SV Hindenburg Allenstein
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SV Hindenburg Allenstein was a German football club
from the city of Allenstein, East Prussia
(now Olsztyn
, Poland
).
The club was formed in 1921 as Sportvereinigung Hindenburg Allenstein and was named for German Field Marshal and Reichs President Paul von Hindenburg
. Sometime in 1935 it became a military side and played as Standort-Sportvereinigung Hindenburg Allenstein. The team first came to notice in 1932 by capturing the Baltenverband title and advancing to the national playoff round where they were put out in an eighthfinal match by Eintracht Frankfurt
(0:6). They repeated as division champions again the next season and beat Hertha Berlin 4:1 on their way to a re-match with Eintracht in the quarterfinals. Frankfurt again came away victorious this time drubbing Allenstein by a 12:2 score.
In 1933, German football was re-organized under the Third Reich into sixteen top-flight regional divisions and SV joined the Gauliga Ostpreußen
. They finished atop their group within the division before going down 2:3 to Preußen Danzig
in the division final. Now playing as Standort-Sportvereinigung Hindenburg Allenstein, the team won the Gauliga Allenstein group within the Gauliga Ostpreußen in 1935, and this time emerged as overall division champions by beating SV Prussia-Samland Königsberg
(2:0, 7:2). However, they fared poorly in their subsequent national playoff round appearance. SSV repeated their group and division wins in the 1936–37 season and again advanced to the opening round of the national playoffs, this time by defeating Yorck Boyen Insterburg
(0:0, 7:0). The team also made appearances in play for the Tschammerspokal, predecessor to the present day DFB-Pokal
(German Cup) in three consecutive years from 1936–38.
Allenstein won the Gauliga Ostpreußen outright in 1939 and made one last appearance in the national playoffs before military sides were no longer permitted to take part in general competition. Following the end of World War II in 1945 the club disappeared when the city and parts of East Prussia 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 Allenstein, East Prussia
East Prussia
East Prussia is the main part of the region of Prussia along the southeastern Baltic Coast from the 13th century to the end of World War II in May 1945. From 1772–1829 and 1878–1945, the Province of East Prussia was part of the German state of Prussia. The capital city was Königsberg.East Prussia...
(now Olsztyn
Olsztyn
Olsztyn is a city in northeastern Poland, on the Łyna River. Olsztyn has been the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999. It was previously in the Olsztyn Voivodeship...
, 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...
).
The club was formed in 1921 as Sportvereinigung Hindenburg Allenstein and was named for German Field Marshal and Reichs President Paul von Hindenburg
Paul von Hindenburg
Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg , known universally as Paul von Hindenburg was a Prussian-German field marshal, statesman, and politician, and served as the second President of Germany from 1925 to 1934....
. Sometime in 1935 it became a military side and played as Standort-Sportvereinigung Hindenburg Allenstein. The team first came to notice in 1932 by capturing the Baltenverband title and advancing to the national playoff round where they were put out in an eighthfinal match by 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 :...
(0:6). They repeated as division champions again the next season and beat Hertha Berlin 4:1 on their way to a re-match with Eintracht in the quarterfinals. Frankfurt again came away victorious this time drubbing Allenstein by a 12:2 score.
In 1933, German football was re-organized under the Third Reich into sixteen top-flight regional divisions and SV joined 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...
. They finished atop their group within the division before going down 2:3 to Preußen Danzig
Preußen Danzig
Preußen Danzig was a German association football club from the city of Danzig, West Prussia .-History:The club was established in 1909 as Turn- und Fechtverein Preußen Danzig, a gymnastics and fencing club...
in the division final. Now playing as Standort-Sportvereinigung Hindenburg Allenstein, the team won the Gauliga Allenstein group within the Gauliga Ostpreußen in 1935, and this time emerged as overall division champions by beating SV Prussia-Samland Königsberg
SV Prussia-Samland Königsberg
SV Prussia-Samland Königsberg was a German association football club from the city of Königsberg, East Prussia .The club was founded in early 1904 as Fußball-Club Prussia Königsberg and in 1908 merged with Sportzirkel Samland Königsberg 1904 to form Sportvereinigung Prussia-Samland Königsberg...
(2:0, 7:2). However, they fared poorly in their subsequent national playoff round appearance. SSV repeated their group and division wins in the 1936–37 season and again advanced to the opening round of the national playoffs, this time by defeating Yorck Boyen Insterburg
Yorck Boyen Insterburg
Yorck Boyen Insterburg was a German association football club from the city of Insterburg, East Prussia .The team was founded in 1921 as Sport-Verein Yorck Insterburg and was merged in 1934 with Militär Sport-Verein von Boyen Tilsit to form the army side Militär Sport-Verein Yorck von Boyen...
(0:0, 7:0). The team also made appearances in play for the Tschammerspokal, predecessor to the present day 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) in three consecutive years from 1936–38.
Allenstein won the Gauliga Ostpreußen outright in 1939 and made one last appearance in the national playoffs before military sides were no longer permitted to take part in general competition. Following the end of World War II in 1945 the club disappeared when the city and parts of East Prussia became part of Poland.
Honours
- Baltic football championsBaltic football championshipThe Baltic football championship was the highest association football competition in the Prussian provinces of East Prussia, Pomerania and West Prussia. The competition was disbanded in 1933....
: 1932 - 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: 1936, 1937, 1939
External links
- Der Fußball in Ostpreußen und Danzig (en: Football in East Prussia and Danzig)