Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd
Encyclopedia
| Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd |
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| Founded |
| 1965 |
| Nation |
 Germany |
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| State |
 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... |
| Promotion To |
| 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... |
| Relegation To |
| Gruppenliga Hessen-Darmstadt |
| Gruppenliga Hessen-Frankfurt West |
| Gruppenliga Hessen-Frankfurt Ost |
| Domestic Cups |
| Hessenpokal Hesse Cup The Hesse Cup is one of the 21 regional cup competitions of German football. The winner of the competition gains entry to the first round of the German Cup.-History:... |
| Number of Teams |
| 18 |
| Level on Pyramid |
| Level 6 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... |
| Current Champions 2010–11 |
| TGM SV Jügesheim TGM SV Jügesheim TGM SV Jügesheim is a German football club in Rodgau, Hesse.- History :The club was formed out of the merger of the gymnastics club Turngemeinde Jügesheim established on 22 July 1888 and Sportverein Jügesheim formed in September 1915 after the collapse of the local football side Teutonia Jügesheim... |
The Verbandsliga
Verbandsliga
The Verbandsliga is the 6th tier of football in Germany, played on a regional basis by Bundesland. In Saxony, Thuringia, Hamburg, Bremen and Bavaria the 6th tier is called Landesliga, which is the 7th tier in some of the other Bundesländer...
Hessen-Süd, until 2008 named Landesliga Hessen-Süd, is currently the 6th 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...
. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga
3rd Liga
The 3rd Liga is the third division of football in Germany. The league started with the beginning of the 2008–09 season, when it replaced the Regionalliga as the third tier football league in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2...
in 2008, it was the 5th tier of the league system.
Overview
The Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd was formed in 1965 as the Landesliga Hessen-Süd, a tier four feeder league to the then Amateurliga Hessen.The winners of the Verbandsliga Süd are automatically promoted to 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...
, the runners-up need to compete with the runners-up of the Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord
Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord
The Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord, until 2008 named Landesliga Hessen-Nord, is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3...
and the Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte
Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte
The Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte, until 2008 named Landesliga Hessen-Mitte, is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3...
and the 15th placed team of the Hessenliga for another promotion spot.
The Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd is fed by the Gruppenliga Hessen-Darmstadt, Hessen-Frankfurt West and Hessen-Frankfurt Ost. The winners of those are automatically promoted to the Verbandsliga, the runners-up play-off for another promotion spot.
Two Bavarian clubs play within the area of the Verbandsliga Süd. 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...
and Viktoria Aschaffenburg
Viktoria Aschaffenburg
SV Viktoria 01 Aschaffenburg is a German football club based in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria.Even though Aschaffenburg is located in Bavaria, Viktoria Aschaffenburg historically played its football in the Hessenliga and the associated Hessian leagues, rather than the Fussball-Bayernliga , against clubs...
have played in this league in the past. In 1992, FC Bayern Alzenau switched leagues, coming from the Landesliga Bayern-Nord
Landesliga Bayern-Nord
The Landesliga Bayern-Nord is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga it was the 5th tier of the league system....
straight across to the Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd and now, having been promoted, play in the Hessenliga. Viktoria Aschaffenburg have previously been promoted too, but as of the 2010–11 season will play in the Verbandsliga again.
Up until 1973 it was common for teams to move between Landesligen, resulting in the fact that some teams have won titles in two different Landesligen. This practice has since stopped.
Along with the renaming of the Oberliga Hessen to Hessenliga in 2008, the Landesliga was renamed Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd.
Verbandsliga
The league champions since the renaming of the league in 2008:| Season | Club |
| 2008–2009 | FSV Frankfurt II FSV Frankfurt FSV Frankfurt is a German association football club based in the Bornheim district of Frankfurt am Main, Hesse and founded in 1899. The club plays in the shadow of larger and much more successful Eintracht Frankfurt, which has recently returned to 2nd tier football... |
| 2009–2010 | Rot-Weiß Darmstadt Rot-Weiß Darmstadt Rot-Weiß Darmstadt is a German association football club based in Darmstadt, Hesse, currently playing in the Hessenliga.- External links :*... |
| 2010–2011 | TGM SV Jügesheim |
Landesliga
The league champions until the renaming of the league in 2008:
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- Four clubs have won the league three times each, Rot-Weiss Frankfurt, SpVgg 05 Bad Homburg, SC Viktoria 06 Griesheim and SG Egelsbach. However, SpVgg 05 Bad Homburg has also won the Landesliga Mitte in 1972, making it four Landesliga titles.
- Like SpVgg 05 Bad Homburg, FC Hanau 93, SV Wiesbaden and Kickers Offenbach II have also won titles in the Landesliga Süd and Mitte.
Additionally promoted teams
These clubs were promoted to the Oberliga after finishing second in the league:| Season | Club |
| 1968–69 | SV 09 Hofheim |
| 1983–84 | FC Hanau 93 FC Hanau 93 FC Hanau 93 is a German association football club based in Hanau, Hesse.-Early history:Founded in 1893, the club is Hesse's oldest. In its first year, the club was winless in a half dozen matches, but the next season emerged as south German champion and earned an appearance in a national... |
| 1993–94 | Viktoria Aschaffenburg Viktoria Aschaffenburg SV Viktoria 01 Aschaffenburg is a German football club based in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria.Even though Aschaffenburg is located in Bavaria, Viktoria Aschaffenburg historically played its football in the Hessenliga and the associated Hessian leagues, rather than the Fussball-Bayernliga , against clubs... |
| 1996–97 | VfR Bürstadt VfR Bürstadt Kickers VfR Bürstadt is a German association football club playing out of Bürstadt, Hesse. The team was founded 1 February 1910 as SC 1910 Bürstadt and took on the name VfR on 23 August 1919... |
| 1997–98 | TGM SV Jügesheim TGM SV Jügesheim TGM SV Jügesheim is a German football club in Rodgau, Hesse.- History :The club was formed out of the merger of the gymnastics club Turngemeinde Jügesheim established on 22 July 1888 and Sportverein Jügesheim formed in September 1915 after the collapse of the local football side Teutonia Jügesheim... |
| 1998–99 | SV Germania Horbach 1911 |
| 1999–00 | SV Erzhausen |
| 2000–01 | TGM SV Jügesheim |
| 2002–03 | Germania Ober-Roden |
| 2004–05 | 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... |
| 2005–06 | Rot-Weiss Frankfurt |
| 2007–08 | FC Viktoria 09 Urberach |
| 2009-10 | 1. FCA Darmstadt 1. FCA Darmstadt 1. FCA Darmstadt is a German association football club based in Darmstadt, Hesse, currently playing in the Hessenliga.- External links :*... |
| 2010-11 | Viktoria Aschaffenburg |
- Rot-Weiss Frankfurt holds the record for promotion to the Oberliga Hessen from Landesliga Süd, having archived it four times.
Sources
- Deutschlands Fußball in Zahlen, An annual publication with tables and results from the Bundesliga to Verbandsliga/Landesliga, publisher: DSFSDeutscher Sportclub für FußballstatistikenThe Deutscher Sportclub für Fußballstatistiken e.V., short DSFS is an association dedicated to collecting and publishing German football statistics, similar to the RSSSF, and is a member of the German Olympic Society.The club used to be best known for its annual publication, the Deutschlands...
- Kicker Almanach, The yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga, since 1937, published by the Kicker Sports MagazineKicker (sports magazine)kicker Sportmagazin is Germany's leading sports magazine and is focused primarily on football. The magazine was founded in 1920 by German football pioneer Walther Bensemann and is published twice a week, usually Monday and Thursday, in Nuremberg...
- Süddeutschlands Fussballgeschichte in Tabellenform 1897-1988 History of Southern German football in tables, publisher & author: Ludolf Hyll
- Die Deutsche Liga-Chronik 1945-2005 History of German football from 1945 to 2005 in tables, publisher: DSFS, published: 2006