1941-42 Austrian football championship

The **Gauliga Donau-Alpenland 1941/42** (also  Fußball-Sportbereichsklasse Donau-Alpenland 1941/42) was the fourth season of the Gauliga Ostmark in annexed Austria. First Vienna FC 1894 became champions of the Gauliga for the first time and Austrian football champions for the third time. Vienna qualified for the 1941/42 German football championship, which was played in a knockout system that year. They reached the final. They lost 2-0 to FC Schalke 04.

Post SV Wien  was relegated from the Gauliga. The season originally started with ten teams. SK Sturm Graz ended the game prematurely in February 1942 with 6 points from 11 games. The held games were canceled.

## Table

|Pl.|Name|M|W|D|L|P|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1.|First Vienna FC|16|11|3|2|25|
|2.|FC Wien|16|8|5|3|21|
|3.|SK Rapid Wien|16|8|3|5|19|
|4.|FK Austria Wien|16|5|7|4|17|
|5.|Floridsdorfer AC|16|7|3|6|17|
|6.|SC Wacker Wien|16|7|2|7|16|
|7.|Wiener Sport-Club|16|6|3|7|15|
|8.|SK Admira Wien|16|5|3|8|13|
|9.|Post SG Wien|16|0|1|1|9|
|10|SK Sturm Graz|10|3|0|7|6|

### Round 1

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|31 August 1941|SK Admira Wien|FC Wien|0-0|
|31 August 1941|**FK Austria Wien**|SC Wacker Wien|6-0|
|31 August 1941|Post SV Wien|**SK Rapid Wien**|1-3|
|31 August 1941|**First Vienna FC**|SK Sturm Graz|1-0|
|31 August 1941|**Wiener Sport-Club**|Floridsdorfer AC|4-3|

### Round 2

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|6 September 1941|**FC Wien**|Post SV Wien|4-0|
|6 September 1941|** Floridsdorfer AC**|First Vienna FC|1-0|
|7 September 1941|**SK Rapid Wien**|Wiener Sport-Club|2-1|
|7 September 1941|SK Sturm Graz|**FK Austria Wien**|0-2|
|7 September 1941|**SC Wacker Wien**|SK Admira Wien|6-2|

### Round 3

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|21 September 1941|Floridsdorfer AC|**SK Rapid Wien**|2-4|
|21 September 1941|**SK Sturm Graz**|Post SV Wien|3-1|
|21 September 1941|Wiener Sport-Club|**SC Wacker Wien**|0-3|
|30 November 1941|** SK Admira Wien**|FK Austria Wien|7-0|
|30 November 1941|First Vienna FC|**FC Wien**|0-4|

### Round 4

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|5 October 1941|SK Admira Wien|**SK Sturm Graz**|1-2|
|5 October 1941|**FK Austria Wien  **|Floridsdorfer AC|3-2|
|5 October 1941|FC Wien|SC Wacker Wien|4-4|
|5 October 1941|Post SV Wien|**Wiener Sport-Club**|1-4|
|5 October 1941|**First Vienna FC**|SK Rapid Wien|4-1|

### Round 5

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|11 October 1941|Wiener Sport-Club|First Vienna FC|4-4|
|12 October 1941|Post SV Wien|**SC Wacker Wien**|0-4|
|12 October 1941|SK Rapid Wien|FK Austria Wien|2-2|
|12 October 1941|SK Sturm Graz|**FC Wien**|0-3|
|8 November 1941|Floridsdorfer AC|**SK Admira Wien**|2-3|

### Round 6

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|18 October 1941|Post SV Wien|**First Vienna FC**|0-6|
|19 October 1941|SK Admira Wien|**SK Rapid Wien**|0-4|
|19 October 1941|** FK Austria Wien   **|Wiener Sport-Club|3-2|
|19 October 1941|FC Wien|Floridsdorfer AC|3-3|
|19 October 1941|**SC Wacker Wien**|SK Sturm Graz|6-1|

### Round 7

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2 November 1941|** SK Admira Wien**|Post SV Wien|6-2|
|2 November 1941|Floridsdorfer AC|SC Wacker Wien|4-4|
|2 November 1941|SK Rapid Wien|**FC Wien**|0-4|
|2 November 1941|First Vienna FC|FK Austria Wien|1-1|
|2 November 1941|**  Wiener Sport-Club  **|SK Sturm Graz|8-0|

### Round 8

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|16 November 1941|Post SV Wien|**FK Austria Wien**|1-5|
|16 November 1941|**First Vienna FC**|SK Admira Wien|5-4|
|16 November 1941|**SC Wacker Wien**|SK Rapid Wien|2-0|
|16 November 1941|Wiener Sport-Club|**FC Wien**|1-2|
|30 November 1941|**SK Sturm Graz**|Floridsdorfer AC|3-0|

### Round 9

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|23 November 1941|**FK Austria Wien**|FC Wien|4-0|
|23 November 1941|**Floridsdorfer AC**|Post SV Wien|6-5|
|23 November 1941|**SK Rapid Wien **|SK Sturm Graz|8-0|
|23 November 1941|SC Wacker Wien|**First Vienna FC**|2-3|
|23 November 1941|**Wiener Sport-Club**|SK Admira Wien|3-2|

### Round 10

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|4 January 1942|Floridsdorfer AC|**Wiener Sport-Club**|2-5|
|4 January 1942|**SK Rapid Wien **|Post SV Wien|2-0|
|4 January 1942|SK Sturm Graz|**First Vienna FC**|0-4|
|15 February 1942|**FC Wien**|SK Admira Wien|4-1|
|15 February 1942|SC Wacker Wien|**FK Austria Wien**|1-4|

### Round 11

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|7 December 1941|**FK Austria Wien**|SK Sturm Graz|6-0|
|11 January 1942|**First Vienna FC**|Floridsdorfer AC|7-2|
|11 January 1942|**Wiener Sport-Club**|SK Rapid Wien|4-2|
|18 January 1942|Post SV Wien|**FC Wien**|0-8|
|8 March 1942|SK Admira Wien|**SC Wacker Wien**|2-3|

### Round 12

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|7 December 1941|**SK Rapid Wien**|Floridsdorfer AC|10-2|
|7 December 1941|**SC Wacker Wien**|Wiener Sport-Club|3-2|
|22 February 1942|FK Austria Wien|**SK Admira Wien**|2-3|
|22 February 1942|FC Wien|**First Vienna FC**|1-2|

### Round 13

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|8 March 1942|**Wiener Sport-Club**|Post SV Wien|9-0|
|15 March 1942|Floridsdorfer AC|FK Austria Wien|1-1|
|15 March 1942|SK Rapid Wien|**First Vienna FC**|0-1|
|15 March 1942|SC Wacker Wien|**FC Wien **|2-4|

### Round 14

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|22 March 1942|SK Admira Wien|** Floridsdorfer AC**|1-2|
|22 March 1942|FK Austria Wien|**SK Rapid Wien**|3-4|
|22 March 1942|**First Vienna FC**|Wiener Sport-Club|5-1|
|22 March 1942|**SC Wacker Wien**|Post SV Wien|4-0|

### Round 15

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|29 March 1942|SK Rapid Wien|SK Admira Wien|1-1|
|29 March 1942|Wiener Sport-Club|FK Austria Wien|1-1|
|6 April 1942|** Floridsdorfer AC**|FC Wien|3-1|
|6 April 1942|**First Vienna FC**|Post SV Wien|6-0|

### Round 16

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|7 December 1941|Post SV Wien|**SK Admira Wien**|0-6|
|5 April 1942|FK Austria Wien|First Vienna FC|1-1|
|4 April 1942|SC Wacker Wien|** Floridsdorfer AC**|2-4|
|5 April 1942|FC Wien|SK Rapid Wien|2-2|

### Round 17

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|12 April 1942|SK Admira Wien|**First Vienna FC**|3-4|
|12 April 1942|FK Austria Wien|Post SV Wien|0-0|
|12 April 1942|**FC Wien**|Wiener Sport-Club|3-0|
|5 April 1942|**SK Rapid Wien**|SC Wacker Wien|2-1|

### Round 18

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|15 March 1942|SK Admira Wien|Wiener Sport-Club **First Vienna FC**|2-2|
|19 April 1942|FC Wien|FK Austria Wien|1-1|
|19 April 1942|Post SV Wien|**Floridsdorfer AC**|0-2|
|19 April 1942|**First Vienna FC**|SC Wacker Wien|2-1|

### Champion squad

- **Goalkeeper:** Stefan Ploc
- **Defender:** Otto Kaller, Willibald Schmaus, Gustav Thaler, Luchs
- **Midfielders:** Vitus Kubicka, Ernst Sabeditsch, Franz Jaburek, Nowotny, Novak
- **Forwards:** Franz Holeschofsky, Karl Decker, Richard Fischer, Johann Artmann, Karl Bortoli, Karl Lechner, Barylli, Friedrich Gschweidl, Pabisch

## Top scorer

|Name|Club|Goals|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Franz Jelinek|Wiener Sport-Club|18|
|Ernst Reitermaier|SC Wacker Wien|17|
|Karl Decker|First Vienna FC|14|
|Karl Kerbach|Floridsdorfer AC|14|

## Infobox (football league season)

- **competition**: Gauliga Ostmark
- **season**: 1941-42
- **winners**: First Vienna FC
- **relegated**: Post SG Wien
- **matches**: 90
- **total goals**: 364
- **league topscorer**: Ernst Reitermaier
(20 goals)
- **prevseason**: 1940-41 Austrian football championship, 1940-41
- **nextseason**: 1942-43 Austrian football championship, 1942-43