic football champions: 1908, 1909, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930
  • Gauliga Ostpreußen champions: 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944

See also

References

  1. ISBN 3-89784-147-9
  2. ISBN 3-928562-85-1
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