1939–40 Gauliga Bayern edition of the "Tschammerpokal", now the DFB-Pokal, saw holders 1. FC Nürnberg defeated 2–1 after extra time in the final by Dresdner SC. The 1939–40 season saw two new clubs in the league, VfR 07 Schweinfurt and FSV Nürnberg. 1939–40 Gauliga Bayern The 1939–40 Gauliga Bayern was the seventh season of the league, one of the 18 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 Nürnberg it was the fifth of seven Gauliga championships the club would win in the era from
German name village of Veltheim, his family name would be "von Veltheim". In modern times, people who were elevated to nobility often had a 'von' added to their name. For example, Johann Wolfgang Goethe had his name changed to "Johann Wolfgang von Goethe". This practice ended with the abolition of the monarchy in Germany and Austria in 1919. Sometimes "von" is also used in geographical names that are not noble, as in "von Däniken". With family names originating locally, many names display particular characteristics of the local dialects, such as the south German, Austrian and Swiss diminutive endings "-l" "-el", "-erl", "-le"