Kreisliga Odenwald
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| Kreisliga Odenwald |
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| Founded |
| 1919 |
| Disbanded |
| 1923 |
| Nation |
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| Number of Seasons |
| 4 |
| Replaced by |
| Bezirksliga Rhein Bezirksliga Rhein The Bezirksliga Rhein was the highest association football league in the northern part of the German state of Baden and the Bavarian region of Palatinate from 1923 to 1927, when the league was replaced by the Bezirksliga Rhein-Saar.- Overview :... |
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| Last Champions 1922-23 |
| Phönix Mannheim |
The Kreisliga Odenwald (English: District league Odenwald) was the highest association football league in the northern part of 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 Baden
Baden
Baden is a historical state on the east bank of the Rhine in the southwest of Germany, now the western part of the Baden-Württemberg of Germany....
and the southern part of the state of Hesse from 1919 to 1923. The league was disbanded with the introduction of the Bezirksliga Rhein
Bezirksliga Rhein
The Bezirksliga Rhein was the highest association football league in the northern part of the German state of Baden and the Bavarian region of Palatinate from 1923 to 1927, when the league was replaced by the Bezirksliga Rhein-Saar.- Overview :...
in 1923.
The league was named after the Odenwald
Odenwald
The Odenwald is a low mountain range in Hesse, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg in Germany.- Location :The Odenwald lies between the Upper Rhine Rift Valley with the Bergstraße and the Hessisches Ried in the west, the Main and the Bauland in the east, the Hanau-Seligenstadt Basin – a subbasin of...
, a forrest in the border 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...
and Baden
Baden
Baden is a historical state on the east bank of the Rhine in the southwest of Germany, now the western part of the Baden-Württemberg of Germany....
.
Predecessor
From 1907, four regional leagues were formed within the structure of the Southern German football championshipSouthern German football championship
The Southern German football championship was the highest association football competition in the South of Germany, established in 1898...
, in a move to improve the organisation of football in Southern Germany, these being:
- Ostkreis-Liga, covering Bavaria
- Nordkreis-LigaNordkreis-LigaThe Nordkreis-Liga was the highest association football league in the German Grand Duchy of Hesse and the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau from 1909 to 1918...
, covering Hesse - Südkreis-LigaSüdkreis-LigaThe Südkreis-Liga was the highest association football league in the German Kingdom of Württemberg, Grand Duchy of Baden, the Province of Hohenzollern and Alsace-Lorraine from 1908 to 1918...
, covering Württemberg, Baden and Alsace - Westkreis-LigaWestkreis-LigaThe Westkreis-Liga was the highest association football league in the Bavarian region of Palatinate, the northern parts of the Grand Duchy of Baden, the southern parts of the Prussian Rhine Province and parts of Lorraine from 1908 to 1918...
, covering the Palatinate, Lorraine and the southern Rhine Province
In 1908, a first Westkreis-Liga (English: Western District League) was established. 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
With the collapse of the German EmpireGerman Empire
The German Empire refers to Germany during the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of the Emperor, Wilhelm II.The German...
in 1918, no Westkreis championship was played in 1918-19 but football returned to a more organised system in 1919.
Southern Germany, now without the Alsace
Alsace
Alsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²...
and Lorraine
Lorraine (province)
The Duchy of Upper Lorraine was an historical duchy roughly corresponding with the present-day northeastern Lorraine region of France, including parts of modern Luxembourg and Germany. The main cities were Metz, Verdun, and the historic capital Nancy....
regions, the later having been part of the Westkreis and had to be returned to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, was sub-divided into ten Kreisligas, these being:
- Kreisliga HessenKreisliga HessenThe Kreisliga Hessen was the highest association football league in parts of the German state of Hesse and parts of the Bavarian region of Palatinate as well as the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau from 1919 to 1923...
- Kreisliga Nordbayern
- Kreisliga NordmainKreisliga NordmainThe Kreisliga Nordmain was the highest association football league in parts of the German state of Hesse and the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau from 1919 to 1923...
- Kreisliga Odenwald
- Kreisliga PfalzKreisliga PfalzThe Kreisliga Pfalz was the highest association football league in the Bavarian region of Palatinate from 1919 to 1923...
- Kreisliga SaarKreisliga SaarThe Kreisliga Saar was the highest association football league in the German state of Saarland and parts of the Bavarian region of Palatinate and the Prussian Rhine Province from 1919 to 1923...
- Kreisliga Südbayern
- Kreisliga SüdmainKreisliga SüdmainThe Kreisliga Südmain was the highest association football league in parts of the German state of Hesse from 1919 to 1923. The league was disbanded with the introduction of the Bezirksliga Main in 1923....
- Kreisliga SüdwestKreisliga SüdwestThe Kreisliga Südwest was the highest association football league in the German state of Baden from 1919 to 1923...
- Kreisliga WürttembergKreisliga WürttembergThe Kreisliga Württemberg was the highest association football league in the German state of Württemberg from 1919 to 1923...
The new Kreisliga Odenwald was made up from ten clubs from the Westkreis region. The league winners of the Kreisligas advanced to the Southern championship. This system applied for the 1919-20 and 1920-21 season.
In 1921-22, the Kreisliga Odenwald 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 Odenwald champion, which in turn advanced to a Rhein championship final against the Pfalz champion. This "watering down" of football in the region lasted for only one season, in 1922-23, the number of top clubs was reduced to eight clubs in a single division, with a Rhein final against the Pfalz champion once more.
In 1923, a league reform which was decided upon in Darmstadt
Darmstadt
Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine Main Area.The sandy soils in the Darmstadt area, ill-suited for agriculture in times before industrial fertilisation, prevented any larger settlement from developing, until the city became the seat...
, 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...
, established the Southern German Bezirksligas which were to replace the Kreisligas. The best four teams each from the Kreisliga Odenwald and Pfalz were admitted to the new Bezirksliga Rhein
Bezirksliga Rhein
The Bezirksliga Rhein was the highest association football league in the northern part of the German state of Baden and the Bavarian region of Palatinate from 1923 to 1927, when the league was replaced by the Bezirksliga Rhein-Saar.- Overview :...
. The four clubs from Odenwald were:
- Phönix Mannheim
- SV Waldhof MannheimSV Waldhof MannheimSV Waldhof Mannheim is a German association football club, located in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg. The club today has a membership of over 2,400.-History:...
- VfR MannheimVfR MannheimVfR Mannheim is a German association football club based in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg formed in 1911 out of the fusion of Mannheimer FG 1896, Mannheimer FG 1897 Union, and FC Viktoria 1897 Mannheim...
- VfTuR Feudenheim
National success
The clubs from the Kreisliga Odenwald were not particularly successful in this era and none managed to qualify for the German championship.Rhein championship
Played in 1922 and 1923, these were the finals:- 1922:
- Odenwald final: VfR Mannheim - Lindenhof 08 5-0 / 1-1
- Rhein final: VfR Mannheim - Phönix Ludwigshafen 0-0 / 3-2
- 1923:
- Rhein: Phönix Ludwigshafen - Phönix Mannheim 4-1 / 3-1
Southern German championship
Qualified teams and their success:- 1920:
- SV Waldhof Mannheim, Group stage
- 1921:
- SV Waldhof Mannheim, Group stage
- 1922:
- VfR Mannheim, Second round
- 1923:
- Borussia Neunkirchen, not qualified
Winners and runners-up of the Kreisliga Odenwald
| Season | Champions | Runner-Up |
| 1919-20 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | VfR Mannheim |
| 1920-21 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | VfR Mannheim |
| 1921-22 | VfR Mannheim | Lindenhof 08 |
| 1922-23 | Phönix Mannheim | SV Waldhof Mannheim |
Placings in the Kreisliga Odenwald 1919-23
| Club | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SV Waldhof Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim is a German association football club, located in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg. The club today has a membership of over 2,400.-History:... |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| VfR Mannheim VfR Mannheim VfR Mannheim is a German association football club based in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg formed in 1911 out of the fusion of Mannheimer FG 1896, Mannheimer FG 1897 Union, and FC Viktoria 1897 Mannheim... |
2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Phönix Mannheim | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| VfL Neckarau VfL Neckarau VfL Neckarau is a German association football club from the district of Neckarau in the city of Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg.-Foundation and early years:... |
4 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| VfTuR Feudenheim | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 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... 1 |
6 | |||
| SC Käfertal | 7 | 7 | ||
| Spgg Sandhofen | 8 | 5 | 5 | |
| 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 | 9 | 4 | 8 |
| VfB Heidelberg | 10 | 5 | ||
| Mannheim 07 | 8 | 4 | 7 | |
| SV Schwetzingen | 10 | 7 | ||
| Lindenhof 08 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Germania Pfungstadt | 6 | |||
| 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... |
8 | |||
| Hertha Mannheim | 6 | |||
| Germania Friedrichsfeld | 8 | |||
- 1 Viktoria moved from the Kreisliga Odenwald to the Kreisliga Nordmain in 1920 and then to the Kreisliga Südmain in 1921.
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