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| Founded | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Folded | 1923 |
| Replaced by | Bezirksliga Württemberg-Baden |
| Country |  Germany |
| State | |
| Level on pyramid | Level 1 |
| Last champions | Stuttgarter Kickers (1922–23) |
TheKreisliga Württemberg (English:District league Württemberg) was the highestassociation football league in theGerman state ofWürttemberg from 1919 to 1923. The league was disbanded with the introduction of theBezirksliga Württemberg-Baden in 1923.
From 1907, four regional leagues were formed within the structure of theSouthern German football championship, in a move to improve the organisation of football in Southern Germany, these being:
In 1908, a firstSüdkreis-Liga (English:Southern District League) was established, consisting of ten clubs and playing a home-and-away season.[1] With the outbreak of theFirst World War, league football came to a halt and, during the war, games were only played on a limited level.
With the collapse of theGerman Empire in 1918, no Württemberg championship was played in 1918-19 but football returned to a more organised system in 1919.
Southern Germany, now without theAlsace region, which had to be returned toFrance, was sub-divided into tenKreisligas, these being:
The Südkreis-Liga was split into three regional competitions, Württemberg, Odenwald and Südwest, each with ten clubs.[2] The three league winners advanced to the Southern championship. This system applied for the 1919-20 and 1920-21 season.[3]
In 1921-22, the Kreisliga Württemberg was split into two groups of eight, increasing the number of tier-one clubs in Württemberg to 16. The two league winners then played a final to determine the Württemberg champion, which in turn advanced to a Baden-Württemberg championship final against the Südwest champion. The Odenwald champion was not part of this series but rather played a Rhine championship.[4] This "watering down" of Württemberg football lasted for only one season, in 1922-23, the number of top clubs was reduced to eight clubs in a single division, with a Baden-Württemberg final against the Südwest champion once more.[5]
In 1923, a league reform which was decided upon inDarmstadt,Hesse, established the Southern GermanBezirksligas which were to replace theKreisligas.[6] The best four teams each from the Südwest and Württemberg were admitted to the newBezirksliga Württemberg-Baden. The four clubs from Württemberg were:
The clubs from the Kreisliga Württemberg were not particularly successful in this era and none managed to qualify for the German championship.
Played in 1922 and 1923, these were the finals:
Qualified teams and their success:
| Season | Champions | Runner-Up |
| 1919-20 | SC Stuttgart | Stuttgarter Kickers |
| 1920–21 | Stuttgarter Kickers | SV Feuerbach |
| 1921–22 | Sportfreunde Stuttgart | Stuttgarter Kickers |
| 1922–23 | Stuttgarter Kickers | SV Feuerbach |
| Club | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Stuttgart | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Stuttgarter Kickers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sportfreunde Stuttgart | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| SV Feuerbach | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| VfR Heilbronn | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| FV Ulm 94 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| FV Zuffenhausen | 8 | 9 | 8 | |
| Spgg. Tübingen | 9 | 6 | ||
| FV Kornwestheim | 10 | |||
| Spgg. Cannstatt | 7 | 6 | ||
| Union Böckingen | 10 | 7 | ||
| TB Ulm | 5 | |||
| Pfeil Gaisburg | 7 | |||
| Eintracht Stuttgart | 3 | 7 | ||
| Normannia Gmünd | 5 | |||
| VfL Stuttgart | 8 |
