Tagblatt Pokal

The Tagblatt-Pokal was the first football competition in Austria played in a league format. It was founded by the "Neue Wiener Tagblatt", [cite web | last =Rosso | first =Andre | title =The World Cup - An alternative history | work =Planet World Cup | publisher =Jan Alsos | date = | url =http://www.planetworldcup.com/GUESTS/andre20050213.html| accessdate =2008-09-07 ] and was restricted to clubs in Vienna. Nevertheless, and despite the existence of the Challenge Cup, which was open to all football clubs in Austria-Hungary, it is regarded as a forerunner of the Austrian football championship.cite web | last =Kutschera | first =Ambrosius | coauthors =Hans Schöggl and Karel Stokkermans | title =Austria - Tagblatt-Pokal 1900-1903 | publisher =Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation | date =2003-03-30 | url =http://www.rsssf.com/tableso/oost-tagblatt.html#01 | accessdate =2008-09-07 ] The trophy was awarded permanently to Wiener AC in 1903 after they had won it three times.cite web | last =Kutschera | first =Ambrosius | title =Tagblatt-Pokal | work =Fußball in Österreich | publisher =Austria Soccer | date =2008-08-20 | url =http://www.austriasoccer.at/New/Menu/Andere.htm | accessdate =2008-09-07 ]

Divisions

It was organised in a first division ("Erste Klasse") and two parallel second divisions ("Zweite Klasse A" and "Zweite Klasse B"). It was planned that the bottom two clubs from the top division should be relegated, and that the winners of the two second divisions should be promoted.

easons

1900-01

Play-off: SK Rapid Wien – Deutscher Sportverein 3-0 Promoted: SK Rapid Wien

1903-04

*Wiener AC - First Vienna FC 1894 2-0
*SK Graphia Wien - Deutscher SV 4-0
*Wiener AC - SK Rapid Wien 15-2

apparent later results
*SK Rapid Wien - Vienna Cricket & FC 2-1
*First Vienna FC 1894 - SK Rapid Wien 2-2

First Vienna and Vienna Cricket left the Fußball-Union and joined the ÖFV, Olympia followed them, and the championship was abandoned.

Tagblatt Pokal winners

* 1901 Wiener AC
* 1902 Wiener AC
* 1903 Wiener AC

References