1944–45 Gauliga Bayern

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]

Main article: 1944–45 Gauliga
Gauliga Bayern
Season1944–45
Championsnot completed
Relegatednot completed
German championshipnot held
The initial 16 districts of the Gauliga with Bayern in green

Of the five leagues the Gauliga München/Oberbayern progressed the furtherst 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

München/Oberbayern

The 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[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: claudionicoletti.eu
Rules for classification: 1) Points
Notes:
  1. LSV Fürstenfeldbruck withdrawn

Schwaben

The 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
Source: claudionicoletti.eu
Rules for classification: 1) Points

Mittelfranken

The 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[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: claudionicoletti.eu
Rules for classification: 1) Points
Notes:
  1. FC Stein withdrawn

Oberfranken

The 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:

  • 1. FC Bamberg
  • Reichsbahn SG Weiden
  • VfB Coburg
  • FC Michelau
  • KSG Bayreuth
  • FC Bayern Hof

Oberpfalz/Niederbayern

The 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:

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References
  1. "Germany 1944–45". claudionicoletti.eu. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  2. kicker Allmanach 1990, page: 243-245
  3. "Soccer in the Third Reich: 1933-1945". abseits-soccer.com. The Abseits Guide to German Soccer. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  4. 100 Jahre Süddeutscher Fussball Verband, page: 71

Sources
  • 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.
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