Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd
| Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd |
|---|
| Founded |
| 1968 |
| Nation |
 Germany |
| State |
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| Region |
| Bavarian Swabia |
| Promotion To |
| Landesliga Bayern-Südwest |
| Relegation To |
| Kreisliga Augsburg |
| Kreisliga Mitte |
| Kreisliga Süd |
| Number of Teams |
| 16 |
| Level on Pyramid |
| Level 7 |
| Current Champions 2013–14 |
| SV Egg |
The Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd is currently the seventh tier of the German football league system in the northern half of the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Swabia (German: Schwaben). Until the disbanding of the Bezirksoberliga Schwaben in 2012 it was the eighth tier. From 2008, when the 3. Liga was introduced, was the seventh tier of the league system, until the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 the sixth tier. From the leagues interception in 1968 to the introduction of the Bezirksoberliga in 1988 it was the fifth tier.
Overview
Before the Bezirksoberligas in Bavaria were introduced in 1988 the Bezirksligas were the leagues set right below the Landesligas Bayern in the football pyramid. From 1963 to 1968 the Bezirksliga Schwaben was played in one single division, in 1968 it was split in a northern and a southern division. For the purpose of administration, the two leagues are still seen as one and teams can be shifted between the two halves at the end of season.
The winner of the Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd, like the winner of the Bezirksliga Schwaben-Nord, is now directly promoted to the Landesliga Bayern-Südwest. From 1968 to 1988, the league champions were promoted to the Landesliga Bayern-Süd, from 1988 to 2011 to the Bezirksoberliga Schwaben. In the later years of the league the runners-up were also given the ooportunity to earn promotion by playing a promotion round with the runners-up of the southern division and the three Bezirksligas from Upper Bavaria.
The bottom three teams of each group find themselves relegated to one of the six Kreisligas. At the same time the six Kreisliga winners are promoted to the Bezirksliga. The runners-up of those face a play-off with each other and the 13th placed teams in the Bezirksliga.
The area covered by the Schwaben FA is not identical with the Bezirk Schwaben, there is a large number of clubs from Oberbayern playing in Schwaben, especially in the north. On the other hand, a large number of clubs from the west of Schwaben play in the Württemberg football leagues, like the SpVgg Au/Iller and SpVgg Lindau.
The Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd is feed by the following Kreisligas.
WWith the league reform at the end of the 2011–12 season, which included an expansion of the number of Landesligas from three to five, the Bezirksoberligas were disbanded. Instead, the Bezirksligas took the place of the Bezirksoberligas once more below the Landesligas.[1]
The following qualifying modus applied at the end of the 2011–12 season:[2][3]
- Champions: Promotion round to the Landesliga, winners to the Landesliga, losers to the Bezirksliga.
- Teams placed 2nd to 7th: Remain in the Bezirksliga.
- Teams placed 8th to 13th: Three additional Bezirksliga places to be determined in a play-off round, winners to the Bezirksliga, losers to the Kreisliga.
- Teams placed 14th to 16th: Directly relegated to Kreisliga.
League timeline
The league went through the following timeline of name changes, format and position in the league system:
| Years | Name | Tier | Promotion to |
| 1963–68 | Bezirksliga Schwaben | V | Landesliga Bayern-Süd |
| 1968–88 | Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd | V | Landesliga Bayern-Süd |
| 1988–94 | Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd | VI | Bezirksoberliga Schwaben |
| 1994–2008 | Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd | VII | Bezirksoberliga Schwaben |
| 2008–12 | Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd | VIII | Bezirksoberliga Schwaben |
| 2012– | Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd | VII | Landesliga Bayern-Südwest |
League champions
The following teams have won the league:[4]
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- With TSV Landsberg in 1971, 1986 and 2007 and VfL Kaufering in 1990 four titles went to clubs from Oberbayern.
Multiple winners
The following clubs have won the league more than once:
| Club | Wins | Years |
| TSV Haunstetten | 4 | 1969, 1972, 1977, 2005 |
| TSV Mindelheim | 3 | 1979, 1984, 2008 |
| TSV Landsberg | 3 | 1971, 1986, 2007 |
| TSV Göggingen 1 | 3 | 1976, 1984, 1995 |
| TSV Marktoberdorf | 3 | 1971, 1978, 1994 |
| FC Kempten | 3 | 1970, 1982, 1987 |
| TSV Neusäß 1 | 2 | 1999, 2012 |
| TSV Babenhausen | 2 | 2002, 2010 |
| TSV Schwabmünchen | 2 | 1968, 2006 |
| FC Augsburg II 1 | 2 | 1976, 2003 |
| SV Ober-Germaringen | 2 | 1973, 1983 |
| BSK Olympia Neugablonz | 2 | 1965, 1974 |
- Northern division titles in italics.
- 1 FC Augsburg II, TSV Neusäß and the TSV Göggingen are the only three teams to have won both Bezirksligas, Nord and Süd.
Current clubs
The clubs in the league in the 2014–15 season and their 2013–14 final placings:[5]
| Club | Position |
|---|---|
| TSV Friedberg | Relegated from the Landesliga |
| TSG Thannhausen | Relegated from the Landesliga |
| Türkspor Augsburg | 2nd (Bezirksliga Nord) |
| FC Stätzling | 2nd |
| TSV Mindelheim | 3rd |
| TSV Schwaben Augsburg | 4th |
| Kissinger SC | 5th |
| TSV Haunstetten | 6th |
| FC Wiggensbach | 7th |
| SVO Germaringen | 8th |
| BSK Olympia Neugablonz | 9th |
| TV Erkheim | 10th |
| FC Königsbrunn | 11th |
| TSV Bobingen | 12th |
| ASV Fellheim | Promoted from the Kreisliga |
| SSV Wildpoldsried | Promoted from the Kreisliga |
References
- ↑ Untere Ligen erfahren eine Aufwertung (German) Augsburger Allgemeine, published: 11 April 2011, accessed: 2 May 2011
- ↑ Auf- und Abstiegsregelung der Bayernliga und der Landesligen für das Qualifikationsspieljahr 2011/2012 (German) Bavarian FA website – Regulations for promotion and relegation in 2012, accessed: 16 July 2011
- ↑ Die Auf- und Abstiegsregeln für die Spielzeit 2011 / 2012 (German) Bavarian FA website – Regulations for promotion and relegation in 2012 in Bavarian Swabia, accessed: 25 July 2011
- ↑ Tables and results of the BL Schwaben-Süd Manfreds Fussball Archiv, accessed: 29 May 2009
- ↑ Bezirksliga Schwaben Süd (German) Augsburger Allgemeine website – League tables and results of the Bezirksliga Schwaben Süd, accessed: 16 July 2013
Sources
- 50 Jahre Bayrischer Fussball-Verband (German) 50-year-anniversary book of the Bavarian FA, publisher: Vindelica Verlag, published: 1996
- Das Fussball Jahresjournal (German) Annual end-of-season magazine of the Swabian FA
External links
- (German) Bayrischer Fussball Verband (Bavarian FA)
- (German) Schwaben branch of the Bavarian FA
- (German) Bavarian League tables and results
- (German) Website with tables and results from the Bavarian Oberliga to Bezirksliga
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