The 2010–11 season of the Hessenliga

Hessenliga

The Hessenliga is the highest football league in the state of Hesse and the Hessian football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German football, the 5th tier of the German football league system. It was, until the introduction of the 3...

was the third season of the league at tier five (V) of the German football league system

German football league system

The German football league system, or league pyramid, refers to a series of hierarchically interconnected leagues for association football clubs in Germany that consists of over 2,300 men's divisions, in which all leagues are bound together by the principle of promotion and relegation...

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Although the teams from the German state of Hesse

Hesse

Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...

 made up the bulk of the clubs in the Hessenliga, the Bavaria

Bavaria

Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

n side FC Bayern Alzenau

FC Bayern Alzenau

FC Bayern Alzenau is a German football club based in Alzenau, Bavaria.-History:The club was initially formed as Alzenauer Fußball Club and joined gymnastics club Turn- und Sport Alzenau as that club's football department on 16 September 1922 before again becoming independent in 1923 as FC Bayern...

 played the 2010–11 season in the division as they are members of the Hessischer Fußball-Verband

Hessian Football Association

The Hessian Football Association , the HFV, is one of 21 state organisations of the German Football Association, the DFB, and covers the state of Hesse....

 (HFV; Hessian Football Association). As league champions, they were directly promoted to the 2011–12 Regionalliga Süd

Regionalliga Süd

The Regionalliga Süd is currently the fourth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the third tier. It currently is the highest regional league for the southern part of Germany...

. The three worst placed teams, Hünfelder SV

Hünfelder SV

Hünfelder SV is a German association football club from the city of Hünfeld, Hesse. In addition to a football section, the sports club has departments for athletics, basketball, gymnastics, handball, table tennis, and volleyball.-1909 to 1945:...

, 1. FC Schwalmstadt

1. FC Schwalmstadt

1. FC Schwalmstadt is a German association football club from the city of Schwalmstadt, Hesse which was established in 1970 through the amalgamation of the towns of Treysa and Ziegenhain together with some smaller outlying villages.-History:...

 and VfB Marburg

VfB Marburg

VfB Marburg is a German football club based in Marburg, Hesse, currently playing in the Hessenliga.- History :VfB Marburg was established on 13 May 1905 as Marburger Fußball Club and in its first two years boasted over 100 members...

 were relegated to their respective Verbandsligen and the 15th placed team, RSV Würges

RSV Würges

RSV Würges is a German football club from the district of Würges in Bad Camberg, Hesse.- History :The club was founded on 1 August 1920 as Fußball Verein Teutonia Würges. By 1922 the club was known as FV Borussia Würges and in 1924 adopted its current name...

, lost in the playoffs to the runners-up of the three Verbandsligen and thus were also relegated.

2010–11 Hessenliga

Play-offs

The table of the promotion round, which was contested between the three Verbandsliga runners-up and the 15th placed Hessenliga team to determined one further spot in the Hessenliga for the following season:

External links

• Hessischer Fußball-Verband – official website of the Hessian Football Association
  Hessian Football Association
  The Hessian Football Association , the HFV, is one of 21 state organisations of the German Football Association, the DFB, and covers the state of Hesse....