Verbandsliga Südbaden

Verbandsliga Südbaden
Founded
1945
Nation
 Germany
State
Baden-Württemberg
Region
Baden
Promotion To
Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
Relegation To
Landesliga Südbaden 1
Landesliga Südbaden 2
Landesliga Südbaden 3
Number of Teams
16
Level on Pyramid
Level 6
Domestic Cups
Südbadischer Pokal
Current Champions 2010-11
Offenburger FV

The Verbandsliga Südbaden 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 Verbandsliga Südbaden was formed in 1945, then called Landesliga Südbaden, in the southern half of the then state of Baden, which is now the western half of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It was originally a feeder league to the Oberliga Südwest (southern section) and therefore the second tier of the football league system in the southwest of Germany until 1950, when the clubs from Südbaden left the southwest league system and returned to the southern system where they geographically belong. From 1950 until the establishment of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg in 1978, it was the third tier of the football league system.

The separation of Nordbaden and Südbaden results from the outcome of the 2nd World War when the state was split into two separate occupation zones. The north was in the US zone and the south in the French zone. For this reason the clubs from the south of Baden found themselves thrown in with the Oberliga Südwest (northern group), as those also were in the French zone.

The league was established in 1945 with nine teams in the western and eight teams in the eastern group. Four of those clubs gained entry into the new Oberliga Südwest (southern group) for the 1946-47 season. The year after the league was split into three groups, from 1947 it was staged in one single group and adopted the name Amateurliga Südbaden. The twelve founding members of the league were:

(Current name in brackets)

In the post-war days, clubs in the French zone were not allowed to operate under their pre-war names and had to be adopt a new name. They gradually reverted to their old names as this rule was revoked.

In 1950, with the desolvement of the southern group of the Oberliga Südwest, its 16 clubs were integrated in the southern league system. Two went to the Oberliga Süd, three to the new 2nd Oberliga Süd, the other eleven went to the Amateurligen, six of those to Südbaden.

With the creation of the Amateurliga Schwarzwald-Bodensee in 1960, some clubs of the Südbaden leagues went across, three of those from the Amateurliga, being the FC Villingen, FC Konstanz and FC Radolfzell. Most of those returned in 1974.

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

The winner of the Amateurliga Südbaden was not automatically promoted but rather had to take part in a promotion play-off to its league above. Usually, the champion would have to compete with the winners of the Amateurligas Nordbaden, Württemberg and (from 1961) Schwarzwald-Bodensee.

The Offenburger FV is the undisputed champion of this league, having won it nine times.[1] The club played 29 out of a possible 33 in the Amateurliga Südbaden, interrupted only by a four year spell in the Oberliga Südwest. From 1950 to 1978 it was always a member of the league and continued to be a third division side in the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg until 1991, making it 42 uninterrupted years, a German record. The FC Rastatt and SC Freiburg also belonged to the Amateurliga Südbaden for exactly the same time but with lesser success. Rastatt was relegated from the Oberliga in 1986 and Freiburg never fell below its 2nd Bundesliga status again.

In 1978, the league was renamed Verbandsliga Südbaden; at the same time the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg was formed as the new tier three league in the region. The top five teams out of the Verbandsliga went to the new Oberliga while the next ten clubs remained in this league. The bottom placed two teams were relegated to the Landesligas.

Admitted to the new Oberliga:

The winner of the Verbandsliga gains direct promotion to the Oberliga. The runners-up must play-off against the runners-up of Verbandsliga Nordbaden. The winner of this play-off has to face the runners-up of the Verbandsliga Württemberg for the final Oberliga spot. In 1981 no extra spot and in 1994 three extra spots were available due to league format changes.

Feeder leagues to the Verbandsliga Südbaden

The term "Verbandsliga" translates as "Football Association League". With the exception of Bavaria and Hessen, the Verbandsligas form the 5th tier of football in all of Germany. There are 21 Football Associations within the German Association German Football Association, Südbaden being one of them.

League champions

Landesliga Südbaden

Season Club
1945-46 Fortuna Rastatt
VfL Konstanz
1946-47 Fortuna Freiburg
Eintracht Singen
SpVgg Rheinfelden

Amateurliga/Verbandsliga Südbaden

Season Club
1947-48 ASV Villingen
1948-49 Lahrer FV
1949-50 SC Baden-Baden
1950-51 FC 08 Villingen
1951-52 Offenburger FV
1952-53 Offenburger FV
1953-54 Offenburger FV
1954-55 FC Rastatt 04
1955-56 FC 08 Villingen
1956-57 FC Konstanz
1957-58 Offenburger FV
1958-59 FC Singen 04
1959-60 Offenburger FV
1960-61 Offenburger FV
1961-62 SC Baden-Baden
1962-63 FC Emmendingen
1963-64 FC Emmendingen
1964-65 SC Freiburg
1965-66 SV Oberkirch
1966-67 Offenburger FV
1967-68 SC Freiburg
Season Club
1968-69 SV Waldkirch
1969-70 SV Waldkirch
1970-71 FC Emmendingen
1971-72 FC Rastatt 04
1972-73 SC Baden-Baden
1973-74 Offenburger FV
1974-75 Offenburger FV
1975-76 FC 08 Villingen
1976-77 Freiburger FC
1977-78 SC Freiburg
1978-79 VfB Gaggenau
1979-80 SC Pfullendorf
1980-81 SV Kuppenheim
1981-82 SC Pfullendorf
1982-83 FC 08 Villingen
1983-84 SV Weil
1984-85 FC 08 Villingen
1985-86 VfB Gaggenau
1986-87 Spfr/DJK Freiburg
1987-88 SC Pfullendorf
1988-89 FC Emmendingen
1989-90 SC Pfullendorf
Season Club
1990-91 Freiburger FC
1991-92 TuS Lörach-Stetten
1992-93 SV Linx
1993-94 FV Donaueschingen
1994-95 SC Pfullendorf
1995-96 Bahlinger SC
1996-97 FC Steinen
1997-98 SC Freiburg II
1998-99 FC Denzlingen
1999–2000 FC Teningen
2000-01 FC 08 Villingen
2001-02 FC Teningen
2002-03 SV Linx
2003-04 FC 08 Villingen
2004-05 SV Linx
2005-06 FC 08 Villingen
2006-07 SV Linx
2007-08 Offenburger FV
2008-09 FC Denzlingen
2009-10 SV Linx
2010-11 Offenburger FV

Source:"Verbandsliga Südbaden". Das deutsche Fussball-Archiv. http://www.f-archiv.de/. Retrieved 2008-03-09. 

Teams promoted to the Oberliga after play-offs

League placings

The complete list of clubs in the league and their league placings.[2][3]

1978–1994

The complete list of clubs and placings in the league while operating as a tier four league from 1978 to 1994:

Club S 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94
VfB Gaggenau 12 1 O 10 12 7 4 6 1 O O O O O O O O
SC Pfullendorf 6 5 1 O 1 O O O O O 1 O 1 O O O O
Freiburger FC 15 2B 2B 2B 2B O O O O O O O O 1 O O O
SV Linx 22 14 8 6 8 4 2 O 2 3 3 2 1 O
FV Donaueschingen 19 16 10 4 11 3 3 1
FC 08 Villingen 20 O O 2 3 1 O 1 O 9 7 6 6 6 5 10 2
Bahlinger SC 19 6 7 7 8 3 2 5 5 5 6 12 13 9 8 6 3
SV Laufenburg 8 7 4
FC Emmendingen 24 15 7 6 4 3 1 O 2 6 5 5
SV Weil am Rhein 22 3 6 8 11 4 1 O 7 11 12 14 11 6
FC Denzlingen 15 15 7
FC Teningen 12 8
FC Steinen-Höllstein 16 4 11 10 11 8 9
FC Rastatt 04 18 O O O O O O O O 6 5 7 5 4 4 2 10
SV Endingen 11 7 4 11
SV Kuppenheim 18 O O 1 O O O O 8 3 2 9 2 5 10 12 12
SV Stadelhofen 12 14 13
Offenburger FV 12 O O O O O O O O O O O O O 9 9 14
TuS Lörrach-Stetten 12 2 5 3 9 2 7 9 3 9 8 1 O 15
Rot-Weiß Salem 3 16
VfR Achern 3 10 14 13
FV St. Georgen 1 14
SV Oberweiler 3 12 15
VfR Stockach 4 10 7 13 16
Kehler FV 10 5 15 11 15 12 15
FC Konstanz 14 14 15 10 13 16 16
FV Lörrach 6 8 13 13 15 7 13
Sportfreunde/DJK Freiburg 12 7 4 6 4 12 9 11 3 1 O 5 8 14
SV Kirchzarten 16 2 3 4 7 11 11 4 15 13 16
ESV Südstern Singen 4 15 13 13 17
SC Friesenheim 5 13 4 11 12
Offenburger FV II 6 5 5 14 8 14 15
FC Radolfzell 8 17 13 15 10 10 8 16
FC Furtwangen 2 12 14
SV Sinzheim 6 2 7 2 11 8 15
Freiburger FC II 5 9 16 12 14 16
SV Hausach 11 4 2 4 10 16 10 9 15
SC Reute 3 10 14 16
SC Freiburg II 7 10 3 13
SpVgg Bühlertal 1 14
Phönix Durmersheim 7 5 12 9 9 12 12 16
DJK Konstanz 3 O O O 6 6 16
VfB Villingen 4 9 9 11 17
SV Niederschofheim 3 8 10 14
FC Singen 04 11 12 12 15
FC Neustadt 7 11 16
FC Gottmadingen 2 13 13
VfB Rheinfelden 2 11 16
FC Friedlingen 1 16

1994–present

The complete list of clubs and placings in the league while operating as the tier five (1994–2008) and six (2008–present) league:

Club S 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14
SC Pfullendorf 6 1 O O O R R R O R R R R R R R R R R
SC Freiburg II 7 5 2 7 1 O O O O O O O O O O R R R R
FC 08 Villingen 20 O 6 5 5 7 7 1 O O 1 O 1 O O O O O O
Bahlinger SC 19 2 1 O O O O O O O O O 2 O O O O O O
Kehler FV 10 13 17 5 2 O O O O
Offenburger FV 12 6 4 2 4 3 2 1 O 2 1 O
SV Linx 22 O O O 7 2 2 3 2 1 O 1 O 1 O 2 1 O x
SV Weil am Rhein 22 10 15 3 12 10 7 11 7 2 x
FC Singen 04 11 8 9 2 O O O 15 14 8 3 x
SV Oberachern 3 9 4 x
VfR Hausen 7 8 12 11 5 10 5 x
FC Bötzingen 9 11 16 13 9 13 6 4 6 x
SV Stadelhofen 12 11 8 13 4 11 8 9 3 7 x
FC Denzlingen 15 4 8 3 4 1 O O O 7 16 6 4 6 1 O 8 x
FV Schutterwald 3 11 9 x
VfB Bühl 8 7 9 8 9 3 5 10 x
FV Donaueschingen 19 O 4 6 2 5 6 7 12 11 15 15 11 x
SV Waldkirch 2 12 x
SV Endingen 11 15 13 15 9 16 12 14 x
FC Emmendingen 24 6 5 8 9 6 3 2 3 2 4 2 O O 5 14 x
FC Bad Dürrheim 4 12 4 18 x
1. SV Mörsch 2 x
SC Pfullendorf II 10 9 6 14 6 10 3 3 8 6 13
FC Radolfzell 8 14
SC Hofstetten 1 15
SV Kirchzarten 2 12 16
FC Rastatt 04 18 11 16 8 5 3 5 14 10 4 13
SF Elzach-Yach 2 10 15
FC Konstanz 14 4 10 6 9 7 14 7 16
Freiburger FC 15 3 3 9 6 14 10 10 6 7 5 11 6 4 13
SV Kuppenheim 18 14 15 8 4 11 15 12 14
SV Oberkirch 7 10 10 13 16 15
DJK Villingen 2 14 14
FV Gamshurst 2 7 15
FC Wehr 1912 3 8 15 16
FC Teningen 12 9 7 12 3 4 1 O 1 O 3 10 5 13
FC Wollmatingen 2 13 16
FC Steinen-Höllstein 16 12 12 1 O O 10 12 9 5 10 12 15
SV Rust 4 8 9 11 16
SV Laufenburg 8 7 14 14 12 11 16
FV Herbolzheim 3 13 9 13
SV Au am Rhein 1 14
SV Kirchzarten 16 16 3 5 4 8 13
FC Neustadt 7 10 11 5 7 15
VfB Gaggenau 12 O O 4 8 9 12 16
FC Welschingen-Binningen 1 13
SV Oberweiler 3 15
SV Hausach 11 11 12 16
Lahrer SV 2 10 13
SC Gottmadingen-B. 2 12 15
SV Kappel 2 11 14
Bahlinger SC II 1 16
SV Litzelstetten 1 14
Rot-Weiß Salem 3 11 16
TuS Blumberg 1 17
SC Friesenheim 5 13

Key

Symbol Key
B Bundesliga
2B 2nd Bundesliga
3L 3rd Liga
R Regionalliga
1 League champions
Place League
Blank Played at a league level below this league

References

  1. ^ Offenburger FV, official club history (in German), accessed 29 November 2007
  2. ^ Verbandsliga Südbaden tables 1978–present (German) Das deutsche Fussball Archiv, accessed: 19 November 2011
  3. ^ Fussball.de - Ergebnisse (German) Tables and results of all German football leagues

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