Verbandsliga Südwest
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| Verbandsliga Südwest |
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| Founded |
| 1952 |
| Nation |
 Germany |
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| State |
 Rheinland-Pfalz |
| Region |
| Rheinhessen-Pfalz |
| Promotion To |
| Oberliga Südwest |
| Relegation To |
| Landesliga Südwest-Ost |
| Landesliga Südwest-West |
| Number of Teams |
| 16 |
| Level on Pyramid |
| Level 6 |
| Domestic Cups |
| Südwest Pokal |
| Current Champions 2007-08 |
| SV Niederauerbach |
The Verbandsliga Südwest 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.
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[edit] Overview
The Amateurliga Südwest was formed in 1952 in the southern half of the state of Rheinland-Pfalz. Before its interception, three separate leagues operated in the area as the highest level of play. The league was a feeder league to the 2nd Oberliga Südwest. From 1952 until the establishment of the Oberliga Südwest in 1978, it was the third tier of the football league system.
The winner of the Amateurliga Südwest was not automatically promoted to its superior league but rather had to take part in a promotion play-off. The champion would have to compete with the winners of the Amateurligen Saarland and Rheinland.
Until 1933, the region covered by the Südwest FA was politically part of two other German states. The south, the Pfalz region, was part of Bavaria and the north, the Rheinhessen region, was part of Hessen. This explains the seemingly odd fact that there are two clubs in the Südwest region named "Bavaria", FC Bavaria Wörth and FC Bavaria Ebernburg. From 1933 to 1945, most of the region was part of the Gau Saar-Palatinate. After the war, these regions were incorporated into the new state of Rheinland-Pfalz. The separation of this areas from their original states results from the outcome of the 2nd World War when they became part of the in French occupation zone, while Hessen and Bavaria where in the US zone.
The league was established in 1952 with sixteen teams, the winner gaining promotion to the 2nd Oberliga Südwest. The founder members were:
- BSC Oppau
- VfR Friesenheim
- FSV Schifferstadt
- Phönix Bellheim
- SV Alsenborn
- TuS Hochspeyer
- SpVgg Idar
- Palatia Böhl
- SC Oberstein 08
- SC West-Kaiserslautern
- SpVgg Ingelheim
- SV Gonsenheim
- Fontania Finthen
- FC Sobernheim
- SG Waldfischbach
- SV Mundenheim
With the introduction of the Bundesliga in 1963 the Amateurliga was placed below the new Regionalliga Südwest but still retained its third-tier status. It continued to do so after the introduction of the 2nd Bundesliga Süd in 1974.
The 1. FC Kaiserslautern II holds the record for years in the Amateurliga, having spent 21 continuous seasons in it from 1957 to 1978.
The Amateurliga Südwest was renamed in 1978, now becoming the Verbandsliga Südwest. At the same time as this, the Oberliga Südwest was reformed, now as the third tier of the league system. The top five teams out of the Amateurliga went to the new Oberliga while the teams from place 6 to 16 found themselves in the Verbandsliga.The bottom four teams were relegated. The new Verbandsliga was now the fourth tier of the league system.
The winner of the Verbandsliga Südwest, like the winners of the Verbandsligen Saarland and Rheinland gains direct promotion to the Oberliga Südwest. The runners-up will only get a chance for promotion when there is additional spots to fill in the Oberliga, like 1994 when the Regionalligen were introduced and Hassia Bingen was promoted.
There is room for misunderstanding in the existence of an Oberliga and a Verbandsliga Südwest. While the Oberliga covers the two states of Saarland and Rheinland-Pfalz, the Verbandsliga covers only the southern half of Rheinland-Pfalz.
Feeder Leagues to the Verbandsliga Südwest
- Landesliga Südwest-Ost
- Landesliga Südwest-West
[edit] Winners of the Amateurliga/Verbandsliga Südwest
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Source:Verbandsliga Südwest. Das deutsche Fussball-Archiv. Retrieved on 2008-03-19.
- bold denotes club gained promotion.
- In 1960, the FSV Schifferstadt was promoted as runners-up since Kaiserslautern's reserve team was ineligible for promotion. For the same reason, FV Speyer was promoted in 1968.
- In 1994, the runner-up Hassia Bingen was also promoted.
[edit] Teams in the Verbandsliga Südwest
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German Verbandsliga Südwest (V) Football Clubs (2007-08)
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