1939-40 Austrian football championship

The 1939-40 Austrian football championship (Gauliga Ostmark - The Gauliga changed its name to the Area league in the fall of 1939) was the second season of the Gauliga Ostmark in annexed Austria. 
General informations
Compared to the previous season, the top league was reduced in size to eight teams.  SK Rapid Wien won the league for the first time. Later it was decided that the district championship title also counted as winning the Austrian football championship (13th title).

By winning the regional championship, Rapid also qualified for the German football championship in 1939/40. In this, Rapid reached the semi-finals, which they lost to Dresdner SC 1-2 after extra time. In the game for third place, Vienna was able to win in the replay against Waldhof Mannheim. Austria Soccer

The relegated SV Amateure Fiat Wien joined Floridsdorfer AC, which was promoted next season.
Table
Pl. NameM W D  L  P1. SK Rapid Wien14 92 3 202.  SC Wacker Wien14 81 5 173.   Wiener Sport-Club14 64 4 164. First Vienna FC14 72 5 165.  SK Admira Wien14635 156.FK Austria Wien14 60 8 127.  FC Wien14 41 9 98.SV Amateure Fiat Wien14 31 10 11
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Champion squad SK Rapid Wien 
Rudolf Raftl, Anton Mayer, Stefan Wagner, Heribert Sperner,	Engelbert Uridil, Johann Hofstätter, Franz Wagner, Stefan Skoumal,  Stefan Domnanich, Wilhelm Holec, Walter Schörg, Leopold Gernhardt, August Fellner,	Wilhelm Fitz, Franz Kaspirek, Hermann Dvoracek , Georg Schors , Matthias Kaburek, Johann Pesser, Franz Binder, Franz Hofer 
Coach: Leopold Nitsch 
Top scorer
 Name Club Goals Franz BinderSK Rapid Wien18 Ernst ReitermaierSC Wacker Wien17 Josef EppWiener Sport-Club13
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References

Category:Football in Austria
Category:Football seasons
Category:1939 in association football
Category:1940 in sports