Bezirksliga Main-Hessen
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| Bezirksliga Main-Hessen |
|---|
| Founded |
| 1927 |
| Disbanded |
| 1933 |
| Nation |
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| People's State of Hesse |
| Hesse-Nassau |
| Number of Seasons |
| 6 |
| Replaced by |
| Gauliga Südwest/Mainhessen Gauliga Südwest/Mainhessen The Gauliga Südwest/Mainhessen was the highest football league in the German state of Hesse,the Bavarian province of Palatinate, the Saarland and some parts of the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau from 1933 to 1941. From 1941, it also included parts of the occupied French region of Lorraine... |
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| Last Champions 1932-33 |
| Main: FSV Frankfurt FSV Frankfurt FSV Frankfurt is a German association football club based in the Bornheim district of Frankfurt am Main, Hesse and founded in 1899. The club plays in the shadow of larger and much more successful Eintracht Frankfurt, which has recently returned to 2nd tier football... |
| Hessen: FSV Mainz 05 |
The Bezirksliga Main-Hessen was the highest association football league in the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
state of Hesse and the Prussian
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
province of Hesse-Nassau from 1927 to 1933. The league was disbanded with the rise of the Nazis to power in 1933.
Overview
The league was formed in 1927, from the clubs of the Bezirksliga MainBezirksliga Main
The Bezirksliga Main-Hessen was the highest association football league in the German state of Hesse and the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau from 1923 to 1927, when the league was replaced by the Bezirksliga Main-Hessen.- Overview :...
and the clubs of the north-eastern part of the Bezirksliga Rheinhessen-Saar
Bezirksliga Rheinhessen-Saar
The Bezirksliga Rheinhessen-Saar was the highest association football league in the German state of Saarland, the Rheinhessen part of the state of Hesse and parts of the Bavarian region of Palatinate and the Prussian Rhine Province from 1923 to 1927, when the league was replaced by the Bezirksliga...
. The clubs from the Bezirksliga Rheinhessen-Saar which did not become part of the new league were added to the new Bezirksliga Rhein-Saar
Bezirksliga Rhein-Saar
The Bezirksliga Rhein-Saar was the highest association football league in the German state of Saarland, the Bavarian region of Palatinate and the northern-most part of Baden from 1927 to 1933...
instead. With the Viktoria Aschaffenburg, the league also included one club from Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
.
The league operated from the start in two regional divisions, the Main-division, named after the river Main and the Hessen-division, named after the region of Hesse
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
. The first played with twelve, the second with ten clubs in its first season 1927-28. The clubs in each division played each other in a home-and-away round with the division winners advancing to the Southern German championship
Southern German football championship
The Southern German football championship was the highest association football competition in the South of Germany, established in 1898...
, which in turn was a qualification tournament for the German championship
German football champions
The German football champions are the annual winners of the highest association football competition in Germany. The history of the German football championship is complex and reflects the turbulent history of the country through the course of the 20th century.Brought to the country by English...
. A Bezirksliga final was not played.
The second and third placed team in each division qualified for another round, the Bezirksliga runners-up round, to determined one more team which would gain entry to the German finals.
The leagues were reduced to ten teams in the Main division and nine in the Hessen division in the following season but remained unchanged in modus otherwise. For the 1929-30 season, both divisions then operated on a strength of eight teams, a system that also applied in the following season.
In the 1931-32 season, both divisions expanded in strength, Main to eleven and Hessen to ten teams. The Southern German finals were also reorganised with the top two teams from each division advancing to the Northwest finals group.
In its last season, 1932-33, both divisions operated on a strength of ten clubs.
With the rise of the Nazis to power, the Gauligas
Gauliga
A Gauliga was the highest level of play in German football from 1934-45. The leagues were introduced in 1933, after the Nazi takeover of power by the Sports office of the Third Reich.-Name:...
were introduced as the highest football leagues in Germany. In the region, the Gauliga Südwest/Mainhessen
Gauliga Südwest/Mainhessen
The Gauliga Südwest/Mainhessen was the highest football league in the German state of Hesse,the Bavarian province of Palatinate, the Saarland and some parts of the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau from 1933 to 1941. From 1941, it also included parts of the occupied French region of Lorraine...
replaced the Bezirksliga Main-Hessen as the highest level of play. The clubs from the Hanau
Hanau
Hanau is a town in the Main-Kinzig-Kreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 25 km east of Frankfurt am Main. Its station is a major railway junction.- Geography :...
and Friedberg
Friedberg, Hesse
Friedberg is a town and the capital of the Wetteraukreis district, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 26 kilometers north of Frankfurt am Main.-Division of the town:The town consists of 7 districts:* Bruchenbrücken...
region however were added to the new Gauliga Hessen
Gauliga Hessen
The Gauliga Hessen was the highest football league in the German state of Hesse and the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau from 1933 to 1945. From 1941, it was renamed Gauliga Kurhessen...
.
Southern German championship
Qualified teams and their success:- 1928:
- VfL Neu-Isenburg, 6th place in the Bezirksliga-runners-up round
- Rot-Weiß Frankfurt, 5th place in the Bezirksliga-runners-up round
- FSV Mainz 05, 2nd place in the Bezirksliga-runners-up round
- FSV Frankfurt, Winner of the Bezirksliga-runners-up round, loser division final
- Wormatia Worms, 6th place
- Eintracht Frankfurt, Runners-up
- 1929:
- VfL Neu-Isenburg, 8th place in the Bezirksliga-runners-up round
- Union Niederrad, 5th place in the Bezirksliga-runners-up round
- FSV Mainz 05, 4th place in the Bezirksliga-runners-up round
- FSV Frankfurt, Winner of the Bezirksliga-runners-up round, loser division final
- Wormatia Worms, 7th place
- Eintracht Frankfurt, 4th place
- 1930:
- Rot-Weiß Frankfurt, 6th place in the Bezirksliga-runners-up round
- VfL Neu-Isenburg, 5th place in the Bezirksliga-runners-up round
- SV Wiesbaden, 3rd place in the Bezirksliga-runners-up round
- FSV Frankfurt, Winner of the Bezirksliga-runners-up round, loser division final
- Wormatia Worms, 7th place
- Eintracht Frankfurt, Southern German champions
- 1931:
- SV Wiesbaden, 8th place in the Bezirksliga-runners-up round
- Union Niederrad, 5th place in the Bezirksliga-runners-up round
- Rot-Weiß Frankfurt, 3rd place in the Bezirksliga-runners-up round
- VfL Neu-Isenburg, 2nd place in the Bezirksliga-runners-up round
- Wormatia Worms, 7th place
- Eintracht Frankfurt, Runners-up
- 1932:
- FSV Mainz 05, 8th place northwest division
- Wormatia Worms, 3rd place northwest division
- FSV Frankfurt, 2nd place northwest division, 4th place in Southern German championship
- Eintracht Frankfurt, Southern German champions
- 1933:
- FSV Mainz 05, 7th place northsouth division
- Wormatia Worms, 3rd place northsouth division
- Eintracht Frankfurt, 2nd place northsouth division, 3rd place in Southern German championship
- FSV Frankfurt, Southern German champions
German championship
Qualified teams and their success:- 1928:
- Eintracht Frankfurt, First round
- 1929:
- none qualified
- 1930:
- Eintracht Frankfurt, Quarter-finals
- 1931:
- Eintracht Frankfurt, Quarter-finals
- 1932:
- Eintracht Frankfurt, Final
- 1933:
- FSV Frankfurt, Quarter-finals
- Eintracht Frankfurt, Semi-finals
Founding members of the league
The 22 founding members of the league and their positions in the 1926-27 season were:Main division
- Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :...
, runners-up Bezirksliga Main - FSV FrankfurtFSV FrankfurtFSV Frankfurt is a German association football club based in the Bornheim district of Frankfurt am Main, Hesse and founded in 1899. The club plays in the shadow of larger and much more successful Eintracht Frankfurt, which has recently returned to 2nd tier football...
, champions Bezirksliga Main - Rot-Weiß FrankfurtRot-Weiß FrankfurtSG Rot-Weiss Frankfurt 01 is a German association football club from Frankfurt am Main. The association was founded on 11 November 1901 as FV Amicitia 1901 Bockenheim in what is today the city district of Bockenheim.-Early years:...
, 4th Bezirksliga Main - Union Niederrad, 8th Bezirksliga Main
- FC Hanau 93FC Hanau 93FC Hanau 93 is a German association football club based in Hanau, Hesse.-Early history:Founded in 1893, the club is Hesse's oldest. In its first year, the club was winless in a half dozen matches, but the next season emerged as south German champion and earned an appearance in a national...
, 6th Bezirksliga Main - Viktoria AschaffenburgViktoria AschaffenburgSV Viktoria 01 Aschaffenburg is a German football club based in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria.Even though Aschaffenburg is located in Bavaria, Viktoria Aschaffenburg historically played its football in the Hessenliga and the associated Hessian leagues, rather than the Fussball-Bayernliga , against clubs...
, 9th Bezirksliga Main - Kickers OffenbachKickers OffenbachKickers Offenbach is a German association football club in Offenbach am Main, Hesse. The club was founded on 27 May 1901 in the Rheinischer Hof restaurant by footballers who had left established local clubs including Melitia, Teutonia, Viktoria, Germania and Neptun...
, 3rd Bezirksliga Main - SpVgg Fechenheim, promoted from second tier
- Sport 1860 Hanau, promoted from second tier
- VfR Offenbach, promoted from second tier
- Viktoria Hanau, 10th Bezirksliga Main
- Germania 94 Frankfurt, 7th Bezirksliga Main
Hessen division
- Wormatia WormsWormatia WormsVfR Wormatia 08 Worms is a German association football club that plays in Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate. The club and its historical predecessors were regular participants in regional first division football competition right up until the formation of the national top-flight Bundesliga in 1963...
, 3rd Bezirksliga Rheinhessen-Saar - FSV Mainz 05, champions Bezirksliga Rheinhessen-Saar
- VfL Neu-Isenburg, 5th Bezirksliga Main
- SV WiesbadenSV WiesbadenSV Wiesbaden is a German football club based in Wiesbaden, Hesse. The team was disbanded in 1994 as the result of financial problems, but was rebuilt and currently plays in the Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte . Their home games are played in the Helmut-Schön-Sportpark.- History :A football section was...
, 4th Bezirksliga Rheinhessen-Saar - TSG Höchst, promoted from second tier
- Alemannia Worms, 8th Bezirksliga Rheinhessen-Saar
- Hassia Bingen, 5th Bezirksliga Rheinhessen-Saar
- SpVgg Arheiligen, promoted from second tier
- SV Darmstadt 98SV Darmstadt 98SV Darmstadt 98 is a German association football club based in Darmstadt, Hesse. The club was founded on 22 May 1898 as FC Olympia Darmstadt. Early in 1919 the association was briefly known as Rasen-Sportverein Olympia before merging with Darmstädter Sport Club 1905 on 11 November that year to...
, 6th Bezirksliga Rhein - Germania WiesbadenGermania WiesbadenSG Germania Wiesbaden is a German association football club from the city of Wiesbaden in Hesse.The clubs two most notable achievement came when it won the tier-one Kreisliga Hessen in 1920 and, almost 50 years later, reached as the Germany's second division for one season in 1966–67.- 1903–1945...
, promoted from second tier
Winners of the Bezirksliga Main-Hessen
| Season | Main | Hessen |
| 1927-28 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Wormatia Worms |
| 1928-29 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Wormatia Worms |
| 1929-30 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Wormatia Worms |
| 1930-31 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Wormatia Worms |
| 1931-32 | Eintracht Frankfurt | FSV Mainz 05 |
| 1932-33 | FSV Frankfurt | FSV Mainz 05 |
Main division
| Club | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :... |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| FSV Frankfurt FSV Frankfurt FSV Frankfurt is a German association football club based in the Bornheim district of Frankfurt am Main, Hesse and founded in 1899. The club plays in the shadow of larger and much more successful Eintracht Frankfurt, which has recently returned to 2nd tier football... |
2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Rot-Weiß Frankfurt Rot-Weiß Frankfurt SG Rot-Weiss Frankfurt 01 is a German association football club from Frankfurt am Main. The association was founded on 11 November 1901 as FV Amicitia 1901 Bockenheim in what is today the city district of Bockenheim.-Early years:... |
3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Union Niederrad | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| FC Hanau 93 FC Hanau 93 FC Hanau 93 is a German association football club based in Hanau, Hesse.-Early history:Founded in 1893, the club is Hesse's oldest. In its first year, the club was winless in a half dozen matches, but the next season emerged as south German champion and earned an appearance in a national... |
5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| Viktoria Aschaffenburg Viktoria Aschaffenburg SV Viktoria 01 Aschaffenburg is a German football club based in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria.Even though Aschaffenburg is located in Bavaria, Viktoria Aschaffenburg historically played its football in the Hessenliga and the associated Hessian leagues, rather than the Fussball-Bayernliga , against clubs... |
6 | 9 | ||||
| Kickers Offenbach Kickers Offenbach Kickers Offenbach is a German association football club in Offenbach am Main, Hesse. The club was founded on 27 May 1901 in the Rheinischer Hof restaurant by footballers who had left established local clubs including Melitia, Teutonia, Viktoria, Germania and Neptun... |
7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| SpVgg Fechenheim | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
| SpVgg Hanau | 9 | 10 | ||||
| VfR Offenbach | 10 | |||||
| Viktoria Hanau | 11 | |||||
| Germania 94 Frankfurt | 12 | 11 | ||||
| Germania Bieber | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
| SpVgg Griesheim | 8 | 10 | ||||
| VfL Neu-Isenburg | x | x | x | x | 6 | 5 |
| FSV Heusenstamm | 9 | |||||
| Sportfreunde Frankfurt | 8 | |||||
| VfB Friedberg | 10 | |||||
Source:
- The Sport 1860 Hanau and Viktoria Hanau merged in 1928 to form SpVgg Hanau.
Hessen division
| Club | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wormatia Worms Wormatia Worms VfR Wormatia 08 Worms is a German association football club that plays in Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate. The club and its historical predecessors were regular participants in regional first division football competition right up until the formation of the national top-flight Bundesliga in 1963... |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| FSV Mainz 05 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| VfL Neu-Isenburg | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | x | x |
| SV Wiesbaden SV Wiesbaden SV Wiesbaden is a German football club based in Wiesbaden, Hesse. The team was disbanded in 1994 as the result of financial problems, but was rebuilt and currently plays in the Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte . Their home games are played in the Helmut-Schön-Sportpark.- History :A football section was... |
4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| TSG Höchst | 5 | 9 | ||||
| Alemannia Worms | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Hassia Bingen | 7 | 6 | 8 | |||
| SpVgg Arheiligen | 8 | 8 | ||||
| SV Darmstadt 98 SV Darmstadt 98 SV Darmstadt 98 is a German association football club based in Darmstadt, Hesse. The club was founded on 22 May 1898 as FC Olympia Darmstadt. Early in 1919 the association was briefly known as Rasen-Sportverein Olympia before merging with Darmstädter Sport Club 1905 on 11 November that year to... |
9 | 6 | 8 | 10 | ||
| Germania Wiesbaden Germania Wiesbaden SG Germania Wiesbaden is a German association football club from the city of Wiesbaden in Hesse.The clubs two most notable achievement came when it won the tier-one Kreisliga Hessen in 1920 and, almost 50 years later, reached as the Germany's second division for one season in 1966–67.- 1903–1945... |
10 | |||||
| FC Langen | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | |
| Viktoria Urberach Viktoria Urberach FC Viktoria 09 Urberach is a German association football club from the city of Rödermark, Hesse.-History:The club was formed on 24 December 1909 but only entered competitive football in 1914.... |
7 | 8 | 10 | |||
| FVgg Kastel | 3 | 5 | ||||
| Olympia Lorsch | 7 | 9 | ||||
| Viktoria Walldorf | 9 | |||||
| VfR Bürstadt VfR Bürstadt Kickers VfR Bürstadt is a German association football club playing out of Bürstadt, Hesse. The team was founded 1 February 1910 as SC 1910 Bürstadt and took on the name VfR on 23 August 1919... |
6 | |||||
| FVgg Mombach | 7 | |||||
Source:
Sources
- Fussball-Jahrbuch Deutschland (8 vol.), Tables and results of the German tier-one leagues 1919-33, publisher: DSFS
- Kicker Almanach, The yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga, since 1937, published by the Kicker Sports MagazineKicker (sports magazine)kicker Sportmagazin is Germany's leading sports magazine and is focused primarily on football. The magazine was founded in 1920 by German football pioneer Walther Bensemann and is published twice a week, usually Monday and Thursday, in Nuremberg...
- Süddeutschlands Fussballgeschichte in Tabellenform 1897-1988 History of Southern German football in tables, publisher & author: Ludolf Hyll
External links
The Gauligas Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv German league tables 1892-1933 Hirschi's Fussball seiten- Germany - Championships 1902-1945 at RSSSF.com