Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein
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| Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein |
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| Founded |
| 1947 |
| Nation |
 Germany |
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| States |
 Schleswig-Holstein |
| Promotion To |
| Regionalliga Nord |
| Relegation To |
| Bezirksoberliga Schleswig-Holstein-Nord |
| Bezirksoberliga Schleswig-Holstein-Ost |
| Bezirksoberliga Schleswig-Holstein-West |
| Bezirksoberliga Schleswig-Holstein-Süd |
| Number of Clubs |
| 19 |
| Level on Pyramid |
| Level 5 |
| Current champions 2007-08 |
| Holstein Kiel II |
The Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein is the fifth tier of the German football league system and the highest league in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.
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[edit] Overview
[edit] 1945-1963
The league was formed in 1947 as Schleswig-Holstein Liga by thirty clubs in three divisions of ten, in the newly created state of Schleswig-Holstein which was then part of the British occupation zone in Germany. On 30th of August 1947, the Schleswig-Holstein FA (SHFV) was formed[1].
From the start, the league was a feeder league to the Oberliga Nord which its champion had the option of promotion to. Promotion had to be archived through a play-off with teams from the Amateurligas of Niedersachsen, Bremen and Hamburg. As such, the league was now the second tier of the northern German league system. The league was renamed Landesliga Schleswig-Holstein (English:Schleswig-Holstein State League) in 1948 and united in one division of twelve teams, with the bottom two teams relegated to one of the four Bezirksklassen.
In 1951, the league was expanded to sixteen teams. The number of clubs in the league fluctuated to eighteen and seventeen in 1954-55 and 1955-56 and then returned to sixteen again.
From 1954, the league was renamed Amateurliga Schleswig-Holstein.
[edit] 1963-1974
In 1963, with the introduction of the Bundesliga, the disbanding of the Oberliga Nord and the formation of the Regionalliga Nord, the league fell to tier three, but remained unchanged otherwise, with sixteen clubs as its strength. The champion of Schleswig-Holstein continued to have to play-off for promotion, now to the Regionalliga.
From 1968, the Amateurliga reverted to the name Landesliga Schleswig-Holstein. Below the Landesliga, the number of leagues was reduced from four to two, the new Verbandsligas of Schleswig-Holstein-Nord and -Süd.
[edit] 1974-1994
After the 1973-74 season, the Regionalliga Nord was disbanded in favor of the 2nd Bundesliga Nord. The new Oberliga Nord was now introduced in northern Germany, as the third tier of the league system, below the 2nd Bundesliga. This meant for the Landesliga a slip to tier four. The top two team of the league was however promoted to the new Oberliga. The system for promotion from the Landesliga remained mostly unchanged.
In 1978, the league was finally renamed Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein, the name it carries today. It took ten seasons for a club of the league under the new name to gain promotion again, a long stretch of nine seasons without success. Below the Verbandsliga the two leagues were now renamed Landesligas instead.
[edit] 1994-2008
In 1994, the Regionalliga Nord was re-established, now as the third tier of the league system. The Oberliga Nord was in turn replaced by two parallel Oberligas, Niedersachsen/Bremen and Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein. For the Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein, this meant a further slip, now to tier five, but also, for the first time in its history, direct promotion for the league champion and, in some seasons, even the runners-up. In 1994, the league saw its top eight clubs elevated to the new Oberliga.
From 1999, the number of leagues below the Verbandsliga was extended from two to four and the leagues renamed Bezirksoberliga.
The 1999-2000 season saw another league system change with the reduction of numbers of Regionalligas, this however had no effect on the Verbandsliga.
In 2004, it was decided to restore the Oberliga Nord in favor of the two separate Oberligas.
The league was expanded, for the first time, to eighteen teams, for the next three seasons. In 2007-08, the number increased to nineteen. The 2006-07 league winner, TSV Kropp, did not apply for an Oberliga licence and was not promoted. Fifth placed FC Kilia Kiel applied but was refused a licence[2].
[edit] 2008 onwards
At the end of the 2007-08 season, the new 3rd Liga was established and the Oberliga Nord disbanded, again. The four northern German states were then be the only region without an Oberliga and the five Verbandsligas sit right below the Regionalliga Nord, parallel to the two NOFV-Oberligas. At the end of the 2007-08 season, the five winners of the northern Verbandsligas played with the sixth placed team from the Oberliga Nord for one last spot in the Regionalliga[3]. In the future seasons, promotion for the Schleswig-Holstein champion will only be available through a set of play-off matches with the league winners from Hamburg and Bremen. These three teams will compete for one promotion spot to the Regionalliga.
The Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein will however maintain its status as a tier five league.
[edit] Position of the Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein in the league system
| Years | Tier | Promotion to |
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| 1947-63 | II | Oberliga Nord |
| 1963-74 | III | Regionalliga Nord |
| 1974-94 | IV | Oberliga Nord |
| 1994-2004 | V | Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein |
| 2004-08 | V | Oberliga Nord |
| 2008- | V | Regionalliga Nord |
Source:Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein. Das deutsche Fussball-Archiv. Retrieved on 2008-02-29.
[edit] Founding Members of the Schleswig-Holstein Liga
Northern Group:
- Eckernförder SV, qualified for the new Landesliga
- SpVgg Flensburg 08, qualified for the new Landesliga
- Husumer SV, qualified for the new Landesliga
- ATSV Flensburg, qualified for the new Landesliga
- Schleswig 06
- VfB Kiel
- VfR Laboe
- Rot-Weiß Niebüll
- Schwarz-Weiß Elmschenhagen
- SC Comet Kiel
Eastern Group:
- FC Kilia Kiel, qualified for the new Landesliga
- Phönix Lübeck, qualified for the new Landesliga
- Eutin 08, qualified for the new Landesliga
- Polizei SV Kiel, qualified for the new Landesliga
- TSV Schlutup
- TSV Kücknitz
- TSV Mölln
- VfL Oldesloe
- Preetzer TSV
- Oldenburger SV
Western Group:
- Itzehoer SV, qualified for the new Landesliga
- Fortuna Glückstadt, qualified for the new Landesliga
- Union Neumünster, qualified for the new Landesliga
- TSV Brunsbüttelkoog, qualified for the new Landesliga
- Gut-Heil Neumünster
- Heider SV
- Rendsburger TSV
- VfR Neumünster
- TuS Nortorf
- VfL Kellinghusen
Source:Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein. Das deutsche Fussball-Archiv. Retrieved on 2008-02-29.
[edit] Winners of the Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein
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Source:Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein. Das deutsche Fussball-Archiv. Retrieved on 2008-02-29.
- bold denotes club gained promotion.
- In 1957, the runner-up Phönix Lübeck was also promoted.
- In 1959, the runner-up VfB Lübeck was promoted instead.
- In 1962, the runner-up VfB Lübeck was promoted instead.
- In 1963, the runner-up SV Friedrichsort was promoted instead.
- In 1968 and 1970, the runner-up Heider SV was promoted instead.
- In 1990, the runner-up Eutin 08 was promoted instead.
- In 1994, the top eight clubs were promoted to the new Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein.
- In 1995, the runner-up VfR Neumünster was also promoted.
- In 1998, the runner-up Phönix Lübeck was also promoted.
- In 1999, the runner-up TSV Lägerdorf was also promoted.
- In 2001, the second and third placed teams, SpVgg Flensburg 08 and FC Kilia Kiel were also promoted.
- In 2002, the runner-up TSB Flensburg was also promoted.
- In 2003, the runner-up TSV Kropp was also promoted.
[edit] Teams in the Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein
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German Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein (V) Football Clubs (2007-08)
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[edit] External links
- Das deutsche Fussball Archiv
- The Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein at Fussball.de
- The Schleswig-Holstein Football Association (SHFV)
- Unoffical website on football clubs in Schleswig-Holstein
- Unoffical website on the Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein
[edit] Sources
- "Deutschlands Fussball in Zahlen" - An annual publication with tables and results from the Bundesliga to Verbandsliga/Landesliga, published by the DSFS
[edit] References
- ^ History of the SHFV. Schleswig-Holstein FA. Retrieved on 2008-03-04.
- ^ Licence applications for the Oberliga Nord season 2007-08. Northern German FA. Retrieved on 2008-03-04.
- ^ Regulations for the Oberliga Nord 2007-08. Northern German FA. Retrieved on 2008-03-04.
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