1936–37 Gauliga Bayern to the final where it lost 2–0 to FC Schalke 04. In the third edition of the "Tschammerpokal", now the DFB-Pokal, saw the Gauliga Bayern representatives knocked out early with the SpVgg Fürth achieving the best result, reaching the third round. The 1936–37 season saw two new clubs in the league, VfB Ingolstadt-Ringsee and VfB Coburg. 1936–37 Gauliga Bayern The 1936–37 Gauliga Bayern was the fourth season of the league, one of the 16 Gauligas in Germany at the time. It was the first tier of the football league system in Bavaria (German:"Bayern") from 1933 to 1945. For 1. FC
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