British Zone Championship (Football)

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The British Zone Championship was a football competition that was held twice in the British zone of occupation after the Second World War . Until the founding of the Federal Republic and the GDR in 1949, regional football championships were held separately according to the four zones of occupation (and in Berlin as a whole ), but in the 1945/46 season only in the American and French zones and in the four-power city. In the British Zone, on the other hand, championship games were initially only permitted on a limited, sub-regional level under the supervision of the Zone Sports Council from the spring of 1946. The joint directive 23 of the Allied Control Council of December 17, 1945 explicitly required that "sports organizations of a local character" be bound by a district; In fact, the term “circle” was interpreted relatively generously, so that a nationwide league championship could take place in Hamburg and a “major league” could be formed in the southern part of Lower Saxony . However, a first North German championship had to be canceled at the behest of the British military government .

It was not until the 1946/47 season that a zone-wide football championship, also known as the "Northwest Zone Championship", was played for the first time in the British zone. As early as the 1947/48 season, the upper leagues north and west replaced the state, district or county leagues as the top division in the British occupation zone, after which the final round of the zone championship , which was held for the last time, served as a qualifying competition for the German championship , which was the first after the Second World War could take place again.

1945/46

In the first year after the Second World War - with the above-mentioned exceptions in Hamburg and southern Lower Saxony - leagues at district or county level were the highest football divisions in the British occupation zone. In contrast to the American and French zones, in which the Oberliga Süd ( Oberliga Süd ) was founded as early as November 1945 and the Oberliga Saar-Pfalz-Hessen (initially called the Oberliga Saar-Pfalz-Hessen ), the British military government only allowed regular football competitions within this framework to, with nine such championships taking place in northern Germany and six in western Germany, some under names such as Stadtliga Hamburg , Stadtmeisterschaft Osnabrück or championship of the district sports association Lübeck . The Linker Niederrhein district championship was not even played as a league, but in a cup competition mode.

In the districts of Niederrhein and Mittelrhein, the district championship leagues were preceded by local preliminary rounds, for which names such as first class or A-class were often used. Only the district champions from the Lower Rhine could then determine a national champion in a final round . In contrast, the final round of the North German championship was canceled after the quarter-finals on the instructions of the British military government. Accordingly, a final round of the British zone championship did not take place.

Northern Germany

The following clubs in Northern Germany became champions in the 1945/46 season:

ATSV Flensburg → Schleswig-Holstein-North
Eckernförder SV → Schleswig-Holstein-Ost- "A"
FVgg Kilia Kiel → Schleswig-Holstein-Ost- "B"
VfB Lübeck → Schleswig-Holstein South
Hamburger SV → Hamburg
TSV Braunschweig → Lower Saxony-South
Werder Bremen → Bremen
TuS Haste 01 → Osnabrück
Teutonia Uelzen → Northeast Hanover

Schleswig-Holstein

In Schleswig-Holstein , points could initially only be played in the vicinity of Kiel and Lübeck as well as in the northern part of the country, in the south-west of the country, on the other hand, there was no regular game operation at all (however, a number of clubs from the Hamburg area played, as traditionally, in Hamburg Association, where initially none of them belonged to the top class). In the points rounds, after the champions had been determined, not all games were played in order to be able to start the short-term final for the North German Championship, but also because the military government prohibited the continuation in some places.

“Districts” did not exist until 1948 and until then the regional associations of the state sports federation were responsible for playing games (except for the regional league formed in 1947). Nevertheless, the term was used in the press in part, and rightly so insofar as some of the leagues that were formed in the spring of 1946 have already exceeded the district boundaries:

District North Further participants were Schleswig 06 and TSV Kappeln .

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Points
 1. Flensburg 08  8th  7th  1  0 036:110 15: 10
2. ATSV Flensburg  9 37:13 014: 400
3. Flensburger SC 11 24:27 013: 900
 4th Husum 1918  6th  4th  2  0 033:120 10: 20
5. Bredstedter TSV  7th 29:20 008: 600
6th Nordmark Satrup 10 36:37 008:120
7th TSV Niebüll 5 2 2 1 13:16 006: 40
8th. Forward Schleswig 7th 18:15 006: 80
9. Flensburg 08 "I b" 8th 14:23 006:100
12 teams took part, the rest will follow!

Decision game on May 29, 1946: ATSV Flensburg - Flensburg 08 4: 1 (became necessary because the championship had to be terminated prematurely)

  • Participation in the qualification for the finals for the North German championship 1945/46

    • District East A
    The decision of the then competent Kiel Association for physical exercises "due to previous consistent achievements" to nominate the runner-up Holstein Kiel instead of the master Eckernförder SV for participation in the final round of the North German championship ensured the intervention of the British military authorities after a the suspension was disregarded. The association was dissolved, neither Holstein Kiel nor the Eckernförder SV got permission to participate.

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Points
     1. Eckernförder SV  6th  5  1  0 025: 500 11: 10
     2. Holstein Kiel  6th  5  0  1 045: 300 10: 20
    03. VfB Kiel  6th 19:20 007: 500
    04th Comet Kiel  7th 19:21 007: 700
    05. Gut-Heil Neumünster  5 17:29 005: 500
    06th Eintracht Kiel  6th 23:29 004: 800
    07th TSV Gaarden  7th 18:31 004:100
     8th. Olympia Neumünster  5  0  0  5 009:370 00:10

    District East B
    Master: FVgg Kilia Kiel , exact dates are not available. Other participants were - as far as known - including SC Friedrichsort 08 , Rendsburger TSV , VfR Neumünster and Borussia Gaarden . After the dissolution of the Kiel Association by the British military government, FVgg Kilia Kiel was also refused participation in the North German championship.

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Points
    1. FC Kilia Kiel : :
    2. SC Friedrichsort 08 : :
    exact data are not available

    South District
    Most of the participants in the Lübeck District came from the Lübeck city area.

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Points
     1. VfB Lübeck  8th  8th  0  0 030: 400 16: 00
     2. LBV Phoenix  10  8th  0  2 039:140 16: 40
     3. VfL Oldesloe  12  8th  0  4th 030:240 16: 80
     4th TSV Schlutup  11  6th  1  4th 032:130 13: 90
     5. TSV Kücknitz  12  5  2  5 019:280 12:12
     6th Lübeck SV Gut Heil  11  4th  3  4th 025:280 11:11
     7th ATV Moisling  10  4th  0  6th 015:310 08:12
     8th. ATV Marli  12  1  3  8th 017:280 05:19
     9. Victoria Lübeck  12  0  1  11 012:490 01:23
  • Participation in the qualification for the finals for the North German championship 1945/46

    • Hamburg

    After the end of World War II was in Hamburg ( "Hamburg League" also) established as a top flight league, the city following a series of qualifying matches. It was continued in 1947 as a two-track "Association League" and from 1950 as a single-track "Amateur League" and today corresponds to the Hamburg Oberliga .

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Points
     1. Hamburger SV  12  10  2  0 075:110 22: 20
     2. FC St. Pauli  12  10  1  1 054:100 21: 30
     3. Altona 93  12  8th  1  3 036:120 17: 70
     4th SV Blankenese  12  7th  2  3 028:300 16: 80
     5. Union 03 Altona  12  6th  3  3 027:260 15: 90
     6th SC Concordia from 1907  12  7th  0  5 051:270 14:10
     7th Eimsbüttel TV  12  6th  0  6th 047:230 12:12
     8th. SC Victoria Hamburg  12  5  2  5 030:310 12:12
     9. Post SV Hamburg  12  5  0  7th 032:510 10:14
    10. Viktoria Wilhelmsburg  12  3  1  8th 025:490 07:17
    11. TuS Finkenwärder  12  3  0  9 016:620 06:18
    12. SV West-Eimsbüttel  12  1  1  10 014:560 03:21
    13. Wilhelmsburg 09  12  0  1  11 017:640 01:23
  • Participation in the final round of the North German Championship 1945/46
  • Relegated

    • Lower Saxony (including Bremen)

    In large parts of the later state of Lower Saxony (from the end of 1946) there was no regular game operation at all. Only in the south of the country was there a larger league with the (also) so-called Oberliga Süd-Niedersachsen , which roughly corresponded in size to the former Gauliga Südhannover-Braunschweig introduced in 1942 , alongside - as far as known - only the city championships of Bremen and Osnabrück as well as the Lüneburg district championship. The state of Bremen initially belonged to the American zone of occupation, but took part in the competitions of the British zone of occupation.

    Oberliga Lower Saxony-South

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Points
     1. TSV Braunschweig  9  7th  0  2 033:140 14: 40
     2. Wolfenbütteler SV  9  6th  1  2 028:170 13: 50
     3. Hannover 96  9  6th  0  3 019:150 12: 60
     4th SV Arminia Hanover  9  4th  3  2 029:130 11: 70
     5. Werder Hanover  9  5  1  3 024:250 11: 70
     6th Black and yellow Göttingen  9  4th  1  4th 031:210 09: 90
     7th 07 linden trees  9  3  2  4th 025:210 08:10
     8th. VfB Brunswick  9  2  2  5 014:330 06:12
     9. VfB Peine  9  2  1  6th 016:250 05:13
    10. VfV Hildesheim  9  0  1  8th 010:450 01:17
  • Participation in the final round of the North German Championship 1945/46
  • Relegated

    • In a relegation round, VfB Peine secured 3: 1 points to stay ahead of Brunswick (2: 2) and Hildesheim (1: 3). It rose: TuSpo Holzminden , ATSV Nienburg and MTV Braunschweig .
    City Championship Bremen (final round)

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Points
     1. Werder Bremen  6th  4th  1  1 017:100 09: 30
     2. ASV Blumenthal  6th  3  2  1 012:140 08: 40
     3. VfL Hemelingen  6th  1  2  3 007:120 04: 80
     4th Bremen SV  6th  1  1  4th 010:100 03: 90

    Bremer SV was deprived of four points from originally won games.

  • Participation in the final round of the North German championship in 1945/46 (Bremer SV because after the 1st matchday it was front runner before Werder)

    • City championship Osnabrück

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Points
    01. TuS Haste 01 14th 74:22 024: 400
    02. Eintracht Osnabrück 14th 65:27 023: 500
    03. 1. FSV Osnabrück 14th 66:21 021: 700
    04th Green and white Osnabrück 14th 25:37 014:140
    05. Fortuna Osnabrück 14th 36:56 010:180
    06th Sports fans Osnabrück 14th 30:48 009:190
    07th TSG Osnabrück 14th 16:71 007:210
    08th. SV Eversburg 14th 29:56 004:240
  • Participation in the final round of the North German Championship 1945/46

    • District championship East Hanover
    In East Hanover, a district championship took place, which included the districts of Lüneburg, Uelzen and Soltau at that time.

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Points
    01. Teutonia Uelzen 6th 27:11 010: 200
    02. SC Uelzen 09 6th 17:13 009: 300
    03. Eintracht Lüneburg 6th 15:12 008: 400
    04th FS Lueneburg 6th 14:18 005: 700
    05. Lueneburg SK 6th 13:20 004: 800
    06th SV Munster 6th 13:16 004: 800
    07th TSC Winsen-Borstel 6th 12:21 002:100
  • Participation in the final round of the North German championship in 1945/46 and (without success) in the promotion round to the Oberliga Niedersachsen-Süd

    • Finals

    How difficult it was to deal with the British occupation authorities is shown by the attempt by the North German clubs to host a North German championship: It was stopped by the British military government during the quarter-finals because championship games were only permitted at district level, according to the wording: district level, and therefore had to be canceled. The Kiel clubs were banned anyway. It is not known why TuS Haste did not participate.

    Qualification Schleswig-Holstein:

    Result
    VfB Lübeck 4: 3 ATSV Flensburg

    Preliminary round:

    Result
    Werder Bremen 2: 1 Hannover 96
    Teutonia Uelzen 1: 4 Hamburger SV
    VfB Lübeck 0: 4 Altona 93
    TSV Braunschweig 2: 1 Wolfenbütteler SV
    1. FSV Osnabrück 2: 1 ATS Bremerhaven
    Arminia Hanover 3: 2 a.d. Bremen SV 06
    SpVgg Blankenese failed Kilia Kiel
    FC St. Pauli failed Holstein Kiel

    Quarter finals:

    Result
    Altona 93 (sic)3: 5 (sic) TSV Braunschweig
    Hamburger SV 12: 1 1 Werder Bremen
    1. FSV Osnabrück 14: 2 1 FC St. Pauli
    Arminia Hanover 11: 1 1 SpVgg Blankenese
    1 the game has already been played as a friendly

    West Germany

    The following clubs in West Germany became district champions in the 1945/46 season:

    FC Schalke 04 → Westfalen Group 1
    SpVgg Erkenschwick → Westfalen Group 2
    SG Düren 99 → Middle Rhine
    VfL Benrath → Berg Mark
    Rheydter SV → Left Lower Rhine
    Rot-Weiß Oberhausen → Right Lower Rhine
    SC Prussia 02 Essen → Ruhr

    Westphalia

    The founding of the Landesliga Westfalen was decided in September 1945 initially under the name 1st Division West as the sporting successor to the Gauliga Westfalen . In the first season, which began in February 1946 and was played in two geographically separate seasons West and East, the 18 teams that played in the Gauliga from 1939 to 1944 took part in the game. The group winners of the first season were FC Schalke 04 and SpVgg Erkenschwick. However, there was no final for the Westphalia Championship between the two group winners because the British military government prohibited the game.

    Group 1

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Points
     1. FC Schalke 04  16  13  2  1 060:130 28: 40
     2. Westfalia Herne  16  9  1  6th 045:260 19:13
     3. Alemannia Gelsenkirchen  16  8th  3  5 036:240 19:13
     4th SpVgg Röhlinghausen  16  6th  5  5 027:220 17:15
     5. STV Horst-Emscher  16  7th  2  7th 039:410 16:16
     6th Union Gelsenkirchen  16  5  5  6th 017:320 15:17
     7th VfL Bochum  16  6th  1  9 034:390 13:19
     8th. SG Wattenscheid 09  16  3  3  10 016:560 09:23
     9. SSV Hagen  16  3  2  11 018:390 08:24
  • Relegation to the Westphalia regional league in 1946/47

    • Group 2

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Points
     1. SpVgg Erkenschwick  16  11  3  2 049:210 25: 70
     2. Prussia Munster  16  8th  4th  4th 048:350 20:12
     3. VfL Altenbögge  16  8th  4th  4th 025:230 20:12
     4th Borussia Dortmund  16  7th  5  4th 049:330 19:13
     5. SpVgg Herten  16  6th  4th  6th 032:270 16:16
     6th VfB 03 Bielefeld  16  6th  3  7th 029:380 15:17
     7th Arminia Marten  16  5  5  6th 028:330 15:17
     8th. Arminia Bielefeld  16  4th  6th  6th 021:340 14:18
     9. Alemannia Dortmund  16  0  0  16 022:590 00:32
  • Relegation to the Westphalia regional league in 1946/47

    • Middle Rhine

    The Middle Rhine Championship was held in a group. At least in the district of Aachen and in the Oberbergischer district there were district championships as a qualifying competition. As was customary at the time, due to the equality of points, there was a playoff between Düren and Troisdorf, which ended 2: 2 n.V. and was not repeated, so that Düren 99 became champions due to the better goal difference

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Points
     1. SG Düren 99  5  4th  0  1 026: 600 08: 20
     2. SSV Troisdorf 05  5  4th  0  1 016: 800 08: 20
     3. Rhenania Würselen  5  2  1  2 011: 700 05: 50
     4th Black and white Cologne  5  2  1  2 009:110 05: 50
     5. Green-White Oedingen  5  1  1  3 005:170 03: 70
     6th TuS Nümbrecht  5  0  1  4th 002:200 01: 90

    Lower Rhine

    Four district championships were held in the Lower Rhine area. In some cases there were qualifying competitions before, such as the city championships in Duisburg and Düsseldorf .

    Berg-Mark district

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Points
     1. VfL Benrath  4th  4th  0  0 013: 200 08-00
     2. VfB Marathon Remscheid  4th  2  1  1 014:100 05: 30
     3. Ohligser FC 06  4th  1  2  1 008: 800 04: 40
     4th TSG Vohwinkel 1880  4th  1  1  2 009: 800 03: 50
     5. Borussia Velbert  4th  0  0  4th 004:200 00: 80
  • Participation in the final round of the Lower Rhine Championship 1945/46

    • Linker Niederrhein district:
    In contrast to all other championships, the Linker Niederrhein district championship did not take place as a league, but in a cup competition mode. 1 round:

    Result
    BV Kevelaer 4: 2 SpV Grefrath
    SVG Neuss-Weißenberg 2: 3 a.d. TuS Grevenbroich
    TuS Lintfort 8-0 Concordia Goch

    2nd round:

    Result
    TuS Lintfort 0: 2 TuS Grevenbroich
    Prussia Krefeld 9-0 BV Kevelaer

    Semifinals

    Result
    Prussia Krefeld 3: 2 a.d. Union Krefeld
    Rheydter SV 5-0 TuS Grevenbroich

    final

    total First leg Return leg
    Prussia Krefeld 1: 5 Rheydter SV 0: 2 1: 3

    District of the Right Lower Rhine

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Points
     1. Rot-Weiß Oberhausen  4th  4th  0  0 020: 300 08-00
     2. Meidericher SpV  4th  3  0  1 025: 900 06: 20
     3. VfB Speldorf  4th  1  0  3 009:130 02: 60
     4th VfB Lohberg  4th  1  0  3 011:160 02: 60
     5. VfB Rheingold Emmerich  4th  1  0  3 003:270 02: 60
  • Participation in the final round of the Lower Rhine Championship 1945/46

    • Ruhr district

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Points
     1. Prussia food  4th  4th  0  0 015: 500 08-00
     2. VfB Rellinghausen  4th  2  0  2 006: 700 04: 40
     3. Sportfreunde Katernberg  4th  2  0  2 006: 800 04: 40
     4th TuRa 1886 Essen  4th  1  0  3 009:120 02: 60
     5. VfR copper turning  4th  1  0  3 007:110 02: 60
  • Participation in the final round of the Lower Rhine Championship 1945/46
    • Finals

    Following the district championships in the Lower Rhine area, a Lower Rhine championship took place among the district champions.

    Semifinals:

    Result
    Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 1: 0 a.d. Prussia food
    VfL Benrath 9: 3 Rheydter SV

    Final:

    Result
    Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 2-0 VfL Benrath

    1946/47

    In the 1946/47 season, regular league operations across the board took place for the first time in the British occupation zone. The best teams of the respective districts were divided directly into the district leagues. Qualification via upstream city or district championships was no longer necessary. Following the district championships, the district champions determine a total of six national champions in the British zone of occupation. The national champions and the respective runners-up continued to take part in the final round of the British zone championship.

    National champions were 1946/47:

    In north Germany:

    In West Germany:

    Northern Germany

    Schleswig-Holstein

    In Schleswig-Holstein in 1946/47 there was a state championship with 20 clubs that had previously qualified for the competition in the district championship leagues. The state championship was initially held in several rounds in the knockout system . The last four participants remaining in the competition then determined the national champion in a group round. VfB Lübeck became national champion. In addition, Holstein Kiel qualified, at the time in second place, for the final round for the championship of the British zone and then - when the runner-up was finally won - for the newly created Oberliga Nord.

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Points
     1. VfB Lübeck  6th  4th  2  0 020: 800 10: 20
     2. Holstein Kiel  6th  3  1  2 013: 800 07: 50
     3. Itzehoer SV  5  1  1  3 007:130 03: 70
     4th FVgg Kilia Kiel  5  1  0  4th 005:160 02: 80
  • Participation in the qualification for the final round for the championship in the British zone of occupation 1946/47 and participation in the Oberliga Nord 1947/48

    • Hamburg

    As in the previous season, the city league was held again in Hamburg. Hamburg's national champion was FC St. Pauli.

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Points
     1. FC St. Pauli  22nd  18th  1  3 077:270 37: 70
     2. Hamburger SV (M)  22nd  16  2  4th 101: 330 34:10
     3. SC Concordia from 1907  22nd  16  1  5 093:310 33:11
     4th SC Victoria Hamburg  22nd  14th  2  6th 044:260 30:14
     5. Eimsbüttel TV  22nd  14th  1  7th 089:430 29:15
     6th Altonaer FC from 1893  22nd  12  3  7th 072:350 27:17
     7th TuS Hamburg 1880 (N)  22nd  7th  3  12 042:780 17:27
     8th. Union 03 Altona  22nd  7th  2  13 031:610 16:28
     9. SV Blankenese  22nd  5  6th  11 026:680 16:28
    10. SC Sperber Hamburg (N)  22nd  4th  2  16 028:710 10:34
    11. Viktoria Wilhelmsburg  22nd  3  2  17th 033:990 08:36
    12. Post SV Hamburg  22nd  3  1  18th 033:970 07:37
  • Participation in the qualification for the final round for the championship in the British zone of occupation 1946/47 and participation in the Oberliga Nord 1947/48
  • Participation in the Oberliga Nord 1947/48
    • (M) Master 1945/46
    (N) Promoted from the 1st amateur league in 1945/46

    Lower Saxony (including Bremen)

    In Lower Saxony, in addition to the southern group of the Oberliga, which had already been played the previous year, a northern group was also played in the 1946/47 season. The two group winners then determined the champions Werder Bremen.

    Oberliga Niedersachsen-Nord

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Points
    01. Werder Bremen 24 109: 310 40: 80
    02. VfL Osnabrück 24 108: 270 38:10
    03. Bremen SV 24 87:37 34:14
    04th VfB Oldenburg 24 73:42 31:17
    05. Bremerhaven 93 24 82:45 30:18
    06th Eintracht Osnabrück 24 67:43 30:18
    07th ASV Blumenthal 24 48:52 19:29
    08th. VfL Rüstringen 24 28:52 14:34
    09. SV Hemelingen 24 41:59 14:34
    10. TuS Haste 01 24 42:82 14:34
    11. Cuxhavener SV 24 34:70 12:36
    12. VfL Germania Leer 24 30:99 11:37
    13. ATS Bremerhaven 24 027: 104 11:37
  • Participation in the final round of the championship in the British zone of occupation 1946/47 and participation in the Oberliga Nord 1947/48
  • Participation in the Oberliga Nord 1947/48

    • Oberliga Niedersachsen-Süd Champion of the Oberliga Niedersachsen Süd was again last year's winner TSV Braunschweig. After the end of the season, Hannover 96 successfully protested against individual game ratings and was therefore subsequently grouped into the new Oberliga Nord instead of the initially qualified team from Linden 07. Due to ambiguities in the promotion and relegation regulation, SV Rot-Weiß Braunschweig and Hannoversche SC played in 1983 without a rating.

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Points
     1. TSV Braunschweig (M)  20th  18th  0  2 084:210 36: 40
     2. SV Arminia Hanover  20th  16  1  3 085:340 33: 70
     3. SV Linden 07  20th  10  3  7th 059:540 23:17
     4th VfB Peine  20th  9  4th  7th 048:530 22:18
     5. Wolfenbütteler SV  20th  10  0  10 066:480 20:20
     6th Hannover 96  18th  9  1  8th 054:360 19:17
     7th Tuspo Holzminden (N)  19th  8th  2  9 041:560 18:20
     8th. Werder Hanover  19th  6th  4th  9 036:510 16:22
     9. Black and yellow Göttingen  19th  6th  1  12 046:720 13:25
    10. ATSV Nienburg (N)  19th  4th  2  13 029:700 10:28
    11. MTV Braunschweig (N)  18th  0  4th  14th 021:610 04:32
    12. SV Rot-Weiß Braunschweig : :
    13. Hannoverscher SC (N) : :
  • Participation in the final round of the championship in the British zone of occupation 1946/47 and participation in the Oberliga Nord 1947/48
  • Participation in the Oberliga Nord 1947/48
    • (M) Master 1945/46
    (N) Promoted from the 1st amateur league in 1945/46

    Endgame

    total First leg Return leg
    TSV Braunschweig 3: 4 Werder Bremen 3: 1 0: 3

    West Germany

    Westphalia

    The Landesliga Westfalen was again held in two geographically separate groups, West and East. Unlike last year, however, a final of the two group winners was then played. Borussia Dortmund became the first Westphalian champion after the Second World War with a 3-2 victory over FC Schalke 04. This qualified BVB for the final round, while Schalke had to take the detour via the second round (Westphalia, Lower Rhine, Middle Rhine).

    Group 1 (West)

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Points
     1. FC Schalke 04 (G)  18th  16  2  0 092:170 34: 20
     2. STV Horst-Emscher  18th  14th  1  3 064:290 29: 70
     3. SpVgg Röhlinghausen  18th  11  2  5 049:310 24:12
     4th Westfalia Herne  18th  10  2  6th 046:360 22:14
     5. SV Höntrop (N)  18th  8th  2  8th 033:400 18:18
     6th TuS Milspe (N)  18th  3  6th  9 032:520 12:24
     7th VfL Bochum  18th  4th  3  11 020:350 11:25
     8th. Union Gelsenkirchen  18th  4th  3  11 037:630 11:25
     9. Alemannia Gelsenkirchen  18th  3  4th  11 022:470 10:26
    10. SpVgg Herten (2)  18th  3  3  12 026:710 09:27
  • Participation in the qualification for the final round for the championship in the British zone of occupation 1946/47 and participation in the Oberliga West 1947/48
  • Participation in the Oberliga West 1947/48
  • Relegation to the Westphalia regional league in 1947/48
    • (G) Group winner group 1 1945/46
    (N) Promotion from the Westphalia regional league in 1945/46
    (2) Change from group 2 1945/46

    Group 2 (east)

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Points
     1. Borussia Dortmund  18th  12  5  1 054:180 29: 70
     2. SpVgg Erkenschwick (G)  18th  10  6th  2 065:280 26:10
     3. VfL Witten (N)  18th  10  4th  4th 047:380 24:12
     4th Prussia Munster  18th  10  2  6th 039:250 22:14
     5. VfB 03 Bielefeld  18th  5  6th  7th 028:460 16:20
     6th Hombrucher FV 09 (N)  18th  6th  3  9 029:300 15:21
     7th TBV Mengede (N)  18th  5  4th  9 029:480 14:22
     8th. VfL Altenbögge  18th  3  6th  9 020:330 12:24
     9. SC Greven 09 (N)  18th  4th  3  11 024:420 11:25
    10. Arminia Marten  18th  4th  3  11 026:530 11:25
  • Participation in the final round for the British zone of occupation 1946/47 and participation in the Oberliga West 1947/48
  • Participation in the Oberliga West 1947/48
    • (G) Group winner group 2 1945/46
    (N) Promotion from the Westphalia regional league in 1945/46

    final

    Result
    Borussia Dortmund 3: 2 FC Schalke 04

    Middle Rhine

    On the Middle Rhine, the district championship was held for the first time in regular league operations. The VfR became champion in 1904 Cologne.

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Points
     1. VfR Cologne 04 rrh.  30th  21st  4th  5 078:340 46:14
     2. Alemannia Aachen  30th  16  8th  6th 069:530 40:20
     3. Bayenthaler SV  30th  16  6th  8th 100: 700 38:22
     4th Rhenania Würselen  30th  14th  6th  10 064:540 34:26
     5. Godesberg 08  30th  15th  2  13 061:650 32:28
     6th VfL Cologne 1899  30th  11  9  10 077:500 31:29
     7th SG Düren 99 (M)  30th  12  7th  11 061:550 31:29
     8th. Black and white Cologne  30th  10  10  10 053:440 30:30
     9. Bonn FV  30th  12  6th  12 062:580 30:30
    10. Mülheimer SV 06  30th  12  6th  12 055:600 30:30
    11. SV 04 Leverkusen  30th  12  6th  12 049:610 30:30
    12. SSV Troisdorf 05  30th  12  4th  14th 064:680 28:32
    13. Rhenania Cologne  30th  11  3  16 055:690 25:35
    14th TuRa 04 Bonn  30th  10  1  19th 046:710 21:39
    15th SpVgg Sülz 07  30th  8th  4th  18th 062:810 20:40
    16. SV Beuel 06  30th  4th  6th  20th 034:970 14:46
  • Participation in the final round of the championship in the British zone of occupation 1946/47 and participation in the Oberliga West 1947/48
  • Participation in the qualification for the final round for the championship in the British zone of occupation 1946/47 and participation in the Oberliga West 1947/48
    • (M) Middle Rhine master 1945/46

    Lower Rhine

    The district league was held in 4 groups on the Lower Rhine. The group winners determined the champions in a final round. Rot-Weiß Oberhausen won the championship.

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Points
     1. Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (M)  3  2  1  0 ?:? 05: 10
     1. Fortuna Dusseldorf  3  2  1  0 ?:? 05: 10
     3. Sportfreunde Katernberg  3  1  0  2 ?:? 02: 40
     4th Rheydter Spielverein  3  0  0  3 ?:? 00: 60
  • Playoff for first place and participation in the Oberliga West 1947/48
  • Participation in the Oberliga West 1947/48
    • (M) Lower Rhine master 1945/46

    Decision game for 1st place

    Result
    Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 3: 1 Fortuna Dusseldorf
  • Participation in the final round of the championship in the British zone of occupation 1946/47 and participation in the Oberliga West 1947/48
  • Participation in the qualification for the final round for the championship in the British zone of occupation 1946/47 and participation in the Oberliga West 1947/48

    • Finals

    The final round of the championship in the British zone of occupation was held with eight participants in the knockout system. The three West German state champions as well as the state champions and the runner-up of Lower Saxony qualified directly for the final round. The three other starting positions were played out in two qualifying rounds. One of these further starting places was played out among the three West German runners-up, two of these further starting places were played out among the masters and runner-up champions of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein.

    Champion of the British occupation zone was the runner-up of the Hamburg City League, Hamburger SV. The team was able to defeat the Westphalia champions Borussia Dortmund 1-0 in the final in Düsseldorf.

    Qualifying round

    Round of the West German runners-up
    The qualifying round of the West German runners-up was held in a simple round according to the mode everyone against everyone . The Westphalian representative FC Schalke 04 was able to win both of his games and was therefore already a participant in the final round before the final game.

    date Result city
    06/01/47 FC Schalke 04 5: 0 (4: 0) Alemannia Aachen eat
    06/15/47 Fortuna Dusseldorf 0: 4 (0: 2) FC Schalke 04 Recklinghausen
    07/02/47 Alemannia Aachen 1: 5 (1: 2) Fortuna Dusseldorf Aachen

    Round of champions and runners-up from Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein
    In the qualifying round for champions and runners-up from Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, FC St. Pauli decided not to take part, as the Hamburg state champions demanded direct participation in the final round. In addition to Hamburger SV, Holstein Kiel continued without a fight.

    date Result city
    06/14/47 Hamburger SV 5: 2 (2: 0) VfB Lübeck Hamburg
      FC St. Pauli without a fight Holstein Kiel

    Quarter finals

    date Result City, stadium
    06/08/47 Borussia Dortmund 4: 2 (2: 0) Werder Bremen Bochum
    06/22/47 VfR Cologne 04 rrh. 2: 1 n.V. (1: 1, 1: 1) Holstein Kiel Cologne
    06/22/47 TSV Braunschweig 2: 3 n.V. (2: 2, 2: 0) Rot-Weiß Oberhausen Hanover, Hindenburg Stadium
    06/22/47 Hamburger SV 0: 0 a.d. FC Schalke 04 Hamburg, Altona Stadium
    Replay
    date Result City, stadium
    06/29/47 FC Schalke 04 0: 2 (0: 0) Hamburger SV Gelsenkirchen, Glückauf-Kampfbahn

    Semifinals

    date Result City, stadium
    06/29/47 Borussia Dortmund 5: 4 a.d. (4: 4, 2: 2) VfR Cologne 04 rrh. Cologne, Müngersdorfer Stadium
    07/06/47 Hamburger SV 3: 1 (1: 1) Red White Oberhausen Duisburg, Wedaustadion

    3rd place match

    date Result City, stadium
    07/13/47 Red White Oberhausen 1: 4 (1: 3) VfR Cologne 04 rrh. Oberhausen, Am Vinzenzhaus

    final

    date Result city
    07/13/47 Hamburger SV 1: 0 (1: 0) Borussia Dortmund Düsseldorf, Rheinstadion

    For HSV this game won a team with an average age of 31 years and 2 months: Warning - R.Dörfel , Holdt - Werner , Reinhardt , Seeler - F.Dörfel , Boller , Jessen, bung bottle , Ebeling . Boller scored the goal.

    1947/48

    In the British occupation zone, the upper leagues West and North were introduced as the highest division across the board. Below the two upper leagues, regional leagues (in northern Germany sometimes also referred to as amateur leagues ) were installed as the second division level. District championships, however, were no longer played, in their place came the state championships, which were played among the respective winners of the state leagues and regularly entitled to participate in the promotion round to the upper league.

    The final round of the British Zone Championship, played for the last time in 1947/48, was played with eight participants in the knockout system. Qualified for the final round were the four best teams of the two upper leagues, north and west.

    Last year's winner Hamburger SV was again the champion of the British zone of occupation. The team was able to prevail in the final 6-1 against FC St. Pauli. Both finalists also qualified as representatives of the British occupation zone for the final round of the German championship .

    Attendees

    Borussia Dortmund → Champion of the Oberliga West 1947/48
    Sportfreunde Katernberg → Second in the Oberliga West 1947/48
    STV Horst-Emscher → Third in the Oberliga West 1947/48
    Hamborn 07 → Fourth in the Oberliga West 1947/48
    Hamburger SV → Champion of the Oberliga Nord 1947/48
    FC St. Pauli → Second in the Oberliga Nord 1947/48
    TSV Braunschweig → Third in the Oberliga Nord 1947/48
    Werder Bremen → Fourth in the Oberliga Nord 1947/48

    Quarter finals

    date Result city
    05/09/48 FC St. Pauli 3: 1 (1: 1) STV Horst-Emscher Hamburg
    05/09/48 Sportfreunde Katernberg 1: 2 (1: 1) TSV Braunschweig Gelsenkirchen
    05/09/48 Hamborn 07 0: 1 (0: 1) Hamburger SV Oberhausen
    05/08/48 Werder Bremen 2: 3 n.V. (2: 2, 1: 0) Borussia Dortmund Hanover

    Semifinals

    date Result City, stadium
    05/30/48 Hamburger SV 3: 2 (3: 1) TSV Braunschweig Hamburg, Altona Stadium
    05/30/48 Borussia Dortmund 2: 2 n.V. (2: 2, 1: 1) FC St. Pauli Gladbeck

    Replay

    date Result city
    06/06/48 FC St. Pauli 1: 0 (1: 0) Borussia Dortmund Braunschweig

    3rd place match

    The two participants in the game for third place had agreed on a return leg, but this was not accepted by the association. There is therefore no official third place.

    date Result city
    06/13/48 Borussia Dortmund 2: 0 (?:?) TSV Braunschweig Dortmund

    final

    date Result City, stadium
    06/13/48 Hamburger SV 6: 1 (2: 1) FC St. Pauli Hamburg, Hoheluft Stadium

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    References and comments

    1. ↑ Bremen did not belong to the British zone, but was involved in sports.
    2. ↑ cf. Jankowski / Pistorius / Prüß: Football in the north. 100 years of the North German Football Association. Bremen and Barsinghausen 2005, p. 86.
    3. ↑ http://oldesloe.peter-staecker.de/index.php/1946/saison-1945-46-teil-4
    4. ↑ a b SHFV Official Communications 02-2005 page 34 ( Memento of the original from June 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 8.4 MB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.shfv-kiel.de
    5. ↑ VfR - Kilia Kiel 1: 5 on February 10, 1946 as stated here
    6. ↑ 1945/46 it was the states or provinces of the Province of Hanover , Free State of Braunschweig , Free State of Oldenburg and Schaumburg-Lippe
    7. ↑ see also the article Wolfenbütteler SV
    8. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from May 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lsk-hansa.de
    9. ↑ This table is based on an intermediate status in the Hannoversche Presse from the beginning of July 1946; two games not yet played are included. See also: DSFS / Deutscher Sportclub für Fußballstatistiken e. V .: Football in Northern Germany 1945 - 1974. Lehrte 2004, page 10; Missing there: Arminia - Hildesheim 6: 1.
    10. ^ Weser-Kurier of September 21, 1946 (sic!), The last game Werder - BSV 2: 1 took place on the following day. The goal relationships are uncertain (except for Werder) and are based on the assumption that the canceled games were scored with 0-0 goals.
    11. ↑ Revierkick: The ball rolls between the rubble Archived copy ( Memento of the original from September 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.revierkick.de
    12. ↑ Details under State Championship Schleswig-Holstein 1946/47 .
    13. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wsv45.de