The
Amateurliga Schwarzwald-Bodensee was the highest football league in the southern region of the Württemberg FA and the third tier of the
German football league systemThe 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 1960 to the formation of the
Oberliga Baden-WürttembergThe Oberliga Baden-Württemberg is the highest Football League in the state of Baden-Württemberg and the Baden-Württemberg football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system...
and the
Verbandsliga WürttembergThe Verbandsliga Württemberg 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 Schwarzwald-Bodensee was formed in 1960 in the southern half of
WürttembergWürttemberg , formerly known as Wirtemberg or Wurtemberg, is an area and a former state in southwestern Germany, including parts of the regions Swabia and Franconia....
by splitting the
Amateurliga WürttembergThe Amateurliga Württemberg was the highest football league in the region of the Württemberg FA and the third tier of the German football league system from its inception in 1945 until the formation of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and the Verbandsliga Württemberg below it in 1978.- Overview :The...
in two groups, north and south. It was a feeder league to the
2nd Oberliga SüdThe 2nd Oberliga Süd was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the south of Germany from 1950 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. It covered the three states of Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Hessen.-Overview:...
, after 1963 to the
Regionalliga SüdThe Regionalliga Süd was the second-highest level of the German football league system. It existed in the south of Germany from 1963 until the formation of the 2nd Bundesliga in 1974. It covered the three states of Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Hessen....
and finally, after 1974, to the
2nd Bundesliga SüdThe 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...
. Until the establishment of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg in 1978, it was the third tier of the football league system. The reason for splitting the league was to gain two possible promotion spots for teams from Württemberg by having two league champions, as Baden did with its two leagues.
The separation of Württemberg and Südwürttemberg 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
FrenchThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
zone. Until 1950, the French zone had its own league in two groups, which then merged with the Landesliga Württemberg to form the Amateurliga Württemberg.
The winner of the Amateurliga Schwarzwald-Bodensee was not automatically promoted but rather had to take part in a
promotion play-offThe 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...
to its league above. Usually, the champion would have to compete with the winners of the
Amateurligas SüdbadenThe Amateurliga Südbaden was the highest football league in the region of the Südbaden FA and the third tier of the German football league system from its inception in 1945 to the formation of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and the Verbandsliga Südbaden below it in 1978.-Overview:The Amateurliga...
,
NordbadenThe Amateurliga Nordbaden was the highest football league in the region of the Nordbaden FA and the third tier of the German football league system from its inception in 1945 to the formation of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and the Verbandsliga Nordbaden below it in 1978.- Overview :The...
and
NordwürttembergThe Amateurliga Württemberg was the highest football league in the region of the Württemberg FA and the third tier of the German football league system from its inception in 1945 until the formation of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and the Verbandsliga Württemberg below it in 1978.- Overview :The...
.
When the league was established in 1960, the founder members were:
- SC Schwenningen
BSV 07 Schwenningen is a German association football club that plays in Schwenningen, Baden-Württemberg. The 1974 merger of Schwenningen SC and VfR Schwenningen that formed BSV Schwenningen 07 brought together two separate threads of the club's history.-History:Two of the town's early clubs, FC 07...
- VfR Schwenningen
BSV 07 Schwenningen is a German association football club that plays in Schwenningen, Baden-Württemberg. The 1974 merger of Schwenningen SC and VfR Schwenningen that formed BSV Schwenningen 07 brought together two separate threads of the club's history.-History:Two of the town's early clubs, FC 07...
- FV Ravensburg
- FC Tailfingen
- VfB Friedrichshafen
VfB Friedrichshafen is a German sports club founded in 1909 and based in Friedrichshafen. The VfB Friedrichshafen men's volleyball team plays in the 1. Bundesliga and the CEV Champions League. The team won the 2006-07 CEV Champions League title...
- FC Wangen 1905
- FC 08 Villingen
FC 08 Villingen is a German association football club based in Villingen-Schwenningen, Baden-Württemberg. The association was founded on 1 October 1908 and over time absorbed other local clubs including Germania, Alemania and Phönix.-History:...
- FV Ebingen
- FC Konstanz
- TSV Blumberg
- Olympia Laupheim
- TSV Burladingen
- SV Spaichingen
- FC Radolfzell
- FC Furtwangen
- FC Überlingen
In 1974, five of its clubs left the league to join the Amateurliga Südbaden instead, these clubs being FC Villingen, DJK Konstanz, FC Konstanz, FC Gottmadingen und FC Singen.
The SpVgg Lindau, in the league from 1962 to 1978 is actually a
BavariaBavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
n club but playing in its neighbouring state because
LindauLindau is a Bavarian town and an island on the eastern side of Lake Constance, the Bodensee. It is the capital of the Landkreis or rural district of Lindau. The historic city of Lindau is located on an island which is connected with the mainland by bridge and railway.- History :The name Lindau was...
is geographically closer to the teams from there.
During its 18 year existence, three clubs were always present in the league, the FC Tailfingen, FC Wangen and FV Ebingen.
Disbanding of the Amateurliga Schwarzwald-Bodensee
In 1978, the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg was formed to allow direct promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga Süd for the Amateure champion of the state. The teams placed one to five gained entry to the Oberliga while the teams placed six to thirteen were put into the new Verbandsliga Württemberg, now the fourth tier of the football league system. The last four teams were relegated to the Landesligas.
Admitted to the new
Oberliga:
- SSV Reutlingen
SSV Reutlingen 05 is a German association football club from Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg.- History :The club was founded as FC Arminia Reutlingen and was re-named SV Reutlingen 1905 in 1910. The club fused with 1...
- FV Biberach
FV Biberach is a German association football club from the city of Biberach an der Riß, Baden-Württemberg. The origins of the club are with the gymnastics club Turngemeinde 1847 Biberach, which first formed a football department in 1903, and Fußball-Club Wacker Biberach which was established in 1925...
- FC Tailfingen
- FV Ravensburg
- VfB Friedrichshafen
VfB Friedrichshafen is a German sports club founded in 1909 and based in Friedrichshafen. The VfB Friedrichshafen men's volleyball team plays in the 1. Bundesliga and the CEV Champions League. The team won the 2006-07 CEV Champions League title...
Relegated to the new
Verbandsliga:
- BSV Schwenningen
BSV 07 Schwenningen is a German association football club that plays in Schwenningen, Baden-Württemberg. The 1974 merger of Schwenningen SC and VfR Schwenningen that formed BSV Schwenningen 07 brought together two separate threads of the club's history.-History:Two of the town's early clubs, FC 07...
- SV Tübingen
- FC Wangen 1905
- FV Ebingen
- TSV Ofterdingen
- SpVgg Lindau
The SpVgg Lindau is a German football club from Lindau, Bavaria.-Overview:The club was formed on 1 August 1919 as the football department of the TSV 1850 Lindau under the leadership of Sosthenes Sailer and its first chairman Goldbrunner. The new club was put into the A-Klasse Gau Oberschwaben,...
- FC Tuttlingen
- TSG Tübingen
Relegated to
Landesliga:
- SV Kreßbronn
- TSV Tettnang
- SG Aulendorf
SG Aulendorf is a German football club from the town of Aulendorf, Baden-Württemberg. It was established in May 1900 as Fußball-Club Aulendorf and in 1934 took on its current name after the merger of several local clubs....
- SV Weingarten
Winners of the Amateurliga Schwarzwald-Bodensee
| Season |
Club |
| 1960-61 |
SC Schwenningen |
| 1961-62 |
FC Hechingen |
| 1962-63 |
VfB Friedrichshafen VfB Friedrichshafen is a German sports club founded in 1909 and based in Friedrichshafen. The VfB Friedrichshafen men's volleyball team plays in the 1. Bundesliga and the CEV Champions League. The team won the 2006-07 CEV Champions League title...
|
| 1963-64 |
FV Ebingen |
| 1964-65 |
FV Ebingen |
| 1965-66 |
FC 08 VillingenFC 08 Villingen is a German association football club based in Villingen-Schwenningen, Baden-Württemberg. The association was founded on 1 October 1908 and over time absorbed other local clubs including Germania, Alemania and Phönix.-History:...
|
| 1966-67 |
FC Tuttlingen |
| 1967-68 |
FC Wangen |
| 1968-69 |
VfB Friedrichshafen |
| 1969-70 |
SV Tübingen |
| 1970-71 |
FC Singen 04The FC Singen 04 is a German association football club from the city of Singen, Baden-Württemberg. Established 4 August 1904. the club merged with Fußball-Club Radolfzell in 1908 to form FC Radolfzell-SIngen...
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| 1971-72 |
FC Singen 04 |
| 1972-73 |
FC 08 Villingen |
| 1973-74 |
FC 08 Villingen |
| 1974-75 |
SSV ReutlingenSSV Reutlingen 05 is a German association football club from Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg.- History :The club was founded as FC Arminia Reutlingen and was re-named SV Reutlingen 1905 in 1910. The club fused with 1...
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| 1975-76 |
BSV SchwenningenBSV 07 Schwenningen is a German association football club that plays in Schwenningen, Baden-Württemberg. The 1974 merger of Schwenningen SC and VfR Schwenningen that formed BSV Schwenningen 07 brought together two separate threads of the club's history.-History:Two of the town's early clubs, FC 07...
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| 1976-77 |
SSV Reutlingen |
| 1977-78 |
SSV Reutlingen |
- Bold denotes team gained promotion.
Sources
- Deutschlands Fußball in Zahlen, An annual publication with tables and results from the Bundesliga to Verbandsliga/Landesliga, publisher: DSFS
The 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 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
External links
Das deutsche Fussball Archiv Historic German league tables
WFV: Verbandsliga and Landesliga DFB: Verbandsliga Württemberg