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. It is named after the Latin word for Hamburg, Hammonia.

Landesliga Hamburg-Hammonia

Founded	1947 / 1953
Country	Germany
State	Hamburg
Number of teams	16
Level on pyramid	Level 6
Promotion to	Oberliga Hamburg
Relegation to	Bezirksliga Hamburg-Nord Bezirksliga Hamburg-Ost Bezirksliga Hamburg-Süd Bezirksliga Hamburg-West
Current champions	Hamburger SV III (2018–19)

Overview

1947 to 1950

The league was formed in 1947, alongside three other divisions on the same level in the city of Hamburg, as the Bezirksklasse Hamburg-Hammonia. The other three leagues were:

• Bezirksklasse Hamburg-Hansa
• Bezirksklasse Hamburg-Germania
• Bezirksklasse Hamburg-Olympia

The four new leagues replaced the 1. Klasse Hamburg as the feeder leagues to the Stadtliga Hamburg, which was now renamed Verbandsliga Hamburg. The 1. Klasse Hamburg had been operating since the end of the Second World War in 1945 and consisted of three divisions. The change in the league system at this level came together with the establishment of the Oberliga Nord as the new tier-one league in Northern Germany. This meant the new Bezirksklasse in Hamburg was now the third tier of the league system, below Oberliga and Verbandsliga.

The league started out with ten clubs, with the league champion being promoted to the Verbandsliga. In its second season, the league expanded to twelve clubs. The league above it was renamed from Verbandsliga Hamburg to Amateurliga Hamburg at the end of this season. The year after, in 1950, the Amateurliga was then reduced to one single division from the two it had been operating at previously.

For the Bezirksklasse, this also meant a change: The four existing divisions were disbanded and replaced by two leagues:

• Bezirksklasse Hamburg-Alster
• Bezirksklasse Hamburg-Elbe

For the Hammonia-division (German: Hammonia-Staffel) this meant a temporary end to its operation.

1953 to 1963

In 1953, the league was once more reestablished and the Elbe-Staffel and Alster-Staffel disbanded. Three of the four leagues in existence until 1950 were reformed, the Olympia-Staffel however, was not. The leagues were now named Verbandsligas:

• Verbandsliga Hamburg-Hammonia
• Verbandsliga Hamburg-Hansa
• Verbandsliga Hamburg-Germania

Each of the three divisions had now fourteen clubs and the league champion was again promoted directly to the Amateurliga Hamburg. The leagues were again the third tier of the German league system. In the fourteen-team per division era, usually the bottom two teams of each division were relegated. Additionally, teams would be moved between the three divisions according to geographical necessity, to balance them out.

In 1963, the Bundesliga was established in Germany. The old Oberliga Nord was disbanded and at its stead, the Regionalliga Nord was set as the second tier of the league system. The Amateurliga Hamburg, now renamed Landesliga Hamburg, slipped to third tier in the league system, making the three Verbandsligas the fourth tier now. Otherwise, nothing changed for the three leagues.

1963 to 1974

In the first couple of seasons after 1963, nothing changed for the three leagues.

In 1970, the Germania-Staffel was disbanded, leaving only the Hansa and Hammonia division on this level, as it is today. The two remaining divisions were increased in size, Hansa to seventeen and Hammonia to sixteen. Also, the leagues changed their name from Verbandsliga to Amateurliga. The following season, both divisions operated with sixteen clubs.

In 1974, the Regionalliga Nord was replaced by the 2nd Bundesliga Nord as the second tier in the region. As the new third tier, the Oberliga Nord was re-established. The Landesliga Hamburg, now renamed Verbandsliga Hamburg slipped to fourth tier because of this change and the two Amateurligas below it therefore to fifth tier.

1974 to 1994

In 1978, the Amateurligas in Hamburg were renamed to Landesliga, a name they carry to date. Nothing changed otherwise for the Landesliga Hamburg-Hammonia.

The league experienced no change in the two decades from 1974 to 1994, operating on sixteen teams for all but one season. Also, changes in the league system above it did not affect it in this time.

In 1994, however, the Regionalligas were reformed. In the north, this meant a reestablishing of the Regionalliga Nord. The Oberliga Nord was disbanded again and in its stead, the Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein was formed. The Regionalliga becoming the new third tier in the league system meant for the Landesligas that they now fell to sixth tier.

1994 to current

The league continued to remain unchanged. The Oberliga Nord was re-formed, again, in 2004, replacing the Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein at this level. This meant no change for the Landesligas.

In 2008, the 3. Liga was established and the Oberliga Nord once more disbanded. Instead of this league, the five northern Verbandsligas were elevated to the status of Oberliga, meaning, the Verbandsliga Hamburg now became the Oberliga Hamburg. The two leagues below it remained as the Landesligas, unchanged in name and tier.

Position of the Hammonia-Staffel in the league system

Years	League name	Tier	Promotion to
1947-48	Bezirksklasse Hamburg-Hammonia	III	Verbandsliga Hamburg
1948-50	Bezirksklasse Hamburg-Hammonia	III	Amateurliga Hamburg
1953-63	Verbandsliga Hamburg-Hammonia	III	Amateurliga Hamburg
1963-70	Verbandsliga Hamburg-Hammonia	IV	Landesliga Hamburg
1970-74	Amateurliga Hamburg-Hammonia	IV	Landesliga Hamburg
1974-78	Amateurliga Hamburg-Hammonia	V	Verbandsliga Hamburg
1978-94	Landesliga Hamburg-Hammonia	V	Verbandsliga Hamburg
1994–2008	Landesliga Hamburg-Hammonia	VI	Verbandsliga Hamburg
2008-current	Landesliga Hamburg-Hammonia	VI	Oberliga Hamburg

League champions

Season Club 1947–48 TSV Veddel 1948–49 TSV Langenhorn 1949–50 Eimsbütteler SV 1950–1953 no competition 1953–54 Post SV Hamburg 1954–55 Hamburger SV Am. 1955–56 TSV Duwo 08 1956–57 Ahrensburger TSV 1957–58 Düneberger SV 1958–59 Ahrensburger TSV 1959–60 Concordia Hamburg Amateure 1960–61 TSV Langenhorn 1961–62 Barmbek-Uhlenhorst 1962–63 SC Urania Hamburg 1963–64 TSV Sasel 1964–65 TSG Bergedorf 1860 1965–66 SV St. Georg 1966–67 FC Voran Ohe 1967–68 TSV Duwo 08 1968–69 FC St. Pauli Amateure 1969–70 SC Poppenbüttel 1970–71 Blau–Weiß Schenefeld 1971–72 Eidelstedter SV 1972–73 VfL 93 Hamburg

Season Club 1973–74 Holsatia Elmshorn 1974–75 SV Lurup 1975–76 Viktoria Wilhelmsburg-Veddel 1976–77 Harburger TB 1977–78 FC St. Pauli Amateure 1978–79 Holstein Quickborn 1979–80 TuS Güldenstern Stade 1980–81 SC Pinneberg 1981–82 FSV Harburg 1982–83 FC Altona 93 1983–84 Blau–Weiß Schenefeld 1984–85 FC Süderelbe 1985–86 Rasensport Elmshorn 1986–87 VfL Stade 1987–88 TuRa Harksheide 1988–89 Komet Blankenese 1989–90 FC St. Pauli Amateure 1990–91 SC Langenhorn 1991–92 SV Halstenbek–Rellingen 1992–93 Horner TV 1993–94 Elmshorner MTV 1994–95 SV Blankenese 1995–96 Wedeler TSV

Season Club 1996–97 Harburger SC 1997–98 Holstein Quickborn 1998–99 ETSV Altona 1999–2000 VfL 93 Hamburg 2000–01 Holstein Quickborn 2001–02 Örnek Türkspor 2002–03 SV Rugenbergen 2003–04 SV Eidelstedt 2004–05 FC Süderelbe 2005–06 TSV Buchholz 08 2006–07 SV Rugenbergen 2007–08 SC Egenbüttel 2008–09 Wedeler TSV 2009–10 Germania Schnelsen 2010–11 VfL Pinneberg 2011–12 FC Elmshorn 2012–13 SV Blankenese 2013–14 VfL 93 Hamburg 2014–15 SV Lurup 2015–16 TuS Osdorf 2016–17 FC Teutonia Ottensen 2017–18 Hamburg-Eimsbütteler BC 2018–19 Hamburger SV III

Source: "Landesliga Hamburg–Hammonia". Das deutsche Fussball–Archiv. Retrieved 8 August 2008.

References

Sources

• Deutschlands Fußball in Zahlen, (in German) An annual publication with tables and results from the Bundesliga to Verbandsliga/Landesliga, publisher: DSFS
• Kicker Almanach, (in German) The yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga, since 1937, published by Kicker Sports Magazine
• Die Deutsche Liga-Chronik 1945-2005 (in German) History of German football from 1945 to 2005 in tables, publisher: DSFS, published: 2006

External links

• Das deutsche Fussball Archiv Historic German league tables (in German)
• The Hamburg Football Association (HFV) (in German)