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. NameM W D  L  P1. First Vienna FC20 134 3 302. Floridsdorfer AC  20113 6 253.  Wiener AC   20 105 5 254. Wiener Sport-Club 20 1055 255. FK Austria Wien201127 246.SK Rapid Wien 20 102 8 227.  FC Wien20 74 9 188.SG Reichsbahn Wien20 65 9 179.SC Wacker Wien 20 57 8 1710SK Admira Wien 20 64 10 1611SK Sturm Graz 20 01 19 1
Austria Soccer

Matches 

Round 1
Date Team 1Team2 16  August 1942 SK Admira Wien    FK Austria Wien1-616  August 1942  SK Rapid Wien  SC Wacker Wien4-016  August 1942  SK Sturm Graz  Wiener AC1-531 August 1941   First Vienna FC Floridsdorfer AC4-231 August 1941  Wiener Sport-Club SG Reichsbahn Wien2-2

Round 2
Date Team 1Team2 22  August 1942 SC Wacker Wien  SG Reichsbahn Wien  1-023  August 1942 FK Austria Wien   SK Rapid Wien1-1023  August 1942  FC Wien   First Vienna FC1-723  August 1942   Floridsdorfer AC SK Admira Wien3-323  August 1942  Wiener Sport-Club SK Sturm Graz8-2

Round 3
Date Team 1Team2 30 August 1942SK Admira Wien   FC Wien3-230 August 1942SK Rapid Wien   Floridsdorfer AC2-430  August 1942 SG Reichsbahn Wien  FK Austria Wien   2-230  August 1942 SK Sturm GrazSC Wacker Wien Sturm Graz used Mucha (Croatia) under an unknown pseudonym without authorization.Verified for Wacker Vienna on October 26, 1942 30  August 1942  Wiener Sport-Club Wiener AC1-2

Round 4
Date Team 1Team2 13  September 1942FK Austria Wien  SK Sturm Graz3-113  September 1942FC WienSK Rapid Wien   0-313  September 1942 Floridsdorfer AC  SG Reichsbahn Wien   2-113  September 1942 First Vienna FCSK Admira Wien 3-013  September 1942  SC Wacker Wien Wiener AC1-1

Round 5
Date Team 1Team2 3  October 1942Wiener AC  FK Austria Wien6-14  October 1942SK Rapid WienFirst Vienna FC3-34  October 1942 SG Reichsbahn Wien     FC Wien1-34  October 1942 SK Sturm Graz Floridsdorfer AC2-44  October 1942  Wiener Sport-ClubSC Wacker Wien 5-5

Round 6
Date Team 1Team2 27 September 1942SK Admira Wien SK Rapid Wien 2-327 September 1942FK Austria Wien  Wiener Sport-Club 3-127 September 1942FC Wien  SK Sturm Graz6-227 September 1942 Floridsdorfer AC Wiener AC2-113  December 1942   First Vienna FCSG Reichsbahn Wien   2-2

Round 7
Date Team 1Team2 11 October 1942SG Reichsbahn Wien   SK Admira Wien  0-211 October 1942SK Sturm Graz   First Vienna FC1-511 October 1942SC Wacker Wien FK Austria Wien0-211 October 1942 Wiener AC  FC Wien   2-111 October 1942   Wiener Sport-ClubFloridsdorfer AC2-1

Round 8
Date Team 1Team2 18 October 1942SK Admira Wien   SK Sturm Graz 8-1 4 Graz players voluntarily left the field in the 61st minute. In the 75th minute, Sturm Graz finally withdrew. 18 October 1942FC Wien Wiener Sport-Club   5-518 October 1942  Floridsdorfer AC SC Wacker Wien2-118 October 1942 SK Rapid Wien  SG Reichsbahn Wien 2-518 October 1942   First Vienna FC Wiener AC2-8

Round 9
Date Team 1Team2 25 October 1942FK Austria Wien   Floridsdorfer AC3-1 25 October 1942SK Sturm GrazSK Rapid Wien0-425 October 1942 SC Wacker Wien FC Wien2-225 October 1942 Wiener AC  SK Admira Wien 3-225 October 1942   Wiener Sport-Club First Vienna FC3-2

Round 10
Date Team 1Team2 31 October 1942SG Reichsbahn Wien SK Sturm Graz3-01 November 1942SK Admira Wien Wiener Sport-Club 0-21 November 1942 FC Wien FK Austria Wien   1-21 November 1942SK Rapid Wien    Wiener AC 5-11 November 1942   First Vienna FC SC Wacker Wien4-2

Round 11
Date Team 1Team2 8 November 1942FK Austria Wien   First Vienna FC2-98 November 1942Floridsdorfer AC FC Wien0-08 November 1942 SC Wacker Wien SK Admira Wien 1-2 Canceled in the 71st minute after the referee was hit by a stone and spectators invaded the field. Verified in accordance with the results (1:2) on November 12, 1942. 8 November 1942Wiener AC      SG Reichsbahn Wien3-28 November 1942   Wiener Sport-Club SK Rapid Wien4-2

Round 12
Date Team 1Team2 14 November 1942SG Reichsbahn Wien  Wiener Sport-Club 1-315 November 1942FK Austria Wien SK Admira Wien2-215 November 1942Floridsdorfer AC  First Vienna FC6-815 November 1942 SC Wacker Wien SK Rapid Wien1-415 November 1942   Wiener AC SK Sturm Graz2-0

Round 13
Date Team 1Team2 6 December 1942SK Admira Wien Floridsdorfer AC 1-36 December 1942SK Rapid WienFK Austria Wien 2-66 December 1942SG Reichsbahn Wien   SC Wacker Wien2-26 December 1942 SK Sturm Graz  There was audience's terror against the referee after the end of the match. Sturm Graz was banned from playing at their homeground for the rest of the championship.  Wiener Sport-Club1-26 December 1942   First Vienna FC FC Wien4-2

Round 14
Date Team 1Team2 4 February 1943Floridsdorfer AC   SK Rapid Wien7-14 February 1943Wiener ACWiener Sport-Club1-34 April 1943FK Austria Wien SG Reichsbahn Wien  0-39 May 1943 FC Wien SK Admira Wien0-29 May 1943   SC Wacker Wien SK Sturm Graz8-1

Round 15
Date Team 1Team2 21 February 1943  SK Admira Wien First Vienna FC2-321 February 1943SK Rapid Wien FC Wien4-621 February 1943SG Reichsbahn Wien Floridsdorfer AC  2-321 February 1943 SK Sturm Graz FK Austria Wien0-621 February 1943  Wiener AC  SC Wacker Wien1-1

Round 16
Date Team 1Team2 7 March 1943 SK Rapid Wien  SK Admira Wien0-27 March 1943SG Reichsbahn Wien First Vienna FC2-37 March 1943SK Sturm Graz FC Wien  1-47 March 1943 Wiener AC Floridsdorfer AC3-07 March 1943  Wiener Sport-Club FK Austria Wien1-3

Round 17
Date Team 1Team2 28 February 1943 FK Austria Wien Wiener AC2-028 February 1943SG Reichsbahn Wien FC Wien1-128 February 1943Floridsdorfer AC SK Sturm Graz11-028 February 1943 First Vienna FC SK Rapid Wien6-428 February 1943 SC Wacker Wien  Wiener Sport-Club1-1

Round 18
Date Team 1Team2 28 March 1943 SK Admira WienSG Reichsbahn Wien  1-328 March 1943FK Austria Wien   SC Wacker Wien0-128 March 1943FC Wien Wiener AC1-228 March 1943 Floridsdorfer AC Wiener Sport-Club3-328 February 1943 First Vienna FC  SK Sturm Graz8-3 Karl Decker scored seven goals. 

Round 19
Date Team 1Team2 11 April 1943 SG Reichsbahn Wien SK Rapid Wien 2-311 April 1943 SK Sturm Graz   SK Admira Wien 2-211 April 1943SC Wacker Wien   Floridsdorfer AC0-411 April 1943 Wiener AC First Vienna FC3-328 February 1943  Wiener Sport-Club   FC Wien 1-5

Round 20
Date Team 1Team2 17 April 1943FC Wien  SC Wacker Wien   2-118 April 1943 SK Admira Wien  Wiener AC1-118 April 1943Floridsdorfer AC  FK Austria Wien 2-118 April 1943 SK Rapid Wien  SK Sturm Graz7-118 April 1943  First Vienna FC   Wiener Sport-Club 2-4

Round 21
Date Team 1Team2 26 April 1943FK Austria Wien   FC Wien 5-326 April 1943 SC Wacker Wien     First Vienna FC2-226 April 1943Wiener AC   SK Rapid Wien0-026 April 1943 Wiener Sport-Club SK Admira Wien 2-12 May 1943  SK Sturm Graz   SG Reichsbahn Wien  2-3

Round 22
Date Team 1Team2 25 April 1943SK Admira Wien SC Wacker Wien   1-225 April 1943 FC Wien   Floridsdorfer AC3-125 April 1943SK Rapid Wien  Wiener Sport-Club3-225 April 1943 SG Reichsbahn Wien  Wiener AC0-1 Braun ( WAC) was not  eligible to play - verified with a 0-0 scoreline and 2 points for Reichsbahn. 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
Austria Soccer 

Top scorer
 Name Club Goals Karl KerbachFloridsdorfer AC31 Karl DeckerFirst Vienna FC29 Hermann DvoracekSK Rapid Wien23
Austria Soccer

References 

Category:Football in Austria
Category:Football seasons
Category:1942 in association football
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