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. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it was the fifth tier of the league system, until the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 the fourth tier.
Founded | 1991 |
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Country | Germany |
Confederation | UEFA |
Divisions | 1 |
Number of teams | 16 |
Level on pyramid | 6 |
Promotion to | NOFV-Oberliga Nord |
Relegation to | Landesliga Nord Landesliga Ost Landesliga West |
Current champions | MSV Pampow (2018–19) |
Overview
The Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern was established in 1991 from sixteen clubs as a highest league for the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Football Association, LFVM (German: Landesfußballverband Mecklenburg-Vorpommern). It comprised the area of the three Bezirksligen of Rostock, Neubrandenburg and Schwerin. Each of those three Bezirke contributed four to five clubs to the new league, with two clubs coming from the 2nd Division. The Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern was the last of the five leagues established at this level in former East Germany, a year after the other four. The league was originally named Landesliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and changed to the title Verbandsliga in 1996.
The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Football Association was formed on 14 July 1990.[1]
Throughout its existence, the league operated on a strength of sixteen clubs, occasionally diverting to seventeen to level out promotion and relegation.
The Verbandsliga was and is a feeder league to the NOFV-Oberliga Nord, together with the Berlin-Liga and Brandenburg-Liga, which its champion is directly promoted to. As such, it was the fourth tier of the German league system.
With the introduction of the Regionalliga Nordost as third tier of the league system in 1994, the Verbandsligen slipped to tier five. In 2008, the league was again demoted one level when the 3. Liga was established. However, this did not change anything in the leagues status as a feeder league to the NOFV-Oberliga.
League champions
The league champions:
Season | Champions |
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1991–92 | F.C. Hansa Rostock II |
1992–93 | FSV Schwerin |
1993–94 | VfL Rostock |
1994–95 | Parchimer FC |
1995–96 | F.C. Hansa Rostock II |
1996–97 | TSG Neustrelitz |
1997–98 | FC Schönberg 95 |
1998–99 | SV Warnemünde |
1999–2000 | FC Anker Wismar |
2000–01 | FC Eintracht Schwerin |
2001–02 | TSG Neustrelitz |
2002–03 | Sievershäger SV |
2003–04 | FC Anker Wismar |
2004–05 | Torgelower SV Greif |
2005–06 | FC Schönberg 95 |
2006–07 | Greifswalder SV |
2007–08 | FSV Bentwisch |
2008–09 | FC Schönberg 95 |
2009–10 | FC Anker Wismar |
2010–11 | 1. FC Neubrandenburg 04 |
2011–12 | Pommern Greifswald |
2012–13 | Sievershäger SV |
2013–14 | SV Waren 09 |
2014–15 | FC Anker Wismar |
2015–16 | FC Mecklenburg Schwerin |
2016–17 | Torgelower FC Greif |
2017–18 | Greifswalder FC |
2018–19 | MSV Pampow |
Source: "Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern". Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv (in German). Retrieved 21 February 2008.
Founding members of the league
The league was established from sixteen clubs from four leagues in 1991. Most of the East German clubs changed their names in the years after the reunion, some reverted to their old ones after a brief period, current names, when different from the one in 1991, are listed. The clubs are:
From the 2nd Division-Group A:
- Schweriner SC, merged to form FC Eintracht Schwerin
- TSV 1860 Stralsund, football team now part of FC Pommern Stralsund
From the Bezirksliga Rostock:
- VfL Rostock, now Polizei SV Rostock again
- TSG Wismar, now FC Anker Wismar
- Grün-Weiß Rostock, now Rostocker FC
- ESV Greifswald, merged to form Greifswalder SV
- F.C. Hansa Rostock II
From the Bezirksliga Schwerin:
- FSV Schwerin, merged to form FC Eintracht Schwerin
- FSV Laage 07
- SG Aufbau Boizenburg
- VfL Güstrow, now Güstrower SC 09
From the Bezirksliga Neubrandenburg:
- TSG Neustrelitz
- Malchower SV
- TSV 1814 Friedland
- Lok Pasewalk, now Pasewalker FV
- SV Tollense Neubrandenburg, merged to form 1. FC Neubrandenburg 04
References
- "Short history of the LFVM". Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Football Association. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
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 the 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 North East German Football Association (NOFV) (in German)
- The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Football Association (LFVM) (in German)