Vereinigte Breslauer Sportfreunde
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Vereinigte Breslauer Sportfreunde was a German association football club
from what was at the time the city of Breslau, Lower Silesia
in Germany and is today Wroclaw
, Poland
. The club was established in 1919 through the merger of predecessor sides SC Preußen Breslau
and Verein Breslauer Sportfreunde. They dominated play in the regional Südostdeutschland league in the period immediately following World War I.
they went on to face Askania Forst
in a semifinal contest. They lost the match 1:2, but the result was annulled and the game replayed. The rematch ended in another 2:1 victory for Forst which stood. After World War I the team merged with Verein Breslauer Sportfreunde.
SC 1904 Breslau was established in 1904 and took the name Verein Breslauer Sportfreunde in 1911. They advanced to the league final in 1913–14: they beat Beuthen 09 3:2 in qualifying before eliminating Viktoria Forst
2:1. In the final they were beaten 1:3 by old rival Askania.
World War I severely curtailed football competition in Germany, which was suspended or local in character between 1914 and 1919. Following the conflict, VBS became the dominant side in Südost regional play. They again beat Beuthen in qualifying (5:1) before avenging themselves on Askania through a 1:0 semifinal victory. The team then claimed the division title by way of a 6:2 win over Viktoria Forst. The title win advanced Breslau to the national stage. They defeated Union Oberschöneweide 3:2 in the quarterfinals before going out 4:0 to SpVgg Fürth. The club's 1920–21 campaign ended in another divisional title win through a 2:1 victory over Viktoria, but they suffered another early exit from the national playoffs when beaten 1:2 by Wacker Halle.
VBS earned three more Südostdeutschland championships from 1922–24. In 1922, they were eliminated in qualifying play for the national championship by Viktoria Forst (1:6), but captured the division title by beating Viktoria 7:3 in the semifinals and then overcoming Preußen Kattowitz 5:1 in the final. Quarterfinal appearances in the German championships ended in defeat in each of the following two seasons; 0:4 to SpVgg Fürth in 1923, and 0:3 to Hamburger SV
in 1924.
The team claimed its last title in 1927 and made losing national eighthfinal appearances in 1927, 1928, and 1930. In 1933, VBS merged with Breslauer Sportclub 08
to form Breslauer SpVg 02. That club went on to first division play in the Gauliga Schlesien
and Gauliga Niederschlesien before disappearing at the end of World War II.
Camillo Ugi
represented predecessor side Preußen on the German national team
, earning a single cap before leaving for VfB Leipzig in 1909 where he would earn another 14 caps.
Football in Germany
Association football is the most popular sport in Germany. The German Football Association is the sport's national governing body, with 6.6 million members organized in over 26,000 football clubs. There is a league system, with the 1. and 2. Bundesliga on top, and the winner of the first...
from what was at the time the city of Breslau, Lower Silesia
Lower Silesia
Lower Silesia ; is the northwestern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia; Upper Silesia is to the southeast.Throughout its history Lower Silesia has been under the control of the medieval Kingdom of Poland, the Kingdom of Bohemia and the Austrian Habsburg Monarchy from 1526...
in Germany and is today Wroclaw
Wroclaw
Wrocław , situated on the River Oder , is the main city of southwestern Poland.Wrocław was the historical capital of Silesia and is today the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. Over the centuries, the city has been part of either Poland, Bohemia, Austria, Prussia, or Germany, but since 1945...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. The club was established in 1919 through the merger of predecessor sides SC Preußen Breslau
Preußen Breslau
SC Preußen Breslau was a German association football club from the city of Breslau, Lower Silesia . The club was briefly part of the top flight regional Südostdeutscher Fußball-Verband in the early 1900s.Established 15 December 1902 the team made its only appearance in the playoffs at the end of...
and Verein Breslauer Sportfreunde. They dominated play in the regional Südostdeutschland league in the period immediately following World War I.
History
Sportclub Preußen Breslau was established 15 December 1902 and made a single appearance in the regional Südostdeutschland (I) championship round in 1913. After qualifying through a 1:0 victory over Britannia PosenBritannia Posen
FC Britannia Posen was a German association football club from the City of Posen, in German Reich. The short-lived club was established sometime within the first decade of the 20th century and lost in 1920 under the Polish rule.-History:...
they went on to face Askania Forst
Askania Forst
Askania Forst was a German association football club in what was the city of Forst , Brandenburg and is today Zasieki, Poland. Established in 1901, the team earned a number of championships in the 1910s, but disappeared from top flight German football after 1920.-History:Fußballclub Askania Forst...
in a semifinal contest. They lost the match 1:2, but the result was annulled and the game replayed. The rematch ended in another 2:1 victory for Forst which stood. After World War I the team merged with Verein Breslauer Sportfreunde.
SC 1904 Breslau was established in 1904 and took the name Verein Breslauer Sportfreunde in 1911. They advanced to the league final in 1913–14: they beat Beuthen 09 3:2 in qualifying before eliminating Viktoria Forst
Viktoria Forst
Viktoria Forst was a German association football club from the city of Forst , Brandenburg. It was established in 1901 and played in the regional Südostdeutschland division.-History:...
2:1. In the final they were beaten 1:3 by old rival Askania.
World War I severely curtailed football competition in Germany, which was suspended or local in character between 1914 and 1919. Following the conflict, VBS became the dominant side in Südost regional play. They again beat Beuthen in qualifying (5:1) before avenging themselves on Askania through a 1:0 semifinal victory. The team then claimed the division title by way of a 6:2 win over Viktoria Forst. The title win advanced Breslau to the national stage. They defeated Union Oberschöneweide 3:2 in the quarterfinals before going out 4:0 to SpVgg Fürth. The club's 1920–21 campaign ended in another divisional title win through a 2:1 victory over Viktoria, but they suffered another early exit from the national playoffs when beaten 1:2 by Wacker Halle.
VBS earned three more Südostdeutschland championships from 1922–24. In 1922, they were eliminated in qualifying play for the national championship by Viktoria Forst (1:6), but captured the division title by beating Viktoria 7:3 in the semifinals and then overcoming Preußen Kattowitz 5:1 in the final. Quarterfinal appearances in the German championships ended in defeat in each of the following two seasons; 0:4 to SpVgg Fürth in 1923, and 0:3 to Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...
in 1924.
The team claimed its last title in 1927 and made losing national eighthfinal appearances in 1927, 1928, and 1930. In 1933, VBS merged with Breslauer Sportclub 08
Breslauer SC 08
Breslauer SC was a German association football club from the city of Breslau, Lower Silesia . The club enjoyed its greatest successes in the late 1920s.-History:...
to form Breslauer SpVg 02. That club went on to first division play in the Gauliga Schlesien
Gauliga Schlesien
The Gauliga Schlesien was the highest football league in the region of Silesia , which consisted of the Prussian provinces of Lower Silesia and Upper Silesia from 1933 to 1945...
and Gauliga Niederschlesien before disappearing at the end of World War II.
Camillo Ugi
Camillo Ugi
Camillo Ugi was a German football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics...
represented predecessor side Preußen on the German national team
Germany national football team
The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....
, earning a single cap before leaving for VfB Leipzig in 1909 where he would earn another 14 caps.
Honours
- South Eastern German championsSouth Eastern German football championshipThe South Eastern German football championship was the highest association football competition in the Prussian provinces of Silesia, which was divided into the Province of Lower Silesia and the Province of Upper Silesia after 1919, and Posen, which mostly became part of Poland in 1919...
(6): 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1927