NOFV-Oberliga Mitte
Encyclopedia
| NOFV-Oberliga Mitte |
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| Founded |
| 1991 |
| Disbanded |
| 1994 |
| Nation |
 Germany |
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| States |
 Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union... |
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| Promotion To |
| 2. Bundesliga 2. Fußball-Bundesliga - Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20... |
| Relegation To |
| Verbandsliga Sachsen-Anhalt Verbandsliga Sachsen-Anhalt The Verbandsliga Sachsen-Anhalt is the sixth tier of the German football league system and the highest league in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt,... |
| Verbandsliga Brandenburg Verbandsliga Brandenburg The Brandenburg-Liga is the highest league for football teams exclusively in the German state of Brandenburg. Since the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008, it is the sixth tier of the German football league system... |
| Verbandsliga Berlin Verbandsliga Berlin The Berlin-Liga is the highest league for football teams exclusively in the German capital. Since German reunification in 1990, it is the highest level of domestic football in Berlin, replacing the Oberliga Berlin in this position... |
| Number of Seasons |
| 3 |
| Replaced by |
| NOFV-Oberliga Nord NOFV-Oberliga Nord The NOFV-Oberliga Nord is the fifth tier of the German football league system in the northern states of former East Germany and West-Berlin. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008, it was the fourth tier of the league system. It covers the German states of Berlin, Brandenburg and... |
| NOFV-Oberliga Süd NOFV-Oberliga Süd The NOFV-Oberliga Süd is the fifth tier of the German football league system in the southern states of former East Germany. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the fourth tier of the league system. It covers the German states of Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia and Saxony... |
| Level on Pyramid |
| Level 3 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 1993–94 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin 1. FC Union Berlin 1. FC Union Berlin is a German association football club based in Berlin. It is one of two sides in the city bearing the name Union that emerged during the Cold War and played in East Germany, while the other played in the west. The club currently plays in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga.-Foundation to... |
The NOFV-Oberliga Mitte was the third 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...
in the central states of former East Germany and West-Berlin. The league existed from 1991 to 1994. It covered the German states of Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Brandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
and Sachsen-Anhalt.
Overview
The NOFV-Oberliga Mitte was formed in 1991 when, along with the political reunion of GermanyGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, the former East German football league system was integrated into the German one.
The abbreviation NOFV stands for Nord-Ostdeutscher Fußballverband, meaning North East German Football Association.
Along with this league, two other NOFV-Oberligas were formed, the NOFV-Oberliga Nord
NOFV-Oberliga Nord
The NOFV-Oberliga Nord is the fifth tier of the German football league system in the northern states of former East Germany and West-Berlin. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008, it was the fourth tier of the league system. It covers the German states of Berlin, Brandenburg and...
and the NOFV-Oberliga Süd
NOFV-Oberliga Süd
The NOFV-Oberliga Süd is the fifth tier of the German football league system in the southern states of former East Germany. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the fourth tier of the league system. It covers the German states of Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia and Saxony...
. Unlike the other two leagues who had 18 clubs, the Mitte-division started out with 20 clubs.
The league was formed from clubs from six different leagues: Two clubs from the Oberliga Nordost, the former DDR-Oberliga
DDR-Oberliga
The DDR-Oberliga was, prior to German reunification in 1990, the elite level of football competition in the DDR , being roughly equivalent to the Oberliga or Bundesliga in West Germany.-Overview:Following World...
, six clubs from the NOFV-Liga A and B, the former East German second division, one club from the Bezirksliga East-Berlin, one of the regional leagues of the old East German third league level, one from the Verbandsliga Brandenburg, a new league, and ten clubs from the Amateur-Oberliga Berlin
Oberliga Berlin
The Amateur-Oberliga Berlin was the second tier of the German football league system in the city of West-Berlin in Germany from 1947 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963, operating under the name of Amateurliga Berlin. After 1963, it was the third tier until 1991, when the league was...
, the West-German third division for the city of Berlin. The league accommodated therefore a wide mix of clubs from the east and west of Germany. It was also the first time since 1950 that clubs from East- and West-Berlin played in the same league.
The league became one of the then ten Oberligas
Oberliga (football)
The Oberliga is currently the name of the fifth tier of the German football leagues. Before the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the fourth tier...
in the united Germany, the third tier of league football. Its champion was however not directly promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga but had to take part in a promotion play-off
Promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga (Football)
The Promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga was an end-of-season competition, held annually to determined the clubs that were promoted from the Amateurligas, later the Amateur Oberligas to the 2nd Bundesligas...
. The 1. FC Union Berlin, the only team ever to win the league, failed in all three attempts to win promotion.
For the duration of the league the leagues below it were:
- Verbandsliga Berlin
- Verbandsliga Brandenburg
- Verbandsliga Sachsen-AnhaltVerbandsliga Sachsen-AnhaltThe Verbandsliga Sachsen-Anhalt is the sixth tier of the German football league system and the highest league in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt,...
In the 1992–93, Hertha BSC II, playing in the NOFV-Oberliga Mitte, became the first third division club and the only Oberliga club so far to reach the DFB-Pokal
DFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
final, losing to Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0.
In 1994, the German football league system saw some mayor changes. The four Regionalligas were introduced as an intermitand level between 2nd Bundesliga and Oberligas, relegating the Oberligas to fourth tier from now on. In the east of Germany, the Regionalliga Nordost
Regionalliga Nordost
The Regionalliga Nordost was the third tier of the German football league system in the states of former East Germany and West-Berlin from 1994 to 2000. As such, it was almost identical in territorial cover to the old DDR-Oberliga....
was formed, a league covering the area of former East Germany and West-Berlin. Six clubs from the NOFV-Oberliga Mitte were admitted to the new league:
- 1. FC Union Berlin1. FC Union Berlin1. FC Union Berlin is a German association football club based in Berlin. It is one of two sides in the city bearing the name Union that emerged during the Cold War and played in East Germany, while the other played in the west. The club currently plays in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga.-Foundation to...
- FC Energie Cottbus
- Türkiyemspor BerlinTürkiyemspor BerlinTürkiyemspor Berlin is German association football club from Berlin. The club began in 1978 as a loose association of young footballers playing recreationally as Kreuzberg Gençler Birliği , named after the Berlin district of Kreuzberg...
- Lok Altmark StendalLok Stendal1. FC Lok Stendal is a German association football club that plays in Stendal, Saxony-Anhalt.- History :Founded in 1909, FC Viktoria Stendal was dissolved in the aftermath of World War II and re-established in Soviet-occupied East Germany in 1945 as SG Stendal-Nord. The club underwent a number of...
- Hertha BSC II
- Hertha ZehlendorfHertha ZehlendorfThe Hertha Zehlendorf is a German association football club from the suburb of Zehlendorf, Berlin.The club, one of the largest football clubs in the country, has a strong youth department which has developed a number of international players, not just for Germany and having won two national youth...
The NOFV-Oberliga Mitte however was disbanded and its clubs, apart from the ones that went to the Regionalliga, were spread between the two remaining Oberligas in the east. Five of its clubs went to the NOFV-Oberliga Nord, four to the Süd-division. The last placed team, Frohnauer SC, was relegated to the Verbandsliga Berlin.
League champions
| Season | Club |
|---|---|
| 1991-92 | 1. FC Union Berlin 1. FC Union Berlin 1. FC Union Berlin is a German association football club based in Berlin. It is one of two sides in the city bearing the name Union that emerged during the Cold War and played in East Germany, while the other played in the west. The club currently plays in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga.-Foundation to... |
| 1992-93 | 1. FC Union Berlin |
| 1993-94 | 1. FC Union Berlin |
Placings and all-time table of the league
| Club | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | Games | GF | GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. FC Union Berlin 1. FC Union Berlin 1. FC Union Berlin is a German association football club based in Berlin. It is one of two sides in the city bearing the name Union that emerged during the Cold War and played in East Germany, while the other played in the west. The club currently plays in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga.-Foundation to... |
1 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 307 | 55 | 177 |
| FC Energie Cottbus | 3 | 3 | 2 | 100 | 256 | 139 | 139 |
| Türkiyemspor Berlin Türkiyemspor Berlin Türkiyemspor Berlin is German association football club from Berlin. The club began in 1978 as a loose association of young footballers playing recreationally as Kreuzberg Gençler Birliği , named after the Berlin district of Kreuzberg... |
6 | 4 | 3 | 100 | 185 | 106 | 130 |
| Lok Altmark Stendal | 4 | 7 | 4 | 100 | 177 | 119 | 129 |
| Hertha BSC II | 5 | 6 | 5 | 100 | 208 | 113 | 126 |
| 1. FC Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg is a German association football club playing in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt.-History:Football has been played in Magdeburg since the end of the 19th century. On 15 June 1896 SV Victoria 96 Magdeburg was founded, a club that had its best days before World War II, when it participated... |
2 | 8 | 7 | 100 | 210 | 147 | 126 |
| Hertha Zehlendorf Hertha Zehlendorf The Hertha Zehlendorf is a German association football club from the suburb of Zehlendorf, Berlin.The club, one of the largest football clubs in the country, has a strong youth department which has developed a number of international players, not just for Germany and having won two national youth... |
10 | 5 | 6 | 100 | 182 | 142 | 117 |
| VfB Lichterfelde Lichterfelder FC Lichterfelder FC is a German association football club from the Berlin district of Lichterfelde. The club has approximately 1,300 members and includes the country's largest youth department.-History:... |
9 | 12 | 8 | 100 | 156 | 145 | 98 |
| Anhalt Dessau | 7 | 14 | 12 | 100 | 134 | 164 | 91 |
| SCC Berlin | 14 | 10 | 10 | 100 | 118 | 165 | 84 |
| Türkspor Berlin | 12 | 9 | 14 | 100 | 145 | 235 | 80 |
| Hallescher FC Hallescher FC Hallescher FC is a German association football club based in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt.-History:The club's roots are in the 1946 formation of SG Glaucha in Soviet-occupied East Germany around the core of Hallescher Fußball-Club Wacker which was founded in 1900... |
♦ | 2 | 9 | 62 | 132 | 83 | 78 |
| FSV Glückauf Brieske-Senftenberg FSV Glückauf Brieske-Senftenberg FSV Glückauf Brieske-Senftenberg is a German football club from Senftenberg in Brandenburg, currently playing in the Landesliga Brandenburg-Süd .- History :FSV Glückauf Brieske-Senftenberg was founded on 19 January 1919 under the name FV Grube Marga... |
11 | 13 | 13 | 100 | 118 | 184 | 78 |
| SV Thale 04 | 8 | 17 | 70 | 65 | 111 | 56 | |
| Einheit Wernigerode | 11 | 11 | 62 | 86 | 118 | 50 | |
| Marathon 02 Berlin | 13 | 16 | 70 | 82 | 150 | 47 | |
| FSV Velten | 15 | N | N | 38 | 51 | 77 | 30 |
| Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin II | 16 | 38 | 43 | 57 | 27 | ||
| SC Gatow | 17 | 38 | 43 | 72 | 26 | ||
| FV Wannsee | 18 | 38 | 41 | 75 | 24 | ||
| 1. FC Lübars | 15 | 32 | 42 | 64 | 23 | ||
| BSV Spindlersfeld | 19 | 38 | 43 | 86 | 17 | ||
| SV Merseburg 99 | S | 15 | 30 | 31 | 78 | 17 | |
| SV Lichtenberg 47 | 20 | 38 | 30 | 115 | 11 | ||
| Frohnauer SC | 16 | 30 | 17 | 81 | 7 |
- ♦ denotes club played in the 2nd Bundesliga.
- N denotes club played in the NOFV-Oberliga Nord.
- S denotes club played in the NOFV-Oberliga Süd.
- Two points for a win.
Founding members of the league
The founding members of the league in1991 were:From the Oberliga Nordost:
- 1. FC Magdeburg1. FC Magdeburg1. FC Magdeburg is a German association football club playing in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt.-History:Football has been played in Magdeburg since the end of the 19th century. On 15 June 1896 SV Victoria 96 Magdeburg was founded, a club that had its best days before World War II, when it participated...
- FC Energie Cottbus
From the NOFV-Liga Staffel A:
- 1. FC Union Berlin1. FC Union Berlin1. FC Union Berlin is a German association football club based in Berlin. It is one of two sides in the city bearing the name Union that emerged during the Cold War and played in East Germany, while the other played in the west. The club currently plays in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga.-Foundation to...
- 1. FC Lok Stendal
- FSV Glückauf Brieske-SenftenbergFSV Glückauf Brieske-SenftenbergFSV Glückauf Brieske-Senftenberg is a German football club from Senftenberg in Brandenburg, currently playing in the Landesliga Brandenburg-Süd .- History :FSV Glückauf Brieske-Senftenberg was founded on 19 January 1919 under the name FV Grube Marga...
- Rotation Berlin, became BSV Spindlersfeld, joined BSC Marzahn in 1995
From the NOFV-Liga Staffel B:
- Stahl Thale, became SV Thale 04, then Stahl Thale again
- Anhalt Dessau, now defunct
From the Verbandsliga Brandenburg:
- FSV Velten, now defunct
From the Bezirksliga Berlin (East):
- EAB Lichtenberg 47SV LichtenbergSV Lichtenberg 47 is a German association football club from Berlin. The footballers are part of a larger sports club that currently has over 900 members in departments for bowling, boxing, fitness and aerobics, gymnastics, line dancing, table tennis, and volleyball.- History :The club was...
, now SV Lichtenberg 47
From the Amateur-Oberliga Berlin:
- Hertha BSC II
- Türkiyemspor BerlinTürkiyemspor BerlinTürkiyemspor Berlin is German association football club from Berlin. The club began in 1978 as a loose association of young footballers playing recreationally as Kreuzberg Gençler Birliği , named after the Berlin district of Kreuzberg...
- VfB LichterfeldeLichterfelder FCLichterfelder FC is a German association football club from the Berlin district of Lichterfelde. The club has approximately 1,300 members and includes the country's largest youth department.-History:...
, now Lichterfelder FC - Hertha ZehlendorfHertha ZehlendorfThe Hertha Zehlendorf is a German association football club from the suburb of Zehlendorf, Berlin.The club, one of the largest football clubs in the country, has a strong youth department which has developed a number of international players, not just for Germany and having won two national youth...
- Türkspor Berlin
- Marathon 02 Berlin
- SCC Berlin
- Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin II
- SC Gatow
- FV Wannsee
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...
- Die Deutsche Liga-Chronik 1945-2005 History of German football from 1945 to 2005 in tables, publisher: DSFS, published: 2006