Preußen Danzig
Encyclopedia
Preußen Danzig was a German association football club
from the city of Danzig, West Prussia
(today Gdańsk
, Poland
).
club. The footballers formed an independent side in 1923 playing as Sportclub Preußen 1909 Danzig.
TuF Danzig was a local side through the 20s and on into the early 30s and made two appearances in the playoff round of the regional Baltenverband. After the re-organization of German football under the Third Reich in 1933, the team, now known as Sport-Club Preußen Danzig, became part of the Gauliga Ostpreußen
, one of sixteen regional top flight divisions. That division was subject to frequent reshaping through the course of World War II and SC also played in the Gauliga Danzig (1935–38), the Gauliga Ostpreußen (1939–40), and the Gauliga Danzig-Westpreußen
(1940–45).
The club enjoyed limited success within its division, winning the Gauliga Danzig–Westpreußen title in 1941. SC took part in the national level playoffs through that title and a group title within their split division in 1934, but were unable to advance out of the premliminary rounds. They also took part in play for the Tschammerpokal, predecessor of today's DFB-Pokal
(German Cup), but never got out of the first round.
Preußen Danzig disappeared in the aftermath of the war when the city of Danzig became part of Poland.
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 city of Danzig, West Prussia
West Prussia
West Prussia was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1773–1824 and 1878–1919/20 which was created out of the earlier Polish province of Royal Prussia...
(today Gdańsk
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
).
History
The club was established in 1909 as Turn- und Fechtverein Preußen Danzig, a gymnastics and fencingFencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
club. The footballers formed an independent side in 1923 playing as Sportclub Preußen 1909 Danzig.
TuF Danzig was a local side through the 20s and on into the early 30s and made two appearances in the playoff round of the regional Baltenverband. After the re-organization of German football under the Third Reich in 1933, the team, now known as Sport-Club Preußen Danzig, became part of the Gauliga Ostpreußen
Gauliga Ostpreußen
The Gauliga Ostpreußen was the highest football league in the Prussian province of East Prussia and the Free City of Danzig from 1933 to 1945. Shortly after the formation of the league, the Nazis reorganised the administrative regions in Germany, and the Gau East Prussia the Prussian province...
, one of sixteen regional top flight divisions. That division was subject to frequent reshaping through the course of World War II and SC also played in the Gauliga Danzig (1935–38), the Gauliga Ostpreußen (1939–40), and the Gauliga Danzig-Westpreußen
Gauliga Danzig-Westpreußen
The Gauliga Danzig-Westpreußen was the highest football league in the former Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia , a Nazi administrative unit established partly from German and partly from annexed territory.-Overview:...
(1940–45).
The club enjoyed limited success within its division, winning the Gauliga Danzig–Westpreußen title in 1941. SC took part in the national level playoffs through that title and a group title within their split division in 1934, but were unable to advance out of the premliminary rounds. They also took part in play for the Tschammerpokal, predecessor of today's DFB-Pokal
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...
(German Cup), but never got out of the first round.
Preußen Danzig disappeared in the aftermath of the war when the city of Danzig became part of Poland.
Honours
- Gauliga OstpreußenGauliga OstpreußenThe Gauliga Ostpreußen was the highest football league in the Prussian province of East Prussia and the Free City of Danzig from 1933 to 1945. Shortly after the formation of the league, the Nazis reorganised the administrative regions in Germany, and the Gau East Prussia the Prussian province...
champions: 1934 - Gauliga Danzig-WestpreußenGauliga Danzig-WestpreußenThe Gauliga Danzig-Westpreußen was the highest football league in the former Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia , a Nazi administrative unit established partly from German and partly from annexed territory.-Overview:...
champions: 1941
External links
- Der Fußball in Ostpreußen und Danzig (en: Football in East Prussia and Danzig)