| Season | 1940–41 |
|---|---|
| Champions | TSV 1860 München |
| Relegated | |
| German championship | TSV 1860 München |
1941–42 → | |
The1940–41Gauliga Bayern was the eighth season of the league, one of the 20Gauligas in Germany at the time. It was the first tier of thefootball league system inBavaria (German:Bayern) from 1933 to 1945.
For TSV 1860 München it was the first of two Gauliga championships the club would win in the era from 1933 to 1944.[1] The club qualified for the1941 German football championship, where it was knocked out after finishing second in its group. They were placed behind the group winner and eventual German championsSK Rapid Wien, and ahead ofStuttgarter Kickers andVfL Neckarau.[2][3]
Theseventh edition of theTschammerpokal, now theDFB-Pokal, saw 1. FC Nürnberg as the best Gauliga Bayern club reach the third round, having reached the final in the previous two editions.[4][5]
The 1940–41 season saw three new clubs in the league,Schwaben Augsburg,FC Wacker München andWürzburger Kickers. The league originally started with 13 clubs butTSV 1883 Nürnberg which had played asFSV Nürnberg in the previous season, withdrew during the season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TSV 1860 München(C) | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 83 | 30 | +53 | 35 | Qualification toGerman championship |
| 2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 52 | 24 | +28 | 31 | |
| 3 | BC Augsburg | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 29 | |
| 4 | SpVgg Fürth | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 27 | |
| 5 | SSV Jahn Regensburg | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 25 | |
| 6 | BSG WKG Neumeyer Nürnberg | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 23 | |
| 7 | 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 21 | |
| 8 | FC Bayern Munich | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 20 | |
| 9 | Schwaben Augsburg | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 19 | |
| 10 | FC Wacker München | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 16 | |
| 11 | VfR 07 Schweinfurt(R) | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 64 | −40 | 11 | Relegation |
| 12 | Würzburger Kickers(R) | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 87 | −65 | 7 |