1942–43 Gauliga Donau-Alpenland

The 1942–43 Gauliga Donau-Alpenland was the fifth season of the Gauliga Donau-Alpenland, formerly the Gauliga Ostmark, the first tier of football in German-annexed Austria from 1938 to 1945.[1]

Gauliga Donau-Alpenland
Season1942–43
ChampionsFirst Vienna FC
Relegated
German championshipFirst Vienna FC

First Vienna FC won the championship and qualified for the 1943 German football championship, reaching the semi-finals where it lost 2–1 to FV Saarbrücken.[2][3]

The 1942–43 season saw the ninth edition of the Tschammerpokal, now the DFB-Pokal. The 1943 edition was won by First Vienna FC, defeating Luftwaffe team LSV Hamburg 3–2 after extra time on 31 October 1943.[4]

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.[5]

Table

The 1942–43 season saw two new clubs in the league, Wiener AC and Reichsbahn SG Wien.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1First Vienna FC (C)2013438756+3130Qualification to German championship
2Wiener AC2010554529+1625
3Floridsdorfer AC2011366141+2025
4Wiener Sportclub2010555544+1125
5FK Austria Wien2011275352+124
6SK Rapid Wien2010286553+1222
7FC Wien207494849−118
8Reichsbahn SG Wien (R)206593838017Relegation
9SC Wacker205783240−817
10SK Admira Wien2064103842−416
11SK Sturm Graz (R)2001192199−781Relegation
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ AwayADMAUSFIRFLORAPREISTUWAKWIEWACSPO
SK Admira Wien1–62–31–32–31–38–11–23–21–10–2
FK Austria Wien2–22–93–11–100–33–10–15–32–03–1
First Vienna FC3–06–38–66–42–28–34–24–22–82–4
Floridsdorfer AC3–32–12–47–12–111–02–10–00–33–3
SK Rapid Wien0–22–63–32–42–57–14–04–65–13–2
Reichsbahn SG Wien0–22–23–42–32–33–02–21–30–11–3
SK Sturm Graz2–20–61–52–40–42–30–02–61–51–2
SC Wacker1–20–22–20–41–41–08–12–21–11–1
FC Wien0–21–21–73–10–31–14–12–11–25–5
Wiener AC3–26–13–31–20–03–22–01–12–11–3
Wiener Sportclub2–11–33–22–14–12–28–25–51–51–2
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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