LSV Ahlhorn
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Lufttwaffensportverein Ahlhorn was a short-lived German football club
from the town of Ahlhorn
near Oldenburg
, Lower Saxony
. LSV was an air force sports club that was active for just a single season (1943–44) in the first division Gauliga Oldenburg-Friesland where they earned a 3rd place finish. During World War II it was common in Germany for military sides to take part in domestic competition. The most successful of these clubs was LSV Hamburg which appeared in the final of the Tschammerpokal, predecessor of today's German Cup
, in 1943 and in the national championship final in 1944.
The Gauliga Oldenburg-Friesland was a subdivision of the Gauliga Weser-Ems which was itself formed out of the division of the Gauliga Niedersachsen
(I) in 1942. As the war progressed regional football competition gave way to district and city-based play due to the difficulties and danger associated with travel in the country. The 1944–45 season began earlier than normal but competition soon collapsed as Allied armies advanced into Germany. LSV Ahlhorn did not play a single match that season and disappeared with the end of the war.
Football in Germany
Association football is the most popular sport in Germany. The German Football Association is the sport's national governing body, with 6.6 million members organized in over 26,000 football clubs. There is a league system, with the 1. and 2. Bundesliga on top, and the winner of the first...
from the town of Ahlhorn
Großenkneten
Großenkneten is a municipality in the district of Oldenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.-Geography:Großenkneten is one of the largest municipalities in Germany, in terms of its area, and is situated between the rivers Hunte and Lethe, in the landscape called Wildeshauser Geest...
near Oldenburg
Oldenburg
Oldenburg is an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the western part of the state between the cities of Bremen and Groningen, Netherlands, at the Hunte river. It has a population of 160,279 which makes it the fourth biggest city in Lower Saxony after Hanover, Braunschweig...
, Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
. LSV was an air force sports club that was active for just a single season (1943–44) in the first division Gauliga Oldenburg-Friesland where they earned a 3rd place finish. During World War II it was common in Germany for military sides to take part in domestic competition. The most successful of these clubs was LSV Hamburg which appeared in the final of the Tschammerpokal, predecessor of today's German Cup
DFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
, in 1943 and in the national championship final in 1944.
The Gauliga Oldenburg-Friesland was a subdivision of the Gauliga Weser-Ems which was itself formed out of the division of the Gauliga Niedersachsen
Gauliga Niedersachsen
The Gauliga Niedersachsen was the highest football league in the Prussian Province of Hanover and the German states of Bremen, Brunswick, Schaumburg-Lippe and Oldenburg from 1933 to 1945...
(I) in 1942. As the war progressed regional football competition gave way to district and city-based play due to the difficulties and danger associated with travel in the country. The 1944–45 season began earlier than normal but competition soon collapsed as Allied armies advanced into Germany. LSV Ahlhorn did not play a single match that season and disappeared with the end of the war.