Verbandsliga
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| Level 6 & 7 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... |
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The Verbandsliga is the 6th tier
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...
of football in Germany
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...
, played on a regional basis by Bundesland
States of Germany
Germany is made up of sixteen which are partly sovereign constituent states of the Federal Republic of Germany. Land literally translates as "country", and constitutionally speaking, they are constituent countries...
. In Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
, Thuringia
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
, Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, Bremen
Bremen
The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...
and Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, 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...
the 6th tier is called Landesliga
Landesliga
The Landesliga is the 7th tier of football in most of Germany, one division below the Verbandsliga. In Bavaria, Sachsen, Thüringen, Bremen, Lower Saxony and Hamburg the Landesligas are set right below the Oberliga and therefore are the 6th tier...
, which is the 7th tier in some of the other Bundesländer. In Niedersachsen, the tier-six leagues are called Bezirksoberliga.
In most areas, the Verbandsligen were introduced in 1978 as a replacement for the Amateurligen.
Verbandsligen
| League | Promotion to | Relegation to | Formed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord The Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord, until 2008 named Landesliga Hessen-Nord, is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3... |
Hessenliga Hessenliga The 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... |
Gruppenliga Fulda, Gruppenliga Kassel 1, Gruppenliga Kassel 2 | 1964 |
| Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte The Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte, until 2008 named Landesliga Hessen-Mitte, is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3... |
Hessenliga | Gruppenliga Wiesbaden, Gruppenliga Gießen/Marburg | 1964 |
| Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd The Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd, until 2008 named Landesliga Hessen-Süd, is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3... |
Hessenliga | Gruppenliga Darmstadt, Gruppenliga Frankfurt-West, Gruppenliga Frankfurt-Ost | 1964 |
| Verbandsliga Saarland Verbandsliga Saarland The Verbandsliga Saarland is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008 it was the 5th tier of the league system and until the introduction of the Saarlandliga in 2009, it was the 6th tier.... 1 |
Saarlandliga Saarlandliga The Saarlandliga is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system in the German federal state of Saarland... |
Landesliga Saarland-Nordost, Landesliga Saarland-Südwest | 1978 |
| 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 :... |
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... |
Bezirksliga Rheinland-Ost, Bezirksliga Rheinland-Mitte, Bezirksliga Rheinland-West | 1978 |
| Verbandsliga Südwest 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:... |
Oberliga Südwest | Landesliga Südwest-Ost, Landesliga Südwest-West | 1978 |
| Verbandsliga Nordbaden Verbandsliga Nordbaden The Verbandsliga Baden 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 :... |
Oberliga Baden-Württemberg Oberliga Baden-Württemberg The 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... |
Landesliga Mittelbaden, Landesliga Odenwald, Landesliga Rhein/Neckar | 1978 |
| Verbandsliga Südbaden Verbandsliga Südbaden The Verbandsliga Südbaden 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:... |
Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | Landesliga Südbaden 1, Landesliga Südbaden 2, Landesliga Südbaden 3 | 1978 |
| Verbandsliga Württemberg Verbandsliga Württemberg The 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:... |
Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | Landesliga Württemberg 1, Landesliga Württemberg 2, Landesliga Württemberg 3, Landesliga Württemberg 4 | 1978 |
| Verbandsliga Westfalen 1 2 | Oberliga Westfalen Oberliga Westfalen From 1978 to 2008, the Oberliga Westfalen was the highest Football League in the region of Westphalia which is part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. In its last season, it was one of nine Oberligas in German Football, the 4th tier of the German football league system... |
Landesliga Westfalen 1 Ost, Landesliga Westfalen 2 Süd, Landesliga Westfalen 3 West, Landesliga Westfalen 4 Nord, Landesliga Westfalen 5 Mitte | 1956 |
| Verbandsliga Westfalen 2 2 | Oberliga Westfalen | Landesliga Westfalen 1 Ost, Landesliga Westfalen 2 Süd, Landesliga Westfalen 3 West, Landesliga Westfalen 4 Nord, Landesliga Westfalen 5 Mitte | 1956 |
| Verbandsliga Niederrhein Verbandsliga Niederrhein The Niederrheinliga, formerly the Verbandsliga Niederrhein, is the highest football league in the region of Niederrhein which is part of the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen. It is the 6th tier of the German football league system... |
Oberliga Nordrhein Oberliga Nordrhein The Oberliga Nordrhein was the highest Football League in the region of Nordrhein which is part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1978 to 2008. In its last season, it was one of nine Oberligas in German Football, the 4th tier of the German football league system... |
Landesliga Niederrhein 1, Landesliga Niederrhein 2, Landesliga Niederrhein 3 | 1956 |
| Verbandsliga Mittelrhein Verbandsliga Mittelrhein The Mittelrheinliga, formerly the Verbandsliga Mittelrhein, is the highest Football League in the region of Mittelrhein which is part of the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen. It is the 6th tier of the German football league system... |
Oberliga Nordrhein | Landesliga Mittelrhein 1, Landesliga Mittelrhein 2 | 1956 |
| Berlin-Liga | NOFV-Oberliga Nord NOFV-Oberliga Nord The NOFV-Oberliga Nord is the fifth tier of the German football league system in the northern states of former East Germany and West-Berlin. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008, it was the fourth tier of the league system. It covers the German states of Berlin, Brandenburg and... |
Landesliga Berlin 1, Landesliga Berlin 2 | 1992 |
| Brandenburg-Liga | NOFV-Oberliga Nord | Landesliga Brandenburg-Nord, Landesliga Brandenburg-Süd | 1990 |
| Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern The Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is the sixth tier of the German football league system and the highest league in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern... |
NOFV-Oberliga Nord | Landesliga MV-Ost, Landesliga MV-West | 1991 |
| Verbandsliga Sachsen-Anhalt Verbandsliga Sachsen-Anhalt The Verbandsliga Sachsen-Anhalt is the sixth tier of the German football league system and the highest league in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt,... |
NOFV-Oberliga Süd NOFV-Oberliga Süd The NOFV-Oberliga Süd is the fifth tier of the German football league system in the southern states of former East Germany. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the fourth tier of the league system. It covers the German states of Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia and Saxony... |
Landesliga SA-Nord, Landesliga SA-Mitte, Landesliga SA-Süd | 1990 |
| Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-Nord-Ost Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-Nord-Ost The Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-Nord-Ost is the sixth tier of the German football league system and the second-highest league in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, together with three other leagues at this level in the state... |
Oberliga Schleswig-Holstein | 2008 | |
| Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-Nord-West Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-Nord-West The Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-Nord-West is the sixth tier of the German football league system and the second-highest league in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, together with three other leagues at this level in the state... |
Oberliga Schleswig-Holstein | 2008 | |
| Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-Süd-Ost Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-Süd-Ost The Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-Süd-Ost is the sixth tier of the German football league system and the second-highest league in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, together with three other leagues at this level in the state... |
Oberliga Schleswig-Holstein | 2008 | |
| Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-Süd-West Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-Süd-West The Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-Süd-West is the sixth tier of the German football league system and the second-highest league in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, together with three other leagues at this level in the state... |
Oberliga Schleswig-Holstein | 2008 |
- Some of the Verbandsligen have existed prior to their mentioned formation date under a different name. Dates given are when the leagues changed to the name Verbandsliga.
- 1 The Verbandsliga Saarland is only a tier-seven league from 2009 onwards, after the SaarlandligaSaarlandligaThe Saarlandliga is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system in the German federal state of Saarland...
was introduced as the new tier-six league. - 2 The leagues below the two Verbandsligen in Westfalen can feed either division.
Landesligen
On top of those, there is another eight leagues which are on the same tier but do not qualify as Verbandsligen, or in case of Sachsen and Thüringen, prefer to call their league Landesliga.| League | Promotion to | Relegation to | Formed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landesliga Sachsen Landesliga Sachsen The Sachsenliga, formerly referred to as Landesliga Sachsen, is the sixth tier of the German football league system and the highest league in the German state of Saxony,... |
NOFV-Oberliga Süd NOFV-Oberliga Süd The NOFV-Oberliga Süd is the fifth tier of the German football league system in the southern states of former East Germany. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the fourth tier of the league system. It covers the German states of Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia and Saxony... |
Bezirksliga Sachsen-Chemnitz, Bezirksliga Sachsen-Leipzig, Bezirksliga Sachsen-Dresden | 1990 |
| Landesliga Thüringen Landesliga Thüringen The Thüringenliga is the sixth tier of the German football league system and the highest league in the German state of Thuringia . Until the introduction of the 3... |
NOFV-Oberliga Süd | Landesklasse Thüringen-Ost, Landesklasse-Thüringen-West | 1990 |
| Landesliga Bayern-Süd Landesliga Bayern-Süd The Landesliga Bayern-Süd 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.... |
Oberliga Bayern Oberliga Bayern The Fußball-Bayernliga, commonly referred to as the Bayernliga, is the highest football league in the state of Bavaria and the Bavarian Football League System. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German football, the fifth tier of the German football league system... |
Bezirksoberliga Schwaben Bezirksoberliga Schwaben The Bezirksoberliga Schwaben is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Swabia . Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008 it was the 6th tier of the league system.... , Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern The Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Upper Bavaria... |
1963 |
| Landesliga Bayern-Mitte Landesliga Bayern-Mitte The Landesliga Bayern-Mitte 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.... |
Oberliga Bayern | Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken The Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Middle Franconia... , Bezirksoberliga Oberpfalz Bezirksoberliga Oberpfalz The Bezirksoberliga Oberpfalz is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Upper Palatinate... , Bezirksoberliga Niederbayern Bezirksoberliga Niederbayern The Bezirksoberliga Niederbayern is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Lower Bavaria... |
1963 |
| Landesliga Bayern-Nord Landesliga Bayern-Nord The Landesliga Bayern-Nord 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.... |
Oberliga Bayern | Bezirksoberliga Unterfranken Bezirksoberliga Unterfranken The Bezirksoberliga Unterfranken is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia... , Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken The Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Upper Franconia... |
1963 |
| Landesliga Bremen Landesliga Bremen The Landesliga Bremen is the sixth tier of the German football league system and the second-highest league in the German state of Bremen, below the Oberliga Bremen.-Overview:... |
Oberliga Bremen | Bezirksliga Bremen, Bezirksliga Bremerhaven | |
| Landesliga Hamburg-Hammonia Landesliga Hamburg-Hammonia The Landesliga Hamburg-Hammonia is the sixth tier of the German football league system and the second-highest league in the German state of Hamburg, together with the Landesliga Hamburg-Hansa... |
Oberliga Hamburg Oberliga Hamburg The Oberliga Hamburg, sometimes referred to as Hamburg-Liga, is in the fifth tier of the German football league system and the highest league in the German state of Hamburg, incorporating some of its surrounding districts... |
Bezirksliga Nord, Bezirksliga Ost, Bezirksliga Süd, Bezirksliga West | |
| Landesliga Hamburg-Hansa Landesliga Hamburg-Hansa The Landesliga Hamburg-Hansa is the sixth tier of the German football league system and the second-highest league in the German state of Hamburg, together with the Landesliga Hamburg-Hammonia... |
Oberliga Hamburg | Bezirksliga Nord, Bezirksliga Ost, Bezirksliga Süd, Bezirksliga West | |
| Landesliga Braunschweig | Oberliga Niedersachsen Oberliga Niedersachsen The Niedersachsenliga, sometimes referred to as Oberliga Niedersachsen, is the fifth tier of the German football league system and the highest league in the German state of Lower Saxony . Since 1994, the league was split into a western and an eastern group. From 2010, it returned to a... |
Bezirksliga Braunschweig 1, Bezirksliga Braunschweig 2, Bezirksliga Braunschweig 3, Bezirksliga Braunschweig 4 | 2006 |
| Landesliga Hannover | Oberliga Niedersachsen | Bezirksliga Hannover 1, Bezirksliga Hannover 2, Bezirksliga Hannover 3, Bezirksliga Hannover 4 | 2006 |
| Landesliga Lüneburg | Oberliga Niedersachsen | Bezirksliga Lüneburg 1, Bezirksliga Lüneburg 2, Bezirksliga Lüneburg 3, Bezirksliga Lüneburg 4 | 2006 |
| Landesliga Weser-Ems | Oberliga Niedersachsen | Bezirksliga Weser-Ems 1, Bezirksliga Weser-Ems 2, Bezirksliga Weser-Ems 3, Bezirksliga Weser-Ems 4, Bezirksliga Weser-Ems 5 | 2006 |
- The Landesligen of Thüringen and Sachsen are unique in their naming as every other league in Germany of this standing carries the name Verbandsliga. This was done so simply by choice of the local football associations (German:Fussball Verband) in Sachsen and Thüringen and the name could be changed to Verbandsliga if they wish to do so. Bavaria does not have this option however, since its Landesligen are not the highest leagues in the Verband. This position is held by the OberligenOberliga (football)The 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 this state.