1938–39 Gauliga Ostmark

The 1938–39 Gauliga Ostmark was the inaugural season of the Gauliga Ostmark and organized by the National Socialist League of the Reich for Physical Exercise (German: Nationalsozialistischer Reichsbund für Leibesübungen), the organizing body for sports in Nazi Germany. In March 1938, Nazi Germany annexed Austria in what is commonly referred to as the Anschluss, with the Gauliga Ostmark formed as a consequence. Austria and the Austrian football championship thereby ceased to exist until the end of the Second World War.[1]

Gauliga Ostmark
Season1938–39
ChampionsSK Admira Wien
Relegated
  • Grazer SC
  • SK Amateure Steyr
  • RB Wacker Wiener Neustadt
German championshipSK Admira Wien

SK Admira Wien won the championship and qualified for the 1939 German football championship where it lost 9–0 in the final to FC Schalke 04.[2][3]

The Gauliga Ostmark and Gauliga Donau-Alpenland titles from 1938 to 1944, excluding the 1944–45 season which was not completed, are recognised as official Austrian football championships by the Austrian Bundesliga.[4]

Table

The 1938–39 season saw four new clubs in the league, SV Amateure Fiat, Grazer SC, SK Amateure Steyr and Reichsbahn Wacker Wiener Neustadt.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1SK Admira Wien (C)1812426220+4228Qualification to German championship
2SC Wacker1812245227+2526
3SK Rapid Wien1811346029+3125
4Wiener Sportclub1810445028+2224
5First Vienna FC189454737+1022
6FK Austria Wien189365540+1521
7SV Amateure Fiat186394750−315
8Grazer SC (R)1851123453−1911Relegation
9SK Amateure Steyr (R)1820162275−534
10Reichsbahn Wacker Wiener Neustadt (R)1820161787−704
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ AwayADMAFIASTAUSFIRGRARAPWAKWWNSPO
SK Admira Wien3–44–03–13–38–04–13–210–00–0
SV Amateure Fiat2–39–20–42–23–42–22–10–01–4
SK Amateure Steyr0–42–60–30–52–01–32–42–30–2
FK Austria Wien1–24–44–12–23–24–02–58–23–3
First Vienna FC1–44–16–12–32–10–43–63–04–2
Grazer SC2–05–34–12–61–22–62–45–21–1
SK Rapid Wien0–03–24–35–13–13–00–02–07–2
SC Wacker2–42–17–02–11–12–14–36–12–0
Wacker Wiener Neustadt0–62–42–41–50–13–11–130–20–3
Wiener Sportclub3–13–15–14–03–52–12–11–012–0
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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