Amateurliga Rheinland
Encyclopedia
| Amateurliga Rheinland |
|---|
| Founded |
| 1952 |
| Disbanded |
| 1978 |
| Nation |
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| State |
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| Region |
| Rheinland |
| Promotion To |
| 2nd Oberliga Südwest 2nd Oberliga Südwest The 2nd Oberliga Südwest was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the southwest of Germany from 1951 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. It covered the two states of Rheinland-Pfalz and Saarland.-Overview:... 1952-63 |
| Regionalliga Südwest Regionalliga Südwest (1963-74) The Regionalliga Südwest was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the southwest of Germany from 1963 until the formation of the 2nd Bundesliga in 1974... 1963-74 |
| 2nd Bundesliga Süd 2nd Bundesliga Süd (1974-81) The 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Süd was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the south of Germany from 1974 until the formation of the single-division 2. Fußball-Bundesliga in 1981... 1974-78 |
| Number of Seasons |
| 26 |
| Replaced by |
| Oberliga Südwest Oberliga Südwest The Oberliga Südwest is the highest regional football league for the Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland state of Germany. It is the fifth tier of the German football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system... (III) |
| Verbandsliga Rheinland Verbandsliga Rheinland The Rheinlandliga, formerly the Verbandsliga Rheinland, 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.- Overview :... (IV) |
| Level on Pyramid |
| Level 3 German football league system The German football league system, or league pyramid, refers to a series of hierarchically interconnected leagues for association football clubs in Germany that consists of over 2,300 men's divisions, in which all leagues are bound together by the principle of promotion and relegation... |
| Domestic Cups |
| Rheinland Pokal |
| Last Champions 1977-78 |
| TuS Neuendorf TuS Koblenz TuS Koblenz is a German association football club, located in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Fussball Club Deutschland Neuendorf, which was formed in 1911, is viewed as the foundation of the modern club.-Play under the Third Reich:... |
The Amateurliga Rheinland was the highest football league in the region of the Rheinland FA and the third tier of the German football league system
German football league system
The German football league system, or league pyramid, refers to a series of hierarchically interconnected leagues for association football clubs in Germany that consists of over 2,300 men's divisions, in which all leagues are bound together by the principle of promotion and relegation...
from its inception in 1952 to the formation of the Oberliga Südwest
Oberliga Südwest
The Oberliga Südwest is the highest regional football league for the Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland state of Germany. It is the fifth tier of the German football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system...
and the Verbandsliga Rheinland
Verbandsliga Rheinland
The Rheinlandliga, formerly the Verbandsliga Rheinland, 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.- Overview :...
below it in 1978.
Overview
The Amateurliga Rheinland was formed in 1952 in the northern half of the state of Rheinland-Pfalz. Before its interception, three separate leagues operated in the area as the highest level of play. The league was a feeder league to the 2nd Oberliga Südwest2nd Oberliga Südwest
The 2nd Oberliga Südwest was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the southwest of Germany from 1951 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. It covered the two states of Rheinland-Pfalz and Saarland.-Overview:...
. From 1952 until the establishment of the Oberliga Südwest in 1978, it was the third tier of the football league system.
The winner of the Amateurliga Rheinland was not automatically promoted to its superior league but rather had to take part in a promotion play-off
Promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga (Football)
The Promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga was an end-of-season competition, held annually to determined the clubs that were promoted from the Amateurligas, later the Amateur Oberligas to the 2nd Bundesligas...
. The champion would have to compete with the winners of the Amateurligas Saarland
Amateurliga Saarland
The Amateurliga Saarland was the highest football league in the state of Saarland and the third tier of the German football league system from 1951, when the clubs from the Saar returned to Germany, till the formation of the Oberliga Südwest and the Verbandsliga Saarland below it in 1978.- Overview...
and Südwest
Amateurliga Südwest
The Amateurliga Südwest was the highest football league in the region of the Südwest FA and the third tier of the German football league system from its inception in 1952 to the formation of the Oberliga Südwest and the Verbandsliga Südwest below it in 1978....
.
Until 1933, the region covered by the Rheinland FA was politically part of the now dissolved German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
state of Prussia
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
. It was part of the Prussian Rhine Province
Rhine Province
The Rhine Province , also known as Rhenish Prussia or synonymous to the Rhineland , was the westernmost province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia, within the German Reich, from 1822-1946. It was created from the provinces of the Lower Rhine and Jülich-Cleves-Berg...
.
The league was established in 1952 with sixteen teams, the winner gaining promotion to the 2nd Oberliga Südwest. The founder members were:
- SpVgg BendorfSpVgg BendorfSpVgg Bendorf is a German association football club from the town of Bendorf, Rhineland-Palatinate. The club first came to note as a second division side in the various Amateurliga Rheinland leagues in place after World War II.-History:...
- FC Urbar
- VfL Trier
- SpVgg Neuwied
- SC WirgesSpVgg EGC WirgesSpVgg EGC Wirges is a German association football club from the city of Wirges, Rhineland-Palatinate.-History:Spielvereinigung Eintracht Glas-Chemie Wirges was formed 1 July 1972 through the merger of Sport Club Wirges , Sportverein Rot-Weiß Keramchemie Siershahn , and Sportverein Ebernhahn...
- SV Niederlahnstein
- SV Ehrang
- Germania Mudersbach
- TuS Konz
- SSV Heimbach-Weis
- SpVgg Zewen
- VfB Lützel
- SV Remagen
- TuS MayenTuS MayenTus Mayen is a German association football club from the city of Mayen, Rhineland-Palatinate. It is part of a larger sports club that also includes departments for athletics, basketball, dance, field hockey, gymnastics, handball, swimming, and tennis....
- SV Trier-West
- SG BetzdorfSG BetzdorfSG Betzdorf is a German association football club from the city of Betzdorf, Rhineland-Palatinate. The team has its origins as a football department established within the gymnastics club Betzdorfer Turnverein on 6 September 1906...
In 1956 the league was split into a western and an eastern group with twelve teams each. In 1963 it reverted to its old single group setup.
With the introduction of the Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
in 1963 the Amateurliga was placed below the new Regionalliga Südwest
Regionalliga Südwest (1963-74)
The Regionalliga Südwest was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the southwest of Germany from 1963 until the formation of the 2nd Bundesliga in 1974...
but still retained its third-tier status. It continued to do so after the introduction of the 2nd Bundesliga Süd
2nd Bundesliga Süd (1974-81)
The 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Süd was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the south of Germany from 1974 until the formation of the single-division 2. Fußball-Bundesliga in 1981...
in 1974.
The SC Bad Neuenahr and SC Sinzig hold the record for years in the league, each with 22 out of a possible 26.
Disbanding of the Amateurliga Rheinland
In 1978, the Oberliga Südwest was formed to allow direct promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga Süd for the Amateure champion of the area. The teams placed one to five gained entry to the Oberliga while the next ten teams were put into the new Verbandsliga Rheinland, now the fourth tier of the football league system. The bottom team was relegated to the BezirksligaBezirksklasse
The Bezirksliga, Bezirksklasse or Landesklasse is the 8th tier of football in Germany. The Bezirksliga exists in all regions of German football. Below the Bezirksliga usually ranks the Kreisliga...
.
Admitted to the new Oberliga:
- TuS NeuendorfTuS KoblenzTuS Koblenz is a German association football club, located in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Fussball Club Deutschland Neuendorf, which was formed in 1911, is viewed as the foundation of the modern club.-Play under the Third Reich:...
- FSV SalmrohrFSV SalmrohrFSV Salmrohr is a German association football club in the village of Salmrohr, Rhineland-Palatinate. Founded in 1921, the small club has limited resources and has relied largely on local talent, but still managed two decades of play in the tier III Amateur Oberliga Südwest and Regionalliga...
- SpVgg EGC WirgesSpVgg EGC WirgesSpVgg EGC Wirges is a German association football club from the city of Wirges, Rhineland-Palatinate.-History:Spielvereinigung Eintracht Glas-Chemie Wirges was formed 1 July 1972 through the merger of Sport Club Wirges , Sportverein Rot-Weiß Keramchemie Siershahn , and Sportverein Ebernhahn...
- Sportfreunde EisbachtalSportfreunde EisbachtalSportfreunde Eisbachtal is a German association football club based in Nentershausen, Rhineland-Palatinate.-History:Sportfreunde Eisbachtal were formed in 1966 as a merger of local teams SC Großholbach, TuS Girod-Kleinholbach, VfR Nomborn, TuS Heilberscheid and TuS Nentershausen...
- SV Ellingen
Relegated to the new Verbandsliga:
- SV Leiwen
- VfL Neuwied
- SV Remagen
- SC Bad Neuenahr
- FC Bitburg
- TuS MayenTuS MayenTus Mayen is a German association football club from the city of Mayen, Rhineland-Palatinate. It is part of a larger sports club that also includes departments for athletics, basketball, dance, field hockey, gymnastics, handball, swimming, and tennis....
- Alemannia Plaidt
- VfB Wissen
- SC Sinzig
- TuS Hahnstetten
Relegated to the Bezirksliga:
- Eintracht Höhr
Winners of the Amateurliga Rheinland
| Season | Club |
| 1952-53 | SpVgg Bendorf |
| 1953-54 | VfL Trier |
| 1954-55 | VfL Trier |
| 1955-56 | SV Niederlahnstein |
| 1956-57 | FC Germania Metternich |
| 1957-58 | Spfr. Herdorf |
| 1958-59 | FC Germania Metternich |
| 1959-60 | FC Germania Metternich |
| 1960-61 | SV Ehrang |
| 1961-62 | VfB Wissen |
| 1962-63 | VfL Neuwied |
| 1963-64 | FC Germania Metternich |
| 1964-65 | SpVgg Bendorf |
| 1965-66 | FC Germania Metternich |
| 1966-67 | SSV Mülheim |
| 1967-68 | SC Sinzig |
| 1968-69 | SSV Mülheim |
| 1969-70 | VfL Neuwied |
| 1970-71 | SpVgg Andernach SpVgg Andernach SG Andernach is a German football club from the city of Andernach, Rhineland-Palatinate. The club was formed in 1999 through the merger of the football departments of SpVgg Andernach, BSV 1910 Andernach, and DJK Boulla Andernach based in the earlier association between these sides going back to 1992... |
| 1971-72 | Sportfreunde Eisbachtal Sportfreunde Eisbachtal Sportfreunde Eisbachtal is a German association football club based in Nentershausen, Rhineland-Palatinate.-History:Sportfreunde Eisbachtal were formed in 1966 as a merger of local teams SC Großholbach, TuS Girod-Kleinholbach, VfR Nomborn, TuS Heilberscheid and TuS Nentershausen... |
| 1972-73 | SpVgg Andernach |
| 1973-74 | SV Leiwen |
| 1974-75 | Eintracht Trier |
| 1975-76 | Eintracht Trier |
| 1976-77 | TuS Neuendorf |
| 1977-78 | TuS Neuendorf |
Source:
- Bold denotes team gained promotion.
- The TuS Neuendorf, winner of the last two league titles, changed its name to TuS KoblenzTuS KoblenzTuS Koblenz is a German association football club, located in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Fussball Club Deutschland Neuendorf, which was formed in 1911, is viewed as the foundation of the modern club.-Play under the Third Reich:...
in 1982.
Sources
- Deutschlands Fußball in Zahlen, An annual publication with tables and results from the Bundesliga to Verbandsliga/Landesliga, publisher: DSFSDeutscher Sportclub für FußballstatistikenThe Deutscher Sportclub für Fußballstatistiken e.V., short DSFS is an association dedicated to collecting and publishing German football statistics, similar to the RSSSF, and is a member of the German Olympic Society.The club used to be best known for its annual publication, the Deutschlands...
- Kicker Almanach, The yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga, since 1937, published by the Kicker Sports MagazineKicker (sports magazine)kicker Sportmagazin is Germany's leading sports magazine and is focused primarily on football. The magazine was founded in 1920 by German football pioneer Walther Bensemann and is published twice a week, usually Monday and Thursday, in Nuremberg...
- Süddeutschlands Fussballgeschichte in Tabellenform 1897-1988 History of Southern German football in tables, publisher & author: Ludolf Hyll
- Die Deutsche Liga-Chronik 1945-2005 History of German football from 1945 to 2005 in tables, publisher: DSFS, published: 2006