Bezirksoberligen Bayern

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Bezirksoberligen Bayern
Founded
1988
Nation
Flag of Germany Germany
Map of Germany: Position of Bavaria highlighted
State
Flag of Bavaria Bavaria
Promotion To
Landesliga Bayern
Relegation To
Bezirksligas
Number of leagues
7
Level on Pyramid
Level 7


In the Bavarian Football League System, the seven Bezirksoberligas are the third highest level, below Oberliga and Landesliga. They are the 7th tier of the German football league system.

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[edit] Overview

The seven Bezirksoberligas were introduced in 1988 to create a highest single-division playing level for each of the seven Bezirke. Before that the Bezirksligas were located right below the Landesliga in the pyramide. They were created upon suggestion of the 1. FC Sonthofen. It is somewhat ironic that it took this club till 1998 to gain promotion to the Bezirksoberliga Schwaben.

The winners of the seven Bezirksoberligas are automatically promoted to their respective Landesliga. The second placed teams face a series of play-off matches to determind one or two more promotion spots.

Teams relegated from the Bezirksoberliga drop into the Bezirksliga which there is usually two of, except Oberbayern were there is three.

Only two clubs have managed to win a Bezirksoberliga three times, TSV Kottern (Schwaben) and SV Erlenbach (Unterfranken).

The German term "Bezirksoberliga" is best translated as "County Premier League". The Bezirke are political and administrative unit similar to a County in size.

[edit] Relation of Bezirksoberligas to Landesligas

[edit] Teams in the Bezirksoberligas

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