1938-39 Austrian football championship

The 1938-39 Austrian football championship (Gauliga Ostmark) was the first one under Nazi-occupation of Austria. The championship in the National League was contested by 10 teams, each of which met twice during the entire season. The Austrian/East Mark football champion was SK Admira Wien, which won its seventh championship title. They played in the final round of the German championship and reached the final. They lost 0-9 versus Schalke 04.[1]

Austrian Bundesliga
Season1938-39
ChampionsSK Admira Wien
RelegatedGrazer SC
SK Amateure Steyr
RB Wacker Wiener Neustadt
Matches played90
Goals scored446 (4.96 per match)
Top goalscorerFranz Binder
(27 goals)
1937-38
1939-40

Table

Pl. Name M W D L P
1. SK Admira Wien 18 12 4 2 28
2. SC Wacker Wien 18 12 2 4 26
3. SK Rapid Wien 18 11 3 4 25
4. Wiener Sport-Club 18 10 4 4 24
5. First Vienna FC 18 9 4 5 22
6. FK Austria Wien[2] 18 9 3 6 21
7. SV Amateure Fiat Wien 18 6 3 9 15
8. Grazer SC [3] 18 5 1 12 11
9. SK Amateure Steyr 18 2 0 16 4
10. RB Wacker Wiener Neustadt 18 2 0 16 4

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Champion team SK Admira

Peter PlatzerAnton Schall, Otto Marischka, Josef Weber, Johann Urbanek, Fritz Klacl, Franz Hanreiter, Spielauer, Giesser, Josef Mirschitzka, Leopold Vogl, Wilhelm Hahnemann, Karl Stoiber, Franz Schilling, Karl Durspekt – Coach: Hans Skolaut

Promotion round

The champions of the four district classes took part in the relegation to Gauliga XVII.

Table Promotion round

Pl. Name M W D L P
1. FC Wien 6 6 0 0 12
2. Linzer ASK 6 2 1 3 5
3. WSV BU Neunkirchen 6 2 0 4 4
4. WSV Donawitz 6 1 1 4 3

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References

  1. Austria Soccer
  2. Austria Soccer In mid-July 1938, the name change from Austria Wien to SC Ostmark from March/April 1938 was reversed, probably due to pressure from the public. The official reason was that the name SC Ostmark was never officially approved.
  3. The Grazer SC, not in a relegation zone, was nevertheless excluded from the championship in 1939/40. Travel restrictions were the reason.
  4. Austria Soccer
  5. Austria Soccer