BuEV Danzig was a German association football club formed in 1903, from the city of Danzig,

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History

The city's first football side, ''Fußball Club Danzig'' was established 18 April 1903, and by 1905 was playing as ''Ballspiel- und Eislauf-Verein Danzig'' to reflect the club's interest in both football and

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. Between 1916 and 1930 the association was called ''Verein für Leibesübungen Danzig'' before again playing as ''BuEV''. The footballers were a prominent side in Baltenverband competition in the early 20th century, appearing in five league finals between 1908 and 1913. However, the team only came away victorious in one of those title matches when they finally defeated ''

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'' (3:2) in 1912 after being beaten by that club in 1908 and 1909 (0:11, 0:1). ''BuEVs regional title put them onto the national stage where they were put out in a quarterfinal contest versus ''

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'' (0:7). Following the re-organization of German football under the

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into sixteen top-flight divisions, ''BuEV'' became part of the

Gauliga Ostpreußen The Gauliga Ostpreußen was the highest football league in the Prussian province of East Prussia (German: Ostpreußen) and the Free City of Danzig from 1933 to 1945. Shortly after the formation of the league, the Nazis reorganised the administrati ...

(I). They then joined the Gauliga Danzig (I), a regional division of the Gauliga Ostpreußen, in 1935 and captured a division title there, before losing the overall Gauliga Ostpreußen championship to '' Yorck Insterburg'' (0:2).Grüne, Hardy (1996). Vom Kronprinzen bis zur Bundesliga. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag The club also made appearances in the early rounds of the Tschammerpokal competition, predecessor to today's

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(German Cup), in 1937 and 1940. The team played out its existence in the Gauliga Ostpreußen (1938–40) and Gauliga Danzig-Westpreußen (1940–45) as a middling side. ''BuEV'' disappeared with the end of

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when the city of Danzig and surrounding territory became part of

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Honours

* Baltic football champions: 1912

External links

Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv
historical German domestic league tables

(en: Football in East Prussia and Danzig)

References

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