1937-38 Austrian football championship

The 1937-38 Austrian football championship was organized by the National League Committee and contested by its members. In addition to the single-tier First League, several regional championships of the Austrian state associations served as the foundation for the National League.

The Austrian championship season was overshadowed in its final days by the annexation of Austria by the Nazi-Germany on 12 March 1938. After the championship ended, it was taken over by the Nationalsozialistischer Reichsbund für Leibesübungen. Professionalism  was abolished on 22 April 1938. 

The National League championship was contested by ten teams, each of which met twice throughout the season. Rapid Wien won their 12th championship title. The last four teams were relegated. Two other teams were added to the two teams relegated for sporting reasons. This was decided on 9J uly 1938, long after the end of the championship.

Final table
Table mode (in case of equal points): 1st criterion goal quotient
Pl. Name M W D  L  P  1.SK Rapid Wien   18 1422302.Wiener Sport-Club  18 95 4 233. SC Ostmark Wien Austria Wien was renamed SC Ostmark Wien in early April 1938 (to remove the Austrian reference from the name). The club was allowed to call itself Austria Wien again after the end of the season. 18 85 5214.SC Wacker Wien   18 84 6 205.First Vienna FC18 67519 1,376.SK Admira Wien 18 67 5 191,097. FC Wien  18 73 8 178.Floridsdorfer AC18 54 9 149. Favoritner AC  18 44 10 1210.1. Simmeringer SC  18 21 15 5
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Matches 
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Round 1
Date Team 1Team2 28 August 19371. Simmeringer SC Wiener Sport-Club3-329 August 1937FK Austria WienFavoritner AC 3-229 August 1937Floridsdorfer ACFirst Vienna FC 2-229 August 1937SK Rapid Wien   FC Wien 5-029 August 1937SC Wacker WienSK Admira Wien1-1
Round 2
Date Team 1Team2 4 September 1937FC WienSC Wacker Wien 1-14 September 1937 Favoritner AC  Floridsdorfer AC 3-24 September 1937First Vienna FC1. Simmeringer SC 2-05 September 1937SK Admira Wien FK Austria Wien 1-35 September 1937Wiener Sport-ClubSK Rapid Wien2-1
Round 3
Date Team 1Team2 18 September 19371. Simmeringer SC   Favoritner AC 6-221 September 1937 Floridsdorfer AC  SK Admira Wien 3-022 September 1937FC Wien  Wiener Sport-Club 2-422 September 1937SK Rapid Wien First Vienna FC 2-029 September 1937SC Wacker Wien FK Austria Wien2-3
Round 4
Date Team 1Team2 26 September 1937SK Admira Wien   1. Simmeringer SC4-226 September 1937FK Austria Wien  Floridsdorfer AC 2-026 September 1937Favoritner AC  SK Rapid Wien     0-326 September 1937 First Vienna FCFC Wien   3-326 September 1937Wiener Sport-ClubSC Wacker Wien 1-2
Round 5
Date Team 1Team2 3 October 19371. Simmeringer SC FK Austria Wien  0-23 October 1937FC Wien  Favoritner AC   3-43 October 1937SK Rapid Wien    SK Admira Wien 5-33 October 1937SC Wacker Wien Floridsdorfer AC 1-13 October 1937Wiener Sport-ClubFirst Vienna FC3-3
Round 6
Date Team 1Team2 17 October 1937SK Admira WienFC Wien   6-217 October 1937FK Austria WienFirst Vienna FC  1-117 October 1937Favoritner AC   Wiener Sport-Club 0-417 October 1937Floridsdorfer AC1. Simmeringer SC  5-017 October 1937SK Rapid WienSC Wacker Wien 3-3
Round 7
Date Team 1Team2 28 October 1937 First Vienna FC   Favoritner AC   7-031 October 1937FC Wien   FK Austria Wien 4-231 October 1937Floridsdorfer ACSK Rapid Wien 1-231 October 1937SC Wacker Wien 1. Simmeringer SC  5-231 October 1937Wiener Sport-ClubSK Admira Wien2-4
Round 8
Date Team 1Team2 7 November 19371. Simmeringer SC  FC Wien   2-57 November 1937SK Admira WienFirst Vienna FC    2-37 November 1937FK Austria Wien  SK Rapid Wien 1-27 November 1937Favoritner AC   SC Wacker Wien  2-921 November 1937Wiener Sport-ClubFloridsdorfer AC1-2
Round 9
Date Team 1Team2 14 November 1937FK Austria Wien  Wiener Sport-Club  2-314 November 1937Favoritner AC  SK Admira Wien  1-114 November 1937Floridsdorfer AC FC Wien      2-314 November 1937 SK Rapid Wien1. Simmeringer SC   5-114 November 1937First Vienna FC SC Wacker Wien 0-1
Round 10
Date Team 1Team2 13 February 19381. Simmeringer SC  Floridsdorfer AC  1-413 February 1938FC Wien SK Admira Wien  0-013 February 1938First Vienna FC    FK Austria Wien      0-213 February 1938 SC Wacker Wien SK Rapid Wien 0-213 February 1938Wiener Sport-Club  Favoritner AC  7-2
Round 11
Date Team 1Team2 20 February 19381. Simmeringer SC  SC Wacker Wien    2-820 February 1938SK Admira Wien Wiener Sport-Club 1-120 February 1938FK Austria Wien  FC Wien    2-220 February 1938 Favoritner AC  First Vienna FC  1-120 February 1938SK Rapid WienFloridsdorfer AC3-0
Round 12
Date Team 1Team2 5 March 1938Floridsdorfer AC Wiener Sport-Club  1-26 March 1938FC Wien  1. Simmeringer SC   5-06 March 1938SK Rapid Wien  FK Austria Wien  3-06 March 1938First Vienna FC  SK Admira Wien  2-26 March 1938SC Wacker Wien Favoritner AC  0-3
Round 13
Date Team 1Team2 20 March 19381. Simmeringer SC  SK Rapid Wien    1-920 March 1938SK Admira Wien Favoritner AC  1-120 March 1938FC Wien  Floridsdorfer AC    2-020 March 1938SC Wacker Wien First Vienna FC   3-120 March 1938Wiener Sport-ClubFK Austria Wien 1-1
Round 14
Date Team 1Team2 6 April 1938First Vienna FC  Floridsdorfer AC   2-17 April 1938Wiener Sport-Club1. Simmeringer SC  4-012 April 1938SK Admira Wien  SC Wacker Wien  0-312 April 1938FC Wien SK Rapid Wien     0-213 April 1938 Favoritner AC FK Austria Wien 1-4
Round 15
Date Team 1Team2 27 April 1938SC Ostmark Wien SK Admira Wien   0-027 April 19381. Simmeringer SC  First Vienna FC   2-74 May 1938SC Wacker WienFC Wien   0-415 May 1938Floridsdorfer AC   Favoritner AC  1-13 July 1938SK Rapid Wien    Wiener Sport-Club  3-1
Round 16
Date Team 1Team2 7 May 1938Favoritner AC 1. Simmeringer SC  0-28 May 1938SK Admira Wien   Floridsdorfer AC    2-18 May 1938Wiener Sport-Club   FC Wien    1-029 June 1938First Vienna FC   SK Rapid Wien 2-22 July 1938SC Ostmark Wien   SC Wacker Wien1-2
Round 17
Date Team 1Team2 15 May 19381. Simmeringer SC  SK Admira Wien   3-715 May 1938FC Wien  First Vienna FC  2-515 May 1938SC Wacker Wien  Wiener Sport-Club  2-216 June 1938 Floridsdorfer AC   SC Ostmark Wien   3-316 June 1938 SK Rapid WienFavoritner AC 6-2
Round 18
Original date 22 May 1938, brought forward due to World Cup participation. 
Date Team 1Team2 26 March 1938SK Admira Wien    SK Rapid Wien2-126 March 1938FK Austria Wien 1. Simmeringer SC  '''| 3-2
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|26 March 1938
|Favoritner AC |FC Wien    
| 3-2
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|26 March 1938
| Floridsdorfer AC   
|SC Wacker Wien  
|3-2
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|26 March 1938
|First Vienna FC 
|Wiener Sport-Club '''0-1

Champion squad 
 SK Rapid WienRudolf Raftl, Josef Musil , Anton Mayer – Stefan Wagner, Rudolf Schlauf, Heribert Sperner, August Fellner, Franz Wagner, Stefan Skoumal, Johann Hofstätter, Johann Meister, Josef Adelbrecht, Wilhelm Holec, Josef Wanzenböck, Lukas Aurednik, Johann Pesser, Franz Binder, Georg Schors, Franz Hofer, Walter Probst – Coach: Leopold Nitsch 

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Top scorer
 Name Club Goals Franz BinderSK Rapid Wien22  Josef EppWiener Sport-Club15   Walter StaudingerWacker Wien14
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References 

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