Fußball-Club Eintracht Altona was an early German football club from Altona, then an independent city near Hamburg. The short-lived club is notable as one of the founding members of the DFB (Deutscher Fussball Bund or German Football Association) at Leipzig on January 28, 1900, where they were represented by a former team captain[1] of SC Victoria Hamburg, Walter Sommeyer (also written Sommeier).[2][3]
| Full name | Fußball-Club Eintracht Altona |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1897 |
| Dissolved | 1902 |
| League | Hamburger-Altonaer Fussballbund |
Beginning in 1897, FC played a handful of seasons in the highest division of the Hamburger-Altonaer Fussballbund, until withdrawing one game into the second leg of the 1901/02 season. During its brief existence, the club performed poorly and was unable to score a goal in its abbreviated final campaign.
Unrelated clubs using the same name were established in the 1940s[4] and again in 2010. The latter side was removed from the league in 2014 as part of disciplinary action.[5]
Results edit
| Season | League | Games | Win | Ties | Losses | Goals | Diff. | Points | Final Place in League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897/98 | Hamburger-Altonaer | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 12:54 | -42 | 6 | 5th[6] |
| 1898/99 | Hamburger-Altonaer | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 21:42 | -21 | 10 | 5th[7] |
| 1899/00 | Hamburger-Altonaer | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16:24 | -8 | 4 | 6th[8] |
| 1900/01 | Hamburger-Altonaer | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8:16 | -8 | 7 | 5th[9] |
| 1901/02 | Hamburger-Altonaer | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0:14 | -14 | 0 | 9th (last)* [10][11] |
* FC Eintracht Altona were awarded last place instead of Britannia Hamburg, who had only played two unofficial games[12], owing to the withdrawal of the team after the first half of the season.[11]
References edit
- ^ "Victoria Post" (PDF). sc-victoria.de. p. 9. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Spiel und Sport" (444). 3 February 1900.
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- ^ "Vereinsgeschichte". TuS Fleestedt von 1911. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Eintracht Altona - HFFG". HFFG. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Hamburger-Altonaer Fussballbund 1897/98". asc-neuenheim.de. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Hamburger-Altonaer Fussballbund 1898/99". asc-neuenheim.de. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Hamburger-Altonaer Fussballbund 1899/00". asc-neuenheim.de. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Hamburger-Altonaer Fussballbund 1900/01". asc-neuenheim.de. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Hamburger-Altonaer Fussballbund 1901/02". asc-neuenheim.de. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Hamburg-Altonaer Fussballbund 1902: 1.Klasse". fussball-historie.de. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ Nicoletti, Claudio. "GERMANY 1901-02". Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Hamburg-Altonaer Fussballbund 1898: 1.Klasse". fussball-historie.de. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- Grüne, Hardy (1996). Vom Kronprinzen bis zur Bundesliga. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag ISBN 3-928562-85-1.