| Season | 1941–42 |
|---|---|
| Champions | First Vienna FC |
| Relegated | Post SV Wien |
| German championship | First Vienna FC |
1942–43 → | |
The1941–42 Gauliga Donau-Alpenland was the fourth season of theGauliga Donau-Alpenland, formerly the Gauliga Ostmark, the first tier of football in German-annexed Austria from 1938 to 1945.[1]
First Vienna FC won the championship and qualified for the1942 German football championship, reaching the final where it lost 2–0 toFC Schalke 04.[2][3]
The Gauliga Ostmark and Gauliga Donau-Alpenland titles from 1938 to 1944, excluding the 1944–45 season which was not completed, are recognised as officialAustrian football championships by theAustrian Bundesliga.[4]
The 1941–42 season saw two new clubs in the league,Post SV Wien andSK Sturm Graz. Sturm Graz withdrew in February 1942 but kept its league place for the following season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Vienna FC(C) | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 25 | Qualification toGerman championship |
| 2 | FC Wien | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 21 | |
| 3 | SK Rapid Wien | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 19 | |
| 4 | FK Austria Wien | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 17 | |
| 5 | Floridsdorfer AC | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 17 | |
| 6 | SC Wacker | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 16 | |
| 7 | Wiener Sportclub | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 15 | |
| 8 | SK Admira Wien | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 13 | |
| 9 | Post SV Wien(R) | 16 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 75 | −65 | 1 | Relegation |
| Home \ Away | ADM | AUS | FIR | FLO | POS | RAP | STU | WAK | WIE | SPO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK Admira Wien | 3–2 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 6–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| FK Austria Wien | 0–7 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 6–0 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | |
| First Vienna FC | 5–4 | 1–1 | 7–2 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 5–1 | |
| Floridsdorfer AC | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–5 | 2–4 | 4–4 | 3–1 | 2–5 | ||
| Post SV Wien | 0–6 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–8 | 1–4 | ||
| SK Rapid Wien | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 10–2 | 2–0 | 8–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | |
| SK Sturm Graz | 0–2 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | |||||
| SC Wacker | 6–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | |
| FC Wien | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 3–0 | ||
| Wiener Sportclub | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 4–3 | 9–0 | 4–2 | 8–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 |