Breslauer SC 08
Encyclopedia
Breslauer SC was a German association football club
from the city of Breslau, Lower Silesia
(today Wroclaw
, Poland
). The club enjoyed its greatest successes in the late 1920s.
Breslau claimed its first Südostdeutscher championship in 1926 by defeating Viktoria Forst
3:1 in the league final. The club advanced to the national quarterfinals where they were once more put out by the side that would claim the national crown when they were beaten 0:4 by SpVgg Fürth. A second Südostdeutscher championship two seasons later in 1928 was followed by an early exit from national level play after a 2:3 eighthfinal loss to VfB Königsberg
.
SC enjoyed its best run on the national stage in 1929. They avenged themselves on Königsberg (1:2) before beating Bayern Munich 4:3 to move on to a semifinal confrontation with SpVgg Fürth. For a third time the Breslauer side was put out of contention for the German title by the club that would eventually emerge as national champions when they lost to Fürth by a score of 1:6.
Breslau continued to field competitive sides into the early 1930s but made only one more national level appearance in 1932 that had the side go out early to Holstein Kiel
(1:4). In 1933, the club merged with Vereinigte Breslauer Sportfreunde
to form Breslauer SpVg 02 which went on to play in the newly established first division Gauliga Schlesien
through to the end of the 1943–44 season.
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 Breslau, Lower Silesia
Lower Silesia
Lower Silesia ; is the northwestern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia; Upper Silesia is to the southeast.Throughout its history Lower Silesia has been under the control of the medieval Kingdom of Poland, the Kingdom of Bohemia and the Austrian Habsburg Monarchy from 1526...
(today Wroclaw
Wroclaw
Wrocław , situated on the River Oder , is the main city of southwestern Poland.Wrocław was the historical capital of Silesia and is today the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. Over the centuries, the city has been part of either Poland, Bohemia, Austria, Prussia, or Germany, but since 1945...
, 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 enjoyed its greatest successes in the late 1920s.
History
The team was established in 1908 and soon became part of the top flight regional Südostdeutscher Fußballverband (SOFV, en:Southeast German Football Association). SC first came to note when they finished second in 1925 and moved on to the national playoffs. They beat VfB Leipzig 2:1 in an eighthfinal match before going out in the quarterfinals 1:4 to eventual German champions 1. FC Nuremberg.Breslau claimed its first Südostdeutscher championship in 1926 by defeating Viktoria Forst
Viktoria Forst
Viktoria Forst was a German association football club from the city of Forst , Brandenburg. It was established in 1901 and played in the regional Südostdeutschland division.-History:...
3:1 in the league final. The club advanced to the national quarterfinals where they were once more put out by the side that would claim the national crown when they were beaten 0:4 by SpVgg Fürth. A second Südostdeutscher championship two seasons later in 1928 was followed by an early exit from national level play after a 2:3 eighthfinal loss to VfB Königsberg
VfB Königsberg
VfB Königsberg was a German association football club from the city of Königsberg, East Prussia.-History:The club was established on 7 July 1900 as Fußball-Club Königsberg, later being renamed VfB Königsberg in 1907...
.
SC enjoyed its best run on the national stage in 1929. They avenged themselves on Königsberg (1:2) before beating Bayern Munich 4:3 to move on to a semifinal confrontation with SpVgg Fürth. For a third time the Breslauer side was put out of contention for the German title by the club that would eventually emerge as national champions when they lost to Fürth by a score of 1:6.
Breslau continued to field competitive sides into the early 1930s but made only one more national level appearance in 1932 that had the side go out early to Holstein Kiel
Holstein Kiel
Holstein Kiel is a German association football and sports club based in the city of Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein. Through the 1910s and 1920s the club was a dominant side in northern Germany winning six regional titles and finishing as runners-up another six times...
(1:4). In 1933, the club merged with Vereinigte Breslauer Sportfreunde
Vereinigte Breslauer Sportfreunde
Vereinigte Breslauer Sportfreunde was a German association football club from what was at the time the city of Breslau, Lower Silesia in Germany and is today Wroclaw, Poland. The club was established in 1919 through the merger of predecessor sides SC Preußen Breslau and Verein Breslauer Sportfreunde...
to form Breslauer SpVg 02 which went on to play in the newly established first division Gauliga Schlesien
Gauliga Schlesien
The Gauliga Schlesien was the highest football league in the region of Silesia , which consisted of the Prussian provinces of Lower Silesia and Upper Silesia from 1933 to 1945...
through to the end of the 1943–44 season.
Honours
- South Eastern German championsSouth Eastern German football championshipThe South Eastern German football championship was the highest association football competition in the Prussian provinces of Silesia, which was divided into the Province of Lower Silesia and the Province of Upper Silesia after 1919, and Posen, which mostly became part of Poland in 1919...
: 1926, 1928