Verbandsliga Baden


The Verbandsliga Baden is a German amateur football division administered by the Badenese Football Association, one of the 21 German state football associations. Being the top flight of the Baden state association, the Verbandsliga is currently a level 6 division of the German football league system.

Overview

The league was formed as Amateurliga Nordbaden in 1945 in the northern half of the then state of Baden, which is now the western half of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It was a feeder league to the Oberliga Süd and therefore the second tier of the football league system in the south of Germany until the interception of the 2nd Oberliga Süd in 1950. From 1950 until the establishment of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg in 1978, it was the third tier of the football league system.
The winner of the Amateurliga Nordbaden was not automatically promoted but rather had to take part in a promotion play-off to its league above. Usually, the champion had to compete with the winners of the Amateurligas Südbaden, Württemberg and Schwarzwald-Bodensee.
The separation of North Baden and South Baden results from the outcome of World War II when the state was split into two separate occupation zones. The north was in the US zone and the south in the French zone. The official names for the two FA's reflect the separation of South Baden from the original association, with North Baden just simply calling itself Baden FA.
The league was established in 1945 with ten teams, the winner gaining promotion to the Oberliga Süd. The founder members were:
The league was split into a northern and a southern group from 1946 to 1948.
With the introduction of the Bundesliga in 1963 the Amateurliga was placed below the new Regionalliga Süd but still retained its third-tier status.
It continued to do so after the introduction of the 2nd Bundesliga Süd in 1974.
The longest continuous member of the league was the SV Sandhausen which gained promotion to it in 1957 and spent 21 seasons in it until its admittance to the new Oberliga in 1978. The VfR Pforzheim spent a record of 28 out of 33 possible seasons in the league.
At the same time as the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg was introduced in 1978, the Amateurliga Nordbaden was renamed Verbandsliga Nordbaden. The top five teams out of the Amateurliga went to the new Oberliga while the rest of the teams found themselves in the Verbandsliga. The league was now set at tier four of the league system.
The winner of the Verbandsliga gains direct promotion to the Oberliga. The runners-up must play-off against the runners-up of the Verbandsliga Südbaden. The winner of this play-off has to face the runners-up of the Verbandsliga Württemberg for the final Oberliga spot. In 1981 no extra spot and in 1994 three extra spots were available due to league format changes.
Feeder leagues to the Verbandsliga Baden:
The term "Verbandsliga" translates as "Football Association League". There are 21 football associations within the German Football Association, North Baden being one of them.

League champions

The league champions of the league:
SeasonClub
1945–46VfL Neckarau
1946–47VfB Mühlburg
ASV Feudenheim
1947–48TSG Rohrbach
VfR Pforzheim
1948–491. FC Pforzheim
1949–50VfL Neckarau
1950–51ASV Feudenheim
1951–52Karlsruher FV
1952–53FV Daxlanden
1953–54Amicitia Viernheim
1954–55Amicitia Viernheim
1955–56Amicitia Viernheim
1956–57Amicitia Viernheim
1957–58VfL Neckarau
1958–59VfR Pforzheim
1959–60Phönix Mannheim
1960–61SV Sandhausen
1961–62VfL Neckarau
1962–63FV 09 Weinheim
1963–64SV Schwetzingen
1964–65Karlsruher SC II
1965–66Germania Forst
1966–67ASV Feudenheim
1967–68VfL Neckarau
1968–69Germania Forst

SeasonClub
1969–70FV 09 Weinheim
1970–71Waldhof Mannheim
1971–72Waldhof Mannheim
1972–73VfR Mannheim
1973–74Karlsruher FV
1974–75VfB Eppingen
1975–76VfR Mannheim
1976–77SV Neckargerach
1977–78FV 09 Weinheim
1978–79VfB Eppingen
1979–80SV Neckargerach
1980–81FV Lauda
1981–82SV Neckargerach
1982–83Karlsruher SC II
1983–84SGK Heidelberg
1984–851. FC Pforzheim
1985–86SV Schwetzingen
1986–87Amicitia Viernheim
1987–88VfL Neckarau
1988–89Karlsruher SC II
1989–90VfB Eppingen
1990–91VfB Leimen
1991–92VfR Pforzheim
1992–93ASV Durlach
1993–94Karlsruher SC II

SeasonClub
1994–95FC Bammenthal
1995–96SG Oftersheim
1996–97FV Lauda
1997–98SGK Heidelberg
1998–99TSG 62 Weinheim
1999–2000TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
2000–01TSG 62 Weinheim
2001–02FC Nöttingen
2002–03TSG 62 Weinheim
2003–04VfR Mannheim
2004–05ASV Durlach
2005–061. FC Pforzheim
2006–07FC Astoria Walldorf
2007–08ASV Durlach
2008–09SV Spielberg
2009–10SpVgg Neckarelz
2010–11SV Spielberg
2011–12TSV Grunbach
2012–131. FC Bruchsal
2013–14SV Kickers Pforzheim
2014–15SV Sandhausen II
2015–16FC Astoria Walldorf II
2016–17TSG Weinheim
2017–18FC Germania Friedrichstal
2018–19VfB Gartenstadt

Since the 1978–79 seasons the runners–up have the opportunity to play–off for promotion. The following runners–up have succeeded in the promotion round:
The complete list of clubs in the league and their league placings since 1994.
ClubS9596979899000102030405060708091011121314151617181920
TSG Hoffenheim493211135574227111111169815439x
TSG Hoffenheim II2221086852157910934610x
FC Astoria Walldorf66348518428721811111113x
FC Nöttingen5111212618118914115926431521954x
SV Spielberg1656873912126934761151141516116101418x
1. CfR Pforzheim 55712472581311x
FC Germania Friedrichstal22101372487312175116x
VfB Gartenstadt281x
SV Sandhausen II6151412511011162x
Fortuna Heddesheim3223x
ATSV Mutschelbach14x
FC Astoria Walldorf II81154623115175x
1. FC Bruchsal891011768446x
Olympia Kirrlach297x
VfB Eppingen21961314101514958x
VfR Mannheim 37827141038911210151616422315173339x
FC Zuzenhausen1283537109141081010x
TSG Weinheim 219610751151161186324251625115211811x
TSV 1887 Wieblingen112x
SpVgg Durlach-Aue613796613x
TuS Bilfingen3101214
SV Schwetzingen3041141243441513116883268711715
FC 07 Heidelsheim979331110131416
FV Lauda21231124251061313178148121551417
SGK Heidelberg283213183158781171210513910911121118
FV Fortuna Kirchfeld0+x
SpVgg Neckarelz91714941431912171813x
FC Español Karlsruhe114
ASV Durlach2014121527673411116611414185136715
VfR Gommersdorf415151316x
TSV Reichenbach209691684101213
Amicitia Viernheim616151614212911134415
TSV Strümpfelbrunn116
FC Spöck56391114
TSV Höpfingen3151215
SV Kickers Pforzheim211816
Waldhof Mannheim II 42197281022610512711813x
SpVgg Neckarelz II21215
TSV Grunbach 711132
TSV Buchen21614
DJK/FC Ziegelhausen/Peterstal115
1. FC Birkenfeld41117616
FC Mosbach613
1. FC Pforzheim51183253723121941163106
TV Hardheim11144151181059111510
FC Germania Forst1111105131314
FC Rot45121115
SpVgg Oberhausen753224814
SV Schollbrunn415141417
FC Neureut14789107131216
TSV Viernheim 614129101516121013
FC Viktoria Bammental101101116551110115714
VfB Leimen15114368435921215
SV Schefflenz116
SV Seckenheim2615
SpVgg Ketsch3101516
VfR Ittersbach651013111613
Viktoria Wertheim14121614
SV Sinsheim1598971215
SV Laudenbach116
SpVgg Heidelsheim114
FC Oestringen713
SG Dielheim10813141414
SG Oftersheim1171161316
VfR Grötzingen68121117
FV 09 Weinheim 27105618
Spfr. Dossenheim115
Alemannia Wilferdingen31313
Fvgg Weingarten715
Karlsruher FV314
VfR Ussingheim115

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