Verbandsliga Württemberg

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

Verbandsliga Württemberg

Organising body	Württemberg Football Association
Founded	1978
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Region	Württemberg
Number of teams	20
Level on pyramid	Level 6
Promotion to	Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
Relegation to	Landesliga Württemberg (4 divisions)
Domestic cup(s)	WFV-Pokal
Current champions	TSG Backnang 1919 (2019–20)

History

The Verbandsliga Württemberg was introduced along with the superordinate Oberliga Baden-Württemberg in 1978 as a merger between the Amateurliga Nordwürttemberg and the Amateurliga Schwarzwald-Bodensee. The top five teams of both divisions were promoted to the new Oberliga while the teams ranked six to twelve remained at Verbandsliga level. Both 13th ranked teams had to play a decider for the last Verbandsliga spot. All other team were relegated to the Landesliga.

Since its introduction, the Verbandsliga always was at the top of the Württemberg football league system and was set at level 4 of the German football league system originally. After the introduction of both the Regionalliga Süd in 1994 and of the 3. Liga in 2008, as of today has been downgraded to level 6 of the system.

There are some clubs from western Bavaria playing in the Württemberg football league system. At last the SpVgg Au/Iller played in the Verbandsliga during the 2009-10 season. Au/Iller is a part of the town Illertissen. The FV Illertissen also played in the Verbandsliga and even gained promotion to Oberliga in 2008 before leaving the Württemberg system in 2012 by joining the Bavarian Football Association upon introduction of the Regionalliga Bayern.

Promotion and relegation

The Verbandsliga champions gain direct promotion to the Oberliga. The runners-up must play-off against the winner of the Verbandsliga Nordbaden versus Südbaden runners-up series for one additional promotion. In 1981 no extra spot and in 1994 three extra spots were available due to league format changes.

Feeder leagues to the Verbandsliga Württemberg

• Landesliga Württemberg 1
• Landesliga Württemberg 2
• Landesliga Württemberg 3
• Landesliga Württemberg 4

Usually, the teams ranked last four in the Verbandsliga are relegated to Landesliga directly. The winners of each of the four Landesliga divisions win direct promotion to the Verbandsliga. The fifth-last team of the Verbandsliga have to play-off against the best Landesliga runner-up for one spot in the Verbandsliga. The number of direct relegations can vary depending on the number of Württembergian teams relegating from the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg to the Verbandsliga.

League champions & runners-up

The league champions and runners-up of the league.

Season Champions Runners-up 1978–79 VfR Heilbronn VfB Stuttgart II 1979–80 VfR Aalen SSV Reutlingen 1980–81 Sportfreunde Schwäbisch-Hall SpVgg Au/Iller 1981–82 TSV Ofterdingen Stuttgarter Kickers II 1982–83 VfR Aalen Stuttgarter Kickers II 1983–84 FC Marbach SC Geislingen 1984–85 SSV Reutlingen FC Wangen 1985–86 VfR Heilbronn VfL Kirchheim/Teck 1986–87 SC Geislingen FC Tailfingen 1987–88 FC Tailfingen VfR Aalen 1988–89 SpVgg Ludwigsburg VfB Stuttgart II 1989–90 VfB Stuttgart II VfL Sindelfingen 1990–91 TSF Ditzingen Stuttgarter Kickers II 1991–92 VfL Kirchheim/Teck SC Geislingen 1992–93 GSV Maichingen VfR Aalen 1993–94 FV Biberach TSV Wäldenbronn 1994–95 SV Bonlanden FC Wangen 1995–96 SV Böblingen SpVgg Au/Iller 1996–97 VfR Heilbronn FV Ravensburg 1997–98 FV Ravensburg Sportfreunde Dorfmerkingen 1998–99 SpVgg Au/Iller VfR Heilbronn

Season Champions Runners-up 1999–2000 Sportfreunde Dorfmerkingen Stuttgarter Kickers II 2000–01 SGV Freiberg SpVgg Böblingen 2001–02 SV Bonlanden SSV Ulm 1846 2002–03 TSV Crailsheim Heidenheimer SB 2003–04 1. FC Normannia Gmünd Heidenheimer SB 2004–05 SG Sonnenhof Großaspach TSG Balingen 2005–06 SV Bonlanden TSG Balingen 2006–07 VfL Kirchheim/Teck TSV Schwieberdingen 2007–08 TSG Balingen SpVgg Au/Iller 2008–09 SV Bonlanden FSV 08 Bissingen 2009–10 FSV Hollenbach VfB Neckarrems 2010–11 SV Bonlanden FV Ravensburg 2011–12 SGV Freiberg FSV 08 Bissingen 2012–13 1. FC Heidenheim II FV Ravensburg 2013–14 VfR Aalen II SV Göppingen 2014–15 FSV 08 Bissingen SV Göppingen 2015–16 Neckarsulmer Sport-Union SV Göppingen 2016–17 SGV Freiberg TSG Backnang 1919 2017–18 1. FC Normannia Gmünd TSV Ilshofen 2018–19 Sportfreunde Dorfmerkingen FSV Hollenbach 2019–20 TSG Backnang 1919 FSV Hollenbach

Source: "Verbandsliga Württemberg". Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv. Retrieved 12 March 2008.

• Promoted teams in bold.
• With five titles SV Bonlanden is the record league champion.
• With SpVgg Au/Iller the title went to Bavaria in 1999.
• In 2008 third placed FV Illertissen was also promoted.

League placings

Main article: List of clubs in the Verbandsliga Württemberg

The complete list of clubs in the league and their league placings since 1994.[1][2]

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
1. FC Heidenheim ^3	11					3	5	10	8	2	2	O	O	O	O	R	3L	3L	3L	3L	3L	2B	2B	2B	2B	2B	2B	2B
SG Sonnenhof Großaspach	3									8	8	1	O	O	O	O	R	R	R	R	R	3L	3L	3L	3L	3L	3L	R
FV Illertissen	5										11	6	7	9	3	O	O	O	O	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
SSV Ulm 1846 ^2	1	R	R	R	R	2B	B	2B	2	O	O	O	O	O	O	R	R	R	O	R	R	O	O	R	R	R	R	R
Stuttgarter Kickers II ^9	15			13	11	12	2	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O
TSG Balingen	13		10	11	8	10	7	3	7	12	7	2	2	5	1	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	R	R	R
FV Ravensburg	21	12	11	2	1	O	O	6	12	15			8	3	15	8	4	2	5	2	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O
FSV 08 Bissingen	8													11	11	2	6	3	2	O	3	1	O	O	O	O	O	O
Neckarsulmer SU	3																				4	6	1	O	O	O	O	O
SV Göppingen	13																8	4	3	3	2	2	2	O	O	O	O	O
SGV Freiberg	10	11	6	9	14		9	1	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	1	O	O	O	O	1	O	O	O	O
TSV Ilshofen	3																						6	3	2	O	O	O
Sportfreunde Dorfmerkingen	8				2	O	1	O	O	O	6	11	12	16											3	1	O	O
TSG Backnang 1919	17		9	6	15						14											7	5	2	O	O	1	O
FSV Hollenbach	6														5	3	1	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	4	2	2	x
1. FC Normannia Gmünd	9									5	1	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	8	10	4	7	9	1	O	3	x
SSV Ehingen-Süd	3																								8	5	4	x
Calcio Leinfelden-Echterdingen	4																							7	10	9	5	x
SKV Rutesheim	6															10	12	14							13	3	6	x
TSG Tübingen	4																								6	8	7	x
TSV Essingen	7																		14			5	3	6	9	4	8	x
VfL Sindelfingen	21	9	8	12	5	5	13								7	12					15		10	8	11	7	9	x
TSV Berg	5																				8	8	9	14			10	x
1. FC Heiningen	3																						13			6	11	x
VfL Pfullingen	6																							4	14		12	x
TSG Hofherrnweiler-Unterromb.	1																										13	x
TSV Heimerdingen	1																										14	x
VfB Neckarrems	10																2	O	10	10	6	11	4	5	12	11	15	x
SV Fellbach	9				6	4	4	9	16				11	10	16												16	x
FC Wangen	35	2	O	3	12	11	6	4	14			7	16		14	14		8	8	9	7	16		11	5	10	17	x
FC Holzhausen	0																											x
Türk Spor Neu-Ulm	0																											x
VfL Nagold	9															4	10	15			12	10	15			12
SV Breuningsweiler	1																									13
FV Olympia Laupheim	13										4	3	4	7	10	7	11	6	13			13	12	16		14
FV Löchgau	2																							13		15
FC Albstadt	11					6	10	15											9	12	9	9	11	10	7	16
TSG Öhringen	1																								15
Sportfreunde Schwäbisch Hall	17																		7	4	5	3	8	12	16
SV Zimmern	1																							15
SpVgg Böblingen	22	4	1	O	O	O	3	2	5	7	3	10	13						6	7	11	12	14
TSG Balingen II	1																						16
VfR Aalen II	6														8	9	5	10	11		1	O
Rot-Weiß Weiler	2						14															14
FC Gärtringen	3													13			14					15
1. FC Heidenheim II ^8	3																	7	4	1	O
1. FC Frickenhausen	7											15			9	5	9	13		11	13
SG Sonnenhof Großaspach II	2																			5	14
SV Bonlanden	10	1	O	O	O	O	O	O	1	O	O	O	1	O	6	1	O	1	O	6	16
VfB Bösingen	1																			13
VfL Kirchheim/Teck ^4	10	O	O	O	R	O	O	O	3	3	12	10	9	1	O	O	O	O		14
TSG Ehingen	1																			15
SV Hellas 94 Bietigheim	1																			16
Tura Untermünkheim	2																	5	12
VfB Friedrichshafen	12	7	15							13						11	13		15									x
SV Nehren	2																	9	16
TSV Münchingen	2																	11	17
TV Echterdingen	2																7	12
SpVgg Ludwigsburg	7	R	R	R	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	6	8	4	6	3	16
TSV Crailsheim ^6	2								4	1	O	O	O	O	O	O	O											x
SV Oberzell	6								15								15
SpVgg Au/Iller	16		2	4	3	1	O	O	O	O	O	8	10	4	2	O	16
FV Biberach	9	O	O	O	O	O	O	12	10	16						13
1. FC Donzdorf	2													15		15
TSF Ditzingen	8	R	R	R	R	R	R	O	O	4	12	9	5	6	12	16
TSV Schwieberdingen ^7	3											4	3	2	O
SV Baustetten	3													12	13
TSV Hildrizhausen	1													14
TuS Metzingen	5				16					10	5	5	14
TB Kirchentellinsfurt	1												15
FC Eislingen	2												17
FV Rottweil	4							5	6	14		13
SG Schorndorf	1											14
TSV Schönaich	7					8	12	11	11	9	9	16
FC Heilbronn ^5	1
SSV Reutlingen II	5						8	8	9	6	16
VfR Heilbronn ^5	15	10	4	1	O	2	O	O	O	11
TSV Ofterdingen	19	13	7	7	15			13		15
FV Zuffenhausen	22	6	3	5	4	13		7	17
Viktoria Schwäbisch Gmünd	2						11	13
SpVgg Renningen	17	8	14			14		14
TSV Allmendingen	1							16
SV Mochenwangen	5			10	9	9	15
TSV Wäldenbronn	4	O	O	O	O	7	16
FC Isny	2				10	16
SC Geislingen	7	O	O	8	13
TuS Ergenzingen	1			14
SC Korb	1			15
TSV Plietzhausen	7		12	16
TSV Eltingen	9	5	7	17
SV Berlichingen	4	3	5
FC Marbach	7	14	16
GSV Maichingen ^1	4	O
VfL Herrenberg	8	15
SV Tübingen	1	16

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
#	Final Position in League
x	Playing in Current Season
Blank	Played at a league level below this league

• S = No of seasons in league (as of 2020–21)

Notes

• ¹ In 1995 GSV Maichingen withdrew their team from the Oberliga.
• ² In 2001 SSV Ulm 1846 withdrew from the 2nd Bundesliga to the Verbandsliga for financial reasons.
• ³ In 2007 the football department of SB Heidenheim left the club to form 1. FC Heidenheim 1846.
• ⁴ In 2011 VfL Kirchheim/Teck voluntarily withdrew from the league.
• ⁵ In 2003 VfR Heilbronn merged with SpVgg Heilbronn to form FC Heilbronn.
• ⁶ In 2010 TSV Crailsheim withdrew their team from the Oberliga.
• ⁷ In 2008 TSV Schwieberdingen withdrew their team from the Oberliga.
• ⁸ In 2014 1. FC Heidenheim withdrew their reserve team from the Oberliga.
• ⁹ In 2017 Stuttgarter Kickers withdrew their reserve team from the Oberliga.

References

1. Verbandsliga Württemberg tables 1978–present (in German) Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv. Retrieved 23 November 2011
2. Kicker.de - Spieltag/Tabelle (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.

External links

• Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv (in German) Historic German league tables
• WFV: Verbandsliga and Landesliga (in German)