Football in Nazi Concentration Camps


In various nazi concentration camps, football leagues were organised involving teams of both prisoners and nazi guards. Footballing activities are reported for the concentration camps in Auschwitz, Neuengamme and Sachsenhausen, but only for Theresienstadt (Terezin) more than fragmentary data is available. The available data on that Liga Terezin follow below.

Liga Terezin

List of Winners

1942                     Jugendfürsorge
1943 (spring league)     Kleiderkammer
1943 (fall league)       Köche
1943 (cup)               Fleischer
1944 (spring league)     SK Sparta
1944 (cup)               Jugendfürsorge
       
1942

Jugendfürsorge reportedly won a league tournament; however, this may have 
referred to the same cup tournament as the 1943 edition won by Fleischer.

Spring League 1943

 1.Kleiderkammer                    9   6  3  0  36-13  15
 2.Köche                            9   6  0  3  60-18  12
 3.Hagibor Prag                     9   5  2  2  33-23  12
 4.Gärtner                          9   5  2  2  31-24  12
 5.Ghettowache                      9   5  1  3  44-22  11
 6.Elektriker                       9   4  2  3  30-35  10
 7.Jugendfürsorge                   9   3  2  4  31-33   8
 8.Hagibor Theresienstadt           9   2  0  7  29-48   4
 9.FC Wien                          9   2  0  7  20-50   4
10.SC Linden                        9   0  0  9  15-63   0      

NB: one match apparently awarded loss to both teams

Cross-Table of Available Results (all results listed twice):

                          Klei Köch HaPr Gärt Ghet Elek Juge HaTh Wien Lind
Kleiderkammer              xxx       2-2            5-1  3-1  6-1  9-2
Köche                           xxx  9-1  8-2            9-1           19-2
Hagibor Prag               2-2  1-9  xxx  1-3  6-3  
Gärtner                         2-8  3-1  xxx                      3-1  3-0
Ghettowache                          3-6       xxx  9-1  3-2       6-3
Elektriker                 1-5                 1-9  xxx       3-1       6-4
Jugendfürsorge             1-3  1-9            2-3       xxx            5-2
Hagibor Theresienstadt     1-6                      1-3       xxx 10-4  7-5
FC Wien                    2-9            1-3  3-6           4-10  xxx
SC Linden                      2-19       0-3       4-6  2-5  5-7       xxx

[source for cross-table: Jüdische Allgemeine: Das Vorzeige-Lager, 23 Nov 2011]

Fall League 1943

 1.Köche                           11  10  1  0  82-31  21
 2.Kleiderkammer                   11  10  0  1  77-30  20
 3.Jugendfürsorge                  11   7  1  3  68-37  15
 4.Fleischer                       11   6  1  4  51-38  13
 5.Arbeitszentrale                 11   5  2  4  50-40  12
 6.Hagibor Prag                    11   5  1  5  45-54  11
 7.Gärtner                         11   5  0  6  40-42  10
 8.Elektriker                      11   4  1  6  33-44   9
 9.Praga                           11   3  1  7  34-48   7
10.Kader                           11   1  4  6  31-46   6
11.FC Wien                         11   1  2  8  27-75   4
12.Hagibor Theresienstadt          11   2  0  9  24-77   4

Cross-Table (all results listed twice):

                         Arb Ele Flei Gär HaPr HaTh Juge Kad Klei Köch Pra Wien
Arbeitszentrale          xxx 5-2  3-3 1-6  4-2  6-1  3-4 2-2  3-8  1-7 8-3 14-2
Elektriker               2-5 xxx  2-0 2-4  6-8  4-2  0-7 2-2  3-5  1-6 7-3  4-2
Fleischer                3-3 0-2  xxx 4-3  4-0  6-2 4-12 8-1  1-2  2-7 8-3 11-3
Gärtner                  6-1 4-2  3-4 xxx  3-4  4-5  1-8 4-1  1-9  3-4 4-3  7-1
Hagibor Prag             2-4 8-6  0-4 4-3  xxx  8-3  6-5 1-6 6-11  5-8 2-1  3-3
Hagibor Theresienstadt   1-6 2-4  2-6 5-4  3-8  xxx 1-15 4-3  0-8 3-15 2-5  1-3
Jugendfürsorge           4-3 7-0 12-4 8-1  5-6 15-1  xxx 5-4  3-9  3-3 2-3  4-3
Kader                    2-2 2-2  1-8 1-4  6-1  3-4  4-5 xxx  2-5  4-9 2-2  4-4
Kleiderkammer            8-3 5-3  2-1 9-1 11-6  8-0  9-3 5-2  xxx  4-6 7-2  9-3
Köche                    7-1 6-1  7-2 4-3  8-5 15-3  3-3 9-4  6-4  xxx 5-3 12-2
Praga                    3-8 3-7  3-8 3-4  1-2  5-2  3-2 2-2  2-7  3-5 xxx  6-1
Wien                    2-14 2-4 3-11 1-7  3-3  3-1  3-4 4-4  3-9 2-12 1-6  xxx

[source for cross-table: http://www.ligaterezin.com/217986/The-Teams]

Youth Championship 1943

Winners: Maccabi a Bašta
 
Cup 1943

Round 1
Kleiderkammer                bt  Kistenfabrik
Gärtner I                    5-1 Zentralproviant
FC Wien                      5-0 Transport
Maccabi Ostrau               3-2 Elektriker II
Hagibor Prag                18-0 Union
Fortuna Köln                 4-3 Meteor
Hakoah                       8-2 Æskulap    
Gärtner II                   5-3 Olympia Star
Köche                        bt  Praga II
Elektriker I                15-0 Parilla     
Jugendfürsorge I            15-0 Fleischer
Kladno                       1-8 Praga I                      [8-1?]
Arbeitszentrale II          15-0 Bahnbau
Hagibor Theresienstadt       bt  Kader I
Jugendfürsorge I             bt  Kader II
Schneider                    lt  Arbeitszentrale I       
 
Round 2
Kleiderkammer                9-3 Gärtner I
FC Wien                      bt  Maccabi Ostrau
Hagibor Prag                 bt  Fortuna Köln
Hakoah                       lt  Gärtner II
Köche                        bt  Elektriker I      
Fleischer                    bt  Praga I    
Arbeitszentrale II           bt  Hagibor Theresienstadt
Jugendfürsorge I             lt  Arbeitszentrale I
 
Quarterfinals               
Kleiderkammer                bt  FC Wien
Hagibor Prag                 bt  Gärtner II
Köche                        lt  Fleischer
Arbeitszentrale II           lt  Arbeitszentrale I
 
Semifinals
Kleiderkammer                6-0 Hagibor Prag
Fleischer                    6-2 Arbeitszentrale I
 
Final
Fleischer                    3-2 Kleiderkammer      
 
Spring League 1944

 1.SK Sparta                       10   8  2  0  43-16  18
 2.Kader                           10   7  2  1  37-22  16
 3.Bohemia                         10   7  1  2  41-25  15
 4.Spedition                       10   6  2  2  46-18  14
 5.Elektriker                      10   4  3  3  47-28  11
 6.Jugendfürsorge                  10   4  2  4  38-35  10
 7.FC Wien                         10   4  1  5  26-36   9
 8.Rapid                           10   3  1  6  24-40   7
 9.Æskulap                         10   3  0  7  28-47   6
10.Hagibor                         10   1  0  9  27-53   2
11.Prag                            10   0  2  8  16-53   2
 
Youth Championship 1944

Winners: SK Sparta
 
Cup 1944

Preliminary Round
FC Wien II                   7-3 Praga II
Spedition II                 0-1 Kader II
Rapid II                     7-3 Æskulap II
Elektriker II                3-7 Hagibor II  
 
Round 1
FC Wien II                   2-6 Hollandia
Bohemia I                    1-5 Rapid I
Kader II                     3-6 Praga I
Kader I                      4-6 Jugendfürsorge
Rapid II                     5-4 Hagibor I
Sparta                       2-4 Spedition I
Hagibor II                   2-6 Æskulap I
Elektriker I                 4-2 FC Wien
 
Quarterfinals
Hollandia                    2-3 Rapid I
Praga I                      4-6 Jugendfürsorge
Rapid II                     0-2 Spedition I
Æskulap I                    0-2 Elektriker I     
 
Semifinals
Rapid I                      2-3 Jugendfürsorge
Spedition I                  0-1 Elektriker I      
 
Final
Jugendfürsorge               5-1 Elektriker I


Since 2009, annual memorial tournaments are held in Beit Theresienstadt, Kibbutz Givat Hayim Ihud; the first edition was on 11 Sep 2009, the second on 22 Oct 2010, the third on 25 Aug 2011 and the fourth on 13 Dec 2012.

Liga Terezin 2nd Memorial Tournament 2010

NB: all matches on 22 Oct, in the presence of one of the players of the original 
    Liga Terezin, Peter Erben (then member of the Jugendfürsorge side).

Group A
Blau-Weiss                   1-3 Arsenal
Maccabi Prag                 1-2 Arsenal
Maccabi Prag                 2-1 Blau-Weiss

 1.Arsenal                          2   2  0  0   5- 2   6
 2.Maccabi Prag                     2   1  0  1   3- 3   3
 3.Blau-Weiss                       2   0  0  2   2- 5   0

Group B
Hagibor Terezin              1-3 Jugendfürsorge
Nesharim                     0-0 Jugendfürsorge
Nesharim                     3-2 Hagibor Terezin              

 1.Jugendfürsorge                   2   1  1  0   3- 1   4
 2.Nesharim                         2   1  1  0   3- 2   4
 3.Hagibor Terezin                  2   0  0  2   3- 6   0

Semifinals
Arsenal                      2-0 Nesharim   
Jugendfürsorge               1-0 Maccabi Prag

Final
Arsenal                      1-0 Jugendfürsorge

Source: http://www.football-state.com/pastTourOne.aspx?turnirid=2628



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Source: [Ste 09] (for data 1943-1944 for which no source is listed above)

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