Venues of the Gauliga Weser-Ems 1943/44 (green = group Bremen, blue = group Osnabrück, red = group Oldenburg / Friesland)
The Gauliga Weser-Ems 1943/44 was the second season of the Gauliga Weser-Ems of the professional football department . The Gauliga Weser-Ems was divided into three groups this season, the winners of which played the Gaume Championship in a final group. In the end, Wilhelmshaven 05 prevailed and was Gaumeister for the second time. Thus, the Wilhelmshaven qualified for the German soccer championship 1943/44 , in which they reached the second round with a 2-1 away win after extra time against Eintracht Braunschweig . This game against LSV Hamburg ended 1: 1 after extra time, which meant a replay was necessary. The game that was played a week later was won by Hamburg 4-2, and Wilhelmshaven was eliminated.
Hardy Greens : Encyclopedia of German League Football. Volume 1: From the Crown Prince to the Bundesliga. 1890 to 1963. German championship, Gauliga, Oberliga. Numbers, pictures, stories. AGON-Sportverlag, Kassel 1996, ISBN 3-928562-85-1 .
Hardy Greens: Encyclopedia of German League Football. Volume 7: Club Lexicon . AGON-Sportverlag, Kassel 2001, ISBN 3-89784-147-9 .