Oberliga Südwest

Oberliga Südwest
Founded
1978
Nation
Germany
States
Rheinland-Pfalz
Saarland
Promotion To
Regionalliga Süd/Südwest
Relegation To
Saarlandliga
Verbandsliga Rheinland
Verbandsliga Südwest
Number of Teams
18
Level on Pyramid
Level 5
Domestic Cups
Rhineland Cup
Saarland Cup
South West Cup
Current Champions 2010-11
SC Idar-Oberstein

The Oberliga Südwest is the highest regional football league for the Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland state of Germany. It is the fifth tier of the German football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008 it was the 4th tier.

From January 1946 up until the creation of the Fußball-Bundesliga in 1963, the Oberliga Südwest was one of the five highest divisions in Germany. The current league originates from 1978.

History

The Oberliga Südwest is one of seven Oberliga's in Germany. The league is a combination of the regional Football Federations Rhine County, Saarland and Southwest, the next league up is Regionalliga West. It was formed in 1978 out of the top teams of the Amateurligas Rheinland, Saarland and Südwest. Until 2008, when the 3rd Liga was introduced, the Oberliga was the fourth tier of the league system.

From 2012 onwards, the league will become a feeder league to the new Regionalliga Süd/Südwest, together with the Hessenliga and the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg. The previous league the Oberliga Südwest was set below at, the Regionalliga West, will then only accommodate clubs from Northrhine-Westphalia.^[1]

Rules

There are 18 teams that will compete for the Oberliga Südwest title. Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away. At the end of the season the champion used to be promoted into either the Regionalliga Süd or the Regionalliga Nord depending on their geographical location. From 2008, the league winner will be promoted to the new Regionalliga West. In the 2006-07 season, the teams finishing from 2nd to 4th were also be promoted.

If the team who wins the Oberliga Südwest or is on a promotion spot at the end of the season fails to have the correct license then the team who finishes next would be promoted instead of them.

Teams promoted to the new Regionalliga in 2008:

• 1. FSV Mainz 05 II
• 1. FC Kaiserslautern II
• VfR Wormatia Worms
• Eintracht Trier

Promotion

The winner of the Oberliga Südwest was originally directly promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga Süd. After introduction of the unified 2nd Bundesliga in 1981, the champion had to take part in a promotion play-off. With the introduction of the Regionalliga in 1994 the league winners were again directly promoted. However, this league was demoted to fourth tier of German football until 2008.

Relegation

The bottom three clubs of the Oberliga will be relegated to the Verbandsliga of their Football Association (Verband). These are:

• Verbandsliga Südwest
• Saarlandliga
• Verbandsliga Rheinland

In turn, the Verbandsliga champions will gain entry to the Oberliga.

Previous winners

Season Club 1978-79 Röchling Völklingen 1979-80 Borussia Neunkirchen 1980-81 1. FSV Mainz 05 1981-82 FC Homburg 1982-83 1. FC Saarbrücken 1983-84 FC Homburg 1984-85 FSV Salmrohr 1985-86 Wormatia Worms 1986-87 Eintracht Trier 1987-88 1. FSV Mainz 05 1988-89 SV Edenkoben 1989-90 1. FSV Mainz 05 1990-91 Borussia Neunkirchen 1991-92 FSV Salmrohr 1992-93 Eintracht Trier 1993-94 Eintracht Trier 1994-95 1. FC Kaiserslautern II

Season Club 1995-96 SV Elversberg 1996-97 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 1997-98 SV Elversberg 1998-99 FK Pirmasens 1999–2000 Borussia Neunkirchen 2000-01 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 2001-02 Borussia Neunkirchen 2002-03 1. FSV Mainz 05 II 2003-04 TuS Koblenz 2004-05 Borussia Neunkirchen 2005-06 FK Pirmasens 2006-07 FSV Oggersheim 2007-08 1. FSV Mainz 05 II 2008-09 1. FC Saarbrücken 2009-10 FC 08 Homburg 2010-11 SC Idar-Oberstein 2011-12

Source:"Oberliga SW". Das deutsche Fussball-Archiv. http://www.f-archiv.de/. Retrieved 2008-03-07. 

References

1. ^ DFB-Bundestag beschließt Reform der Spielklassen (German) DFB website, published: 22 October 2010, accessed: 16 July 2011

Sources

• Deutschlands Fußball in Zahlen, (German) An annual publication with tables and results from the Bundesliga to Verbandsliga/Landesliga, publisher: DSFS
• Kicker Almanach, (German) The yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga, since 1937, published by the Kicker Sports Magazine
• Süddeutschlands Fussballgeschichte in Tabellenform 1897-1988 (German) History of Southern German football in tables, publisher & author: Ludolf Hyll
• Die Deutsche Liga-Chronik 1945-2005 (German) History of German football from 1945 to 2005 in tables, publisher: DSFS, published: 2006

External links

• (German) Das deutsche Fussball Archiv Historic German league tables
• (German) Weltfussball.de Round-by-round results and tables of the Oberliga Südwest from 1994 onwards
• (German) The Southwest Football Association (SWFV)