Verbandsliga Südbaden

The Verbandsliga Südbaden is a German amateur football division administered by the South Badenese Football Association, one of the 21 German state football associations. Being the top flight of the South Baden state association, the Verbandsliga is currently a level 6 division of the German football league system.

Verbandsliga Südbaden
Organising bodySouth Badenese Football Association
Founded1945
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
RegionBaden
Number of teams17
Level on pyramidLevel 6
Promotion toOberliga Baden-Württemberg
Relegation toLandesliga Südbaden
(3 divisions)
Domestic cup(s)South Baden Cup
Current championsFV Lörrach-Brombach
(2019–20)

Overview

The Verbandsliga Südbaden was formed in 1945, then called Landesliga Südbaden, in the southern half of the then state of Baden, which is now the western half of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It was originally a feeder league to the Oberliga Südwest (southern section) and therefore the second tier of the football league system in the southwest of Germany until 1950, when the clubs from Südbaden left the southwest league system and returned to the southern system where they geographically belong. From 1950 until the establishment of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg in 1978, it was the third tier of the football league system.

The separation of North Baden and South Baden results from the outcome of the 2nd World War when the state was split into two separate occupation zones. The north was in the US zone and the south in the French zone. For this reason the clubs from the south of Baden found themselves thrown in with the Oberliga Südwest (northern group), as those also were in the French zone.

The league was established in 1945 with nine teams in the western and eight teams in the eastern group. Four of those clubs gained entry into the new Oberliga Südwest (southern group) for the 1946–47 season. The year after the league was split into three groups, from 1947 it was staged in one single group and adopted the name Amateurliga Südbaden. The twelve founding members of the league were:

  • ASV Villingen (FC Villingen)
  • Lahrer FV
  • SC Baden-Baden
  • VfR Stockach
  • SpVgg Rheinfelden (FC Rheinfelden)
  • SpVgg Ottenau (SV Ottenau)
  • SpVgg Emmendingen (FC Emmendingen)
  • FC Gutach
  • SV Schopfheim
  • VfR Engen (FC Engen)
  • FC Donaueschingen (FV Donaueschingen)
  • FV Fahrnau

(Current name in brackets)

In the post-war days, clubs in the French zone were not allowed to operate under their pre-war names and had to adopt a new name. They gradually reverted to their old names as this rule was revoked.

In 1950, with the dissolution of the southern group of the Oberliga Südwest, its 16 clubs were integrated in the southern league system. Two went to the Oberliga Süd, three to the new 2nd Oberliga Süd, the other eleven went to the Amateurligen, six of those to Südbaden.

With the creation of the Amateurliga Schwarzwald-Bodensee in 1960, some clubs of the Südbaden leagues went across, three of those from the Amateurliga, being the FC Villingen, FC Konstanz and FC Radolfzell. Most of those returned in 1974.

With the introduction of the Bundesliga in 1963 the Amateurliga was placed below the new Regionalliga Süd but still retained its third-tier status. It continued to do so after the introduction of the 2nd Bundesliga Süd in 1974.

The winner of the Amateurliga Südbaden was not automatically promoted but rather had to take part in a promotion play-off to its league above. Usually, the champion would have to compete with the winners of the Amateurligas Nordbaden, Württemberg and (from 1961) Schwarzwald-Bodensee.

The Offenburger FV is the undisputed champion of this league, having won it a record 12 times.[1] The club played 28 out of a possible 33 seasons in the Amateurliga Südbaden, interrupted only by a four-year spell in the Oberliga Südwest. From 1950 to 1978 it was always a member of the league and continued to be a third division side in the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg until 1991, making it 42 uninterrupted years, a German record. The FC Rastatt and SC Freiburg also belonged to the Amateurliga Südbaden for exactly the same time but with lesser success. Rastatt was relegated from the Oberliga in 1986 and Freiburg never fell below its 2nd Bundesliga status again.

In 1978, the league was renamed Verbandsliga Südbaden; at the same time the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg was formed as the new tier three league in the region. The top five teams out of the Verbandsliga went to the new Oberliga while the next ten clubs remained in this league. The bottom placed two teams were relegated to the Landesligas.

Admitted to the new Oberliga:

The winner of the Verbandsliga gains direct promotion to the Oberliga. The runners-up must play-off against the runners-up of Verbandsliga Baden. The winner of this play-off has to face the runners-up of the Verbandsliga Württemberg for the final Oberliga spot. In 1981 no extra spot and in 1994 three extra spots were available due to league format changes.

Feeder leagues to the Verbandsliga Südbaden

  • Landesliga Südbaden 1
  • Landesliga Südbaden 2
  • Landesliga Südbaden 3

The term "Verbandsliga" translates as "Football Association League". There are 21 football associations within the German Football Association, South Baden being one of them.

League champions

The league champions of the league:

Landesliga Südbaden
Season Club
1945–46 Fortuna Rastatt
VfL Konstanz
1946–47 Fortuna Freiburg
Eintracht Singen
SpVgg Rheinfelden

Amateurliga/Verbandsliga Südbaden

Source: "Verbandsliga Südbaden". Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv. Retrieved 9 March 2008.

  • bold denotes club gained promotion.

Teams promoted to the Oberliga after play-offs

Since the 1978–79 seasons the runners-up have the opportunity to play-off for promotion. The following runners-up have succeeded in the promotion round:

League placings
Main article: List of clubs in the Verbandsliga Südbaden

The complete list of clubs in the league and their league placings since 1994.[2][3]

Club S 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
SC Freiburg II75271OOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRROORRR
Bahlinger SC1921OOOOOOOOO2OOOOOOOOOROOORR
SV Oberachern59421O1OOOOOO
FC 08 Villingen21O655771OO1O1OOOOOOOOOO1OOOO
SV Linx28OOO722321O1O1O21O6323361OOO
1. FC Rielasingen-Arlen562551OO
Freiburger FC18339614101067511641381OO222OO
FV Lörrach-Brombach34101R
Offenburger FV186424321O21OO581O832x
Kehler FV13131752OOOOOOOO7693x
SV Weil2510153121071172126134x
SC Lahr569985x
SV Kuppenheim251415841115121412114101366x
SC Pfullendorf91OOORRRORRRRRRRRRRRROO1677x
FC Denzlingen2248341OOO7166461O8971115311138x
FC Radolfzell141410213359x
SV Bühlertal513101510x
SV Waldkirch91210128128171411x
FC Auggen55410412x
SV Endingen1915131591612144531071171113x
DJK Donaueschingen114x
FC Teningen139712341O1O31051315x
1. SV Mörsch51413121216x
SC Durbachtal0x
FSV Rot-Weiß Stegen115
TuS Oppenau116
FC Bad Dürrheim91241815459814
SV Stadelhofen16118134118937511161215
FC Singen 0415892OOO1514831O641616
SC Hofstetten21517
FC Neustadt9101157151418
SV Solvay Freiburg510971118
FC Bötzingen14111613913646747912
SpVgg Frickingen21314
VfB Bühl107989351081515
FC St. Georgen114
SC Offenburg116
VfR Hausen98121151053214
SC Wyhl115
FV Schutterwald511911917
FV Lahr114
FV Donaueschingen20O46256712111515111316
FC Emmendingen2465896323242OO51416
SC Pfullendorf II109614610338613
SV Kirchzarten21216
FC Rastatt 0418111685351410413
SF Elzach-Yach21015x
FC Konstanz1441069714716
SV Oberkirch71010131615
DJK Villingen21414
FV Gamshurst2715
FC Wehr 1912381516
FC Wollmatingen21316
FC Steinen-Höllstein1612121OO101295101215
SV Rust4891116
SV Laufenburg871414121116
FV Herbolzheim313913
SV Au am Rhein114
SV Kirchzarten1616354813
VfB Gaggenau12OO4891216
FC Welschingen-Binningen113
SV Oberweiler315
SV Hausach11111216
Lahrer SV21013
SC Gottmadingen21215
SV Kappel21114
Bahlinger SC II116
SV Litzelstetten114
Rot-Weiß Salem31116
TuS Blumberg117
SC Friesenheim513

Key
Symbol Key
B Bundesliga
2B 2. Bundesliga
3L 3. Liga
R Regionalliga Süd (1994–2012)
Regionalliga Südwest (2012–present)
O Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
1 League champions
Place League
Blank Played at a league level below this league
  • S = No of seasons in league (as of 2020–21)
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References
  1. [https://www.offenburgerfv.de/verein/geschichte Offenburger FV, official club history (in German) accessed 29 November 2007
  2. Verbandsliga Südbaden tables 1978–present (in German) Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  3. Kicker.de - Spieltag/Ergebnisse (in German) Tables and results of all German football leagues

Sources
  • Deutschlands Fußball in Zahlen, (in German) An annual publication with tables and results from the Bundesliga to Verbandsliga/Landesliga. DSFS.
  • Kicker Almanach, (in German) The yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga, since 1937. Kicker Sports Magazine.
  • Süddeutschlands Fußballgeschichte in Tabellenform 1897–1988 (in German) History of Southern German football in tables, by Ludolf Hyll.
  • Die Deutsche Liga-Chronik 1945–2005 (in German) History of German football from 1945 to 2005 in tables. DSFS. 2006.

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