Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar

Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar
Founded 1978
Country  Germany
State
Confederation Football Association
of the South West
Number of teams 18
Level on pyramid Level 5
Promotion to Regionalliga Südwest
Relegation to
Domestic cup(s)
Current champions TSV Schott Mainz
(2016–17)
2016–17

The Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, formerly the Oberliga Südwest, is the highest regional football league for the Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland states of Germany. It is the fifth tier of the German football league system. It is one of fourteen Oberligas in German football, the fifth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it was the fourth tier of the league system, until the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 the third tier.

From January 1946 up until the creation of the Bundesliga in 1963, the Oberliga Südwest was one of the five highest divisions in Germany. The current league originates from 1978.

History

The Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar is one of fourteen Oberligas in Germany. The league is a combination of the regional Football Federations Rhine County, Saarland and Southwest, the next league up is Regionalliga Südwest. It was formed in 1978 out of the top teams of the Amateurligas Rheinland, Saarland and Südwest. Until 2008, when the 3. Liga was introduced, the Oberliga was the fourth tier of the league system.

From 2012 onwards, the league became a feeder league to the new Regionalliga Südwest, together with the Hessenliga and the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg. The previous league the Oberliga Südwest was set below at, the Regionalliga West, from then on only accommodate clubs from Northrhine-Westphalia.[1]

At the end of the 2011–12 season the league was also renamed from Oberliga Südwest to Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, with Oddset being the official name sponsor of the league.[2]

Rules

Nominally 18 teams compete for the Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar title. Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away. At the end of the season the champion used to be promoted into either the Regionalliga Süd or the Regionalliga Nord, later the Regionalliga West, depending on their geographical location. From 2008, the league winner was promoted to the Regionalliga West. In the 2007–08 season, the teams finishing from 2nd to 4th were also be promoted.

If the team that wins the league or is on a promotion spot at the end of the season fails to have the correct license then the team who finishes next would be promoted instead of them.

Teams promoted to the new Regionalliga in 2008:

Promotion

The winner of the Oberliga Südwest was originally directly promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga Süd. After introduction of the unified 2nd Bundesliga in 1981, the champion had to take part in a promotion play-off. With the introduction of the Regionalliga in 1994 the league winners were again directly promoted. However, this league was demoted to fourth tier of German football until 2008.

Relegation

The bottom three clubs of the Oberliga will be relegated to the Verbandsliga of their Football Association (Verband). These are:

In turn, the Verbandsliga champions will gain entry to the Oberliga. In more recent history the runners-up of the three Verbandsligas were given the opportunity to compete in a promotion round for one more spot in the Oberliga in the following season.

Previous winners

The league champions:

Source: "Oberliga SW". Das deutsche Fussball-Archiv. Retrieved 2008-03-07. 

League placings

The complete list of clubs and placings in the league while operating as the tier five Oberliga Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar and feeding the Regionalliga Südwest (2012–Present):

Club 13 14 15 16 17 18
TuS Koblenz 1 R R 1 R R
FK Pirmasens 8 1 R R Rx
FC 08 Homburg R R R R Rx
1. FC Kaiserslautern II R R R R Rx
SV Eintracht Trier 05 R R R R Rx
TSV Schott Mainz 613 1 R
SV Röchling Völklingen 1014572 R
FC Hertha Wiesbach 81053x
TuS Mechtersheim 713154x
TuS Rot-Weiss Koblenz 5x
FC Karbach 36x
SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken 1 R7x
FK Pirmasens II 158
SV Gonsenheim 1494119x
FV Diefflen 1610x
TSG Pfeddersheim 1173611x
SV Morlautern 12x
SC Hauenstein 332213
FSV Jägersburg 814x
FSV Salmrohr 227915x
Arminia Ludwigshafen 64111216
Borussia Neunkirchen 51512417
SpVgg Burgbrohl 10131418
FV Dudenhofen x
FV Engers 07 x
FV Eppelborn x
SC Idar-Oberstein R614x
SpVgg EGC Wirges 16810
SV Elversberg II 155916
SV Mehring 131617
SVN Zweibrücken 1 R R18
1. FC Saarbrücken II 41117
SG Betzdorf 91218
SV Alemannia Waldalgesheim 17
SV Roßbach/Verscheid 1218
SC Halberg-Brebach 17
Sportfreunde Köllerbach 18

Key

Symbol Key
B Bundesliga (1963–present)
2B 2. Bundesliga (1974–present)
3L 3. Liga (2008–present)
R Regionalliga West/Südwest (1994–2000)
Regionalliga Süd (2000–2008)
Regionalliga West (2008–2012)
Regionalliga Südwest (2012–present)
1 League champions
Place League
Blank Played at a league level below this league

References

  1. ↑ DFB-Bundestag beschließt Reform der Spielklassen (in German) DFB website, published: 22 October 2010, accessed: 16 July 2011
  2. ↑ FRV Südwest gratuliert dem Oberliga-Meister (in German) fussball.de, published: 30 May 2012, accessed: 4 July 2012

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