From 1933 to 1942, there were various different national tournaments of
the region XI in Germany. At the time, regions called "Gauen".
The tournaments were considered more important
than the national championship.
See an overview map with the Gauen.
Finals
Adolf-Hitler-Pokal
1933 Bayern - Brandenburg 2-2 [aet]
rep Bayern - Brandenburg 6-1
Kampfspiel-Pokal
1934 Südwest - Bayern 5-3
Bundespokal
1935 Mitte - Brandenburg 2-0
Reichsbundpokal
1935/36 Sachsen - Südwest 2-2 [aet]
rep Sachsen - Südwest 9-0
1936/37 Niederrhein - Sachsen 2-1
1937/38 Nordmark - Südwest 3-1
Deutsches Turn- und Sportfest-Turnier
1938 Ostmark - Niedersachsen 4-1
Reichsbundpokal
1938/39 Schlesien - Bayern 2-1
1939/40 Bayern - Sachsen 3-1
1940/41 Sachsen - Bayern 2-0
1941/42 Niederrhein - Nordmark 2-1
Number of Wins [11; lost finals between square brackets]
2 [3] Bayern
2 [2] Sachsen
2 Niederrhein
1 [2] Südwest
1 [1] Nordmark
1 Mitte
1 Ostmark
1 Schlesien
[2] Brandenburg
[1] Niedersachsen
Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 11 13 17
Bayern 2 3 1 - 1 - 1 3 - - -
Sachsen 2 2 2 - 4 - - 1 - - -
Niederrhein 2 - 2 - 3 - - 2 1 1 -
Hessen/Nassau 1 2 2 - 1 - - 4 - - 1 (b)
Nordmark 1 1 1 1 - 1 - 5 - 1 - (c)
Donau/Alpenland 1 - 2 - 1 - - - 1 - - (e) took part since 1938
Mitte 1 - 1 - 3 - - 5 1 - - (a)
Niederschlesien 1 - - - 3 - - 7 - - - (g)
Brandenburg - 2 3 - - 1 - 4 - - 1
Niedersachsen - 1 - - 5 - - 4 1 - -
Baden - - 4 - 2 - - 4 - - 1
Württemberg - - 1 1 1 1 - 7 - - -
Kurhessen - - 1 - 2 - - 6 1 - 1 (d)
Köln/Aachen - - - - 5 1 - 3 1 - 1 (f)
Westfalen - - - - 3 - 1 5 2 - -
Ostpreußen - - - - 2 1 - 7 - 1 -
Pommern - - - - 2 1 - 6 - 1 1
Sudetenland - - - - - - - 1 1 - 1 took part since 1939/40
Oberschlesien - - - - - - - 1 - - - took part since 1941/42
Danzig/Westpreußen - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 took part since 1940/41
Wartheland - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 took part since 1940/41
Elsaß - - - - - - - - - - 1 took part since 1941/42
Generalgouvernement - - - - - - - - - - 1 took part since 1941/42
Moselland - - - - - - - - - - 1 took part since 1941/42
Westmark - - - - - - - - - - 1 took part since 1941/42
Name changes
a) Sachsen-Anhalt/Thüringen changed name in 1933 to Mitte.
b) Rheinhessen/Saar changed name in 1933/34 to Südwest, and in 1941 to Hessen/Nassau.
c) Hamburg/Holstein changed name in 1933/34 to Nordmark.
d) Nordhessen changed name in 1936 to Hessen, and in 1941 to Kurhessen.
e) Ostmark changed name in 1942 to Donau/Alpenland.
f) Mittelrhein changed name in 1941 to Köln/Aachen.
g) Schlesien changed name in 1941 to Niederschlesien.
NB: Number of participants: 16 (from 1933 to 1937/38)
17 (from 1938 to 1938/39)
18 (1939/40)
20 (1940/41)
25 (1941/42)
Prepared by Oliver Haupt for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Source: [Libero No. D17 1998]
Author: Oliver Haupt
Last updated: 1 Jan 2006
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