Nordkreis-Liga
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| Nordkreis-Liga |
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| Founded |
| 1909 |
| Disbanded |
| 1918 |
| Nation |
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| Hesse-Nassau |
| Grand Duchy of Hesse Grand Duchy of Hesse The Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine , or, between 1806 and 1816, Grand Duchy of Hesse —as it was also known after 1816—was a member state of the German Confederation from 1806, when the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt was elevated to a Grand Duchy, until 1918, when all the German... |
| Number of Seasons |
| 9 |
| Replaced by |
| Kreisliga Nordmain Kreisliga Nordmain The Kreisliga Nordmain was the highest association football league in parts of the German state of Hesse and the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau from 1919 to 1923... |
| Kreisliga Südmain Kreisliga Südmain The Kreisliga Südmain was the highest association football league in parts of the German state of Hesse from 1919 to 1923. The league was disbanded with the introduction of the Bezirksliga Main in 1923.... |
| Kreisliga Hessen Kreisliga Hessen The Kreisliga Hessen was the highest association football league in parts of the German state of Hesse and parts of the Bavarian region of Palatinate as well as the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau from 1919 to 1923... |
| Level on Pyramid |
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| Last Champions 1917-18 |
| Amicitia 02 Frankfurt |
The Nordkreis-Liga (English: Northern district league) was the highest association football league in the German
German Empire
The German Empire refers to Germany during the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of the Emperor, Wilhelm II.The German...
Grand Duchy of Hesse
Grand Duchy of Hesse
The Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine , or, between 1806 and 1816, Grand Duchy of Hesse —as it was also known after 1816—was a member state of the German Confederation from 1806, when the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt was elevated to a Grand Duchy, until 1918, when all the German...
and the Prussian
Kingdom of Prussia
The Kingdom of Prussia was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918. Until the defeat of Germany in World War I, it comprised almost two-thirds of the area of the German Empire...
province of Hesse-Nassau from 1909 to 1918. The league was disbanded with the introduction of the Kreisliga Nordmain
Kreisliga Nordmain
The Kreisliga Nordmain was the highest association football league in parts of the German state of Hesse and the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau from 1919 to 1923...
, Kreisliga Südmain
Kreisliga Südmain
The Kreisliga Südmain was the highest association football league in parts of the German state of Hesse from 1919 to 1923. The league was disbanded with the introduction of the Bezirksliga Main in 1923....
and Kreisliga Hessen
Kreisliga Hessen
The Kreisliga Hessen was the highest association football league in parts of the German state of Hesse and parts of the Bavarian region of Palatinate as well as the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau from 1919 to 1923...
in 1919.
History
The league was formed in a move to improve the organisation of football in Southern Germany in the early 1900s. Within the structure of the Southern German football championshipSouthern German football championship
The Southern German football championship was the highest association football competition in the South of Germany, established in 1898...
, four regional leagues were gradually established from 1908, these being:
- Ostkreis-Liga, covering Bavaria
- Nordkreis-Liga, covering Hesse
- Südkreis-LigaSüdkreis-LigaThe Südkreis-Liga was the highest association football league in the German Kingdom of Württemberg, Grand Duchy of Baden, the Province of Hohenzollern and Alsace-Lorraine from 1908 to 1918...
, covering Württemberg, Baden and Alsace - Westkreis-LigaWestkreis-LigaThe Westkreis-Liga was the highest association football league in the Bavarian region of Palatinate, the northern parts of the Grand Duchy of Baden, the southern parts of the Prussian Rhine Province and parts of Lorraine from 1908 to 1918...
, covering the Palatinate, Lorraine and the southern Rhine Province
Until then, regional leagues had existed which send their champions to the Kreis finals and, from there, the winners went on to the Southern and German championships.
In 1909, the Nordkreis-Liga was established, consisting of twelve clubs and playing a home-and-away season, these clubs being:
- Viktoria 1894 Hanau
- SV WiesbadenSV WiesbadenSV Wiesbaden is a German football club based in Wiesbaden, Hesse. The team was disbanded in 1994 as the result of financial problems, but was rebuilt and currently plays in the Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte . Their home games are played in the Helmut-Schön-Sportpark.- History :A football section was...
- FSV FrankfurtFSV FrankfurtFSV Frankfurt is a German association football club based in the Bornheim district of Frankfurt am Main, Hesse and founded in 1899. The club plays in the shadow of larger and much more successful Eintracht Frankfurt, which has recently returned to 2nd tier football...
- FC Hanau 93FC Hanau 93FC Hanau 93 is a German association football club based in Hanau, Hesse.-Early history:Founded in 1893, the club is Hesse's oldest. In its first year, the club was winless in a half dozen matches, but the next season emerged as south German champion and earned an appearance in a national...
- Amicitia Bockenheim
- Kickers Frankfurt
- Kickers OffenbachKickers OffenbachKickers Offenbach is a German association football club in Offenbach am Main, Hesse. The club was founded on 27 May 1901 in the Rheinischer Hof restaurant by footballers who had left established local clubs including Melitia, Teutonia, Viktoria, Germania and Neptun...
- Viktoria Frankfurt
- Germania Bockenheim
- Britannia Frankfurt
- Germania Bieber
- Fvgg Bockenheim
Viktoria 1894 Hanau, the first league champion, qualified thereby for the Southern German championship, where it came last out of four clubs.
In its second year, the league operated with thirteen clubs, with the Germania 94 Frankfurt joining the league. In 1911-12, the league played with twelve clubs again, Amicitia Frankfurt having been disqualified.
In 1912-13, the league was reduced to eight clubs and the Nordkreis champion, for the first time since the interception of the league, didn't come last in the Southern German finals, finishing second instead.
In the last pre-First World War season, 1913-14, things remained unchanged and champions Frankfurter FV finished runners-up in Southern Germany once more.
The war starting in August 1914 meant an end to the league, no championship was played in 1914-15 at all. In the following three seasons, regional leagues operated, like before 1908. A Nordkreis championship as well as a Southern German one was played, but no national title games were held.
With the end of the war in November 1918, football came to a halt once more. New leagues started to operate from 1919 and in the region that previously had formed the Nordkreis, the Kreisliga Nordmain
Kreisliga Nordmain
The Kreisliga Nordmain was the highest association football league in parts of the German state of Hesse and the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau from 1919 to 1923...
, Kreisliga Südmain
Kreisliga Südmain
The Kreisliga Südmain was the highest association football league in parts of the German state of Hesse from 1919 to 1923. The league was disbanded with the introduction of the Bezirksliga Main in 1923....
and Kreisliga Hessen
Kreisliga Hessen
The Kreisliga Hessen was the highest association football league in parts of the German state of Hesse and parts of the Bavarian region of Palatinate as well as the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau from 1919 to 1923...
were formed.
National success
The Nordkreis was one of the weaker regions as football was concerned in this era, taking out no Southern German championships at the time and never qualifying for the German championship.Southern German championship
Qualified teams and their results:- 1910: Viktoria 94 Hanau, 4th
- 1911: SV Wiesbaden, 4th
- 1912: Frankfurter FV, 4th
- 1913: Frankfurter FV, Runners-up
- 1914: Frankfurter FV, Runners-up
- 1916: FC Hanau 93, Semi-finals
- 1917: FSV Frankfurt, 3rd
- 1918: Amicitia 02 Frankfurt, Semi-finals
Winners and runners-up of the Südkreis-Liga and championship
| Season | Winner | Runner-Up |
| 1909-10 | Viktoria 1894 Hanau | SV Wiesbaden |
| 1910-11 | SV Wiesbaden | FSV Frankfurt |
| 1911-12 | Frankfurter FV | FC Hanau 93 |
| 1912-13 | Frankfurter FV | Viktoria 1894 Hanau |
| 1913-14 | Frankfurter FV | SV Wiesbaden |
| 1914-15 | not held | |
| 1915-16 | FC Hanau 93 | FSV Frankfurt |
| 1916-17 | FSV Frankfurt | Amicitia 02 Frankfurt |
| 1917-18 | Amicitia 02 Frankfurt | FSV Frankfurt |
| 1918-19 | not held | |
Placings in the Nordkreis-Liga 1909-14
| Club | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktoria 1894 Hanau | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| SV Wiesbaden SV Wiesbaden SV Wiesbaden is a German football club based in Wiesbaden, Hesse. The team was disbanded in 1994 as the result of financial problems, but was rebuilt and currently plays in the Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte . Their home games are played in the Helmut-Schön-Sportpark.- History :A football section was... |
2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| FSV Frankfurt FSV Frankfurt FSV Frankfurt is a German association football club based in the Bornheim district of Frankfurt am Main, Hesse and founded in 1899. The club plays in the shadow of larger and much more successful Eintracht Frankfurt, which has recently returned to 2nd tier football... |
3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| FC Hanau 93 FC Hanau 93 FC Hanau 93 is a German association football club based in Hanau, Hesse.-Early history:Founded in 1893, the club is Hesse's oldest. In its first year, the club was winless in a half dozen matches, but the next season emerged as south German champion and earned an appearance in a national... |
4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Amicitia 02 Frankfurt | 5 | 9 | |||
| Kickers Frankfurt 1 | 6 | 5 | |||
| Kickers Offenbach Kickers Offenbach Kickers Offenbach is a German association football club in Offenbach am Main, Hesse. The club was founded on 27 May 1901 in the Rheinischer Hof restaurant by footballers who had left established local clubs including Melitia, Teutonia, Viktoria, Germania and Neptun... |
7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Viktoria Frankfurt 1 | 8 | 7 | |||
| Germania Bockenheim | 9 | 8 | 9 | ||
| Britannia Frankfurt | 10 | 11 | 8 | ||
| Germania Bieber | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | |
| Fvgg Bockenheim | 12 | 13 | 12 | ||
| Germania 94 Frankfurt | 12 | 10 | 8 | ||
| Frankfurter FV 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| SC Bürgel | 6 | 7 | 7 | ||
- 1 Viktoria and Kickers merged in 1911 to form Frankfurter FV, which, in turn, formed Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :...
in 1920.
Sources
- Fussball-Jahrbuch Deutschland (8 vol.), Tables and results of the German tier-one leagues 1919-33, publisher: DSFS
- Kicker Almanach, The yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga, since 1937, published by the Kicker Sports MagazineKicker (sports magazine)kicker Sportmagazin is Germany's leading sports magazine and is focused primarily on football. The magazine was founded in 1920 by German football pioneer Walther Bensemann and is published twice a week, usually Monday and Thursday, in Nuremberg...
- Süddeutschlands Fussballgeschichte in Tabellenform 1897-1988 History of Southern German football in tables, publisher & author: Ludolf Hyll
External links
The Gauligas Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv German league tables 1892-1933 Hirschi's Fussball seiten- Germany - Championships 1902-1945 at RSSSF.com