Verbandsliga Südwest

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Verbandsliga Südwest
Founded
1952
Nation
 Germany
Map of Germany: Position of Rheinland-Pfalz highlighted
State
Flag of Rheinland-Pfalz Rheinland-Pfalz
Region
Rheinhessen-Pfalz
Promotion To
Oberliga Südwest
Relegation To
Landesliga Südwest-Ost
Landesliga Südwest-West
Number of Teams
16
Level on Pyramid
Level 6
Domestic Cups
Südwest Pokal
Current Champions 2007-08
SV Niederauerbach


The Verbandsliga Südwest is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga it was the 5th tier of the league system.

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Overview

The Amateurliga Südwest was formed in 1952 in the southern half of the state of Rheinland-Pfalz. Before its interception, three separate leagues operated in the area as the highest level of play. The league was a feeder league to the 2nd Oberliga Südwest. From 1952 until the establishment of the Oberliga Südwest in 1978, it was the third tier of the football league system.

The winner of the Amateurliga Südwest was not automatically promoted to its superior league but rather had to take part in a promotion play-off. The champion would have to compete with the winners of the Amateurligen Saarland and Rheinland.

Until 1933, the region covered by the Südwest FA was politically part of two other German states. The south, the Pfalz region, was part of Bavaria and the north, the Rheinhessen region, was part of Hessen. This explains the seemingly odd fact that there are two clubs in the Südwest region named "Bavaria", FC Bavaria Wörth and FC Bavaria Ebernburg. From 1933 to 1945, most of the region was part of the Gau Saar-Palatinate. After the war, these regions were incorporated into the new state of Rheinland-Pfalz. The separation of this areas from their original states results from the outcome of the 2nd World War when they became part of the in French occupation zone, while Hessen and Bavaria where in the US zone.

The league was established in 1952 with sixteen teams, the winner gaining promotion to the 2nd Oberliga Südwest. The founder members were:

With the introduction of the Bundesliga in 1963 the Amateurliga was placed below the new Regionalliga Südwest but still retained its third-tier status. It continued to do so after the introduction of the 2nd Bundesliga Süd in 1974.

The 1. FC Kaiserslautern II holds the record for years in the Amateurliga, having spent 21 continuous seasons in it from 1957 to 1978.

The Amateurliga Südwest was renamed in 1978, now becoming the Verbandsliga Südwest. At the same time as this, the Oberliga Südwest was reformed, now as the third tier of the league system. The top five teams out of the Amateurliga went to the new Oberliga while the teams from place 6 to 16 found themselves in the Verbandsliga.The bottom four teams were relegated. The new Verbandsliga was now the fourth tier of the league system.

The winner of the Verbandsliga Südwest, like the winners of the Verbandsligen Saarland and Rheinland gains direct promotion to the Oberliga Südwest. The runners-up will only get a chance for promotion when there is additional spots to fill in the Oberliga, like 1994 when the Regionalligen were introduced and Hassia Bingen was promoted.

There is room for misunderstanding in the existence of an Oberliga and a Verbandsliga Südwest. While the Oberliga covers the two states of Saarland and Rheinland-Pfalz, the Verbandsliga covers only the southern half of Rheinland-Pfalz.

Feeder Leagues to the Verbandsliga Südwest

  • Landesliga Südwest-Ost
  • Landesliga Südwest-West

Winners of the Amateurliga/Verbandsliga Südwest

Season Club
1952-53 BSC Oppau
1953-54 SpVgg Weisenau
1954-55 FC Sobernheim
1955-56 Normannia Pfiffigheim
1956-57 VfR Friesenheim
1957-58 SC Ludwigshafen
1958-59 Hassia Bingen
1959-60 1. FC Kaiserslautern II
1960-61 FC Sobernheim
1961-62 Phönix Bellheim
1962-63 ASV Landau
1963-64 Eintracht Kreuznach
1964-65 SV Alsenborn
1965-66 VfR Kaiserslautern
1966-67 SC Ludwigshafen
1967-68 1. FC Kaiserslautern II
1968-69 ASV Landau
1969-70 VfR Frankenthal
1970-71 Phönix Bellheim
Season Club
1971-72 Eintracht Kreuznach
1972-73 Eintracht Kreuznach
1973-74 FK Clausen
1974-75 Eintracht Kreuznach
1975-76 VfR Wormatia Worms
1976-77 VfR Wormatia Worms
1977-78 FSV Mainz 05
1978-79 Viktoria Herxheim
1979-80 TuS Landstuhl
1980-81 FK Clausen
1981-82 VfL Neustadt
1982-83 1. FC Kaiserslautern II
1983-84 SC Birkenfeld
1984-85 FK Clausen
1985-86 SV Edenkoben
1986-87 Viktoria Herxheim
1987-88 SV Edenkoben
1988-89 SV Geinsheim
1989-90 SC Hauenstein
Season Club
1990-91 Viktoria Herxheim
1991-92 TSG Pfeddersheim
1992-93 SC Hauenstein
1993-94 1. FC Kaiserslautern II
1994-95 SC Idar-Oberstein
1995-96 RW Olympia Alzey
1996-97 FK Pirmasens
1997-98 VfR Wormatia Worms
1998-99 1. FSV Mainz 05 II
1999-2000 Eintracht Bad Kreuznach
2000-01 SpVgg Ingelheim
2001-02 SV Weingarten
2002-03 Hassia Bingen
2003-04 TuS Mechtersheim
2004-05 FSV Oggersheim
2005-06 TuS Hohenecken
2006-07 SC Idar-Oberstein
2007-08 SV Niederauerbach

Source:"Verbandsliga Südwest". Das deutsche Fussball-Archiv. Retrieved on 2008-03-19.

  • bold denotes club gained promotion.
  • In 1960, the FSV Schifferstadt was promoted as runners-up since Kaiserslautern's reserve team was ineligible for promotion. For the same reason, FV Speyer was promoted in 1968.
  • In 1994, the runner-up Hassia Bingen was also promoted.

Placings in the Verbandsliga Südwest 1990 to 2008

Club 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
SC Hauenstein 1 2 1
1. FC Kaiserslautern II 2 1
FK Pirmasens 16 9 1
Wormatia Worms 10 12 10 5 1
FSV Mainz 05 II 3 1
Eintracht Bad Kreuznach 9 8 11 14 9 7 1
TuS Mechtersheim 5 4 1
FSV Oggersheim 6 3 13 7 15 1
SC Idar-Oberstein 1 2 1
TuS Hohenecken 2 4 4 9 14 11 13 6 9 8 2 2 1 4
BFV Hassia Bingen 3 3 2 3 1 8 11
SV Weingarten 3 1
SpVgg Ingelheim 5 6 10 12 9 9 8 14 4 4 1 13 5 8
TSG Pfeddersheim 3 2 1 7 16
RWO Alzey 5 2 1 2 9 6 13 14 16
SV Südwest Ludwigshafen 7 6 2 9 14 5 5 11 5 11 7
SV Edenkoben 12 13 6 10
Viktoria Herxheim 4 1 4 3 4 3 7 11 8 12 10 9 9 8 11 15
SV Geinsheim 15 8 14 15
SC Birkenfeld 12 12 4 13 14 16
SV Niederauerbach 13 3 5 2 3 4 3 4 6 1
SV Alemannia Waldalgesheim 9 8 2 2
SV Gonsenheim 3 3 3
FV Dudenhofen 5
VfL Fontana Finthen 6
TV Lonsheim 4 9
1. FC 08 Hassloch 15 5 6 11 8 8 14 11 6 6 3 4 9 9 10
FC Arminia Ludwigshafen 12 10 12
SG Blaubach-Diedelkopf 13
ASV Fußgönheim 11 6 7 7 14
SV Hermersberg 11 14 13 12 15
SV Gommersheim 13 16
Jahn Zeiskam 11 5 5 6 7 2 4 5 10 15 4 7 7 6 7 10 14
VfR Grünstadt 11 16 2 4 3 11 2 4 2 8 10 6 16
SG Bruchweiler 12 5 14
SG Rieschweiler 16 12 15
VfR Kirn 16
FK Clausen 12 3 8 10 8 15 11 13 14 14 13 9 11 14 13 14
SV Weiersbach 10 15
TuS Neuhausen 13 10 7 16
TSG Hechtesheim 5 8 8 13 15
FV Speyer 7 14 3 10 10 12 2 10 12 12 16
TSG 1861 Kaiserslautern 15
1. FC Meisenheim 5 7 15
FV Rockenhausen 7 9 11 12 6 5 16 12
SG Hüffelsheim 16
FC Dahn 6 7 11 4 12 8 12 15
VfL Neustadt 6 11 16
SW Bad Kreuznach 9 16
ASV Landau 13 15 10 15
Bavaria Ebernburg 15 7 16
SV Guntersblum 14 9 13 8 16
TSG Eisenberg 10 13 7 13
SV Spabrücken 15
VfR Baumholder 8 10 14
Phönix Bellheim 6 5 16
Nibelungen Worms 16

Source:"Verbandsliga Südwest". Das deutsche Fussball-Archiv. Retrieved on 2008-08-07.

  • denotes club played in a league higher then the Verbandsliga.

Teams in the Verbandsliga Südwest

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