1938-39 Austrian football championship

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Gauliga Ostmark
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

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]

Table[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

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

Table Promotion round[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

  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