TheGauliga Badenwas the highestfootballleague in theGermanstate ofBadenfrom 1933 to 1945. Shortly after the formation of the league, theNazisreorganised the administrative regions in Germany, and theGau Badenreplaced the stateBaden.
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| Founded | 1933 |
|---|---|
| Folded | 1945 |
| Replaced by | |
| Country |  Nazi Germany |
| State |  Baden |
| Gau(from 1934) | Gau Baden |
| Level on pyramid | Level 1 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Tschammerpokal |
| Last champions | VfR Mannheim (1943–44) |
Overview
editThe league was introduced in 1933 by theNazi Sports Office,after theNazi take over of powerin Germany and Baden. It replaced theBezirksligaas the highest level of play in German football competitions.
TheGauliga Badenwas established with ten clubs, all from the state of Baden.
The Gauliga replaced as such theBezirksliga Württemberg-BadenandBezirksliga Rhein-Saar,the highest leagues in the region until then.
In its first season, the league had ten clubs, playing each other once at home and once away. The league winner qualified for theGerman championshipwhile the bottom two teams were relegated. The league remained unchanged until the outbreak ofWorld War II.
In this era, the only success to come for a club from Baden was, when theSV Waldhof Mannheimreached the German cup final in 1939, losing to the1. FC Nürnberg.
In 1939–40, the league played in four different groups with a finals round at the end to determine the Baden champion. The year after, it returned to its old system.
For the 1941–42 season, theGauliga Badensplit into a northern and a southern group with six teams each and a four-team finals round. In 1942–43 it returned to a single, ten-team format. Another change of system for the season after meant 19 clubs in three groups with a three team-finals round.
The imminent collapse ofNazi Germanyin 1945 gravely affected allGauligasand football in Baden ceased in January 1945 with none of the groups having absolved their full program.
With the end of the Nazi era, theGauligasceased to exist and the state of Baden found itself sub divided between twoallied occupation zones,theFrench zonein the south and theUS zonein the north.
The northern half soon saw the formation of theOberliga Südas the highest football league for the US occupation zone, while the south became part of theOberliga Südwest.
Founding members of the league
editThe ten founding members and their positions in the 1932–33Bezirksliga Württemberg/BadenandBezirksliga Rhein/Saarseason were:[1]
- SV Waldhof Mannheim,winner Rhein division
- VfR Mannheim,5th Rhein division
- Freiburger FC,4th Baden division
- Phönix Karlsruhe,winner Baden division
- 1. FC Pforzheim,4th Württemberg division
- Karlsruher FV,2nd Baden division
- VfL Neckarau,3rd Rhein division
- VfB Mühlburg,merger club of VfB Karlsruhe (3rd) and FC Mühlburg (5th)
- Germania Brötzingen,6th Württemberg division
- SC Freiburg,6th Baden division
Winners and runners-up of the Gauliga Baden
editThe winners and runners-up of the league:[1]
| Season | Winner | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 1933–34 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | VfR Mannheim |
| 1934–35 | VfR Mannheim | Phönix Karlsruhe |
| 1935–36 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | 1. FC Pforzheim |
| 1936–37 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | VfR Mannheim |
| 1937–38 | VfR Mannheim | 1. FC Pforzheim |
| 1938–39 | VfR Mannheim | 1. FC Pforzheim |
| 1939–40 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | VfB Mühlburg |
| 1940–41 | VfL Neckarau | VfB Mühlburg |
| 1941–42 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | VfB Mühlburg |
| 1942–43 | VfR Mannheim | VfTuR Feudenheim |
| 1943–44 | VfR Mannheim | VfB Mühlburg |
Placings in the Gauliga Baden 1933–44
editThe complete list of all clubs participating in the league:[1]
| Club | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SV Waldhof Mannheim | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| VfR Mannheim | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Freiburger FC | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Phönix Karlsruhe1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 1. FC Pforzheim | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Karlsruher FV | 6 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | |||
| VfL Neckarau | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| VfB Mühlburg | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Germania Brötzingen | 9 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |||||||
| SC Freiburg | 10 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||
| Germania Karlsdorf | 9 | ||||||||||
| FC Mannheim 08 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Amicitia Viernheim | 9 | 5 | |||||||||
| SV Sandhofen | 8 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3 | |||||
| FC Rastatt 04 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | ||||||
| Kehler FV | 9 | ||||||||||
| Offenburger FV | 10 | 2 | |||||||||
| SGK Heidelberg | 6 | ||||||||||
| FC Birkenfeld | 2 | 10 | |||||||||
| VfR Achern | 1 | ||||||||||
| FV Lahr | 3 | ||||||||||
| Jahn Offenburg | 4 | ||||||||||
| FC Gutach | 3 | ||||||||||
| FV Emmendingen | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| FC Waldkirch | 5 | ||||||||||
| VfTuR Feudenheim | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| SG Plankstadt | 6 | ||||||||||
| FV Daxlanden | 7 | 6 | |||||||||
| SC Käfertal | 2 | ||||||||||
| KSG Walldorf | 6 | ||||||||||
| VfR Pforzheim | 4 | ||||||||||
| KSG Karlsruhe1 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Luftwaffen SV Freiburg | 2 | ||||||||||
| SpVgg Wiehre | 3 | ||||||||||
| Kickers Haslach | 5 |
- 1In 1943, thePhönix KarlsruheandGermania Durlachformed theKSG Karlsruhe.
References
edit- ^abc"Gauliga final tables".f-archiv.de(in German).Retrieved28 February2016.
Sources
edit- 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 theKicker Sports Magazine
- Süddeutschlands Fussballgeschichte in Tabellenform 1897–1988(in German)History of Southern German football in tables, publisher & author: Ludolf Hyll
External links
edit- The Gauligas(in German)Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv
- Germany – Championships 1902–1945at RSSSF