 After World War I Strasbourg was ceded to France as part of the territory of Alsace-Lorraine and "FV Straßburg" was removed from the German football scene in 1920 to play in the French leagues, first as "Strasbourger FV", and following a union that same year with "Strasbourger FC Donar" (established 22 November 1899), as "Association Sportive de Strasbourg".During the interwar period "AS Strasbourg" played in the top flight regional Division d'Honneur Alsace and regularly delivered top-three finishes there.They participated in the league championship in 1926, 1927, and 1928, coming away as winners in 1926.