Bezirksliga Bayern "Gauligas" were introduced as the highest football leagues in Germany. In Bavaria, the "Gauliga Bayern" replaced the "Bezirksliga Bayern" as the highest level of play. The twelve best teams from Bavaria qualified for this new, statewide league. The clubs from the "Bezirksliga Bayern" were among the most successful in Germany in this era, specifically the 1. FC Nürnberg. Qualified teams and their success: Qualified teams and their success: The league was formed from eight clubs from Bavaria: Bezirksliga Bayern The Bezirksliga Bayern was the highest association football league in the German state of Bavaria from 1923 to 1933. The league
Central Germany (cultural area) Central Germany (cultural area) Central Germany () is an economic and cultural region in Germany. Its exact borders depend on context, but it is often defined as being a region within the federal states of Saxony, Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt, or a smaller part of this region, such as the metropolitan area of Leipzig and Halle plus the surrounding counties. The name dates from the German Empire, when the region was approximately in the centre of the country. Since the German Empire's eastern territories became part of Poland (and Russia in the aftermath of World War II), "Central Germany" has been