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The Gauliga Niederrhein was the highest football league in the northern part of the Prussian Rhine Province from 1933 to 1945. Shortly after the formation of the league, the Nazis reorganised the administrative regions in Germany, and the ''Gaue'' ''Essen'' and ''Düsseldorf'' replaced the Prussian province in the Lower Rhein (German: ''Niederrhein'') region. ==Overview== The league was introduced by the Nazi Sports Office in 1933, after the Nazi takeover of power in Germany. It replaced the ''Bezirksligas'' and ''Oberligas'' as the highest level of play in German football competitions. While the ''Gauliga Niederrhein'' covered a small area in size, the region had a substantial population. The most successful club from the region was Fortuna Düsseldorf, reaching the national championship final in 1936 and the cup final in 1937, both times coming out as the loser. No other club from the region reached a German final in this era. In its first season, the league had twelve clubs, playing each other once at home and once away. The league champion then qualified for the German championship. The bottom three teams were relegated. The season after, the league was reduced to eleven, then ten teams. From 1935 to 1942, the modus and strength of the league did not alter, making it one of the few ''Gauligas'' which remained unaffected by the outbreak of the 2nd World War in 1939. In the 1942-43 season, the league was reduced to nine clubs but returned to its old strength the season after. The imminent collapse of Nazi Germany in 1945 gravely affected all ''Gauligas''. The ''Gauliga Niederrhein'' retained its single-division, ten-team format even for its last season, too, but after only having played one round, the league was halted and did not resume again. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gauliga Niederrhein」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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