Verbandsliga Saarland

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Verbandsliga Saarland
Founded
1947
Nation
Flag of Germany Germany
Map of Germany: Position of Saarland highlighted
State
Flag of Saarland Saarland
Promotion To
Oberliga Südwest
Relegation To
Landesliga Saarland-Nordost
Landesliga Saarland-Südwest
Number of Teams
18
Level on Pyramid
Level 6
Domestic Cups
Saarland Pokal
Current Champions 2007-08
SV Elversberg II


The Verbandsliga Saarland 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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[edit] Overview

The Verbandsliga was formed in 1947 under the name of Ehrenliga Saarland in the state of Saarland. The league was originally a feeder league to the Oberliga Südwest. Due to the special situation of Saarland, its clubs left the German football league system from 1949 to 1951 with the 1. FC Saarbrücken playing a year in the French second division[1]. From its return in 1951, now under the name of Amateurliga Saarland, until the establishment of the Oberliga Südwest in 1978, it was the third tier of the football league system.

The league was established in 1947 with ten teams, the winner gaining promotion to the Oberliga Südwest. The founder members were:

  • FC Homburg
  • Spfr. Burbach
  • FC Ensdorf
  • SC Brebach
  • Preußen Merchweiler
  • FV Püttlingen
  • SV Ludweiler
  • ASC Dudweiler
  • SV Bliekastel
  • Viktoria Hühnerfeld

With the return to the German league system in 1951, two teams from the league, now called Amateurliga Saarland were admitted to the Oberliga Südwest, the 1. FC Saarbrücken and Borussia Neunkirchen.

The year after, three clubs were admitted to the new 2nd Oberliga Südwest, the Viktoria Hühnerfeld, SC Altenkessel und Sportfreunde Saarbrücken.

The winner of the Amateurliga Saarland 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 Südwest and Rheinland.

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.

In 1978, the same time as the Oberliga Südwest, the Amateurliga Saarland was renamed Verbandsliga Saarland and was now the fourth tier of the league system. The top seven teams out of the Amateurliga went to the new Oberliga while the teams from place 8 to 19 found themselves in the Verbandsliga.

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

The Saarland was the youngest of the states of West Germany, until 1957 it was a separate entity under French supervision. Its football league was temporarily separate, too. The clubs from the Saar did not play in the German football league system from 1948 to 1951.

Feeder Leagues to the Verbandsliga Saarland

  • Landesliga Saarland-Nordost
  • Landesliga Saarland-Südwest

[edit] Winners of the Amateurliga/Verbandsliga Saarland

Season Club
1947-48 FC Homburg
1948-49 Borussia Neunkirchen
1949-50 Spfr. Saarbrücken
1950-51 1. FC Saarbrücken
1951-52 Spfr. Saarbrücken
1952-53 VfB Dillingen
1953-54 SV Ludweiler
1954-55 SV St. Ingbert
1955-56 Viktoria Hühnerfeld
1956-57 FC Homburg
1957-58 VfB Theley
1958-59 SC Friedrichsthal
1959-60 SV Röchling Völklingen
1960-61 SV Röchling Völklingen
1961-62 SV Fraulautern
1962-63 Viktoria Sulzbach
1963-64 Viktoria Sulzbach
1964-65 SV Ludweiler
1965-66 FC Homburg
1966-67 SC Friedrichsthal
1967-68 SV Landsweiler-Reden
Season Club
1968-69 SC Friedrichsthal
1969-70 VfB Theley
1970-71 SV Fraulautern
1971-72 VfB Theley
1972-73 FC Ensdorf
1973-74 SV St.Ingbert
1974-75 ASC Dudweiler
1975-76 Borussia Neunkirchen
1976-77 Borussia Neunkirchen
1977-78 Borussia Neunkirchen
1978-79 FC Ensdorf
1979-80 SV Elversberg
1980-81 Rot-Weiß Hasborn
1981-82 FC St. Wendel
1982-83 SV Röchling Völklingen
1983-84 FC Ensdorf
1984-85 FSV Saarwellingen
1985-86 SSV Überherrn
1986-87 Rot-Weiß Hasborn
1987-88 1. FC Saarbrücken II
Season Club
1988-89 FSG Schiffweiler
1989-90 SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken
1990-91 FC Homburg II
1991-92 FSG Schiffweiler
1992-93 SV Mettlach
1993-94 SV Elversberg
1994-95 SV Auersmacher
1995-96 SSV Überherrn
1996-97 SC Halberg-Brebach
1997-98 1. FC Saarbrücken II
1998-99 VfB Theley
1999-2000 SV Mettlach
2000-01 SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken
2001-02 SV Röchling Völklingen
2002-03 Spfr. Köllerbach
2003-04 SC Halberg-Brebach
2004-05 Rot-Weiß Hasborn
2005-06 FC Kutzhof
2006-07 Spfr. Köllerbach
2007-08 SV Elversberg II

Source:Verbandsliga saarland. Das deutsche Fussball-Archiv. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.

  • bold denotes club gained promotion.
  • The VfB Dillingen (1994), Rot-Weiß Hasborn (1999) and 1. FC Saarbrücken II (2002) were also promoted, finishing runners-up.
  • The FC Kutzhof withdrew from the league in 2006, no team from Saarland was promoted that year.

[edit] Teams in the Verbandsliga Saarland

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ France - List of Final Tables Second Level


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