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Gauliga Baden
Founded
1933
Disbanded
1945
Nation
Flag of Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
Map of Germany in 1933
State
Flag of Baden Baden
Gau (from 1934)
Baden
Number of Seasons
12
Replaced by
Oberliga Süd
Oberliga Südwest
Level on Pyramid
Level 1
Domestic Cup
Tschammerpokal
Last Champions 1943-44
VfR Mannheim

The Gauliga Baden was the highest football league in the German state of Baden from 1933 to 1945. Name The German word Gauliga is composed of Gau, approximately meaning county or region and Liga, or league Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Baden is a historical state in the southwest of Germany, on the right bank of the Rhine. This is a list of the Gaue of Germany during the period of Nazi rule. Overview The league was introduced as the highest level of football in the US occupation zone in 1945 to replace the disbanded Gauligas. Overview The league was introduced as the highest level of football in the French occupation zone in 1945 replacing the Gauligas as such For the league system of former East Germany, see East German football league system. The DFB-Pokal ( Deutscher Fußball-Bund-Pokal or German Football-Federation Cup is an elimination football tournament held annually VfR Mannheim is a German football club based in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg formed in 1911 out of the fusion of Mannheimer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Baden is a historical state in the southwest of Germany, on the right bank of the Rhine. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Shortly after the formation of the league, the Nazis reorganised the administrative regions in Germany, and the Gau Baden replaced the state Baden. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German

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The league was introduced in 1933, after the Nazi take over of power in Germany and Baden. Machtergreifung ( is a German word meaning "seizure of power" It replaced the Bezirksliga as the highest level of play in German football competitions. The Bezirksliga, Bezirksklasse or Landesklasse is the 7th tier of Football in Germany.

The Gauliga Baden was established with ten clubs, all from the state of Baden.

The Gauliga replaced as such the Bezirksliga Württemberg/Baden and Bezirksliga Rhein/Saar, the highest leagues in the region until then.

In its first season, the league had ten clubs, playing each other once at home and once away. The league winner qualified for the German championship while the bottom two teams were relegated. The coronation of the first Champions in imperial Germany in 1903 established the tradition of a successful footballing nation The league remained unchanged until the outbreake of World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

In this era, the only success to come for a club from Baden was, when the SV Waldhof Mannheim reached the German cup final in 1939, losing to the 1. FC Nuremberg. SV Waldhof Mannheim is a German football club, located in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg.

In 1939-40, the league played in four different groups with a finals round at the end to determined the Baden champion. The year after, it returned to its old system.

For the 1941-42 season, the Gauliga Baden split into a northern and a southern group with six teams each and a four-team finals round. In 1942-43 it returned to a single, ten-team format. Another change of system for the season after meant 19 clubs in three groups with a three team-finals round.

The imminent collapse of Nazi Germany in 1945 gravely affected all Gauligas and football in Baden ceased in January 1945 with none of the groups having absolved their full program. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers

With the end of the Nazi era, the Gauligas ceased to exist and the state of Baden found itself sub divided between two allied occupation zones, the French zone in the south and the US zone in the north. The Allied powers who defeated Nazi Germany in World War II divided the country west of the Oder-Neisse line into four occupation zones for administrative This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

The northern half soon saw the formation of the Oberliga Süd as the highest football league for the US occupation zone, while the south became part of the Oberliga Südwest. Overview The league was introduced as the highest level of football in the US occupation zone in 1945 to replace the disbanded Gauligas. Overview The league was introduced as the highest level of football in the French occupation zone in 1945 replacing the Gauligas as such

Founding members of the league

The ten founding members and their positions in the 1932-33 Bezirksliga Württemberg/Baden and Bezirksliga Rhein/Saar season were:

Winners and runners-up of the Gauliga Baden

Season Winner Runner-Up
1933-34 SV Waldhof Mannheim VfR Mannheim
1934-35 VfR Mannheim Phönix Karlsruhe
1935-36 SV Waldhof Mannheim 1. FC Pforzheim
1936-37 SV Waldhof Mannheim VfR Mannheim
1937-38 VfR Mannheim 1. SV Waldhof Mannheim is a German football club, located in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg. VfR Mannheim is a German football club based in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg formed in 1911 out of the fusion of Mannheimer Freiburger FC is a German football club based in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg. Karlsruher SC is a German football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. Karlsruher FV was a German football club that played in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. Karlsruher SC is a German football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. Sport-Club Freiburg, commonly known as SC Freiburg, is a German football club, based in the city of Freiburg in the Breisgau SV Waldhof Mannheim is a German football club, located in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg. VfR Mannheim is a German football club based in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg formed in 1911 out of the fusion of Mannheimer Karlsruher SC is a German football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. FC Pforzheim
1938-39 VfR Mannheim 1. FC Pforzheim
1939-40 SV Waldhof Mannheim VfB Mühlburg
1940-41 VfL Neckarau VfB Mühlburg
1941-42 SV Waldhof Mannheim VfB Mühlburg
1942-43 VfR Mannheim VfTuR Feudenheim
1943-44 VfR Mannheim VfB Mühlburg

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