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The Westkreis-Liga (English: ''Western district league'') was the highest association football league in the Bavarian region of Palatinate, the northern parts of the Grand Duchy of Baden, the southern parts of the Prussian Rhine Province and parts of Lorraine from 1908 to 1918. The league was disbanded with the introduction of the Kreisliga Pfalz, Kreisliga Saar and Kreisliga Hessen in 1919. ==History== The league was formed in a move to improve the organisation of football in Southern Germany in the early 1900s. Within the structure of the Southern German football championship, four regional leagues were gradually established from 1908, these being: * ''Ostkreis-Liga'', ''covering Bavaria'' * ''Nordkreis-Liga'', ''covering Hesse'' * ''Südkreis-Liga'', ''covering Württemberg, Baden and Alsace'' * ''Westkreis-Liga'', ''covering the Palatinate, Lorraine and the southern Rhine Province'' Until then, regional leagues had existed which send their champions to the ''Kreis'' finals and, from there, the winners went on to the Southern and German championships. In 1908, the ''Westkreis-Liga'' was established, consisting of seven clubs from the Palatinate, playing a home-and-away season, these clubs being:〔(Verband Süddeutscher Fussball Vereine 1909 ) , accessed: 17 May 2009〕 * FC 1900 Kaiserlautern * FC Pfalz Ludwigshafen * Palatia Kaiserslautern * Ludwigshafener FG 03 * Germania Ludwigshafen * Revida Ludwigshafen * Bavaria Kaiserslautern FC 1900 Kaiserlautern, the first league champion, qualified thereby for the Southern German championship, where it did not impress, finishing last with only one point out of six games.〔''Süddeutschlands Fussball in Tabellenform 1897 - 1988'', author: Ludolf Hyll, page: 35, accessed: 17 May 2009〕 In its second year, the league expanded to nine clubs, now spanning a wider area and including clubs from Mannheim and Darmstadt.〔(Verband Süddeutscher Fussball Vereine 1910 ) , accessed: 17 May 2009 〕 In 1909-10, the league played in an unchanged format, but was reduced to eight clubs for the next season, a format it maintained until 1914. In the last pre-First World War season, 1913–14, with the SpVgg Metz, a club from Lorraine joined the league.〔(Verband Süddeutscher Fussball Vereine 1914 ) , accessed: 17 May 2009 〕 The war starting in August 1914 meant an end to the league, no championship was played in 1914-15 at all. In the following three seasons, regional leagues operated, like before 1908. A Westkreis championship as well as a Southern German one was played, but no national title games were held.〔''Süddeutschlands Fussball in Tabellenform 1897 - 1988'', author: Ludolf Hyll, page: 54-56, accessed: 21 April 2009〕 With the end of the war in November 1918, football came to a halt once more. Lorraine ceased to be a part of Germany and the German football league system, being awarded to France. New leagues started to operate from 1919 and in the parts of the Westkreis still with Germany, the Kreisliga Pfalz, Kreisliga Saar and Kreisliga Hessen were formed.〔''Süddeutschlands Fussball in Tabellenform 1897 - 1988'', author: Ludolf Hyll, page: 62, accessed: 17 May 2009〕 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「Westkreis-Liga」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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