Oberliga Hamburg
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Oberliga Hamburg
Founded
1945
Nation
States
Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

Promotion To
Regionalliga Nord
Regionalliga Nord
The Regionalliga Nord is currently the fourth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008 it was the third tier. It currently is the highest regional league for the northern and eastern part of Germany. It covers ten of the sixteen states of Germany...

Relegation To
Landesliga Hamburg-Hammonia
Landesliga Hamburg-Hammonia
The Landesliga Hamburg-Hammonia is the sixth tier of the German football league system and the second-highest league in the German state of Hamburg, together with the Landesliga Hamburg-Hansa...

Landesliga Hamburg-Hansa
Landesliga Hamburg-Hansa
The Landesliga Hamburg-Hansa is the sixth tier of the German football league system and the second-highest league in the German state of Hamburg, together with the Landesliga Hamburg-Hammonia...

Number of Clubs
18
Level on Pyramid
Level 5
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
FC St. Pauli II


The Oberliga Hamburg, sometimes referred to as Hamburg-Liga, is in the fifth 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...

 and the highest league in the German
Germany
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...

 state
States of Germany
Germany is made up of sixteen which are partly sovereign constituent states of the Federal Republic of Germany. Land literally translates as "country", and constitutionally speaking, they are constituent countries...

 of Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

, incorporating some of its surrounding districts. It is one of eleven 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 German Football.

1945-1963

The league was re-formed in 1945 as Stadtliga Hamburg (English: Hamburg City League) by thirteen clubs, in the newly recreated state of Hamburg which was then part of the British occupation zone
Allied Occupation Zones in Germany
The Allied powers who defeated Nazi Germany in World War II divided the country west of the Oder-Neisse line into four occupation zones for administrative purposes during 1945–49. In the closing weeks of fighting in Europe, US forces had pushed beyond the previously agreed boundaries for the...

 in Germany. The very first league in the Hamburg & Altona area had been inaugurated as early as 1895.

In its first two seasons, the league was actually the first tier of the German league system for Hamburg, holding clubs like the Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...

 and FC St. Pauli
FC St. Pauli
Fußball-Club St. Pauli is a German sports club based in the St. Pauli quarter of Hamburg. The football section is part of a larger club that also has Rugby Fußball-Club St. Pauli is a German sports club based in the St. Pauli quarter of Hamburg. The football section is part of a larger club that...

 in its ranks.

From 1947, the Hamburgliga was a feeder league to the Oberliga Nord
Oberliga Nord (1947-63)
The Oberliga Nord was the highest level of the German football league system in the north of Germany from 1947 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. It covered the states of Lower Saxony, Bremen, Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein.-Overview:...

 which its champion had the option of promotion to. Promotion had to be archived through a play-off with teams from the Amateurligen of Niedersachsen, Bremen and Schleswig-Holstein. As such, the league was now the second tier of the northern German league system. The league was renamed Verbandsliga Hamburg (English:Hamburg FA League), and split into two groups of ten teams, the Alsterstaffel and Elbestaffel, named after the two main rivers in Hamburg. The top four clubs of the 1946-47 season left the league for the new Oberliga Nord, those clubs being the Hamburger SV, FC St. Pauli, Concordia Hamburg and Victoria Hamburg. Traditionally, the league also accommodated clubs from neighboring Niedersachsen and Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...

 (which it still does today), like Lüneburger SK
Lüneburger SK
Lüneburger Sport-Klub von 1901 e. V. was one of the oldest and most successful football clubs from the Lüneburg area.-History:The club was established on 1 April 1901 as Lüneburger Fußball-Club. Its name was changed to Lüneburger Sport-Klub in 1912...

 and VfL Stade.

The two divisions were increased in strength to twelve clubs each in 1949. The year after, the league was reunited in one single division with sixteen clubs. It received the new name of Amateurliga Hamburg. The league operated on a strength of sixteen for most of the coming seasons.

1963-1974

In 1963, with the introduction of the Bundesliga, the disbanding of the Oberliga Nord and the formation of the Regionalliga Nord
Regionalliga Nord (1963-74)
The Regionalliga Nord was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the north of Germany from 1963 until the formation of the 2nd Bundesliga in 1974...

, the league fell to tier three and was again renamed, now Landesliga Hamburg (English:Hamburg State League), but remained unchanged otherwise, with sixteen clubs as its strength. The champion of Hamburg continued to have to play-off for promotion, now to the Regionalliga, with the same opposition as before.

From 1970, the number of leagues below the Hamburgliga was reduced from three to two, resulting in the Hammonia-Staffel and Hansa-Staffel which still exist today, first at the name of Verbandsliga, then, from 1978, as Landesliga.

1974-1994

After the 1973-74 season, the Regionalliga Nord was disbanded in favor of the 2nd Bundesliga Nord
2nd Bundesliga Nord (1974-81)
The 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Nord was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the north of Germany from 1974 until the formation of the single-division 2. Fußball-Bundesliga in 1981...

. The new Oberliga Nord
Oberliga Nord
The Oberliga Nord was the fourth tier of the German football league system in the north of Germany. It covered the states of Niedersachsen, Bremen, Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein...

 was now introduced in northern Germany, as the third tier of the league system, below the 2nd Bundesliga. This meant for the Landesliga a slip to tier four. The top two teams of the league were however promoted to the new Oberliga. The system for promotion from the league remained mostly unchanged with an ongoing play-off system that saw the top two teams from Hamburg qualified for it.

In 1978, the league went through another name change, this time reverting to Verbandsliga Hamburg.

1994-2008

In 1994, the Regionalliga Nord
Regionalliga Nord
The Regionalliga Nord is currently the fourth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008 it was the third tier. It currently is the highest regional league for the northern and eastern part of Germany. It covers ten of the sixteen states of Germany...

 was re-established, now as the third tier of the league system. The Oberliga Nord was in turn replaced by two parallel Oberligen
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...

, Niedersachsen/Bremen
Oberliga Niedersachsen/Bremen
The Oberliga Niedersachsen/Bremen was the fourth tier of the German football league system in the north of Germany, existing from 1994 to 2004. It covered the states of Lower Saxony and Bremen...

 and Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein
Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein
The Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein was the fourth tier of the German football league system in the north of Germany, existing from 1994 to 2004. It covered the states of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein...

. For the Verbandsliga Hamburg, this meant a further slip, now to tier five, but also, for the first time in its history, direct promotion for the league champion. Along with its champion being promoted to the new Regionalliga, the league also saw the clubs placed two to eight elevated to the Oberliga.

The 1999-2000 season saw another league system change with the reduction of numbers of Regionalligen, this however had only one effect on the Verbandsliga, no promotion was available this year.

In 2004, it was decided to restore the Oberliga Nord in favor of the two separate Oberligen.

The 2006-07 league winner, SC Victoria Hamburg
SC Victoria Hamburg
SC Victoria Hamburg is a German association football club from the city of Hamburg. The football team is part of a larger sports club that has departments for badminton, handball, hockey, athletics, tennis, table tennis , gymnastics, baseball , and softball .-History:The club was founded 5 May 1895...

, did not apply for an Oberliga licence and was not promoted.

2008 onwards

At the end of the 2007-08 season, the new 3rd 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...

 was established and the Oberliga Nord disbanded, again. The four northern German states were then the only region without an Oberliga and the five Verbandsligen sit right below the Regionalliga Nord, parallel to the two NOFV-Oberligas. At the end of this season, the five winners of the northern Verbandsligas played with the sixth placed team from the Oberliga Nord for one last spot in the Regionalliga. In the future seasons, promotion for the Hamburg champion will only be available through a set of play-off matches with the league winners from Bremen and Schleswig-Holstein. These three teams will compete for one promotion spot to the Regionalliga.

The Verbandsliga Hamburg will however maintain its status as a tier five league, but now under the name of Oberliga Hamburg, reflecting the fact that its on the same level as the 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...

. Breaking with a long tradition, the league now operates with eighteen clubs, not sixteen which it had throughout most of its history.

Position of the Hamburgliga in the league system

Years Tier Promotion to
1945-47 I Independent league
1947-63 II Oberliga Nord
Oberliga Nord (1947-63)
The Oberliga Nord was the highest level of the German football league system in the north of Germany from 1947 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. It covered the states of Lower Saxony, Bremen, Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein.-Overview:...

1963-74 III Regionalliga Nord
Regionalliga Nord (1963-74)
The Regionalliga Nord was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the north of Germany from 1963 until the formation of the 2nd Bundesliga in 1974...

1974-94 IV Oberliga Nord
Oberliga Nord
The Oberliga Nord was the fourth tier of the German football league system in the north of Germany. It covered the states of Niedersachsen, Bremen, Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein...

1994-2004 V Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein
Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein
The Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein was the fourth tier of the German football league system in the north of Germany, existing from 1994 to 2004. It covered the states of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein...

2004-08 V Oberliga Nord
2008- V Regionalliga Nord
Regionalliga Nord
The Regionalliga Nord is currently the fourth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008 it was the third tier. It currently is the highest regional league for the northern and eastern part of Germany. It covers ten of the sixteen states of Germany...


Source:

Founding Members of the Stadtliga Hamburg

The league was formed in 1945 from thirteen clubs from Hamburg, these being:
  • Hamburger SV
    Hamburger SV
    Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...

  • FC St. Pauli
    FC St. Pauli
    Fußball-Club St. Pauli is a German sports club based in the St. Pauli quarter of Hamburg. The football section is part of a larger club that also has Rugby Fußball-Club St. Pauli is a German sports club based in the St. Pauli quarter of Hamburg. The football section is part of a larger club that...

  • FC Altona 93
    Altonaer FC Hamburg
    Altonaer FC von 1893 is a German association football club based in the Altona district of the city of Hamburg. The football team is a department of a larger sports club which also offers handball, karate, table tennis and volleyball.-History:...

  • SpVgg Blankenese
  • Union 03 Altona
  • SC Concordia Hamburg
    SC Concordia Hamburg
    The SC Concordia is a German association football club from the suburb of Wandsbek in the city of Hamburg.-Early years:The club was formed in 1907 as SC Concordia Wandsbeck by a small group of seven enthusiastic cycle polo players, with football being only the second sport of the new association...

  • Eimsbütteler TV
    Eimsbütteler TV
    Eimsbütteler Turnverband is a German sports club based in Eimsbüttel, Hamburg. Apart from football, the club also offers a variety of other sports, like basketball, volleyball, and fencing....

  • SC Victoria Hamburg
    SC Victoria Hamburg
    SC Victoria Hamburg is a German association football club from the city of Hamburg. The football team is part of a larger sports club that has departments for badminton, handball, hockey, athletics, tennis, table tennis , gymnastics, baseball , and softball .-History:The club was founded 5 May 1895...

  • Post SV Hamburg
  • Viktoria Wilhelmsburg
  • TuS Finkenwärder (contemporary spelling)
  • SV West-Eimsbüttel
  • FV Wilhelmsburg 09

Source:

League champions

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Season Club
1945-46 Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...

1946-47 FC St. Pauli
FC St. Pauli
Fußball-Club St. Pauli is a German sports club based in the St. Pauli quarter of Hamburg. The football section is part of a larger club that also has Rugby Fußball-Club St. Pauli is a German sports club based in the St. Pauli quarter of Hamburg. The football section is part of a larger club that...

1947-48 Eimsbütteler TV
FC Altona 93
Altonaer FC Hamburg
Altonaer FC von 1893 is a German association football club based in the Altona district of the city of Hamburg. The football team is a department of a larger sports club which also offers handball, karate, table tennis and volleyball.-History:...

1948-49 ASV Bergedorf 85
Harburger TB
1949-50 Post SV Hamburg
FC Altona 93
1950-51 SC Victoria Hamburg
SC Victoria Hamburg
SC Victoria Hamburg is a German association football club from the city of Hamburg. The football team is part of a larger sports club that has departments for badminton, handball, hockey, athletics, tennis, table tennis , gymnastics, baseball , and softball .-History:The club was founded 5 May 1895...

1951-52 Harburger TB
1952-53 SC Victoria Hamburg
1953-54 SC Concordia Hamburg
1954-55 SC Victoria Hamburg
1955-56 SC Concordia Hamburg
1956-57 TSV Uetersen
1957-58 ASV Bergedorf 85
ASV Bergedorf 85
ASV Bergedorf is a German association football club from the borough of Bergedorf in the city state of Hamburg. The footballers are part of a larger sports club that includes departments for Aikido, badminton, dance, gymnastics, handball, Karate, swimming, table tennis, tennis, and...

1958-59 Eimsbütteler TV
1959-60 SC Victoria Hamburg
1960-61 Harburger TB
1961-62 SC Victoria Hamburg
1962-63 HSV Barmbeck-Uhlenhorst
1963-64 VfL Pinneberg
1964-65 SC Sperber Hamburg
1965-66 HSV Barmbeck-Uhlenhorst
Season Club
1966-67 SV St.Georg
FC St. Georg Hamburg
FC St. Georg Hamburg is a German association football club playing in Hamburg. The club was established 3 June 1895 and shares a common origin with FC Hammonia Hamburg: both sides arose out of the students group Seminarvereinigung Frisch-Auf with St. Georg being formed first on the left bank of the...

1967-68 VfL Pinneberg
1968-69 TSV Langenhorn
1969-70 TSV Langenhorn
1970-71 VfL Pinneberg
1971-72 ASV Bergedorf 85
1972-73 VfL Pinneberg
1973-74 SC Victoria Hamburg
1974-75 VfL Pinneberg
1975-76 ASV Bergedorf 85
1976-77 VfL Pinneberg
1977-78 ASV Bergedorf 85
1978-79 VfL Stade
1979-80 Hummelsbüttler SV
1980-81 SV Lurup
SV Lurup
SV Lurup is a German association football club from the city of Hamburg in the federal state of the same name.-History:The club was founded in 1923 as Turn- und Sportverein Lurup in the former town Lurup and later that same year merged with FSV 1920 Schenefeld to form TSV Lurup-Schenefeld in a...

1981-82 Hummelsbüttler SV
1982-83 SV Lurup
1983-84 Hummelsbüttler SV
1984-85 Holstein Quickborn
1985-86 Hamburger SV II
1986-87 Hamburger SV II
1987-88 Meiendorfer SV
1988-89 Hamburger SV II
Season Club
1989-90 VfL Stade
1990-91 VfL 93 Hamburg
1991-92 SV Lurup
1992-93 SC Concordia Hamburg
1993-94 SC Concordia Hamburg
1994-95 SC Victoria Hamburg
1995-96 SC Condor Hamburg
1996-97 Vorwärts/Wacker 04 Billstedt
1997-98 Rasensport Elmshorn
1998-99 TuS Dassendorf
1999-2000 ASV Bergedorf 85
2000-01 SC Concordia Hamburg
2001-02 Meiendorfer SV
2002-03 Harburger TB
2003-04 HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst
2004-05 TSV Sasel
2005-06 VfL 93 Hamburg
2006-07 SC Victoria Hamburg
2007-08 SC Victoria Hamburg
2008-09 SC Victoria Hamburg
2009-10 SC Victoria Hamburg
2010-11 FC St. Pauli II
2011-12

Source:
  • bold denotes club gained promotion.
  • In 1951, the runner-up Lüneburger SK was also promoted.
  • In 1952, the runner-up FC Altona 93 was also promoted.
  • In 1963, the runner-up SC Victoria Hamburg was also promoted.
  • In 1964, fourth-placed Rasensport Harburg gained promotion instead.
  • In 1966, the runner-up SC Sperber Hamburg was also promoted.
  • In 1970, the runner-up SC Sperber Hamburg gained promotion instead.
  • In 1973, the runner-up SC Concordia Hamburg was also promoted.
  • In 1974, the runner-up SC Poppenbüttel was also promoted.
  • In 1984, the runner-up FC Altona 93 was also promoted.
  • In 1987, the runner-up 1. SC Norderstedt gained promotion instead.
  • In 1992, the runner-up VfL 93 Hamburg was also promoted.
  • In 1994, clubs placed second to eighth also gained promotion.
  • In 1995, the runner-up Meiendorfer SV was also promoted.
  • In 1996, the runner-up Rasensport Elmshorn was also promoted.
  • In 1997, the runner-up ASV Bergedorf 85 was also promoted.
  • In 1999, the runner-up Eimsbütteler TV was also promoted.
  • In 2001, the runner-up ASV Bergedorf 85 was also promoted.
  • In 2002, the runner-up FC Altona 93 was also promoted.
  • In 2003, the Harburger TB declined promotion, SC Victoria Hamburg, TSV Sasel and Wedeler TSV were promoted instead.
  • In 2009, the fifth-placed FC St. Pauli II was promoted instead.

Sources

  • Deutschlands Fußball in Zahlen, An annual publication with tables and results from the Bundesliga to Verbandsliga/Landesliga, publisher: DSFS
    Deutscher Sportclub für Fußballstatistiken
    The 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 Magazine
    Kicker (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

External links

Das deutsche Fussball Archiv Historic German league tables The Hamburg football leagues on Fussball.de The Hamburg Football Association (HFV)
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