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The Verbandsliga is the 6th tier of football in Germany, except in Northern Germany, where it is the fifth tier, played on a regional basis by Bundesland. In Sachsen, Thüringen, Hessen and Bavaria the 5th tier is called Landesliga, which is the 6th tier in some of the other Bundesländer.
There are 21 regional Football Associations in Germany, below the German Association DFB. Of those, 17 have a Verbandliga as their highest division, only in the two largest associations, Bavaria and Hessen is the Oberliga in place of a Verbandsliga. Sachsen and Thüringen have chosen to call its highest league Landesliga instead. In Northern Germany, in the states of Hamburg, Bremen, Schleswig-Holstein and Niedersachsen, no Oberliga exists from the year 2008, and the Verbandsligas are the tier below the Regionalliga. All up, there is currently nineteen Verbandsligas and eight Landesligas.
In most areas, the Verbandsligas were introduced in 1978 as a replacement for the Amateurligas.
[edit] Verbandsligas
| League |
Promotion to |
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Formed |
| Verbandsliga Saarland |
Oberliga Südwest |
Landesliga Saarland-Nordost, Landesliga Saarland-Südwest |
1978 |
| Verbandsliga Rheinland |
Oberliga Südwest |
Bezirksliga Rheinland-Ost, Bezirksliga Rheinland-Mitte, Bezirksliga Rheinland-West |
1978 |
| Verbandsliga Südwest |
Oberliga Südwest |
Landesliga Südwest-Ost, Landesliga Südwest-West |
1978 |
| Verbandsliga Nordbaden |
Oberliga Baden-Württemberg |
Landesliga Mittelbaden, Landesliga Odenwald, Landesliga Rhein/Neckar |
1978 |
| Verbandsliga Südbaden |
Oberliga Baden-Württemberg |
Landesliga Südbaden 1, Landesliga Südbaden 2, Landesliga Südbaden 3 |
1978 |
| Verbandsliga Württemberg |
Oberliga Baden-Württemberg |
Landesliga Württemberg 1, Landesliga Württemberg 2, Landesliga Württemberg 3, Landesliga Württemberg 4 |
1978 |
| Verbandsliga Westfalen 1 |
Oberliga Westfalen |
Landesliga Westfalen 1 Ost, Landesliga Westfalen 2 Süd, Landesliga Westfalen 3 West, Landesliga Westfalen 4 Nord, Landesliga Westfalen 5 Mitte |
1956 |
| Verbandsliga Westfalen 2 |
Oberliga Westfalen |
Landesliga Westfalen 1 Ost, Landesliga Westfalen 2 Süd, Landesliga Westfalen 3 West, Landesliga Westfalen 4 Nord, Landesliga Westfalen 5 Mitte |
1956 |
| Verbandsliga Niederrhein |
Oberliga Nordrhein |
Landesliga Niederrhein 1, Landesliga Niederrhein 2, Landesliga Niederrhein 3 |
1956 |
| Verbandsliga Mittelrhein |
Oberliga Nordrhein |
Landesliga Mittelrhein 1, Landesliga Mittelrhein 2 |
1956 |
| Verbandsliga Hamburg |
Regionalliga Nord |
Landesliga Hamburg-Hammonia, Landesliga Hamburg-Hansa |
1974 |
| Verbandsliga Bremen |
Regionalliga Nord |
Landesliga Bremen |
1974 |
| Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein |
Regionalliga Nord |
Bezirksoberliga SH-Nord, Bezirksoberliga SH-Ost, Bezirksoberliga SH-West, Bezirksoberliga SH-Süd |
1978 |
| Verbandsliga Niedersachsen-Ost |
Regionalliga Nord |
Bezirksoberliga Braunschweig, Bezirksoberliga Lüneburg |
1994 |
| Verbandsliga Niedersachsen-West |
Regionalliga Nord |
Bezirksoberliga Hannover, Bezirksoberliga Weser-Ems |
1994 |
| Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
NOFV-Oberliga Nord |
Landesliga MV-Ost, Landesliga MV-West |
1991 |
| Verbandsliga Brandenburg |
NOFV-Oberliga Nord |
Landesliga Brandenburg-Nord, Landesliga Brandenburg-Süd |
1990 |
| Verbandsliga Berlin |
NOFV-Oberliga Nord |
Landesliga Berlin 1, Landesliga Berlin 2 |
1992 |
| Verbandsliga Sachsen-Anhalt |
NOFV-Oberliga Süd |
Landesliga SA-Nord, Landesliga SA-Mitte, Landesliga SA-Süd |
1990 |
Source:The German football leagues. Fussball.de. Retrieved on 2008-02-09.
- Some of the Verbandsligas have existed prior to their mentioned formation date under a different name. Dates given are when the leagues changed to the name Verbandsliga.
- The leagues below the two Verbandsligas in Westfalen can feed either division.
[edit] Landesligas
On top of those, there is another eight leagues which are on the same tier but do not qualify as Verbandsligas, or in case of Sachsen and Thüringen, prefer to call their league Landesliga.
| League |
Promotion to |
Relegation to |
Formed |
| Landesliga Sachsen |
NOFV-Oberliga Süd |
Bezirksliga Sachsen-Chemnitz, Bezirksliga Sachsen-Leipzig, Bezirksliga Sachsen-Dresden |
1990 |
| Landesliga Thüringen |
NOFV-Oberliga Süd |
Landesklasse Thüringen-Ost, Landesklasse-Thüringen-West |
1990 |
| Landesliga Bayern-Süd |
Oberliga Bayern |
Bezirksoberliga Schwaben, Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern |
1963 |
| Landesliga Bayern-Mitte |
Oberliga Bayern |
Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken, Bezirksoberliga Oberpfalz, Bezirksoberliga Niederbayern |
1963 |
| Landesliga Bayern-Nord |
Oberliga Bayern |
Bezirksoberliga Unterfranken, Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken |
1963 |
| Landesliga Hessen-Süd |
Oberliga Hessen |
Bezirksoberliga Darmstadt, Bezirksoberliga Frankfurt-West, Bezirksoberliga Frankfurt-Ost |
1964 |
| Landesliga Hessen-Mitte |
Oberliga Hessen |
Bezirksoberliga Wiesbaden, Bezirksoberliga Giessen/Marburg |
1964 |
| Landesliga Hessen-Nord |
Oberliga Hessen |
Bezirksoberliga Fulda, Bezirksoberliga Kassel 1, Bezirksoberliga Kassel 2 |
1964 |
Source:The German football leagues. Fussball.de. Retrieved on 2008-02-09.
- The Landesligas of Thüringen and Sachsen are unique in their naming as every other league in Germany of this standing carries the name Verbandsliga. This was done so simply by choice of the local football associations (German:Fussball Verband) in Sachsen and Thüringen and the name could be changed to Verbandsliga if they wish to do so. Bavaria and Hessen do not have this option however, since their Landesligas are not the highest leagues in the Verband. This position is held by the Oberligas in those two states.
[edit] Teams in the Verbandsligas
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SG Bad Breisig | SG Badem | SG Betzdorf | SG Burgbrohl | SV Dörbach | SG Ellenscheid TSV Emmelshausen | SG Langenhahn-Rothenbach | SG Laufeld | SG Lahnstein | TuS Montabaur SV Morbach | Spfr.Neitersen | TuS Oberwinter | FSV Salmrohr | Eintracht Trier II SpVgg EGC Wirges II | SG Zell
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SV Auersmacher | SV Elversberg II | FV Eppelborn | SC Friedrichsthal | SC Gresaubach SC Halberg-Brebach | FSV Hemmersdorf | VfB Hüttigweiler | FSV Jägersburg | FC Palatia Limbach FC Marpingen | SV Mettlach | SG Perl-Besch | FC Reimsbach | 1. FC Riegelsberg 1. FC Saarbrücken II | SV Röchling Völklingen | FC Wiesbach
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Hassia Bingen | SG Blaubach-Diedelkopf | FV Dudenhofen | VfL Fontana Finthen | ASV Fußgönheim SV Gommersheim | SV Gonsenheim | 1. FC 08 Hassloch | SV Hermersberg | TuS Hohenecken SpVgg Ingelheim | TV Lonsheim | FC Arminia Ludwigshafen | SV Südwest Ludwigshafen SV Niederauerbach | SV Alemannia Waldalgesheim
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ASV Durlach | FC Germania Friedrichstal | TV Hardheim | SGK Heidelberg | FC 07 Heidelsheim | FV Lauda | SpVgg Neckarelz | SpVgg Oberhausen | 1. FC Pforzheim | TSV Reichenbach | FC Rot | SV Schwetzingen | SV Spielberg | Amicitia Viernheim | TSG 62 Weinheim | FC Zuzenhausen |
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FC Bötzingen | VfB Bühl | FC Denzlingen | FC Emmendingen | Freiburger FC | FV Gamshurst | VfR Hausen | Kehler FV | SV Kuppenheim | Offenburger FV | SC Pfullendorf II | FC Rastatt 04 | SV Stadelhofen | DJK Villingen | FC Wehr | SV Weil |
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VfR Aalen II | SpVgg Au/Iller | TSG Balingen | SV Baustetten | FSV Bissingen | SV Bonlanden | TSF Ditzingen | SV Fellbach | 1.FC Frickenhausen | FSV Hollenbach | FV Illertissen | FV Olympia Laupheim | SpVgg Ludwigsburg | FV Ravensburg | VfL Sindelfingen | FC Wangen |
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SV Altlüdersdorf | SV Babelsberg 03 II | Brandenburger SC Süd | FV Motor Eberswalde SV Falkensee-Finkenkrug | Viktoria Frankfurt | BSV Guben Nord | SG BG Laubsdorf | FSV Luckenwalde Grün-Weiß Lübben | SV Schwarz-Rot Neustadt | Oranienburger FC | SV Eintracht Ortrand Prignitzer Kuckuck Kickers | 1. FC Schwedt 02 | FC Strausberg
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FSV Bentwisch | Vorwärts Drögeheide | Lübzer SV | FSV Malchin | Malchower SV 1. FC Neubrandenburg | Pasewalker FV | SV Pastow | Blau-Weiß Polz | Rostocker FC FC Eintracht Schwerin | FC Schönberg 95 | Sievershäger SV | SV Waren | VSG Weitenhagen FC Anker Wismar
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Westwacht Aachen | VfL Alfter | GFC Düren 09 | Rhenania Eschweiler | Borussia Freilandhoven FC Hennef 05 | FC Junkersdorf | Kaller SC | SC Fortuna Köln | SCB Viktoria Köln | VfL Leverkusen Germania Lich-Steinstraß | VfL Rheinbach | Spfr. Troisdorf | FC Wegberg-Beeck SpVgg Wesseling-Urfeld
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Spfr. Baumberg | 1. FC Bocholt | Cronenberger SC | SC Düsseldorf-West | SC Kapellen Erft Rot-Weiß Essen II | SV Viktoria Goch | VfB 03 Hilden | SV Hönnepel-Niedermörmter | GSV Moers SpVgg Radevormwald | Ratingen 04/19 | VfL Rhede | 1. FC Union Solingen | 1. FC Viersen 1. FC Wülfrath
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SpVg Brakel | SV Davaria Davensberg | SpVgg Emsdetten | SV Borussia Emsdetten Rot-Weiß Erlingshausen | TuS Hiltrup | Rot-Weiß Horn | VfB Hüls | Rot-Weiß Maaslingen SuS Neuenkirchen | SC Paderborn 07 II | FC 96 Recklinghausen | SV Westfalia Rhynern SuS Stadtlohn | SpVgg Vreden |
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SG Aumund-Vegesack | Bremer SV | TuRa Bremen | VfL 07 Bremen | SV Werder Bremen III FC Bremerhaven | OSC Bremerhaven | Brinkumer SV | Blumenthaler SV | Habenhauser FV TSV Lesum | TSV Osterholz-Tenever | TSV Melchiorshausen | SC Vahr-Blockdiek | KSV Vatan Sport TSV Wulsdorf
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HSV Barmbeck-Uhlenhorst | GSK Bergedorf | TSV Buchholz | Buxtehuder TSV SV Curslack-Neuengamme | SV Halstenbek-Rellingen | SC Concordia Hamburg SC Condor Hamburg | SC Victoria Hamburg | VfL 93 Hamburg | Grün-Weiß Harburg | Meiendorfer SV NTSV Niendorf | FC Eintracht Norderstedt 03 | FC Voran Ohe | VfL Pinneberg | SV Rugenbergen Uhlenhorster SC Paloma
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FT Braunschweig | SV Blau-Weiß Bornreihe | TuS Celle FC | Rot-Weiß Cuxhaven SV Drochtersen-Assel | VfB Fallersleben | MTV Gifhorn | SCW Göttingen | Lüneburger SK | VfL Maschen | FC Eintrach Northeim | BSV Ölper | Rotenburger SV | TuS Güldenstern Stade SSV Vorsfelde | MTV Wolfenbüttel
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SV Bavenstedt | VfL Bückeburg | TuS Esens | Arminia Hannover | TSV Havelse | Heesseler SV VfV Hildesheim | SC Langenhagen | Germania Leer | TuS Lingen | VfL Oldenburg | TuS Pewsum BSV Schwarz-Weiß Rehden | SV Ramlingen-Ehlershausen | SC Spelle-Venhaus | TSV Stelingen SV Wilhelmshaven II
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TSV Altenholz | TSV Bargteheide | Breitenfelder SV | FT Eider Büdelsdorf | SV Eichede SpVgg Flensburg 08 | ETSV Weiche Flensburg | Heider SV | Heikendorfer SV | Husumer SV Itzehoer SV | SC Comet Kiel | KSV Holstein Kiel II | FC Kilia Kiel | TSV Kropp | FC Dornbreite Lübeck Rot-Weiß Moisling | VfR Neumünster | SV Todesfelde
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