The Oberliga Südwest is the highest regional football league for the
Rhineland-PalatinateRhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....
and
SaarlandSaarland is one of the sixteen states of Germany. The capital is Saarbrücken. It has an area of 2570 km² and 1,045,000 inhabitants. In both area and population, it is the smallest state in Germany other than the city-states...
state of
GermanyGermany , 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...
. It is the fifth 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...
. It is one of eleven
OberligasThe Oberliga is currently the name of the fifth tier of the German football leagues. Before the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the fourth tier...
in German Football, the 5th 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...
. Until the introduction of the
3rd LigaThe 3rd Liga is the third division of football in Germany. The league started with the beginning of the 2008–09 season, when it replaced the Regionalliga as the third tier football league in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2...
in 2008 it was the 4th tier.
From January 1946 up until the creation of the
Fußball-BundesligaThe 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
Oberliga SüdwestThe Oberliga Südwest was the highest level of the German football league system in the southwest of Germany from 1945 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. It covered the two states of Rheinland-Pfalz and Saarland.-Overview:...
was one of the five highest divisions in Germany. The current league originates from 1978.
History
The
Oberliga Südwest is one of seven Oberliga's in Germany. The league is a combination of the regional Football Federations Rhine County, Saarland and Southwest, the next league up is
Regionalliga WestThe Regionalliga West is the fourth tier of the German football league system since its introduction in 2008. It covers the states of Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and North Rhine-Westphalia and is one of three leagues at this level, together with the Regionalliga Nord and the Regionalliga...
. It was formed in 1978 out of the top teams of the Amateurligas
RheinlandThe Amateurliga Rheinland was the highest football league in the region of the Rheinland 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 Rheinland below it in 1978.- Overview :The Amateurliga...
,
SaarlandThe 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
SüdwestThe 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 2008, when the
3rd LigaThe 3rd Liga is the third division of football in Germany. The league started with the beginning of the 2008–09 season, when it replaced the Regionalliga as the third tier football league in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2...
was introduced, the
Oberliga was the fourth tier of the league system.
From 2012 onwards, the league will become a feeder league to the new
Regionalliga Süd/SüdwestThe Regionalliga Süd/Südwest will be the fourth tier of the German football league system from 2012 in the states of Hesse, Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland...
, together with the
HessenligaThe Hessenliga is the highest football league in the state of Hesse and the Hessian football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German football, the 5th tier of the German football league system. It was, until the introduction of the 3...
and 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...
. The previous league the Oberliga Südwest was set below at, the Regionalliga West, will then only accommodate clubs from Northrhine-Westphalia.
Rules
There are 18 teams that will compete for the
Oberliga Südwest 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 depending on their geographical location. From 2008, the league winner will be promoted to the new
Regionalliga West. In the 2006-07 season, the teams finishing from 2nd to 4th were also be promoted.
If the team who wins the
Oberliga Südwest 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:
- 1. FSV Mainz 05 II
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern II
- VfR Wormatia Worms
- Eintracht Trier
Promotion
The winner of the Oberliga Südwest was originally directly promoted 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...
. After introduction of the unified 2nd Bundesliga in 1981, the champion 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...
. 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
VerbandsligaThe Verbandsliga is the 6th tier of football in Germany, played on a regional basis by Bundesland. In Saxony, Thuringia, Hamburg, Bremen and Bavaria the 6th tier is called Landesliga, which is the 7th tier in some of the other Bundesländer...
of their Football Association (Verband). These are:
- Verbandsliga Südwest
The Verbandsliga Südwest 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:...
- Saarlandliga
The Saarlandliga is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system in the German federal state of Saarland...
- 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 :...
In turn, the
Verbandsliga champions will gain entry to the
Oberliga.
Previous winners
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| Season |
Club |
| 1978-79 |
Röchling Völklingen |
| 1979-80 |
Borussia NeunkirchenBorussia VfB Neunkirchen is a German association football club based in Neunkirchen, Saarland. The club SC Borussia Neunkirchen was founded out of the 1907 merger of FC 1905 Borussia and SC Neunkirchen.-History:...
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| 1980-81 |
1. FSV Mainz 051. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05, or simply Mainz, is a 1905 founded German association football club based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to the football section the 1. FSV Mainz 05 has a handball and table tennis department...
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| 1981-82 |
FC HomburgFC 08 Homburg is a German association football club based in Homburg, Saarland. The club was founded on 15 June 1908 as Fussball Club Homburg by a group of seventeen young men at the local Hohenburg pub.- History :...
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| 1982-83 |
1. FC Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken is a German association football club based in the city of Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club began its existence as the football department of Turnverein Malstatt formed in 1903...
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| 1983-84 |
FC Homburg |
| 1984-85 |
FSV 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...
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| 1985-86 |
Wormatia Worms VfR Wormatia 08 Worms is a German association football club that plays in Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate. The club and its historical predecessors were regular participants in regional first division football competition right up until the formation of the national top-flight Bundesliga in 1963...
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| 1986-87 |
Eintracht Trier |
| 1987-88 |
1. FSV Mainz 05 |
| 1988-89 |
SV Edenkoben |
| 1989-90 |
1. FSV Mainz 05 |
| 1990-91 |
Borussia Neunkirchen |
| 1991-92 |
FSV Salmrohr |
| 1992-93 |
Eintracht Trier |
| 1993-94 |
Eintracht Trier |
| 1994-95 |
1. FC Kaiserslautern 1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern, also known as 1. FCK, FCK or simply Kaiserslautern, is a German association football club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. On 2 June 1900, Germania 1896 and FG Kaiserslautern merged to create FC 1900...
II |
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| Season |
Club |
| 1995-96 |
SV ElversbergSpVgg 07 Elversberg Saar is a German association football club, located in Spiesen-Elversberg, Saarland.-History:The club was founded in 1907 as FC Germania Elversberg. It was dissolved in 1914, but then re-constituted in 1918 as Sportvereinigung VfB Elversberg, spending a season in the tier-one...
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| 1996-97 |
1. FC Kaiserslautern II |
| 1997-98 |
SV Elversberg |
| 1998-99 |
FK PirmasensFK Pirmasens is a German association football club in Pirmasens, Rhineland-Palatinate. The team was formed as the football section of the gymnastics and sports club TV Pirminia Pirmasens in 1903 and became independent in 1914. They took on their current name in 1925...
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| 1999–2000 |
Borussia Neunkirchen |
| 2000-01 |
1. FC Kaiserslautern II |
| 2001-02 |
Borussia Neunkirchen |
| 2002-03 |
1. FSV Mainz 05 II |
| 2003-04 |
TuS 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:...
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| 2004-05 |
Borussia Neunkirchen |
| 2005-06 |
FK Pirmasens |
| 2006-07 |
FSV OggersheimFSV 1913 Ludwigshafen-Oggersheim is a German association football club based in the Oggersheim district of Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate. The club has advanced to the Regionalliga Süd following an Oberliga title win in 2007.-History:...
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| 2007-08 |
1. FSV Mainz 05 II |
| 2008-09 |
1. FC Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken is a German association football club based in the city of Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club began its existence as the football department of Turnverein Malstatt formed in 1903...
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| 2009-10 |
FC 08 Homburg |
| 2010-11 |
SC Idar-Oberstein |
| 2011-12 |
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Source:
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
Weltfussball.de Round-by-round results and tables of the
Oberliga Südwest from 1994 onwards
The Southwest Football Association (SWFV)