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{{Infobox football league
| name = Kreisliga Bayern
| founded = 1909
| folded = 1923
| country = {{flag|German Empire}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Germany|Weimar}}
| image = [[Image:Deutsches Reich 1925 b.png|180px|Map of Germany in 1925]]
| state type = [[States of Germany|State]]
| state = {{flag|Kingdom of Bavaria}}{{Clear}}{{flag|Bavaria}}
| successor = [[Gauliga Bayern]]
| level = [[German football league system|Level 1]]
| domest_cup =
| season = 1922–23
| champions =[[SpVgg Fürth]]
}}
The '''Kreisliga Bayern''' (English: ''District league Bavaria'') was the highest [[association football]] league in the [[Germany|German]] [[Kingdom of Bavaria]] and, later, the state of [[Bavaria]] from 1909 to 1923. The league was disbanded with the introduction of the [[Bezirksliga Bayern]] in 1923.

==Overview==

===1907 to 1914===
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 championship]], four regional leagues were gradually established from 1907, these being:
* '''Ostkreis-Liga''', ''covering Bavaria''
* '''[[Nordkreis-Liga]]''', ''covering Hesse''
* '''[[Südkreis-Liga]]''', ''covering Württemberg, Baden and Alsace''
* '''[[Westkreis-Liga]]''', ''covering the Palatinate, Lorraine and the southern Rhine Province''

In 1909, a first ''Ostkreis-Liga'' (English: ''Eastern District League'') was established, consisting of only four clubs and playing a home-and-away season, these clubs being:<ref>[http://www.fussball-historie.de/Sueddeutschland/Sued1910.html Verband Süddeutscher Fussball Vereine 1910] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070610155111/http://www.fussball-historie.de/Sueddeutschland/Sued1910.html |date=June 10, 2007 }} {{in lang|de}}, accessed: 14 December 2008</ref>
* [[Bayern Munich]]
* [[1. FC Nürnberg]]
* [[MTV 1879 München]]
* [[SpVgg Fürth]]
The winner of this competition, Bayern Munich, advanced to the Southern German championship, which in turn was a qualifying competition for the [[German football champions|German championship]]. The Bavarian clubs from the [[Palatinate (region)|Palatinate]] never played in the same league as the clubs from the "mainland", instead, they were part of the ''Westkreis-Liga''. Previous to the new ''Ostkreis-Liga'', regional competitions with a finals round were played but this was not truly an all-Bavarian competition as only clubs from the major cities took part.

The following season, 1910–11, a proper league with ten clubs was established, the teams again playing a home-and-away season. Parallel, the other three Southern ''Kreisligas'' were organised in a similar fashion with the four regional winners playing for the southern title.<ref>[http://www.fussball-historie.de/Sueddeutschland/Sued1911.html Verband Süddeutscher Fussball Vereine 1911] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719030758/http://www.fussball-historie.de/Sueddeutschland/Sued1911.html |date=2011-07-19 }} {{in lang|de}}, accessed: 14 December 2008</ref> In the following season, the league was expanded to eleven teams but the modus remained the same.<ref>[http://www.fussball-historie.de/Sueddeutschland/Sued1912.html Verband Süddeutscher Fussball Vereine 1912] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719030809/http://www.fussball-historie.de/Sueddeutschland/Sued1912.html |date=2011-07-19 }} {{in lang|de}}, accessed: 14 December 2008</ref>

For the 1912-13 season, the league was reduced to eight teams.<ref>[http://www.fussball-historie.de/Sueddeutschland/Sued1913.html Verband Süddeutscher Fussball Vereine 1913] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719030819/http://www.fussball-historie.de/Sueddeutschland/Sued1913.html |date=2011-07-19 }} {{in lang|de}}, accessed: 14 December 2008</ref> It remained unchanged for its last pre-[[First World War]] season in 1913-14.<ref>[http://www.fussball-historie.de/Sueddeutschland/Sued1914.html Verband Süddeutscher Fussball Vereine 1914] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216011306/http://www.fussball-historie.de/Sueddeutschland/Sued1914.html |date=February 16, 2012 }} {{in lang|de}}, accessed: 14 December 2008</ref>

===1914 to 1919===
The outbreak of war in August 1914 lead to a suspension of all football competitions. Initially it was thought that the war would not last long but when it became evident that this was not so, competitions were restarted with players too young or too old to be drafted to the military. In any case, a 1914-15 championship was not held.<ref>[http://www.fussball-historie.de/Sueddeutschland/Sued1915.html Verband Süddeutscher Fussball Vereine 1915] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719030852/http://www.fussball-historie.de/Sueddeutschland/Sued1915.html |date=2011-07-19 }} {{in lang|de}}, accessed: 14 December 2008</ref> A 1915-16 championship was held on regional level with a Bavarian final rather than a league,<ref>[http://www.fussball-historie.de/Sueddeutschland/Sued1916.html Verband Süddeutscher Fussball Vereine 1916] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20070610155111/http://www.fussball-historie.de/Sueddeutschland/Sued1916.html |date=2007-06-10 }} {{in lang|de}}, accessed: 14 December 2008</ref> a system in place for 1916-17 <ref>[http://www.fussball-historie.de/Sueddeutschland/Sued1917.html Verband Süddeutscher Fussball Vereine 1917] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20070610155111/http://www.fussball-historie.de/Sueddeutschland/Sued1917.html |date=2007-06-10 }} {{in lang|de}}, accessed: 14 December 2008</ref> and 1917-18 as well.<ref>[http://www.fussball-historie.de/Sueddeutschland/Sued1918.html Verband Süddeutscher Fussball Vereine 1918] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20070610155111/http://www.fussball-historie.de/Sueddeutschland/Sued1918.html |date=2007-06-10 }} {{in lang|de}}, accessed: 14 December 2008</ref>

===1919 to 1923===
With the collapse of the [[German Empire]] in 1918, no Bavarian championship was played in 1918-19 but football returned to a more organised system in 1919, similar to the one used before the war.

Southern Germany, now without the [[Alsace]] region, which had to be returned to [[France]], was sub-divided into ten ''Kreisligas'', these being:
* [[Kreisliga Hessen]]
* Kreisliga Nordbayern
* [[Kreisliga Nordmain]]
* [[Kreisliga Odenwald]]
* [[Kreisliga Pfalz]]
* [[Kreisliga Saar]]
* Kreisliga Südbayern
* [[Kreisliga Südmain]]
* [[Kreisliga Südwest]]
* [[Kreisliga Württemberg]]

Bavaria was sub-divided into two ''Kreisligas'', north and south, with ten clubs each.<ref>''Süddeutschlands Fussball in Tabellenform 1897 - 1988'', {{in lang|de}} author: Ludolf Hyll, page: 62, accessed: 14 December 2008</ref> Both league winners advanced to the Southern championship. This system applied for the 1919-20 and 1920-21 season.<ref>''Süddeutschlands Fussball in Tabellenform 1897 - 1988'', {{in lang|de}} author: Ludolf Hyll, page: 65, accessed: 14 December 2008</ref>

In 1921-22, the two regional divisions were in turn split into two groups of eight, increasing the number of tier-one clubs in Bavaria to 32. The four league winners then played a semi-final and final to determine the Bavarian champion.<ref>''Süddeutschlands Fussball in Tabellenform 1897 - 1988'', {{in lang|de}} author: Ludolf Hyll, page: 70, accessed: 14 December 2008</ref> This "watering down" of Bavarian football lasted for only one season, in 1922-23, the number of top clubs was halved and the league returned to a northern and southern division, now with eight clubs each. The two league winners played a Bavarian final once more.<ref>''Süddeutschlands Fussball in Tabellenform 1897 - 1988'', {{in lang|de}} author: Ludolf Hyll, page: 73, accessed: 14 December 2008</ref>

In 1923, a league reform which was decided upon in [[Darmstadt]], [[Hesse]], established the Southern German ''Bezirksligas'' which were to replace the ''Kreisligas''.<ref>[http://ofv.avenit.de/files/upload/Vereinsgeschichte.pdf History of the Offenburger Fußballverein] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306103917/http://ofv.avenit.de/files/upload/Vereinsgeschichte.pdf |date=March 6, 2009 }} {{in lang|de}} Page 5, accessed: 14 December 2008</ref> The best four teams each from the north and south of Bavaria were admitted to the new ''[[Bezirksliga Bayern]]''.

==National success==

===Southern German championship===
Qualified teams and their success:
* '''1910''':
** Bayern Munich, ''Runners-up''
* '''1911''':
** Bayern Munich, ''Runners-up''
* '''1912''':
** SpVgg Fürth, ''3rd place''
* '''1913''':
** SpVgg Fürth, ''4th place''
* '''1914''':
** SpVgg Fürth, '''''Southern German champions'''''
* '''1916''':
** 1. FC Nürnberg, '''''Southern German champions'''''
* '''1917''':
** SpVgg Fürth, ''Runners-up''
* '''1918''':
** 1. FC Nürnberg, '''''Southern German champions'''''
* '''1920''':
** 1. FC Nürnberg, '''''Southern German champions'''''
* '''1921''':
** 1. FC Nürnberg, '''''Southern German champions'''''
* '''1922''':
** Wacker München, '''''Southern German champions'''''
* '''1923''':
** SpVgg Fürth, '''''Southern German champions'''''

===German championship===
* '''1914''':
** SpVgg Fürth, '''''German champions'''''
* '''1920''':
** 1. FC Nürnberg, '''''German champions'''''
* '''1921''':
** 1. FC Nürnberg, '''''German champions'''''
* '''1922''':
** Wacker München, ''Semi-finals''
** 1. FC Nürnberg, ''Runners-up''
* '''1923''':
** SpVgg Fürth, ''Semi-finals''

==Winners and runners-up of the Kreisliga Bayern==
{| class="wikitable"
|- align="center" style="background:#dfdfdf"
|width="70"|'''Season'''
|width="150"|'''Winner'''
|width="150"|'''Runner-Up'''
|- align="center"
| 1909–10
| '''Bayern Munich'''
| 1. FC Nürnberg
|- align="center"
| 1910–11
| '''Bayern Munich'''
| 1. FC Nürnberg
|- align="center"
| 1911–12
| '''SpVgg Fürth'''
| Bayern Munich
|- align="center"
| 1912–13
| '''SpVgg Fürth'''
| Bayern Munich
|- align="center"
| 1913–14
| '''SpVgg Fürth'''
| 1. FC Nürnberg
|- align="center"
| 1914–15
| colspan=2 | ''not held''
|- align="center"
| 1915–16
| '''1. FC Nürnberg'''
| TSV 1860 Munich
|- align="center"
| 1916–17
| '''SpVgg Fürth'''
| Bayern Munich
|- align="center"
| 1917–18
| '''1. FC Nürnberg'''
| Bayern Munich
|- align="center"
| 1918–19
| colspan=2 | ''not held''
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|- align="center" style="background:#dfdfdf"
|width="70"|'''Season'''
|width="150"|'''North'''
|width="150"|'''South'''
|- align="center"
| 1919–20
| 1. FC Nürnberg
| Bayern Munich
|- align="center"
| 1920–21
| 1. FC Nürnberg
| Wacker München
|- align="center"
| 1921–22
| SpVgg Fürth
| '''Wacker München'''
|- align="center"
| 1922–23
| '''SpVgg Fürth'''
| Bayern Munich
|}
* '''Bold''' denotes Bavarian champion (when determined).

==Placings in the Kreisliga Bayern 1909-23==

===Ostkreis-Liga 1909-14===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Club
! 1910
! 1911
! 1912
! 1913
! 1914
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[SpVgg Fürth]]
| 4
| 3
| style="background:#ffffbf"| '''1'''
| style="background:#ffffbf"| '''1'''
| style="background:#ffffbf"| '''1'''
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[1. FC Nürnberg]]
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 3
| 2
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Pfeil Nürnberg]]
|
| 6
| 5
| 5
| 3
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Bayern Munich]]
| style="background:#ffffbf"| '''1'''
| style="background:#ffffbf"| '''1'''
| 2
| 2
| 4
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[MTV 1979 München]]
| 3
| 4
| 7
| 4
| 5
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[VfB Noris Nürnberg]]
|
| 10
| 8
|
| 6
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Kickers Würzburg]]
|
|
|
| 6
| 7
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Wacker München]]
|
| 5
| 4
| 7
| 8
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[TSV 1860 Munich]]
|
| 7
| 6
| 8
|
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[1. FC Bamberg]]
|
| 9
| 9
|
|
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Concordia Nürnberg]]
|
|
| 10
|
|
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[MTV Augsburg]]
|
| 8
| 11
|
|
|}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Kreisliga Nordbayern 1919-1923===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Club
! 1920
! 1921
! 1922
! 1923
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[SpVgg Fürth]]
| 2
| 2
| style="background:#ffffbf"| '''1'''
| style="background:#ffffbf"| '''1'''
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[1. FC Nürnberg]]
| style="background:#ffffbf"| '''1'''
| style="background:#ffffbf"| '''1'''
| style="background:#ffffbf"| '''1'''
| 2
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[FV Nürnberg]]
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 3
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[1. FC Bamberg]]
| 8
| 9
| 4
| 4
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[MTV Fürth]]
| 6
| 7
| 3
| 5
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Kickers Würzburg]]
| 7
| 8
| 2
| 6
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[TV 46 Nürnberg]]
| 5
| 4
| 4
| 7
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[TV 1860 Fürth]]
|
| 6
| 3
| 8
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[TV Weiden]]
|
|
| 5
|
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[FV Würzburg 04]]
|
|
| 5
|
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Pfeil Nürnberg]]
| 3
| 5
| 6
|
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[TV Schweinau]]
|
|
| 6
|
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[SpVgg Hof]]
|
|
| 7
|
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[SpVgg Erlangen]]
|
|
| 7
|
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Franken Fürth]]
|
|
| 8
|
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Bayern Kitzingen]]
|
| 10
| 8
|
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[BSC Nürnberg]]
| 9
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[1. FC Schweinfurt 05]]
| 10
|
|
|
|}
{{col-2}}

===Kreisliga Südbayern 1919-1923===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Club
! 1920
! 1921
! 1922
! 1923
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Bayern Munich]]
| style="background:#ffffbf"| '''1'''
| 3
| 2
| style="background:#ffffbf"| '''1'''
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[TSV 1860 Munich]]
| 2
| 2
| style="background:#ffffbf"| '''1'''
| 2
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Wacker München]]
| 3
| style="background:#ffffbf"| '''1'''
| style="background:#ffffbf"| '''1'''
| 3
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Schwaben Augsburg]]
| 4
| 4
| 2
| 4
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Jahn Regensburg]]
|
|
| 3
| 5
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[MTV Ingolstadt]]
| 6
| 7
| 4
| 6
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[MTV 1879 München]]
| 5
| 5
| 3
| 7
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[SpVgg München]]
| 7
| 6
| 4
| 8
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Teutonia München]]
| 8
| 8
| 5
|
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Viktoria Augsburg]]
|
|
| 5
|
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[TV Neuhausen]]
|
|
| 6
|
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[SpVgg Landshut]]
|
|
| 6
|
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[BC Augsburg]]
|
| 9
| 7
|
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[Armin München]]
|
| 10
| 7
|
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[TV Memmingen]]
|
|
| 8
|
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[TV Dachau]]
|
|
| 8
|
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[TV 1880 München]]
| 9
|
|
|
|- align="center"
|align="left"| [[FC Augsburg]]
| 10
|
|
|
|}
{{col-end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

===Sources===
* ''Fussball-Jahrbuch Deutschland'' {{in lang|de}} (8 vol.), Tables and results of the German tier-one leagues 1919-33, publisher: [[DSFS]]
* ''Kicker Almanach'', {{in lang|de}} The yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga, since 1937, published by the [[Kicker (sports magazine)|Kicker Sports Magazine]]
* ''Süddeutschlands Fussballgeschichte in Tabellenform 1897-1988'' {{in lang|de}} History of Southern German football in tables, publisher & author: Ludolf Hyll

==External links==
* [http://www.f-archiv.de/ The Gauligas] {{in lang|de}} ''Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv''
* [http://www.fussball-historie.de/ German league tables 1892-1933] {{in lang|de}} ''Hirschi's Fussball seiten''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080615191414/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesd/duithistpre45.html Germany - Championships 1902-1945] at RSSSF.com

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