1937-38 Austrian football championship

Nationalliga
Season1937-38
Dates28 August 1937 - 3 July 1938
ChampionsSK Rapid Wien
PromotedAustro-Fiat Wien, Grazer SC, Amateure Steyr, ESV Wacker Wiener Neustadt
RelegatedFC Wien, Floridsdorfer AC, Favoritner AC, 1. Simmeringer SC
Matches played90
Goals scored390 (4.33 per match)
Top goalscorerFranz Binder (SK Rapid Wien) (22 goals)
1936-37
1938-39

The 1937-38 Austrian football championship was organized by the National League Committee and contested by its members. In addition to the single-tier First League, several regional championships of the Austrian state associations served as the foundation for the National League.

The Austrian championship season was overshadowed in its final days by the annexation of Austria by the Nazi-Germany on 12 March 1938. After the championship ended, it was taken over by the Nationalsozialistischer Reichsbund für Leibesübungen. Professionalism was abolished on 22 April 1938.

The National League championship was contested by ten teams, each of which met twice throughout the season. Rapid Wien won their 12th championship title. The last four teams were relegated. Two other teams were added to the two teams relegated for sporting reasons. This was decided on 9J uly 1938, long after the end of the championship.


Final table

Table mode (in case of equal points): 1st criterion goal quotient

Pl. Name M W D L P
1. SK Rapid Wien 18 14 2 2 30
2. Wiener Sport-Club 18 9 5 4 23
3. SC Ostmark Wien [1] 18 8 5 5 21
4. SC Wacker Wien 18 8 4 6 20
5. First Vienna FC 18 6 7 5 19 [2]
6. SK Admira Wien 18 6 7 5 19[3]
7. FC Wien 18 7 3 8 17
8. Floridsdorfer AC 18 5 4 9 14
9. Favoritner AC 18 4 4 10 12
10. 1. Simmeringer SC 18 2 1 15 5

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Matches

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Round 1

Date Team 1 Team2
28 August 1937 1. Simmeringer SC Wiener Sport-Club 3-3
29 August 1937 FK Austria Wien Favoritner AC 3-2
29 August 1937 Floridsdorfer AC First Vienna FC 2-2
29 August 1937 SK Rapid Wien FC Wien 5-0
29 August 1937 SC Wacker Wien SK Admira Wien 1-1

Round 2

Date Team 1 Team2
4 September 1937 FC Wien SC Wacker Wien 1-1
4 September 1937 Favoritner AC Floridsdorfer AC 3-2
4 September 1937 First Vienna FC 1. Simmeringer SC 2-0
5 September 1937 SK Admira Wien FK Austria Wien 1-3
5 September 1937 Wiener Sport-Club SK Rapid Wien 2-1

Round 3

Date Team 1 Team2
18 September 1937 1. Simmeringer SC Favoritner AC 6-2
21 September 1937 Floridsdorfer AC SK Admira Wien 3-0
22 September 1937 FC Wien Wiener Sport-Club 2-4
22 September 1937 SK Rapid Wien First Vienna FC 2-0
29 September 1937 SC Wacker Wien FK Austria Wien 2-3

Round 4

Date Team 1 Team2
26 September 1937 SK Admira Wien 1. Simmeringer SC 4-2
26 September 1937 FK Austria Wien Floridsdorfer AC 2-0
26 September 1937 Favoritner AC SK Rapid Wien 0-3
26 September 1937 First Vienna FC FC Wien 3-3
26 September 1937 Wiener Sport-Club SC Wacker Wien 1-2

Round 5

Date Team 1 Team2
3 October 1937 1. Simmeringer SC FK Austria Wien 0-2
3 October 1937 FC Wien Favoritner AC 3-4
3 October 1937 SK Rapid Wien SK Admira Wien 5-3
3 October 1937 SC Wacker Wien Floridsdorfer AC 1-1
3 October 1937 Wiener Sport-Club First Vienna FC 3-3

Round 6

Date Team 1 Team2
17 October 1937 SK Admira Wien FC Wien 6-2
17 October 1937 FK Austria Wien First Vienna FC 1-1
17 October 1937 Favoritner AC Wiener Sport-Club 0-4
17 October 1937 Floridsdorfer AC 1. Simmeringer SC 5-0
17 October 1937 SK Rapid Wien SC Wacker Wien 3-3

Round 7

Date Team 1 Team2
28 October 1937 First Vienna FC Favoritner AC 7-0
31 October 1937 FC Wien FK Austria Wien 4-2
31 October 1937 Floridsdorfer AC SK Rapid Wien 1-2
31 October 1937 SC Wacker Wien 1. Simmeringer SC 5-2
31 October 1937 Wiener Sport-Club SK Admira Wien 2-4

Round 8

Date Team 1 Team2
7 November 1937 1. Simmeringer SC FC Wien 2-5
7 November 1937 SK Admira Wien First Vienna FC 2-3
7 November 1937 FK Austria Wien SK Rapid Wien 1-2
7 November 1937 Favoritner AC SC Wacker Wien 2-9
21 November 1937 Wiener Sport-Club Floridsdorfer AC 1-2

Round 9

Date Team 1 Team2
14 November 1937 FK Austria Wien Wiener Sport-Club 2-3
14 November 1937 Favoritner AC SK Admira Wien 1-1
14 November 1937 Floridsdorfer AC FC Wien 2-3
14 November 1937 SK Rapid Wien 1. Simmeringer SC 5-1
14 November 1937 First Vienna FC SC Wacker Wien 0-1

Round 10

Date Team 1 Team2
13 February 1938 1. Simmeringer SC Floridsdorfer AC 1-4
13 February 1938 FC Wien SK Admira Wien 0-0
13 February 1938 First Vienna FC FK Austria Wien 0-2
13 February 1938 SC Wacker Wien SK Rapid Wien 0-2
13 February 1938 Wiener Sport-Club Favoritner AC 7-2

Round 11

Date Team 1 Team2
20 February 1938 1. Simmeringer SC SC Wacker Wien 2-8
20 February 1938 SK Admira Wien Wiener Sport-Club 1-1
20 February 1938 FK Austria Wien FC Wien 2-2
20 February 1938 Favoritner AC First Vienna FC 1-1
20 February 1938 SK Rapid Wien Floridsdorfer AC 3-0

Round 12

Date Team 1 Team2
5 March 1938 Floridsdorfer AC Wiener Sport-Club 1-2
6 March 1938 FC Wien 1. Simmeringer SC 5-0
6 March 1938 SK Rapid Wien FK Austria Wien 3-0
6 March 1938 First Vienna FC SK Admira Wien 2-2
6 March 1938 SC Wacker Wien Favoritner AC 0-3

Round 13

Date Team 1 Team2
20 March 1938 1. Simmeringer SC SK Rapid Wien 1-9
20 March 1938 SK Admira Wien Favoritner AC 1-1
20 March 1938 FC Wien Floridsdorfer AC 2-0
20 March 1938 SC Wacker Wien First Vienna FC 3-1
20 March 1938 Wiener Sport-Club FK Austria Wien 1-1

Round 14

Date Team 1 Team2
6 April 1938 First Vienna FC Floridsdorfer AC 2-1
7 April 1938 Wiener Sport-Club 1. Simmeringer SC 4-0
12 April 1938 SK Admira Wien SC Wacker Wien 0-3
12 April 1938 FC Wien SK Rapid Wien 0-2
13 April 1938 Favoritner AC FK Austria Wien 1-4

Round 15

Date Team 1 Team2
27 April 1938 SC Ostmark Wien SK Admira Wien 0-0
27 April 1938 1. Simmeringer SC First Vienna FC 2-7
4 May 1938 SC Wacker Wien FC Wien 0-4
15 May 1938 Floridsdorfer AC Favoritner AC 1-1
3 July 1938 SK Rapid Wien Wiener Sport-Club 3-1

Round 16

Date Team 1 Team2
7 May 1938 Favoritner AC 1. Simmeringer SC 0-2
8 May 1938 SK Admira Wien Floridsdorfer AC 2-1
8 May 1938 Wiener Sport-Club FC Wien 1-0
29 June 1938 First Vienna FC SK Rapid Wien 2-2
2 July 1938 SC Ostmark Wien SC Wacker Wien 1-2

Round 17

Date Team 1 Team2
15 May 1938 1. Simmeringer SC SK Admira Wien 3-7
15 May 1938 FC Wien First Vienna FC 2-5
15 May 1938 SC Wacker Wien Wiener Sport-Club 2-2
16 June 1938 Floridsdorfer AC SC Ostmark Wien 3-3
16 June 1938 SK Rapid Wien Favoritner AC 6-2

Round 18

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Date Team 1 Team2
26 March 1938 SK Admira Wien SK Rapid Wien 2-1
26 March 1938 FK Austria Wien 1. Simmeringer SC ' 3-2
26 March 1938 Favoritner AC FC Wien 3-2
26 March 1938 Floridsdorfer AC SC Wacker Wien 3-2
26 March 1938 First Vienna FC Wiener Sport-Club 0-1

Champion squad

SK Rapid Wien

Rudolf Raftl, Josef Musil , Anton Mayer – Stefan Wagner, Rudolf Schlauf, Heribert Sperner, August Fellner, Franz Wagner, Stefan Skoumal, Johann Hofstätter, Johann Meister, Josef Adelbrecht, Wilhelm Holec, Josef Wanzenböck, Lukas Aurednik, Johann Pesser, Franz Binder, Georg Schors, Franz Hofer, Walter Probst – Coach: Leopold Nitsch

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Top scorer

Name Club Goals
Franz Binder SK Rapid Wien 22
Josef Epp Wiener Sport-Club 15
Walter Staudinger Wacker Wien 14

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References

  1. Austria Wien was renamed SC Ostmark Wien in early April 1938 (to remove the Austrian reference from the name). The club was allowed to call itself Austria Wien again after the end of the season.
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  6. Original date 22 May 1938, brought forward due to World Cup participation.
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