Verbandsliga Südbaden

Verbandsliga Südbaden
Founded
1945
Nation
Germany
State
Baden-Württemberg
Region
Baden
Promotion To
Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
Relegation To
Landesliga Südbaden 1
Landesliga Südbaden 2
Landesliga Südbaden 3
Number of Teams
16
Level on Pyramid
Level 5
Domestic Cups
Südbadischer Pokal
Current Champions 2006-07
SV Linx

The Verbandsliga Südbaden is currently the 5th tier of the German football league system. With the introduction of the 3rd Liga it will become the 6th tier of the league system.

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 Nordbaden and Südbaden 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 be adopt a new name. They gradually reverted to their old names as this rule was revoked.

In 1950, with the desolvement 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 Amateurligas, 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 it's 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 nine times. The club played 29 out of a possible 33 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:

• FC Rastatt 04
• FC 08 Villingen
• SV Kuppenheim
• DJK Konstanz
• Offenburger FV

The winner of the Verbandsliga gains direct promotion to the Oberliga. The runners-up must play-off against the runners-up of Verbandsliga Nordbaden. 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". With the exception of Bavaria and Hessen, the Verbandsligas form the 5th tier of football in all of Germany. There are 21 Football Associations within the German Association DFB, Südbaden being one of them.

Champions of the Südbaden league

Landesliga Südbaden

Season	Club
1945-46	Fortuna Rastatt & VfL Konstanz
1946-47	Fortuna Freiburg & Eintracht Singen & SpVgg Rheinfelden

Amateurliga/Verbandsliga Südbaden

Season Club 1947-48 ASV Villingen 1948-49 Lahrer FV 1949-50 SC Baden-Baden 1950-51 FC 08 Villingen 1951-52 Offenburger FV 1952-53 Offenburger FV 1953-54 Offenburger FV 1954-55 FC Rastatt 1955-56 FC 08 Villingen 1956-57 FC Konstanz 1957-58 Offenburger FV 1958-59 FC Singen 04 1959-60 Offenburger FV 1960-61 Offenburger FV 1961-62 SC Baden-Baden 1962-63 FC Emmendingen 1963-64 FC Emmendingen 1964-65 SC Freiburg 1965-66 SV Oberkirch 1966-67 Offenburger FV 1967-68 SC Freiburg

Season Club 1968-69 SV Waldkirch 1969-70 SV Waldkirch 1970-71 FC Emmendingen 1971-72 FC Rastatt 1972-73 SC Baden-Baden 1973-74 Offenburger FV 1974-75 Offenburger FV 1975-76 FC 08 Villingen 1976-77 Freiburger FC 1977-78 SC Freiburg Oberliga formed 1978-79 VfB Gaggenau 1979-80 SC Pfullendorf 1980-81 SV Kuppenheim 1981-82 SC Pfullendorf 1982-83 FC 08 Villingen 1983-84 SV Weil 1984-85 FC 08 Villingen 1985-86 VfB Gaggenau 1986-87 Spfr/DJK Freiburg 1987-88 SC Pfullendorf

Season Club 1988-89 FC Emmendingen 1989-90 SC Pfullendorf 1990-91 Freiburger FC 1991-92 TuS Lörach-Stetten 1992-93 SV Linx 1993-94 FV Donaueschingen 1994-95 SC Pfullendorf 1995-96 Bahlinger SC 1996-97 FC Steinen 1997-98 SC Freiburg II 1998-99 FC Denzlingen 1999-2000 FC Teningen 2000-01 FC 08 Villingen 2001-02 FC Teningen 2002-03 SV Linx 2003-04 FC 08 Villingen 2004-05 SV Linx 2005-06 FC 08 Villingen 2006-07 SV Linx 2007-08

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

• bold denotes club gained promotion.

Placings in the Verbandsliga Südbaden 1979 to 2007

Club	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08
SC Pfullendorf	5	1	♦	1	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	1	♦	1	♦	♦	♦	♦	1	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦
SC Freiburg II						10	3	13									5	2	7	1	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦
FC 08 Villingen	♦	♦	2	3	1	♦	1	♦	9	7	6	6	6	5	10	2	♦	6	5	5	7	7	1	♦	♦	1	♦	1	♦	♦
Bahlinger SC	6	7	7	8	3	2	5	5	5	6	12	13	9	8	6	3	2	1	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	2	♦	♦
SV Linx				14	8	6	8	4	2	♦	2	3	3	2	1	♦	♦	♦	♦	7	2	2	3	2	1	♦	1	♦	1	♦
FC Emmendingen	15						7	6	4	3	1	♦	2	6	5	5	6	5	8	9	6	3	2	3	2	4	2	♦	♦
FC Teningen																8	9	7	12	3	4	1	♦	1	♦	3	10	5	13
FC Denzlingen													15			7	4	8	3	4	1	♦	♦	♦	7	16		6	4
FC Singen 04	12	12	15														8	9	2	♦	♦	♦	15		14
FC Steinen-Höllenstein											4	11	10	11	8	9	12	12	1	♦	♦	10	12	9	5	10	12	15
VfB Gaggenau	1	♦	10	12	7	4	6	1	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	4	8	9	12	16
FV Donaueschingen							16				10	4	11	3	3	1	♦	4	6	2	5	6	7	12	11	15			15
Freiburger FC	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	1	♦	♦	♦	3	3	9	6	14		10	10	6	7	5	11	6
TuS Lörrach-Stetten				2	5	3	9	2	7	9	3	9	8	1	♦	15
Offenburger FV	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	9	9	14								6	4	2	4	3	2
Spfr./DJK Freiburg	7	4	6	4	12	9	11	3	1	♦	5	8	14
FC Rastatt 04	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	♦	6	5	7	5	4	4	2	10	11	16					8	5	3	5	14
SV Kuppenheim	♦	♦	1	♦	♦	♦	♦	8	3	2	9	2	5	10	12	12	14		15		8	4	11	15
SV Weil am Rhein	3	6	8	11	4	1	♦	7	11	12	14				11	6	10	15									3	12	10
DJK Konstanz	♦	♦	♦	6	6	16
SC Pfullendorf II																						9	6	14			6	10	3
Kehler FV						5	15			11	15		12	15										13		17			5
FV Gamshurst																													7
VfB Bühl																											7	9	8
FC Bötzingen																								11	16		13		9
SV Stadelhofen														14		13					11	8	13					4	11
VfR Hausen																												8	12
FC Konstanz	14	15								10	13	16		16										4	10	6	9	7	14
FC Wollmatingen																												13	16
FC Bad Dürrheim																										12	4	18
SV Rust																									8	9	11	16
FC Wehr																										8	15
SV Laufenburg															7	4	7	14				14			12	11	16
FV Herbolzheim																		13							9	13
SV Au am Rhein																										14
SV Kirchzarten	2	3	4	7	11	11	4	15		13			16				16				3	5	4	8	13
FC Neustadt		11	16																		10	11	5	7	15
SV Endingen														7	4	11	15		13	15			9	16
DJK Villingen																							14
FC Welschingen-Bin.																						13
SV Oberweiler														12	15							15
SV Hausach	4	2	4	10	16		10	9	15											11	12	16
Lahrer SV																				10	13
SC Gottmadingen-B.																				12	15
SV Oberkirch											8	14						10	10	13	16
SV Kappel																			11	14
Bahlinger SC II																				16
SV Litzelstetten																			14
Rot-Weiß Salem																16		11	16
TuS Blumberg																		17
SC Friesenheim									13	4	11	12					13
VfR Achern	10	14													13
FV St. Georgen															14
VfR Stockach												10	7	13	16
FV Lörrach		8	13	13	15							7	13
ESV Südstern Singen				15		13	13						17
Offenburger FV II			5	5	14	8	14					15
FC Radolfzell			17		13	15		10	10	8	16
FC Furtwangen									12	14
SV Sinzheim					2	7	2	11	8	15
Freiburger FC II			9	16				12	14	16
SC Reute					10	14			16
SpVgg Bühlertal								14
Phönix Durmersheim		5	12	9	9	12	12	16
VfB Villingen	9	9	11	17
SV Niederschofheim	8	10	14
FC Gottmadingen	13	13
VfB Rheinfelden	11	16
FC Friedlingen	16

Source:"Verbandsliga Südbaden". Das deutsche Fussball-Archiv. Retrieved 17 March 2008.

• ♦ denotes club played in a league higher then the Verbandsliga.

Teams promoted to the Oberliga after play-offs

• 1987 SV Linx
• 1994 FC 08 Villingen
• 1997 FC Singen 04
• 2005 FC Emmendingen
• 2006 Bahlinger SC

• In only five out of 29 seasons Verbandsliga Südbaden grabed the promotion play-off spot.

External links

• Das deutsche Fussball Archiv
• Fussball.de: Verbandsliga Südbaden
• SBFV: Südbaden Football Association

Sources

• "Deutschlands Fussball in Zahlen" - An annual publication with tables and results from the Bundesliga to Verbandsliga/Landesliga, published by the DSFS