BFC Alemannia 22

Alemannia 22 Berlin
Full nameBerliner Fußball-Club Allemannia 1922
Founded1922

Alemannia 22 Berlin was a short-lived German association football club from the city of Berlin. The club was also known as Neuköllner FC Alemannia after the Neukölln district of the city where it was based.[1]

Alemannia was a workers' side that was part of the Arbeiter-Turn- und Sportbund (ATSB Worker's Gymnastics and Sports Federation), a leftist national organization that was active from 1893–1933 until banned under the Nazi regime as politically undesirable. The ATSB staged a football competition and championship separate from that of the DFB (Deutscher Fußball Bund, en:German Football Association) from 1920 to 1933.

In 1923, the club beat FT Stettin-Bredow (4–0), Tasmania Forst (3–1) and Komet Altona (3–1)[2] on their way to the ATSB national final against defending two-time champion VfL Leipzig-Südost. The first meeting between the two clubs ended in a 1–0 victory for Leipzig that was annulled following a protest by the Berliners over the date and grounds for the mach. Alemania lost the rematch 3–1.[3]

In the 1923/24 season, Alemannia 22 was able to defend the championship title of the Märkische Spielvereinigung, defeating FT Neukölln-Britz 3–1 in the final at the Lichtenberg stadium on 6 April 1924. In the first round of the East German championship the 1st Stettiner RSV Walhalla was eliminated 2:1 in Stettin on 11 May 1924, but in the second round Alemannia 22 was eliminated on 18 May 1924 in Guben against SV Stern Breslau with 0:1. In the 1925/26 season, Alemannia 22 became champion of the Märkische Spielvereinigung again, but did not participate in the East German championship due to excessive travel costs.

In the following years the club could not achieve further successes. In 1928 Alemannia 22 split off with the other clubs of the Märkische Spielvereinigung from the social democrat dominated ATSB. From 1930 to February 1933, the Märkische Spielvereinigung belonged to the KPD-related Kampfgemeinschaft für Rote Sporteinheit ("Red Sport Unity"). In March 1933, BFC Alemannia 22 was forced to dissolve by the new National Socialist regime. There was no successor association after the Second World War.

Results

Regional and National Championships

ATSB Championship 1922/23[4][5]
Stage Opponent Location Result
East Germany Semi-Finals FT Stettin-Bredow unknown 4-0
East Germany Finals SC Tasmania 1913 Forst Spremberg 3-1
Nationwide Semi-Finals SV Komet 09 Groß-Flottbek Altona 3-1
Nationwide Finals VfL Leipzig-Stötteritz Halle, Berlin 0-1, 1–3*

* Following a protest regarding the original date and choice of site (Halle) for the final, a rematch was held in Berlin.

ATSB Championship 1923/24[6][7]
Stage Opponent Location Result
East Germany Quarter-Finals 1.Stettiner RSV Walhalla 98 unknown 0-0*, 1–2
East Germany Semi-Finals SC Stern 1919 Breslau unknown 0-1

* Game is listed as being interrupted and replayed.

End of League Championships

Märkische Spielvereinigung 1922/23 — League 1[8]
Stage Opponent Location Result
ATSB Semi-Finals SV Stralau 1910 unknown 1-2
ATSB Finals Mariendorfer SC 1913 Adler 12 Platz 3-2
Märkische Spielvereinigung 1923/24 — League 1[9]
Stage Opponent Location Result
ATSB Semi-Finals SV Stralau 1910 unknown 2:0
ATSB Finals FT Neukölln-Britz Lichtenberg 3:1
Märkische Spielvereinigung 1925/26 — League 1[10]
Stage Opponent Location Result
ATSB Semi-Finals Luckenwalder TS Abt. I unknown 4-3
ATSB Finals SV Stralau 1910 Adler 12 Platz 4-2

Leagues

"Rote Sporteinheit" Märkische Spielvereinigung —League 1, Division A[11][12]
Season Games Goals Diff. Points End Position
1931/32 18 48:34 12 23:13 3rd
1932/33 15 unknown N/A 13:17 6th

References

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  3. ^ Grüne, Hardy (1996). Vom Kronprinzen bis zur Bundesliga. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag ISBN 3-928562-85-1
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  6. ^ "FRG 1923-24". Claudio Nicoletti. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  7. ^ "ATSB Meisterschaft 1924". fussball-historie.de. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  8. ^ "ATSB Liga-Fussball 1923". fussball-historie.de. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  9. ^ "ATSB Liga-Fussball 1924". fussball-historie.de. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  10. ^ "ATSB Liga-Fussball 1926". fussball-historie.de. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Märkische Spielvereinigung 1932". fussball-historie.de. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Märkische Spielvereinigung 1933". fussball-historie.de. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.