DSV Victoria Zemun
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DSV Victoria was a football club from Zemun
(nowadays Serbia
). Local Germans
from Zemun and other parts of Syrmia
gathered around this club.
It competed in the unfinished football championship of Independent State of Croatia
It competed in the football championship of Independent State of Croatia
. After the end of Second World War, that circumstance was used to ban the work of this football club and disband it, as it was the case with other clubs that competed in the championship of Independent State of Croatia.
In the unfinished championship of Croatia in 1941
, club took penultimate position, 8th.
In the Croatian championship 1942
, Victoria ended the competition in the first, group stage. Victoria was the last in the group C, behind squads from Osijek Hajduk, Građanski, Radnik and city rival Građanski.
Zemun
Zemun is a historical town and one of the 17 municipalities which constitute the City of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia...
(nowadays Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
). Local Germans
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
from Zemun and other parts of Syrmia
Syrmia
Syrmia is a fertile region of the Pannonian Plain in Europe, between the Danube and Sava rivers. It is divided between Serbia in the east and Croatia in the west....
gathered around this club.
History
This squad was founded before 1939.It competed in the unfinished football championship of Independent State of Croatia
Independent State of Croatia
The Independent State of Croatia was a World War II puppet state of Nazi Germany, established on a part of Axis-occupied Yugoslavia. The NDH was founded on 10 April 1941, after the invasion of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers. All of Bosnia and Herzegovina was annexed to NDH, together with some parts...
It competed in the football championship of Independent State of Croatia
Independent State of Croatia
The Independent State of Croatia was a World War II puppet state of Nazi Germany, established on a part of Axis-occupied Yugoslavia. The NDH was founded on 10 April 1941, after the invasion of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers. All of Bosnia and Herzegovina was annexed to NDH, together with some parts...
. After the end of Second World War, that circumstance was used to ban the work of this football club and disband it, as it was the case with other clubs that competed in the championship of Independent State of Croatia.
In the unfinished championship of Croatia in 1941
Croatian First League 1941
The Croatian First League season of 1941 was the first held in the Independent State of Croatia. Exactly half the season was completed before the league finished play early. Građanski Zagreb was declared champion at this point.-League:-External links:*...
, club took penultimate position, 8th.
In the Croatian championship 1942
Croatian First League 1942
The Croatian First League season of 1942 was the second held in the Independent State of Croatia. Regional group stages were carried out, before a playoff system began...
, Victoria ended the competition in the first, group stage. Victoria was the last in the group C, behind squads from Osijek Hajduk, Građanski, Radnik and city rival Građanski.