1937–38 Austrian Cup

The 1937- 38 Austrian Cup was Austria's football cup competition. First Vienna FC were the defending champions.

With the participation of the autumn champions of 1937 from Upper Austria, as well as the two teams from Lower Austria and Styria that were leading in the autumn of 1937, an Austrian Cup was held.

For the first time since 1929, the first division teams were not seeded. Matches against first-class teams had to take place on grounds commissioned for first-class games.

There was the first cup victory by a club from the second highest division.[1]

Fourth round

  • First round with teams from the federal states and teams from the Second League.
5 December 1937 ASC Schwechat 1-1 (a.e.t.) SC Germania Schwechat Schwechat
13:30
  • Brandner  ?' 
Report
  • Gruner  80' 
Stadium: ASC-Platz
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Franz Zucker
5 December 1937 Austro-Fiat Wien 1-3 Nußdorfer AC Wien
13:30
  • Lux  60' 
Report
  • Kohlroß  12' (pen.)?' (pen.) 
  • Zehetmayer  22' 
Stadium: FAC-Platz
Attendance: 800
Referee: Messinger
5 December 1937 Brigittenauer Amateur SK 5-3 Alfa Wien Wien
13:30
  • Waitz  ?'?'
  • Baier  ?'
  • Liebenberger  ?'?'
Report
  • Kirbes  ?' (pen.)
  • Bernasek  ?'
  • Prantl  ?'
Stadium: BAC-Platz
Attendance: 400
Referee: Johann Unterweger
5 December 1937 Delka Wien 1-2 Simmeringer Waggonfabrik Wien
13:30
  • Bydzowsky  ?'
Report
  • Zeman  ?'
  • Merta  ?'
Stadium: Polizei-Rudolfshügel Platz
Attendance: 100
Referee: Franz Slapansky
5 December 1937 Dornbacher SK 2-2 (a.e.t.) FC 33 Wien Wien
13:30 Report Stadium: Polizei-Hütteldorfplatz
Referee: Viktor Hausmann
5 December 1937 Elektromate Wien 1-5 Demon Wien Wien
10:00
  • Mischka  ?'
Report
  • Weilheimer  ?'?'?'
  • Schönwetter  ?'
  • Melzer  ?'
Stadium: Stab-Platz
Referee: Rahn
5 December 1937 Erdberg 0-4 Wiener AC Schwarz-Rot Wien
13:30 Report
  • Herdin  3'?'?'
  • Janko  ?'
Stadium: LSC-Juventusplatz
Attendance: 600
Referee: Fritz Ehrlich
5 December 1937 Grazer SC 4-2 (a.e.t.) Heeres SV Wien Graz
14:00
  • Dorner  35'74'109' (pen.)
  • Stanek  102'
Report
  • Dittler  58'
  • Drescher  60'
  • ?  ?' (o.g.)
Stadium: Grazer SC-Platz
Attendance: 800
Referee: Josef Robatsch
5 December 1937 SC Hakoah Wien 4-1 Linzer ASK Wien
13:30
  • Ehrlich  28'
  • Quirtmayer  63' (o.g.)
  • Cinadler  64'85'
Report
  • Radlmaier  18'
Stadium: Hakoahplatz
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ernst Führer
5 December 1937 Helios XX 3-2 (a.e.t.) Diana Wien Wien
13:30
  • Kleiner  ?'?'
  • Virius  ?' (pen.)
Report
  • Kuffner  ?'
  • Müller  ?'
Stadium: Bewegung XX-Platz
Referee: Johann Ludwa
5 December 1937 Hertha-Hellas Wien 2-11 SC Helfort Wien Wien
13:30
  • Hummenberger  ?'
  • Kratschmer  ?'
Report
  • Böck  ?'
  • Hamezan  ?' (?)
  • Cermak  ?'?'
  • Ruzzek  ?'?'
  • Scher  ?'?'?'?'
Stadium: Helfortplatz
Attendance: 500
Referee: Bibring

[2]

5 December 1937 Kores Wien 0-4 SC Herrmann Wien Wien
11:30 Report
  • Pabisch  ?'?'
  • Konetzky  ?'
  • Wagner  ?'
Stadium: FAC-Platz
Attendance: 800
Referee: Zehetmayer
5 December 1937 Leopoldstädter FC 0-2 Germania XIV Wien Wien
13:30 Report
  • Wawra  ?'
  • Josefik  ?'
Stadium: Straßenbahnerplatz
Referee: Robert Lassy
5 December 1937 Libertas Wien 1-1 (a.e.t.) SV Straßenbahn Wien Wien
13:30
  • Fuchs  34'
Report
  • Rein  55'
Stadium: Libertas-Platz
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Adolf Rosenberger
5 December 1937 Post SV Wien 2-0 Polizei SV Wien Wien
13:30
  • Mach  ?'
  • Seiter  ?'
Report Stadium: Lehrersportplatz
Attendance: 500
Referee: Otto Janak
5 December 1937 Rennweger SV 2-11 Red Star Wien Wien
13:30
  • Graf  ?'?'
Report
  • Conrad  ?'?'?'?'?'
  • Flegel  ?'?'?'
  • Bednar  ?'?'
  • Janosievic  ?'
Stadium: Red Star-Platz
Attendance: 500
Referee: Franz Chladek

[3]

5 December 1937 SK Sturm Graz 6-3 Viktor Schmidt&Söhne Graz
14:00
  • Koren  34'
  • Gmeindl  35'51'66'
  • Fuchs  57'
  • Lamoth  68'
Report
  • Zollpriester  49'
  • Prinz  ?'
  • Lothka  74'
Stadium: Sturm-Platz
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Artur Daudistl

[4]

5 December 1937 Vacuum Wien 6-1 ESV Ostbahn XI Wien Wien
13:30
  • Panka  ?'?'
  • Fritz  ?'?'
  • Chalupka  ?'?'
Report
  • Kriwan  ?'
Stadium: Vacuumplatz
Attendance: 300
Referee: Schönberger
5 December 1937 SC Weiße Elf Wien 1-5 1. Floridsdorfer SK Wien
9:30
  • Ferencz  ?'
Report
  • Beyer  ?'
  • Straka  ?'
  • Krasa  ?'?'
  • Aulitzky  ?'
Stadium: Weiße Elf-Platz
Attendance: 100
Referee: Karl Chieger
25 December 1937 1. SC Wiener Neustadt 7-1 Neubauer Amateure Wiener Neustadt
13:30
  • Pfau  ?'?'?'?'? '
  • Schatzer  ? '
  • Kohlhauser  ? '
Report
  • Schulbauer  ?'
Stadium: Herbstfestplatz
Attendance: 600
Referee: Emil Göbel
9 January 1938 ESV Wacker Wiener Neustadt 1-0 Rapid Oberlaa Wiener Neustadt
13:30
  • Franta  39'
Report Stadium: Herbstfestplatz
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ressler
9 January 1938 WSV BU Neunkirchen 3-2 (a.e.t.) Favoritner FC Vorwärts 06 Neunkirchen
13:30
  • Weiß  5'
  • Meiser  30'
  • Jarosch  120'
Report
  • Fischer  50'
  • Granitzer  62'
Stadium: Sportplatz
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Josef Kastl

Replay matches:

12 December 1937 FC 33 Wien 4-3 Dornbacher SK Wien
13:30
  • Gruber  ? '
  • Jursa  ? '
  • Marischka  ?'
  • Sillaber  ?'
Report
  • Thimmler  ? '
  • Bednar  ? '
  • Rupprecht  1'
Stadium: FC Wien-Platz
Referee: Ladislaus Lokwenc
6 January 1938 SV Straßenbahn Wien 1-4 Libertas Wien Wien
13:30
  • Ulrich  83 '
Report
  • Pitsch  13'72'75'
  • Fuchs  85'
Stadium: Straßenbahnerplatz
Attendance: 400
Referee: Hans Frankenstein
6 January 1938 SC Germania Schwechat 4-4 (a.e.t.) ASC Schwechat Schwechat
13:30
  • Gruner  ?'
  • Potocnik  ?'
  • Huisa  ?'
  • Koceny  ?' (pen.)
Report
  • Haag  ?'?'
  • Pohl  ?'
  • Kordik  ?' (pen.)
Stadium: ASC-Platz
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Hans Frankenstein

2nd replay match:

23 January 1938 ASC Schwechat 2-3 SC Germania Schwechat Schwechat
13:45
  • Rehak  ?' (o.g.)
  • Kordik  ?'
Report
  • Schön  1'
  • Huisa  ?'
  • Koceny  ?'
Stadium: ASC-Platz
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Hans Frankenstein

Round of 32

First round with teams from the first league

30 January 1938 Germania XIV Wien 1-4 First Vienna FC Wien
12:00
  • Vavra  23' (pen.) 
Report
  • Molzer  22'67'78' 
  • Artmann  57' 
Stadium: Helfortplatz
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Eduard Kanhäuser
30 January 1938 SC Helfort Wien 4-2 FC Wien Wien
14:00
  • Böck  20'22'53' 
  • Jelinek  48' (o.g.) 
Report
  • Gruner  19' (o.g.) 
  • Durek  80'
Stadium: Helfortplatz
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Johann Beck
30 January 1938 SK Sturm Graz 1-0 Nußdorfer AC Graz
14:00
  • Lamoth  60'
Report Stadium: Grazer SC-Platz
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Josef Robatsch

[5]

6 February 1938 1. Floridsdorfer SK 1-4 1. Simmeringer SC Wien
14:00
  • Aulitzky  50'
Report
  • Cermak  40'
  • Schneider  21'88'
  • Sekyra  62'
Stadium: Feuerwehrplatz
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Formanek
6 February 1938 1. SC Wiener Neustadt 2-3 WSV BU Neunkirchen Wiener Neustadt
14:00
  • Theuerweckl  ?'
  • Wallisch  ?'
Report
  • Jarosch  18'
  • Meiser  21'
  • Mitteregger  ?'
Stadium: Herbstfestplatz
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Eduard Weidmann
6 February 1938 SK Admira Wien 1-0 SK Rapid Wien Wien
14:00
  • Schilling  51'
Report Stadium: Wacker-Platz
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Adolf Miesz
6 February 1938 FC 33 Wien 1-1 (a.e.t.) Brigittenauer Amateur SK Wien
14:00
  • Kaiser  ?'
Report
  • Duras  ?'
Stadium: FC Wien-Platz
Attendance: 600
Referee: Paul Allert
6 February 1938 Favoritner AC 4-4 (a.e.t.) SC Hakoah Wien Wien
14:00
  • Holeschofsky  75' (pen.)80'112'
  • Haag  99'
Report
  • Cinadler  21'
  • Ehrlich  58'94'
  • Reich  92'
Stadium: FavAC-Platz
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Hans Frankenstein
6 February 1938 Grazer SC 8-0 SC Germania Schwechat Graz
14:00
  • Kern  8'51'
  • Matejka  60'75'89'
  • Dorner  65'77'
  • Pohan  84'
Report Stadium: Grazer SC-Platz
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Franz Zinter
6 February 1938 Libertas Wien 2-1 Demon Wien Wien
10:00
  • Lebeda  ?'
  • Veleba  ?'
Report
  • Schönwetter  ?'
Stadium: Libertas-Platz
Attendance: 400
Referee: Johann Ludwa
6 February 1938 Red Star Wien 0-2 Post SV Wien Wien
14:00 Report
  • Demichele  79'83'
Stadium: Red Star-Platz
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Schmalberg
6 February 1938 SC Herrmann Wien 4-3 Simmeringer Waggonfabrik Wien
14:00
  • Pabisch  ?'
  • Macho  ?' (pen.)
  • Koretzky  ?'
  • Wachter  ?' (o.g.)
Report
  • Zelesny  ?'
  • Zeman  ?'?'
Stadium: Donaufeldplatz
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Messinger
6 February 1938 Vacuum Wien 3-1 ESV Wacker Wiener Neustadt Wien
14:00
  • Weißenbacher  ?'
  • Chalupka  ?'
  • Goll  ?'
Report
  • Oberleitner  ?' (pen.)
Stadium: Vacuumplatz
Attendance: 300
Referee: Josef Schauhuber
6 February 1938 SC Wacker Wien 17-0 Helios XX Wien
12:30
  • Walzhofer  5'
  • Zischek  6'?'33'?'?'
  • Kern  17'20'48'?'
  • Hönig  23'25'29'?'?'?'
  • Sarsoun  ?'
Report Stadium: Wacker-Platz
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Gustav Jiranek
6 February 1938 Wiener AC Schwarz-Rot 2-1 FK Austria Wien Wien
14:00
  • Herdin  29'
  • Zauner 81'
Report Stadium: WAC-Platz
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Franz Zucker
6 February 1938 Wiener Sport-Club 2-1 (a.e.t.) Floridsdorfer AC Wien
14:00
Report
  • Wejwoda  90 '
Stadium: Sport-Club Platz
Referee: Rauscher

Replay matches:

20 February 1938 Brigittenauer Amateur SK 1-1 (a.e.t.) FC 33 Wien Wien
14:30
  • Wedra  ? '
Report
  • Rosner  ?'
Stadium: BAC-Platz
Attendance: 500
Referee: Haldenwang
23 February 1938 SC Hakoah Wien 2-1 Favoritner AC Wien
14:30
  • Cinadler  15 '
  • Reich  74'
Report
  • Szalay  43'
Stadium: WAC-Platz
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Johann Beck

2nd replay matcch:

27 February 1938 FC 33 Wien 4-2 Brigittenauer Amateur SK Wien
14:30
  • Watzek  25'
  • Jursa  42'
  • Sillaber  67'
  • Hujer  ?' (o.g.)
Report
  • Straka  ?'
  • Macho  79'
Stadium: FC Wien-Platz
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ladislaus Lokwenc

Round of 16

After the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany on March 12, the Jewish club Hakoah Vienna was dissolved. Simmering advanced to the next round without playing.

13 March 1938 FC 33 Wien 1-3 First Vienna FC Wien
15:00
  • Trojacek  44'
Report
  • Nowotny  32'
  • Baryli  58'64' (pen.)
Stadium: FavAC-Platz
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Franz Slapansky
30 March 1938 SK Admira Wien 6-0 Vacuum Wien Wien
14:30
Report Stadium: Wacker-Platz
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Gustav Jiranek
30 March 1938 SC Wacker Wien 0-3 Wiener Sport-Club Wien
16:00 Report
  • Kral    48'
  • Böhm  60'
  • Epp    77'
Stadium: Wacker-Platz
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Ernst Führer
5 April 1938 Wiener AC Schwarz-Rot 4-1 Post SV Wien Wien
16:00
  • Nitsch  10'
  • Herdin  36'
  • Zauner  75'
  • Janko  80'
Report
  • Stropnik  41'
Stadium: WAC-Platz
Attendance: 500
Referee: Posch
17 April 1938 Grazer SC 4-2 SC Helfort Wien Graz
16:30
  • Dorner  4'46'
  • Konecny  44'
  • Stanek  84'
Report
  • Meister  49'57'
Stadium: Grazer SC-Platz
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Franz Rauch
17 April 1938 WSV BU Neunkirchen 2-6 (a.e.t.) Libertas Wien Neunkirchen
16:30
  • Meisser  37'
  • Jarosch  74'
Report
  • Veleba  15'?'?'?'
  • Pitsch  70'
  • Fuchs  ?'
Stadium: Sportplatz
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Emil Zandler
18 April 1938 SK Sturm Graz 4-0 SC Donaufeld Graz
16:30 Report
  • Gmeindl  71'
  • Lamoth  79'90'
  • Markovic  88'
Stadium: Sturm-Platz
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Eduard Kanhäuser

Quarterfinals

30 April 1938 SK Admira Wien 3-0 SK Sturm Graz Wien
16:30
  • Erdl  10'20'
  • Molzer  60'
  • Baryli  65'
  • Pollak  85'
Report Stadium: WAC-Platz
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Schönberger
1 May 1938 1. Simmeringer SC 2-1 First Vienna FC Wien
16:30
  • Pecharc  41'
  • Sekyra  46'
Report
Stadium: Feuerwehrplatz
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ladislaus Lokwenc
1 May 1938 Wiener AC Schwarz-Rot 2-0 Libertas Wien Wien
16:30
  • Herdin  16'
  • Janko     77'
Report Stadium: WAC-Platz
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Hans Mayer
3 May 1938 Grazer SC 1-4 Wiener Sport-Club Graz
17:00
Report
  • Karczmarski  20'
  • Gallas  25'62'70'
Stadium: Grazer SC-Platz
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Johann Beck

Semifinals

11 April 1938 1. Simmeringer SC 3-4 Wiener AC Schwarz-Rot Wien
15:10
  • Schuh  60'
  • Sekyra  70'
  • Pecharc  82'
Report
  • Herdin  22'35'
  • Huber  49'
  • Nietsch  61'
Stadium: Wacker-Platz
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Franz Slapansky
11 April 1938 SK Admira Wien 2-3 Wiener Sport-Club Wien
17:00 Report Stadium: Wacker-Platz
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Franz Slapansky

Final

26 May 1938 Wiener AC Schwarz-Rot 1-0 Wiener Sport-Club Wien
16:30
  • Zauner  15'
Report Stadium: Prater Stadion
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Franz Rauch
  • Wiener AC Schwarz-Rot:

Johann Büttner – Wilhelm Ludwig , Franz Opl, ? Rathauscher, Franz Klein, Ludwig Opl , Alois Huber, ? Nitsch, Friedrich Herdin, Karl Zauner, Otto Janko
coach: Alfred Stiny

  • Wiener Sport-Club:

Kurt Klimosch - Karl Graf, Robert Purz, Franz Vavra, Wilhelm Kment, Ernst Galli, Karl Kral, Rudolf Geiter, Josef Epp, Eduard Gallas, Karl Böhm
coaches: Karl Kestler/Friedrich Franzl

References

  1. Austria Soccer.at
  2. Hertha waived the drawn homeadvantage.
  3. Rennweg waived the drawn homeadvantage.
  4. Official ground exchange
  5. Official exchange compared to draw NAC-Sturm Graz. NAC hoped this would increase revenue .