1942-43 Austrian football championship

The **Gauliga Donau-Alpenland 1942-43** (also  Fußball-Sportbereichsklasse Donau-Alpenland 1942-43) was the fifth season of the Gauliga Donau-Alpenland in annexed Austria. First Vienna FC 1894 was able to defend the district championship title and became Austrian football champions for the fourth time. With this victory, Vienna qualified for the 1942-43 German football championship. They reached the semi-finals. This was lost against FV Saarbrücken 1:2. In the match for the 3rd place they lost 1:4 against Holstein Kiel.

This season eleven teams were represented. Sturm Graz stopped playing last season, but was allowed to take part in the Gauliga. Since the number of clubs in the league was reduced to ten again for the coming season, there were three relegated teams: SK Admira Wien, SK Sturm Graz and  SG Reichsbahn Wien. Since the eighth and ninth places in the table were tied on points at the end, a playoff for 8th place had to be played. SC Wacker Wien won and remained in the league.

## Table

|Pl.|Name|M|W|D|L|P|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1.|First Vienna FC|20|13|4|3|30|
|2.|Floridsdorfer AC|20|11|3|6|25|
|3.|Wiener AC|20|10|5|5|25|
|4.|Wiener Sport-Club|20|10|5|5|25|
|5.|FK Austria Wien|20|11|2|7|24|
|6.|SK Rapid Wien|20|10|2|8|22|
|7.|FC Wien|20|7|4|9|18|
|8.|SG Reichsbahn Wien|20|6|5|9|17|
|9.|SC Wacker Wien|20|5|7|8|17|
|10|SK Admira Wien|20|6|4|10|16|
|11|SK Sturm Graz|20|0|1|19|1|

### Round 1

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|16  August 1942|SK Admira Wien|**FK Austria Wien**|1-6|
|16  August 1942|**SK Rapid Wien**|SC Wacker Wien|4-0|
|16  August 1942|SK Sturm Graz|**Wiener AC**|1-5|
|31 August 1941|**First Vienna FC**|Floridsdorfer AC|4-2|
|31 August 1941|Wiener Sport-Club|SG Reichsbahn Wien|2-2|

### Round 2

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|22  August 1942|**SC Wacker Wien**|SG Reichsbahn Wien|1-0|
|23  August 1942|FK Austria Wien|**SK Rapid Wien**|1-10|
|23  August 1942|FC Wien|**First Vienna FC**|1-7|
|23  August 1942|Floridsdorfer AC|SK Admira Wien|3-3|
|23  August 1942|**Wiener Sport-Club**|SK Sturm Graz|8-2|

### Round 3

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|30 August 1942|**SK Admira Wien**|FC Wien|3-2|
|30 August 1942|SK Rapid Wien|**Floridsdorfer AC**|2-4|
|30  August 1942|SG Reichsbahn Wien|FK Austria Wien|2-2|
|30  August 1942|SK Sturm Graz|SC Wacker Wien||
|30  August 1942|Wiener Sport-Club|**Wiener AC**|1-2|

### Round 4

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|13  September 1942|**FK Austria Wien**|SK Sturm Graz|3-1|
|13  September 1942|FC Wien|**SK Rapid Wien **|0-3|
|13  September 1942|**Floridsdorfer AC**|SG Reichsbahn Wien|2-1|
|13  September 1942|**First Vienna FC**|SK Admira Wien|3-0|
|13  September 1942|SC Wacker Wien|Wiener AC|1-1|

### Round 5

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|3  October 1942|**Wiener AC**|FK Austria Wien|6-1|
|4  October 1942|SK Rapid Wien|First Vienna FC|3-3|
|4  October 1942|SG Reichsbahn Wien|**FC Wien**|1-3|
|4  October 1942|SK Sturm Graz|**Floridsdorfer AC**|2-4|
|4  October 1942|Wiener Sport-Club|SC Wacker Wien|5-5|

### Round 6

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|27 September 1942|SK Admira Wien|**SK Rapid Wien**|2-3|
|27 September 1942|**FK Austria Wien**|Wiener Sport-Club|3-1|
|27 September 1942|**FC Wien**|SK Sturm Graz|6-2|
|27 September 1942|**Floridsdorfer AC**|Wiener AC|2-1|
|13  December 1942|First Vienna FC|SG Reichsbahn Wien|2-2|

### Round 7

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|11 October 1942|SG Reichsbahn Wien|**SK Admira Wien **|0-2|
|11 October 1942|SK Sturm Graz|**First Vienna FC**|1-5|
|11 October 1942|SC Wacker Wien|**FK Austria Wien**|0-2|
|11 October 1942|**Wiener AC**|FC Wien|2-1|
|11 October 1942|**Wiener Sport-Club**|Floridsdorfer AC|2-1|

### Round 8

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|18 October 1942|**SK Admira Wien **|SK Sturm Graz|8-1|
|18 October 1942|FC Wien|Wiener Sport-Club|5-5|
|18 October 1942|**Floridsdorfer AC**|SC Wacker Wien|2-1|
|18 October 1942|SK Rapid Wien|**SG Reichsbahn Wien **|2-5|
|18 October 1942|First Vienna FC|**Wiener AC**|2-8|

### Round 9

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|25 October 1942|**FK Austria Wien **|Floridsdorfer AC|3-1|
|25 October 1942|SK Sturm Graz|**SK Rapid Wien**|0-4|
|25 October 1942|SC Wacker Wien|FC Wien|2-2|
|25 October 1942|**Wiener AC**|SK Admira Wien|3-2|
|25 October 1942|**Wiener Sport-Club**|First Vienna FC|3-2|

### Round 10

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|31 October 1942|**SG Reichsbahn Wien**|SK Sturm Graz|3-0|
|1 November 1942|SK Admira Wien|**Wiener Sport-Club**|0-2|
|1 November 1942|FC Wien|**FK Austria Wien **|1-2|
|1 November 1942|**SK Rapid Wien**|Wiener AC|5-1|
|1 November 1942|**First Vienna FC**|SC Wacker Wien|4-2|

### Round 11

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|8 November 1942|FK Austria Wien|**First Vienna FC**|2-9|
|8 November 1942|Floridsdorfer AC|FC Wien|0-0|
|8 November 1942|SC Wacker Wien|**SK Admira Wien**|1-2|
|8 November 1942|**Wiener AC**|SG Reichsbahn Wien|3-2|
|8 November 1942|**Wiener Sport-Club**|SK Rapid Wien|4-2|

### Round 12

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|14 November 1942|SG Reichsbahn Wien|**Wiener Sport-Club**|1-3|
|15 November 1942|FK Austria Wien|SK Admira Wien|2-2|
|15 November 1942|Floridsdorfer AC|**First Vienna FC**|6-8|
|15 November 1942|SC Wacker Wien|**SK Rapid Wien**|1-4|
|15 November 1942|**Wiener AC**|SK Sturm Graz|2-0|

### Round 13

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|6 December 1942|SK Admira Wien|**Floridsdorfer AC**|1-3|
|6 December 1942|SK Rapid Wien|**FK Austria Wien **|2-6|
|6 December 1942|SG Reichsbahn Wien|SC Wacker Wien|2-2|
|6 December 1942|SK Sturm Graz|**Wiener Sport-Club**|1-2|
|6 December 1942|**First Vienna FC**|FC Wien|4-2|

### Round 14

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|4 February 1943|**Floridsdorfer AC**|SK Rapid Wien|7-1|
|4 February 1943|Wiener AC|**Wiener Sport-Club**|1-3|
|4 April 1943|FK Austria Wien|**SG Reichsbahn Wien**|0-3|
|9 May 1943|FC Wien|**SK Admira Wien**|0-2|
|9 May 1943|**SC Wacker Wien**|SK Sturm Graz|8-1|

### Round 15

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|21 February 1943|SK Admira Wien|**First Vienna FC**|2-3|
|21 February 1943|SK Rapid Wien|**FC Wien**|4-6|
|21 February 1943|SG Reichsbahn Wien|**Floridsdorfer AC**|2-3|
|21 February 1943|SK Sturm Graz|**FK Austria Wien**|0-6|
|21 February 1943|Wiener AC|SC Wacker Wien|1-1|

### Round 16

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|7 March 1943|SK Rapid Wien|**SK Admira Wien**|0-2|
|7 March 1943|SG Reichsbahn Wien|**First Vienna FC**|2-3|
|7 March 1943|SK Sturm Graz|**FC Wien**|1-4|
|7 March 1943|**Wiener AC**|Floridsdorfer AC|3-0|
|7 March 1943|Wiener Sport-Club|**FK Austria Wien**|1-3|

### Round 17

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|28 February 1943|**FK Austria Wien**|Wiener AC|2-0|
|28 February 1943|SG Reichsbahn Wien|FC Wien|1-1|
|28 February 1943|**Floridsdorfer AC**|SK Sturm Graz|11-0|
|28 February 1943|**First Vienna FC**|SK Rapid Wien|6-4|
|28 February 1943|SC Wacker Wien|Wiener Sport-Club|1-1|

### Round 18

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|28 March 1943|SK Admira Wien|**SG Reichsbahn Wien**|1-3|
|28 March 1943|FK Austria Wien|**SC Wacker Wien**|0-1|
|28 March 1943|FC Wien|**Wiener AC**|1-2|
|28 March 1943|Floridsdorfer AC|Wiener Sport-Club|3-3|
|28 February 1943|**First Vienna FC**|SK Sturm Graz|8-3|

### Round 19

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|11 April 1943|SG Reichsbahn Wien|**SK Rapid Wien**|2-3|
|11 April 1943|SK Sturm Graz|SK Admira Wien|2-2|
|11 April 1943|SC Wacker Wien|**Floridsdorfer AC**|0-4|
|11 April 1943|Wiener AC|First Vienna FC|3-3|
|28 February 1943|Wiener Sport-Club|**FC Wien**|1-5|

### Round 20

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|17 April 1943|**FC Wien**|SC Wacker Wien|2-1|
|18 April 1943|SK Admira Wien|Wiener AC|1-1|
|18 April 1943|**Floridsdorfer AC**|FK Austria Wien|2-1|
|18 April 1943|**SK Rapid Wien**|SK Sturm Graz|7-1|
|18 April 1943|First Vienna FC|**Wiener Sport-Club**|2-4|

### Round 21

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|26 April 1943|**FK Austria Wien **|FC Wien|5-3|
|26 April 1943|SC Wacker Wien|First Vienna FC|2-2|
|26 April 1943|Wiener AC|SK Rapid Wien|0-0|
|26 April 1943|**Wiener Sport-Club**|SK Admira Wien|2-1|
|2 May 1943|SK Sturm Graz|**SG Reichsbahn Wien **|2-3|

### Round 22

|Date|Team 1|Team2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|25 April 1943|SK Admira Wien|SC Wacker Wien|1-2|
|25 April 1943|**FC Wien**|Floridsdorfer AC|3-1|
|25 April 1943|**SK Rapid Wien**|Wiener Sport-Club|3-2|
|25 April 1943|SG Reichsbahn Wien|**Wiener AC**|0-1|
|25 April 1943|**First Vienna FC**|FK Austria Wien|6-3|

## Champion squad

Johann Artmann ,
Karl Bortoli  ,
Anton Brosenbauer 	 ,
De Luca 	 ,
Karl Decker  ,
Richard Fischer ,
Gottfried Gröbel ,
Friedrich Gschweidl  ,
Franz Holeschofsky 	 ,
Franz Jawurek 	 ,
Otto Kaller 	 ,
Konecny I 	 ,
Wernr Krümpelmann ,
Vitus Kubicka 	 ,
Ernst Kubisch 	 ,
Kurt Lechner   ,
Karl Lechner 	 ,
Josef Leidenecker  ,
Erwin Luchs 	 ,
Karl Minarik 	 ,
Necmah 	 ,
Rudolf Noack 	 ,
Stefan Ploc 	 ,
Paul Pongratz ,
Rainer Karl 	 ,
Alfred Renner ,
Johann Riedisser 	 ,
Ernst Sabeditsch 	 ,
Gottfried Sälzler 	 ,
Schmolt 	 ,
Hans Schwarzer 	 ,
Starke 		 ,
Ludwig Steininger 	 ,
Rudolf Strittich 	 ,
Gustav Thaler 	 ,
Kurt Welle 	 ,
Franz Widhalm   ,
Wurstbauer

**Coachesː** Rudolf Höllerl/Friedrich Gschweidl

## Top scorer

|Name|Club|Goals|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Karl Kerbach|Floridsdorfer AC|31|
|Karl Decker|First Vienna FC|29|
|Hermann Dvoracek|SK Rapid Wien|23|

## Infobox (football league season)

- **competition**: Gauliga Ostmark
- **season**: 1942-43
- **winners**: First Vienna FC
- **relegated**: SK Admira Wien, SK Sturm Graz, SG Reichsbahn Wien
- **matches**: 110
- **total goals**: 543
- **league topscorer**: Karl Kerbach
(31goals)
- **prevseason**: 1941-42 Austrian football championship, 1941-42
- **nextseason**: 1943-44 Austrian football championship, 1943-44