The
Rheinlandliga, formerly the Verbandsliga Rheinland, is currently the 6th 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...
it was the 5th tier of the league system.
Overview
The
Amateurliga 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...
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 SüdwestThe 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 SüdwestThe 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...
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-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...
. The champion would have to compete with the winners of the
Amateurligen 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 1933, the region covered by the Rheinland FA was politically part of the now dissolved
GermanGermany , 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
PrussiaPrussia 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 ProvinceThe 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 Bendorf
SpVgg 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 Wirges
SpVgg 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 Mayen
Tus 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 Betzdorf
SG 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
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
Amateurliga was placed below the new
Regionalliga SüdwestThe 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 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...
in 1974.
The SC Bad Neuenahr and SC Sinzig hold the record for years in the
Amateurliga, each with 22 out of a possible 26.
In 1978, the league was renamed
Verbandsliga Rheinland. At the same time, the
Oberliga SüdwestThe 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...
was reintroduced. The top five teams out of the
Amateurliga went to the new
OberligaThe 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...
while the teams from place 6 to 15 found themselves in 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...
. The bottom team was relegated. The
Verbandsliga was now the fourth tier of the league system.
The winner of the
Verbandsliga Rheinland, like the winners of the
Verbandsligen SüdwestThe 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:...
and
SaarlandThe 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....
gains direct promotion to the
Oberliga Südwest. The runners-up will only get a chance for promotion when there is additional spots to fill in the
Oberliga, like 1994 when the
RegionalligaRegionalliga is a designation in Germany for sports leagues, which are led by one or more regional federations. Regionalligen often fall below the Bundesliga and 2nd Bundesliga of a given sport...
s were introduced and the
SpVgg EGC Wirges and the
SG Betzdorf were promoted.
In the Rheinland, the
Verbandsliga is called
Rheinlandliga.
The Rheinland contains an unproportianal amount of
SG's, which are joint teams without the contributing clubs actually merging. The reason for this is the relatively low population density and therefore a lack of players.
SG's can usually not be promoted above their Verbandsliga.
Feeder Leagues to the
Rheinlandliga
- Bezirksliga Rheinland-Mitte
- Bezirksliga Rheinland-Ost
- Bezirksliga Rheinland-West
Until 2003, two
Landesligas, north and south, existed in the region, set between
Verbandsliga and
Bezirksliga. Those leagues were disbanded in 2003.
League champions
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| Season |
Club |
| 1952-53 |
SpVgg Bendorf |
| 1953-54 |
VfL Trier |
| 1954-55 |
VfL Trier |
| 1955-56 |
SV Niederlahnstein |
| 1956-57 |
Germania Metternich |
| 1957-58 |
Spfr. Herdorf |
| 1958-59 |
Germania Metternich |
| 1959-60 |
Germania Metternich |
| 1960-61 |
SV Ehrang |
| 1961-62 |
VfB Wissen |
| 1962-63 |
VfL Neuwied |
| 1963-64 |
Germania Metternich |
| 1964-65 |
SpVgg Bendorf |
| 1965-66 |
Germania Metternich |
| 1966-67 |
SSV Mülheim |
| 1967-68 |
SC Sinzig |
| 1968-69 |
SSV Mülheim |
| 1969-70 |
VfL Neuwied |
| 1970-71 |
SpVgg AndernachSG 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...
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| 1971-72 |
SF 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...
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| Season |
Club |
| 1972-73 |
SpVgg Andernach |
| 1973-74 |
SV Leiwen |
| 1974-75 |
Eintracht Trier |
| 1975-76 |
Eintracht Trier |
| 1976-77 |
TuS NeuendorfTuS 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:...
|
| 1977-78 |
TuS Neuendorf |
| 1978-79 |
SV Leiwen |
| 1979-80 |
TuS 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....
|
| 1980-81 |
SV Leiwen |
| 1981-82 |
VfL Hamm |
| 1982-83 |
SpVgg 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...
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| 1983-84 |
TuS Mayen |
| 1984-85 |
VfL Hamm |
| 1985-86 |
SV Leiwen |
| 1986-87 |
SpVgg EGC Wirges |
| 1987-88 |
VfB Wissen |
| 1988-89 |
TuS Mayen |
| 1989-90 |
SF Eisbachtal |
| 1990-91 |
VfB Wissen |
| 1991-92 |
SV Wittlich |
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| Season |
Club |
| 1992-93 |
SV Prüm |
| 1993-94 |
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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| 1994-95 |
VfL Trier |
| 1995-96 |
SV Prüm |
| 1996-97 |
TuS Montabaur |
| 1997-98 |
SpVgg EGC Wirges |
| 1998-99 |
TuS Mayen |
| 1999-2000 |
Germania Metternich |
| 2000-01 |
TuS Mayen |
| 2001-02 |
FV Engers 07FV Engers 07 is a German association football club based in the city of Engers, Rhineland-Palatinate that currently plays in the Oberliga Südwest .-History:...
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| 2002-03 |
SV Klausen |
| 2003-04 |
SG Betzdorf |
| 2004-05 |
Eintracht Trier II |
| 2005-06 |
SG Rossbach-Verscheid |
| 2006-07 |
SV Rossbach-VerscheidSV Roßbach/Verscheid is a German association football club based in Roßbach/Wied, Rhineland-Palatinate that currently plays in the Oberliga Südwest .-History:...
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| 2007-08 |
SG 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...
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| 2008-09 |
SF Eisbachtal |
| 2009-10 |
Eintracht Trier II |
| 2010-11 |
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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Source:
- bold denotes club gained promotion.
- In 1994 the SpVgg EGC Wirges and the SG Betzdorf were also promoted.
- The SG Betzdorf was again promoted as runners-up in 1998.
- In 2006 the FSV Salmrohr
FSV 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...
was promoted instead of the first placed SG Rossbach-VerscheidSV Roßbach/Verscheid is a German association football club based in Roßbach/Wied, Rhineland-Palatinate that currently plays in the Oberliga Südwest .-History:...
. The reason for this is the fact that a conglomerate of clubs, usually called SG, can be refused promotion by their "Verband". Rossbach-Verscheid is two separate clubs fielding a joint team, not a merger of two clubs. In 2007, promotion was granted as the club was now an SV (Sport Verein).
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
Verbandsliga Rheinland at Fussball.de