1939–40 Gauliga Ostmark

Gauliga Ostmark
Season 1939–40
Champions SK Rapid Wien
Relegated SV Amateure Fiat
German championship SK Rapid Wien
Main article: 1939–40 Gauliga

The 1939–40 Gauliga Ostmark was the second season of the Gauliga Ostmark, the first tier of football in German-annexed Austria from 1938 to 1945, officially referred to as Ostmark.[1]

SK Rapid Wien won the championship and qualified for the 1940 German football championship where it lost 2–1 after extra time in the semi-final to Dresdner SC. Rapid went on to win the third-place play-off against SV Waldhof Mannheim.[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 1939–40 season saw one new club in the league, FC Wien.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 SK Rapid Wien (C) 14 9 2 3 50 24 +26 20 Qualification to German championship
2 SC Wacker 14 8 1 5 43 31 +12 17
3 Wiener Sportclub 14 6 4 4 36 23 +13 16
4 First Vienna FC 14 7 2 5 36 35 +1 16
5 SK Admira Wien 14 6 3 5 33 36 3 15
6 FK Austria Wien 14 6 0 8 37 42 5 12
7 FC Wien 14 4 1 9 24 43 19 9
8 SV Amateure Fiat (R) 14 3 1 10 36 61 25 7 Relegation
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

References

  1. "Where's My Country? Austrian clubs in the German football structure 1938-1944". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  2. "Germany 1939–40". claudionicoletti.eu. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  3. "German championship 1940". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  4. "Österreichs Meister" [Austrian championship]. bundesliga.at (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 19 January 2016.

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