1939–40 Gauliga Bayern

It was the first tier of the football league system in Bavaria (German:Bayern) from 1933 to 1945.

FC Nürnberg it was the fifth of seven Gauliga championships the club would win in the era from 1933 to 1944.

[1] The club qualified for the 1940 German football championship, where it was knocked out after finishing second in its group, behind group winner SV Waldhof Mannheim, and ahead of Stuttgarter Kickers and Kickers Offenbach.

FC Nürnberg defeated 2–1 after extra time in the final by Dresdner SC.

[4][5] The 1939–40 season saw two new clubs in the league, VfR 07 Schweinfurt and FSV Nürnberg.

The initial 16 districts of the Gauliga with Bayern in green