SK Rote Elf

Rote Elf
	File:SK Rote Elf.png
Full name	Sportklub Rote Elf
Nickname(s)	Rdeča enajsterica (Red Eleven)
Founded	1919; 105 years ago
Dissolved	1922; 102 years ago
Ground	Sportplatz Kreuzhofwiese (minor matches); Sportplatz Rapid im Volksgarten (major matches)
	Home colours
	Home colours

Sportklub Rote Elf, commonly referred to as SK Rote Elf or SK Rdeča 11 in Slovenian newspapers, was a football club from Maribor. The club was founded in 1919 and competed in the first official season of the Slovenian football, the 1920 Ljubljana Subassociation League. It was renamed to M. A. K. (Template:Lang-de; Template:Lang-sl) in 1921, before disbanding in 1922.

History

The club known as the Rote Elf already existed prior the World War I, and was one of the two major sports clubs in the city of Maribor at the time; the other being Marburger Sportvereinigung. After the war, in 1919, the club was reestablished. It remained faithful to its pre-war principles, as the club was not nationalistic and was based on Austro-Marxism, and is one of the first workers' club in the area of Slovenian lands. The team was composed of both the German and Slovenian footballers. Rudolf Winkler was the team's captain and is considered as the all-time best player of the club. In 1920, Rote Elf inaugurated their renovated football pitch called Sportplatz Kreuzhofwiese, in a match against Slovan from Ljubljana. However, only less important matches were played there; the team played more important matches at the bigger Sportplatz Rapid im Volksgarten, which was owned by SV Rapid Marburg.

As the Austro-Marxism lost its sense in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, it was getting harder and harder for the club to attract footballers from the working class. To solve this problem, the club was renamed to M. A. K. (Template:Lang-de) in May 1921, however, this move did not help in achieving better recognition among the players and the citizens of Maribor. The club entered the 1922–23 Ljubljana Subassociation League, but withdrew from the competition in late 1922 and ceased all operations. The team played in red and white kits, with the capital letter "R" printed in the chest area.

References

General

Mudražija, Tin (2016). "Pionirska vloga Nemcev pri organiziranem igranju nogometa v Mariboru in mariborsko-nemški nogometni klubi". www.dlib.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 10 September 2020.

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Ljubljana Subassociation League seasons	1920 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41
Teams (1920–1941)	I. SSK Maribor Amater Athletik Bratstvo Celje Čakovec Disk Građanski Grafika Hermes Hertha Hrastnik Ilirija Jadran Jugoslavija Korotan Kovinar Kranj SK Ljubljana Mars Merkur Mura Olimp Primorje Ptuj Rapid Red Star Reka Rote Elf Slavija Ljubljana Slavija Maribor Slovan Sparta Svoboda Celje Svoboda Ljubljana Svoboda Maribor Šoštanj Železničar Maribor
Slovenian Republic League seasons	1946 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1950 1951 1952 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91
Teams (1946–1991)	Aluminij Branik Maribor Branik Solkan Brežice Domžale Drava Dravinja Elan Elkroj Grafičar Hrastnik Ilirija Izola Jadran Dekani Jesenice Kamnik Kladivar Koper Kovinar Maribor Kovinar Štore Krim Litija Ljubljana Maribor Medvode Mura Nafta Naklo Olimp Olimpija Partizan Žalec Piran Pohorje Postojna Primorje Proletarec Rudar Trbovlje Rudar Velenje Slavija Slivnica Sloga Slovan Steklar Stol Svoboda Šmartno Tabor Triglav Kranj Triglav Ljubljana Vozila Železničar Maribor ŽŠD Celje