Football was played at the "Appellplätzen" and in front of the crematorium of Auschwitz-Birkenau; originally prisoners from the "Krankenrevier" played each other; later "Krankenrevier" played against "Zigeunerlager"; there also was a side from the "Männerlager B II D"; "Sinti" defeated "Auschwitz-Stammlager" 2-1, possibly in 1944. Teams usually had 7 to 9 players.
In 1944 there was a contest for a wooden trophy inscribed "Dem ersten Sieger im Fußball"; there were 6 to 7 teams, of which "Küche" was the strongest, in spite of losing to "Plantage" on 27 June 1943.
Football was played since 1943, between teams from German, Polish, Spanish, Viennese and Yugoslav players, usually consisting of 11 players. The 1943 championship was won by the German team, which was "rewarded" by a match against a side from the SS (match drawn 2-2).
Matches were played on Sundays since the summer of 1942, with teams consisting of 7 to 9 players, including the "Revier-Mannschaft", the "Schwarze Mannschaft" and "Die Roten".
Football was played since 1943, usually on Sundays; on 30 April 1944, a team of Norwegians defeated one of Czechoslovaks and a German team won against a Polish one; at some point there were at least 10 teams, consisting of 11 players.
List of Winners Liga Terezin
1942 Jugendfürsorge
1943 (spring league) Kleiderkammer
1943 (fall league) Köche
1943 (cup) Fleischer
1944 (spring league) SK Sparta
1944 (cup) Jugendfürsorge
1942
Jugendfürsorge reportedly won a league tournament; however, this may have
referred to the same cup tournament as the 1943 edition won by Fleischer.
Spring League 1943
1.Kleiderkammer 9 6 3 0 36-13 15
2.Köche 9 6 0 3 60-18 12
3.Hagibor Prag 9 5 2 2 33-23 12
4.Gärtner 9 5 2 2 31-24 12
5.Ghettowache 9 5 1 3 44-22 11
6.Elektriker 9 4 2 3 30-35 10
7.Jugendfürsorge 9 3 2 4 31-33 8
8.Hagibor Theresienstadt 9 2 0 7 29-48 4
9.FC Wien 9 2 0 7 20-50 4
10.SC Linden 9 0 0 9 15-63 0
NB: one match apparently awarded loss to both teams
Cross-Table of Available Results (all results listed twice):
Klei Köch HaPr Gärt Ghet Elek Juge HaTh Wien Lind
Kleiderkammer xxx 2-2 5-1 3-1 6-1 9-2
Köche xxx 9-1 8-2 9-1 19-2
Hagibor Prag 2-2 1-9 xxx 1-3 6-3
Gärtner 2-8 3-1 xxx 3-1 3-0
Ghettowache 3-6 xxx 9-1 3-2 6-3
Elektriker 1-5 1-9 xxx 3-1 6-4
Jugendfürsorge 1-3 1-9 2-3 xxx 5-2
Hagibor Theresienstadt 1-6 1-3 xxx 10-4 7-5
FC Wien 2-9 1-3 3-6 4-10 xxx
SC Linden 2-19 0-3 4-6 2-5 5-7 xxx
[source for cross-table: Jüdische Allgemeine: Das Vorzeige-Lager, 23 Nov 2011]
Fall League 1943
1.Köche 11 10 1 0 82-31 21
2.Kleiderkammer 11 10 0 1 77-30 20
3.Jugendfürsorge 11 7 1 3 68-37 15
4.Fleischer 11 6 1 4 51-38 13
5.Arbeitszentrale 11 5 2 4 50-40 12
6.Hagibor Prag 11 5 1 5 45-54 11
7.Gärtner 11 5 0 6 40-42 10
8.Elektriker 11 4 1 6 33-44 9
9.Praga 11 3 1 7 34-48 7
10.Kader 11 1 4 6 31-46 6
11.FC Wien 11 1 2 8 27-75 4
12.Hagibor Theresienstadt 11 2 0 9 24-77 4
Cross-Table (all results listed twice):
Arb Ele Flei Gär HaPr HaTh Juge Kad Klei Köch Pra Wien
Arbeitszentrale xxx 5-2 3-3 1-6 4-2 6-1 3-4 2-2 3-8 1-7 8-3 14-2
Elektriker 2-5 xxx 2-0 2-4 6-8 4-2 0-7 2-2 3-5 1-6 7-3 4-2
Fleischer 3-3 0-2 xxx 4-3 4-0 6-2 4-12 8-1 1-2 2-7 8-3 11-3
Gärtner 6-1 4-2 3-4 xxx 3-4 4-5 1-8 4-1 1-9 3-4 4-3 7-1
Hagibor Prag 2-4 8-6 0-4 4-3 xxx 8-3 6-5 1-6 6-11 5-8 2-1 3-3
Hagibor Theresienstadt 1-6 2-4 2-6 5-4 3-8 xxx 1-15 4-3 0-8 3-15 2-5 1-3
Jugendfürsorge 4-3 7-0 12-4 8-1 5-6 15-1 xxx 5-4 3-9 3-3 2-3 4-3
Kader 2-2 2-2 1-8 1-4 6-1 3-4 4-5 xxx 2-5 4-9 2-2 4-4
Kleiderkammer 8-3 5-3 2-1 9-1 11-6 8-0 9-3 5-2 xxx 4-6 7-2 9-3
Köche 7-1 6-1 7-2 4-3 8-5 15-3 3-3 9-4 6-4 xxx 5-3 12-2
Praga 3-8 3-7 3-8 3-4 1-2 5-2 3-2 2-2 2-7 3-5 xxx 6-1
Wien 2-14 2-4 3-11 1-7 3-3 3-1 3-4 4-4 3-9 2-12 1-6 xxx
[source for cross-table: http://www.ligaterezin.com/217986/The-Teams]
Youth Championship 1943
Winners: Maccabi a Bašta
Cup 1943
Round 1
Kleiderkammer bt Kistenfabrik
Gärtner I 5-1 Zentralproviant
FC Wien 5-0 Transport
Maccabi Ostrau 3-2 Elektriker II
Hagibor Prag 18-0 Union
Fortuna Köln 4-3 Meteor
Hakoah 8-2 Æskulap
Gärtner II 5-3 Olympia Star
Köche bt Praga II
Elektriker I 15-0 Parilla
Jugendfürsorge I 15-0 Fleischer
Kladno 1-8 Praga I [8-1?]
Arbeitszentrale II 15-0 Bahnbau
Hagibor Theresienstadt bt Kader I
Jugendfürsorge I bt Kader II
Schneider lt Arbeitszentrale I
Round 2
Kleiderkammer 9-3 Gärtner I
FC Wien bt Maccabi Ostrau
Hagibor Prag bt Fortuna Köln
Hakoah lt Gärtner II
Köche bt Elektriker I
Fleischer bt Praga I
Arbeitszentrale II bt Hagibor Theresienstadt
Jugendfürsorge I lt Arbeitszentrale I
Quarterfinals
Kleiderkammer bt FC Wien
Hagibor Prag bt Gärtner II
Köche lt Fleischer
Arbeitszentrale II lt Arbeitszentrale I
Semifinals
Kleiderkammer 6-0 Hagibor Prag
Fleischer 6-2 Arbeitszentrale I
Final
Fleischer 3-2 Kleiderkammer
Spring League 1944
1.SK Sparta 10 8 2 0 43-16 18
2.Kader 10 7 2 1 37-22 16
3.Bohemia 10 7 1 2 41-25 15
4.Spedition 10 6 2 2 46-18 14
5.Elektriker 10 4 3 3 47-28 11
6.Jugendfürsorge 10 4 2 4 38-35 10
7.FC Wien 10 4 1 5 26-36 9
8.Rapid 10 3 1 6 24-40 7
9.Æskulap 10 3 0 7 28-47 6
10.Hagibor 10 1 0 9 27-53 2
11.Prag 10 0 2 8 16-53 2
Youth Championship 1944
Winners: SK Sparta
Cup 1944
Preliminary Round
FC Wien II 7-3 Praga II
Spedition II 0-1 Kader II
Rapid II 7-3 Æskulap II
Elektriker II 3-7 Hagibor II
Round 1
FC Wien II 2-6 Hollandia
Bohemia I 1-5 Rapid I
Kader II 3-6 Praga I
Kader I 4-6 Jugendfürsorge
Rapid II 5-4 Hagibor I
Sparta 2-4 Spedition I
Hagibor II 2-6 Æskulap I
Elektriker I 4-2 FC Wien
Quarterfinals
Hollandia 2-3 Rapid I
Praga I 4-6 Jugendfürsorge
Rapid II 0-2 Spedition I
Æskulap I 0-2 Elektriker I
Semifinals
Rapid I 2-3 Jugendfürsorge
Spedition I 0-1 Elektriker I
Final
Jugendfürsorge 5-1 Elektriker I
Liga Terezin 2nd Memorial Tournament 2010
NB: all matches on 22 Oct, in the presence of one of the players of the original
Liga Terezin, Peter Erben (then member of the Jugendfürsorge side).
Group A
Blau-Weiss 1-3 Arsenal
Maccabi Prag 1-2 Arsenal
Maccabi Prag 2-1 Blau-Weiss
1.Arsenal 2 2 0 0 5- 2 6
2.Maccabi Prag 2 1 0 1 3- 3 3
3.Blau-Weiss 2 0 0 2 2- 5 0
Group B
Hagibor Terezin 1-3 Jugendfürsorge
Nesharim 0-0 Jugendfürsorge
Nesharim 3-2 Hagibor Terezin
1.Jugendfürsorge 2 1 1 0 3- 1 4
2.Nesharim 2 1 1 0 3- 2 4
3.Hagibor Terezin 2 0 0 2 3- 6 0
Semifinals
Arsenal 2-0 Nesharim
Jugendfürsorge 1-0 Maccabi Prag
Final
Arsenal 1-0 Jugendfürsorge
In the summer of 1943 two matches were played each Sunday, with teams including "Matratzenteam", "Schneiderteam " and "Jüdische Lagerpolizei"; later ad hoc combinations were formed as more and more people were deported to the concentration camps; no more football was played after the summer of 1944.
Sources included: [Ste 09], [Spr 19], http://www.football-state.com/pastTourOne.aspx?turnirid=2628
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