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
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"