Verbandsliga Hamburg-Germania
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| Verbandsliga Hamburg-Germania |
|---|
| Founded |
| 1947 / 1953 |
| Disbanded |
| 1970 |
| Nation |
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| State |
 Hamburg -History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808... |
| Promotion To |
| Landesliga Hamburg |
| Number of seasons |
| 20 |
| Level on Pyramid |
| Level 4 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... |
| Last champions 1969-70 |
| Union 03 Altona |
The Verbandsliga Hamburg-Germania was the fourth tier 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...
and the second-highest league in the German
Germany
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of Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, together with the Verbandsliga Hamburg-Hansa and Verbandsliga Hamburg-Hammonia, until its disbanding in 1970.
1947 to 1950
The league was formed in 1947, alongside three other divisions on the same level in the City of Hamburg, as the Bezirksklasse Hamburg-Germania. The other three leagues were:- Bezirksklasse Hamburg-Hansa
- Bezirksklasse Hamburg-Hammonia
- Bezirksklasse Hamburg-Olympia
The four new leagues replaced the 1. Klasse Hamburg as the feeder leagues to the Stadtliga Hamburg, which was now renamed Verbandsliga Hamburg. The 1. Klasse Hamburg had been operating since the end of the Second World War in 1945 and consisted of three divisions. The change in the league system at this level came together with the establishment of the Oberliga Nord
Oberliga Nord (1947-63)
The Oberliga Nord was the highest level of the German football league system in the north of Germany from 1947 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. It covered the states of Lower Saxony, Bremen, Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein.-Overview:...
as the new tier-one league in Northern Germany. This meant the new Bezirksklasse in Hamburg was now the third tier of the league system, below Oberliga and Verbandsliga.
The league started out with eleven clubs, with the league champion being promoted to the Verbandsliga. In its second season, the league expanded to thirteen clubs. The league above it was renamed from Verbandsliga Hamburg to Amateurliga Hamburg at the end of this season. The year after, in 1950, the Amateurliga was then reduced to one single division from the two it had been operating at previously.
For the Bezirksklasse, this also meant a change: The four existing divisions were disbanded and replaced by two leagues:
- Bezirksklasse Hamburg-Alster
- Bezirksklasse Hamburg-Elbe
For the Germania-division (German: Germania-Staffel) this meant a temporary end to its operation.
1953 to 1970
In 1953, the league was once more reestablished and the Elbe-Staffel and Alster-Staffel disbanded. Three of the four leagues in existence until 1950 were reformed, the Olympia-Staffel however, was not. The leagues were now named Verbandsligas:- Verbandsliga Hamburg-Germania
- Verbandsliga Hamburg-Hansa
- Verbandsliga Hamburg-Hammonia
Each of the three divisions had now fourteen clubs and the league champion was again promoted directly to the Amateurliga Hamburg. The leagues were again the third tier of the German league system. In the fourteen-team per division era, usually the bottom two teams of each division were relegated. Additionally, teams would be moved between the three divisions according to geographical necessity, to balance them out.
In 1963, the Fußball-Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
was established in Germany. The old Oberliga Nord was disbanded and at its stead, the Regionalliga Nord was set as the second tier of the league system. The Amateurliga Hamburg, now renamed Landesliga Hamburg, slipped to third tier in the league system, making the three Verbandsligas the fourth tier now. Otherwise, nothing changed for the three leagues.
In the first couple of seasons after 1963, nothing changed for the three leagues.
In 1970, the Germania-Staffel was disbanded, leaving only the Hansa and Hammonia division on this level, as it is today.
Of the fifteen clubs in the league in 1969-70, the league winner was promoted to the Landesliga while the teams placed second to ninth were split between the other two divisions. The remainder of the clubs was relegated.
Position of the Germania-Staffel in the league system
| Years | League name | Tier | Promotion to |
| 1947-48 | Bezirksklasse Hamburg-Germania | III | Verbandsliga Hamburg |
| 1948-50 | Bezirksklasse Hamburg-Germania | III | Amateurliga Hamburg |
| 1953-63 | Verbandsliga Hamburg-Germania | III | Amateurliga Hamburg |
| 1963-70 | Verbandsliga Hamburg-Germania | IV | Landesliga Hamburg |
League champions
| Season | Club |
|---|---|
| 1947-48 | ASV Bergedorf 85 ASV Bergedorf 85 ASV Bergedorf is a German association football club from the borough of Bergedorf in the city state of Hamburg. The footballers are part of a larger sports club that includes departments for Aikido, badminton, dance, gymnastics, handball, Karate, swimming, table tennis, tennis, and... |
| 1948-49 | Wedeler TSV |
| 1949-50 | TSV Uetersen |
| 1950-1953 | no competition |
| 1953-54 | Eidelstedter SV |
| 1954-55 | Rasensport Elmshorn |
| 1955-56 | Grün-Weiß 07 Hamburg |
| 1956-57 | HEBC Hamburg |
| 1957-58 | Komet Blankenese |
| 1958-59 | FC St. Pauli Amateure FC St. Pauli Fußball-Club St. Pauli is a German sports club based in the St. Pauli quarter of Hamburg. The football section is part of a larger club that also has Rugby Fußball-Club St. Pauli is a German sports club based in the St. Pauli quarter of Hamburg. The football section is part of a larger club that... |
| 1959-60 | VfL Pinneberg |
| 1960-61 | Rasensport Elmshorn |
| 1961-62 | Germania Schnelsen |
| 1962-63 | SpVgg Blankenese |
| 1963-64 | HEBC Hamburg |
| 1964-65 | Holsatia Elmshorn |
| 1965-66 | SpVgg Blankenese |
| 1966-67 | Germania Schnelsen |
| 1967-68 | TuS Hamburg |
| 1968-69 | SC Victoria Hamburg SC Victoria Hamburg SC Victoria Hamburg is a German association football club from the city of Hamburg. The football team is part of a larger sports club that has departments for badminton, handball, hockey, athletics, tennis, table tennis , gymnastics, baseball , and softball .-History:The club was founded 5 May 1895... |
| 1969-70 | Union 03 Altona |
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