Kreisliga Südwest
 | |
| Founded | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Folded | 1923 |
| Replaced by | Bezirksliga Württemberg-Baden |
| Country |  Germany |
| State |  Baden |
| Level on pyramid | Level 1 |
| Last champions | 1. FC Pforzheim (1922–23) |
The Kreisliga Südwest (English: District league Southwest) was the highest association football league in the German state of Baden from 1919 to 1923. The league was disbanded with the introduction of the Bezirksliga Württemberg-Baden in 1923.
Overview
[edit]Predecessor
[edit]From 1907, four regional leagues were formed within the structure of the Southern German football championship, in a move to improve the organisation of football in Southern Germany, these being:
- Ostkreis-Liga, covering Bavaria
- Nordkreis-Liga, covering Hesse
- Südkreis-Liga, covering Württemberg, Baden and Alsace
- Westkreis-Liga, covering the Palatinate, Lorraine and the southern Rhine Province
In 1908, a first Südkreis-Liga (English: Southern District League) was established, consisting of ten clubs and playing a home-and-away season.[1] With the outbreak of the First World War, league football came to a halt and, during the war, games were only played on a limited level.
Post-First World War
[edit]With the collapse of the German Empire in 1918, no Württemberg championship was played in 1918-19 but football returned to a more organised system in 1919.
Southern Germany, now without the Alsace region, which had to be returned to France, was sub-divided into ten Kreisligas, these being:
- Kreisliga Hessen
- Kreisliga Nordbayern
- Kreisliga Nordmain
- Kreisliga Odenwald
- Kreisliga Pfalz
- Kreisliga Saar
- Kreisliga Südbayern
- Kreisliga Südmain
- Kreisliga Südwest
- Kreisliga Württemberg
The Südkreis-Liga was split into three regional competitions, Württemberg, Odenwald and Südwest, each with ten clubs.[2] The three league winners advanced to the Southern championship. This system applied for the 1919-20 and 1920-21 season.[3]
In 1921-22, the Kreisliga Südwest was split into two groups of eight, increasing the number of tier-one clubs in the region to 16. The two league winners then played a final to determine the Südwest champion, which in turn advanced to a Baden-Württemberg championship final against the Württemberg champion. The Odenwald champion was not part of this series but rather played a Rhine championship.[4] This "watering down" of Südwest football lasted for only one season, in 1922-23, the number of top clubs was reduced to eight clubs in a single division, with a Baden-Württemberg final against the Württemberg champion once more.[5]
In 1923, a league reform which was decided upon in Darmstadt, Hesse, established the Southern German Bezirksligas which were to replace the Kreisligas.[6] The best four teams each from the Südwest and Württemberg were admitted to the new Bezirksliga Württemberg-Baden. The four clubs from the Südwest were:
National success
[edit]The clubs from the Kreisliga Südwest were not particularly successful in this era and none managed to qualify for the German championship.
Baden-Württemberg championship
[edit]Played in 1922 and 1923, these were the finals:
- 1922:
- Südwest final: Karlsruher FV - Phönix Karlsruhe 2-2 / 3-2
- Baden-Württemberg final: Sportfreunde Stuttgart - Karlsruher FV 1-0 / 1-1
- 1923:
- Baden-Württemberg final: 1. FC Pforzheim - Stuttgarter Kickers 3-0 / 1-1
Southern German championship
[edit]Qualified teams and their success:
- 1920:
- Freiburger FC, Semi-finals
- 1921:
- 1. FC Pforzheim, Semi-finals
- 1922:
- Karlsruher FV, not qualified
- 1923:
- 1. FC Pforzheim, 4th place
Winners and runners-up of the Kreisliga Südwest
[edit]| Season | North | Runner-Up |
| 1919–20 | Freiburger FC | 1. FC Pforzheim |
| 1920–21 | 1. FC Pforzheim | Freiburger FC |
| 1921–22 | Karlsruher FV | Phönix Karlsruhe |
| 1922–23 | 1. FC Pforzheim | Freiburger FC |
Placings in the Kreisliga Südwest 1919-23
[edit]| Club | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freiburger FC | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1. FC Pforzheim | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Karlsruher FV | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Phönix Karlsruhe | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| FC Mühlburg | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| FV Beiertheim | 6 | 9 | 6 | |
| VfB Karlsruhe | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
| VfR Pforzheim | 8 | 10 | 7 | |
| BSC Pforzheim | 9 | |||
| Spgg. Freiburg | 10 | |||
| Germania Brötzingen | 4 | 4 | 7 | |
| SC Freiburg | 6 | 4 | 6 | |
| Germania Durlach | 5 | |||
| SC Pforzheim | 8 | |||
| FC Birkenfeld | 5 | |||
| Frankonia Karlsruhe | 6 | |||
| Offenburger FV | 7 | |||
| FV Lörrach | 8 |
References
[edit]- ^ Verband Süddeutscher Fussball Vereine 1909 Archived July 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in German), accessed: 22 March 2009
- ^ Süddeutschlands Fussball in Tabellenform 1897 - 1988, (in German) author: Ludolf Hyll, page: 62, accessed: 22 March 2009
- ^ Süddeutschlands Fussball in Tabellenform 1897 - 1988, (in German) author: Ludolf Hyll, page: 65, accessed: 22 March 2009
- ^ Süddeutschlands Fussball in Tabellenform 1897 - 1988, (in German) author: Ludolf Hyll, page: 70, accessed: 22 March 2009
- ^ Süddeutschlands Fussball in Tabellenform 1897 - 1988, (in German) author: Ludolf Hyll, page: 73, accessed: 22 March 2009
- ^ History of the Offenburger Fußballverein Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (in German) Page 5, accessed: 14 December 2008
Sources
[edit]- Fussball-Jahrbuch Deutschland (in German) (8 vol.), Tables and results of the German tier-one leagues 1919-33, publisher: DSFS
- Kicker Almanach, (in German) The yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga, since 1937, published by the Kicker Sports Magazine
- Süddeutschlands Fussballgeschichte in Tabellenform 1897-1988 (in German) History of Southern German football in tables, publisher & author: Ludolf Hyll
External links
[edit]- The Gauligas (in German) Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv
- German league tables 1892-1933 (in German) Hirschi's Fussball seiten
- Germany - Championships 1902-1945 at RSSSF.com