SC movement XX

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The SC Movement XX was an Austrian football club from the Vienna Brigittenau , also called Vienna XX for short. The club participated from 1922 to 1946 for a total of 22 seasons almost continuously in the second highest Austrian division, the second class or II. League.

history

The SC Movement XX was founded in 1913 and participated in the championship after the end of the First World War. As early as 1922, by taking second place behind SV Donau Wien in 3rd class east, the promotion to 2nd class was achieved. In this context, the new movement XX-Platz was expanded and opened in April with a 1: 4 against the first division club Wiener Sport-Club . The Brigittenau movement player was able to play for promotion to the first class right from the start, in the 1922/23 season they finished second behind SK Slovan Vienna , and third in 1923/24 . Friedrich Gschweidl , who would later be one of the most important players on the wonder team , played a major role in this successful development .

When it was decided in 1924 to introduce professionalism for the first two levels of play, Movement XX chose to go to the highest amateur league, but after achieving promotion there, they chose to return to the second division and immediately became a perennial favorite the second level. The club took part in this league without interruption until the 1936/37 season , and achieved the best result in the 1934/35 season with the ungrateful second place. Meanwhile, in April 1934, the new name Brigittenauer AK had been added. Relegation in 1937 was followed by immediate resurgence in 1938. The BAK finally had to enter into a syndicate with SV Eis Wien in 1942 in order to be able to continue playing. In 1943/44 , for example, another second place behind SK Admira Wien was achieved .

After the end of the Second World War, in the 1945/46 season, however, the relegation to the third division followed, the early exit from the championship was the result.

successes

• 22 × participation in second division: 1923–1924; 1926-1937; 1939–1946 (2nd place 1923, 1934, 1944)