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| 1974 |
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| Promotion To |
| 2nd Bundesliga |
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| Amateurliga (1974–78) |
| Amateur Oberliga (1978–94) |
| Regionalliga (1994–2008) |
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The Promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga (German: Aufstiegsrunde zur 2.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. It was necessary because there were more third division champions then promotion spots available.
Originally there were fifteen Amateurligas which were reduced to eight Amateur Oberligas in 1978. From 1981 the 2nd Bundesliga was reduced to one single league.
Tier two
Originally, there were two 2nd Bundesligas, the second tier of the German football league systemGerman 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...
, these being:
- 2nd Bundesliga South2nd Bundesliga Süd (1974-81)The 2. Fußball-Bundesliga Süd was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the south of Germany from 1974 until the formation of the single-division 2. Fußball-Bundesliga in 1981...
- 2nd Bundesliga North2nd 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...
In 1981, these were reduced to just one league, the 2nd Bundesliga.
Tier three
In 1975, there were 15 Amateurligas, the third level of German football, these being:Southern Germany
- Amateurliga BayernOberliga BayernThe Fußball-Bayernliga, commonly referred to as the Bayernliga, is the highest football league in the state of Bavaria and the Bavarian Football League System. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German football, the fifth tier of the German football league system...
- Amateurliga Hessen
- Amateurliga NordbadenAmateurliga NordbadenThe Amateurliga Nordbaden was the highest football league in the region of the Nordbaden FA and the third tier of the German football league system from its inception in 1945 to the formation of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and the Verbandsliga Nordbaden below it in 1978.- Overview :The...
- Amateurliga SüdbadenAmateurliga SüdbadenThe Amateurliga Südbaden was the highest football league in the region of the Südbaden FA and the third tier of the German football league system from its inception in 1945 to the formation of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and the Verbandsliga Südbaden below it in 1978.-Overview:The Amateurliga...
- Amateurliga Schwarzwald-BodenseeAmateurliga Schwarzwald-BodenseeThe Amateurliga Schwarzwald-Bodensee was the highest football league in the southern region of the Württemberg FA and the third tier of the German football league system from its inception in 1960 to the formation of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and the Verbandsliga Württemberg below it in 1978.-...
- Amateurliga WürttembergAmateurliga WürttembergThe Amateurliga Württemberg was the highest football league in the region of the Württemberg FA and the third tier of the German football league system from its inception in 1945 until the formation of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and the Verbandsliga Württemberg below it in 1978.- Overview :The...
- Amateurliga SaarlandAmateurliga SaarlandThe Amateurliga Saarland was the highest football league in the state of Saarland and the third tier of the German football league system from 1951, when the clubs from the Saar returned to Germany, till the formation of the Oberliga Südwest and the Verbandsliga Saarland below it in 1978.- Overview...
- Amateurliga SüdwestAmateurliga SüdwestThe Amateurliga Südwest was the highest football league in the region of the Südwest FA and the third tier of the German football league system from its inception in 1952 to the formation of the Oberliga Südwest and the Verbandsliga Südwest below it in 1978....
- Amateurliga RheinlandAmateurliga RheinlandThe Amateurliga Rheinland was the highest football league in the region of the Rheinland FA and the third tier of the German football league system from its inception in 1952 to the formation of the Oberliga Südwest and the Verbandsliga Rheinland below it in 1978.- Overview :The Amateurliga...
In 1978, these were reduced to four Amateur Oberligas, these being:
- Amateur Oberliga Bayern
- Amateur Oberliga Hessen
- Amateur Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
- Amateur Oberliga Südwest
Northern Germany
- Oberliga BerlinOberliga BerlinThe 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...
- Oberliga NordOberliga NordThe 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...
- Amateurliga Niederrhein
- Amateurliga Mittelrhein
- Amateurliga Westfalen 1
- Amateurliga Westfalen 2
In 1978, these were reduced to four Amateur Oberligas, these being:
- Amateur Oberliga Berlin (disbanded in 1991)
- Amateur Oberliga Nord
- Amateur Oberliga Nordrhein
- Amateur Oberliga Westfalen
North-Eastern Germany
The following three Oberligas were formed in 1991, after the German reunion.- NOFV-Oberliga NordNOFV-Oberliga NordThe 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 MitteNOFV-Oberliga MitteThe NOFV-Oberliga Mitte was the third tier of the German football league system in the central states of former East Germany and West-Berlin. The league existed from 1991 to 1994...
- NOFV-Oberliga SüdNOFV-Oberliga SüdThe 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...
2nd Bundesliga South promotion modus
From 1975 till 1978 the champions of the Amateurligas Bayern and Hessen were directly promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga. The winners of the Amateurligas Nordbaden, Südbaden, Schwarzwald-Bodensee and Württemberg played out a third promotion spot. The winners of the Amateurligas Saarland, Südwest and Rheinland played out a fourth spot. Both these rounds were played in a home-and-away round robin.In 1979 and 1980 there was no play-offs as the nine southern Amateurligas had merged to four Oberligas and therefore each champion was promoted directly. This fact was actually the main reason for the merger.
2nd Bundesliga North promotion modus
In 1975 and 1976 the champions of the Amateurligas Niederrhein, Mittelrhein and the second placed team in the Oberliga Nord played out two promotion spots. The champion of the Amateurliga Berlin, the champion of the Oberliga Nord and the winner of the decider of the two Westfalen champions played out another two spots.In 1977 and 1978 the top four teams of the Oberliga Nord, the champions of the Amateurligas Niederrhein, Mittelrhein, Westfalen 1, Westfalen 2 and Berlin played out the four promotion spots in two groups of four. Beforehand, a decider between the 4th placed team from the North and the runners-up of Westfalen reduced the number to eight out of those nine.
In 1979 and 1980 there was no play-offs as the six northern leagues merged to form four Oberligas like in the south. The champions of the Oberligas Nord, Nordrhein and Westfalen were promoted directly, the winner of Oberliga Berlin had to play the runners-up of the Oberliga Nord for the last spot.
2nd Bundesliga promotion modus
From 1982 till 1991 the play-offs were split into a north and a south group.In the southern group the four Oberliga champions of Bayern, Baden-Württemberg, Hessen and Südwest played out two promotion spots. In 1982 this was done in a single round system, afterwards in a home-and-away round robin.
In the northern group the winners of the four Oberligas Berlin, Westfalen, Nordrhein and Nord played out two promotion spots. In 1982 this was done in a single round system, afterwards in a home-and-away round robin. From 1984 the runners-up of the Oberliga Nord was also included in this play-off, taking the number of teams to five.
After the reunification of Germany
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...
the number of teams was extended.
In 1991 there was an additional two groups of four teams from East Germany. The winner of each of those four groups were promoted.
In 1992 there was 13 teams in four groups with the group winner gaining promotion. Qualified to this play-off were the ten Oberliga champions, the runners-up from Oberliga Nord and two teams from 2nd Bundesliga.
In 1993 and 1994 the ten Oberliga champions and the runners-up from Oberliga Nord played in three groups, two times four and one time three, for three promotion spots.
in 1994 the four Regionalliga
Regionalliga (football)
The Fußball-Regionalliga is the fourth tier of football in the German football league system. Until 1974, it was the second tier of the league system before being disbanded. The Regionalliga was then re-introduced as the third tier of the system in 1994...
were introduced as an intermidiate between 2nd Bundesliga and the Oberligas. Oberliga teams were now promoted to the Regionalligas instead.
Modus from 1994
With the introduction of the four Regionalligas in 1994, the system for promotion was somewhat simpler. The champions of the Regionalligas SüdRegionalliga Süd
The Regionalliga Süd 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 southern part of Germany...
and West/Südwest
Regionalliga West/Südwest
The Regionalliga West/Südwest was the third tier of the German football league system in the states of Saarland, Rheinland-Pfalz and Nordrhein-Westfalen from 1994 to 2000.- Overview :...
were always directly promoted. The Regionalligas 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...
and 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....
were considered a single entity for the purpose of promotion, therefore only one of the two winners could get directly promoted. From 1996, the two winners of the league had to play a home-and-away decider. The reason for this was that each of the first two Regionalligas covered areas with a population and playing strength roughly equal to the combined second two. The fourth promotion spot was allocated the following way:
- 1995: To the Nord/Nordost region, therefore both league winners promoted.
- 1996: To the West/Südwest region, runners-up of that region promoted.
- 1997: To the Süd region, runners-up of that region promoted.
- 1998 to 2000: The runners-up of West/Südwest and Süd plus the losing team from the Nord/Nordost area play a group round-robin to determine the fourth promoted team.
With the reduction of the numbers of Regionalligas in 2000 to two, play-offs became unnecessary and two teams from each league were directly promoted.
Modus from 2000
After the changes in the league system in 2000, the reduction of the numbers of Regionalligas from four to two, direct promotion was available to the 2nd Bundesliga once more. The champions and runners-up of the two Regionalligas moved up without having to play a promotion round. In some instances, a promotion spot was held by a reserve team of a Bundesliga or 2nd Bundesliga side, in those cases, the next-best placed first team was promoted instead.In 2008, the 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 as the new third tier, between Regionalligas and 2nd Bundesliga. The top-two teams out of the third division are directly promoted. The third placed club has to play the 16th placed team of the 2nd Bundesliga in a home and away round to determined who receives the last spot in the second division. Reserve sides, which also play in the 3rd Liga, can not earn promotion.
Southern Germany 1975-78
- Directly promoted clubs from Hesse and Bavaria
Season Amateurliga Bayern Amateurliga Hessen 1974-75 Jahn Regensburg Jahn RegensburgSSV Jahn Regensburg is a German association football club based in Regensburg, Bavaria. The team was part of a larger sports club founded in 1889 as Turnerbund Jahn Regensburg which took its name from Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, whose ideas of gymnastics greatly influenced German sport in the 19th...FSV Frankfurt FSV FrankfurtFSV Frankfurt is a German association football club based in the Bornheim district of Frankfurt am Main, Hesse and founded in 1899. The club plays in the shadow of larger and much more successful Eintracht Frankfurt, which has recently returned to 2nd tier football...1975-76 FV Würzburg 04 KSV Baunatal KSV BaunatalKSV Baunatal is a German association football club based in Baunatal, Hesse. The team was founded on 13 April 1964 out of the union of KSV Altenritte and KSV Altenbauna.- History :...1976-77 Kickers Würzburg Kickers WürzburgKickers Würzburg is a German association football club playing in Würzburg, Bavaria.-History:Founded in 1907, the team has played for most of its history as an unknown local side, although they did manage three seasons in the Bezirksliga Bayern, from 1930 to 1933, and two single season appearances...VfR Bürstadt VfR BürstadtKickers VfR Bürstadt is a German association football club playing out of Bürstadt, Hesse. The team was founded 1 February 1910 as SC 1910 Bürstadt and took on the name VfR on 23 August 1919...1977-78 MTV Ingolstadt MTV IngolstadtThe Männer-Turn-Verein von 1881 Ingolstadt or Men's Gymnastics Club of 1881 Ingolstadt is a general sports club in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. It was founded on 18 July 1881....FC Hanau 93 FC Hanau 93FC Hanau 93 is a German association football club based in Hanau, Hesse.-Early history:Founded in 1893, the club is Hesse's oldest. In its first year, the club was winless in a half dozen matches, but the next season emerged as south German champion and earned an appearance in a national...
- Promotion round: Southwestern group
Season Amateurliga Saarland Amateurliga Südwest Amateurliga Rheinland 1974-75 ASC Dudweiler Eintracht Kreuznach Eintracht Trier 1975-76 Borussia Neunkirchen Borussia NeunkirchenBorussia VfB Neunkirchen is a German association football club based in Neunkirchen, Saarland. The club SC Borussia Neunkirchen was founded out of the 1907 merger of FC 1905 Borussia and SC Neunkirchen.-History:...Wormatia Worms Wormatia WormsVfR Wormatia 08 Worms is a German association football club that plays in Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate. The club and its historical predecessors were regular participants in regional first division football competition right up until the formation of the national top-flight Bundesliga in 1963...Eintracht Trier 1976-77 Borussia Neunkirchen Wormatia Worms TuS Neuendorf 1977-78 Borussia Neunkirchen FSV Mainz 05 TuS Neuendorf
- Promotion round: Baden-Württemberg goup
Season Amateurliga Nordbaden Amateurliga Südbaden Amateurliga Württemberg Amateurliga Schwarzwald-Bodensee 1974-75 VfB Eppingen VfB EppingenVfB Eppingen is a German association football club based in Eppingen, Baden-Württemberg with a membership of about 450 people.-History:The club has its roots in the sports club Turnverein 1865 Eppingen whose primary focus was gymnastics and formed a football side around 1910...Offenburger FV Offenburger FVThe Offenburger FV is a German association football club from the city of Offenburg, Baden-Württemberg. The club is one of the most successful amateur football clubs in Germany.-Early years:...VfR Aalen VfR AalenVfR Aalen is a German football club based in Aalen, Baden-Württemberg.-History:The club was founded on 8 March 1921 out of the football department of the gymnastics club MTV Aalen and has led a largely unremarked existence as a lower division side...SSV Reutlingen SSV ReutlingenSSV Reutlingen 05 is a German association football club from Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg.- History :The club was founded as FC Arminia Reutlingen and was re-named SV Reutlingen 1905 in 1910. The club fused with 1...1975-76 VfR Mannheim VfR MannheimVfR Mannheim is a German association football club based in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg formed in 1911 out of the fusion of Mannheimer FG 1896, Mannheimer FG 1897 Union, and FC Viktoria 1897 Mannheim...FC 08 Villingen FC 08 VillingenFC 08 Villingen is a German association football club based in Villingen-Schwenningen, Baden-Württemberg. The association was founded on 1 October 1908 and over time absorbed other local clubs including Germania, Alemania and Phönix.-History:...SpVgg Ludwigsburg SpVgg LudwigsburgThe SpVgg Ludwigsburg is a German association football club from the city of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg.-History:The club was formed in 1907 under the name of 1. FC Ludwigsburger Kickers. In August 1907, the club then played its first game, a 0–2 loss to FC Vorwärts Stuttgart-Ostheim...BSV Schwenningen BSV SchwenningenBSV 07 Schwenningen is a German association football club that plays in Schwenningen, Baden-Württemberg. The 1974 merger of Schwenningen SC and VfR Schwenningen that formed BSV Schwenningen 07 brought together two separate threads of the club's history.-History:Two of the town's early clubs, FC 07...1976-77 SV Neckargerach Freiburger FC Freiburger FCFreiburger FC is a German association football club based in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg. Freiburger FC was a founding Clubs of the DFB in 1900.-History:...SSV Ulm 1846 SSV Ulm 1846SSV Ulm 1846 is a German association football club from Ulm, Baden-Württemberg and is one of the country's largest and oldest sports clubs with over 12,000 members in more than twenty different departments. The modern-day club was formed out of 5 May 1970 merger of TSG Ulm 1846 and 1...SSV Reutlingen 1977-78 FV 09 Weinheim FV 09 WeinheimFV Weinheim was a German association football club from the city of Weinheim, Baden-Württemberg. Established in 1909, the team was active until declaring bankruptcy in 1997. The footballers of FV left to become part of TSG Weinheim with the combined side still active as of 2011, playing as TSG...SC Freiburg SC FreiburgSport-Club Freiburg, commonly known as SC Freiburg, is a German association football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. SC Freiburg has played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football, since their promotion in 2009...SSV Ulm 1846 SSV Reutlingen
Southern Germany 1982-94
| Season | Oberliga Bayern | Oberliga Hessen | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | Oberliga Südwest |
| 1981-82 | FC Augsburg FC Augsburg FC Augsburg is a German football club based in Augsburg, Bavaria. The team was founded as Fußball-Klub Alemania Augsburg in 1907 and played as BC Augsburg from 1921 to 1969.... |
FSV Frankfurt FSV Frankfurt FSV Frankfurt is a German association football club based in the Bornheim district of Frankfurt am Main, Hesse and founded in 1899. The club plays in the shadow of larger and much more successful Eintracht Frankfurt, which has recently returned to 2nd tier football... |
SSV Ulm 1846 | FC Homburg FC Homburg FC 08 Homburg is a German association football club based in Homburg, Saarland. The club was founded on 15 June 1908 as Fussball Club Homburg by a group of seventeen young men at the local Hohenburg pub.- History :... |
| 1982-83 | SpVgg Unterhaching SpVgg Unterhaching Spielvereinigung Unterhaching is a German sports club in Unterhaching, a semi-rural municipality on the southern outskirts of the Bavarian capital Munich.... |
VfR Oli Bürstadt | SSV Ulm 1846 | 1. FC Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken is a German association football club based in the city of Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club began its existence as the football department of Turnverein Malstatt formed in 1903... |
| 1983-84 | TSV 1860 Munich | VfR Oli Bürstadt | Freiburger FC | FC Homburg |
| 1984-85 | SpVgg Bayreuth SpVgg Bayreuth SpVgg Bayreuth is a German football club based in Bayreuth, Bavaria. Apart from coming within two games of earning promotion to the Fußball-Bundesliga in 1979, the club also reached the quarter finals of the DFB-Pokal twice, in 1977 and 1980.- 1921 to 1945 :... |
Viktoria Aschaffenburg Viktoria Aschaffenburg SV Viktoria 01 Aschaffenburg is a German football club based in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria.Even though Aschaffenburg is located in Bavaria, Viktoria Aschaffenburg historically played its football in the Hessenliga and the associated Hessian leagues, rather than the Fussball-Bayernliga , against clubs... |
SV Sandhausen SV Sandhausen SV Sandhausen is a German association football club that plays in Sandhausen, immediately to the south of Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg.-History:... |
FSV Salmrohr FSV Salmrohr FSV Salmrohr is a German association football club in the village of Salmrohr, Rhineland-Palatinate. Founded in 1921, the small club has limited resources and has relied largely on local talent, but still managed two decades of play in the tier III Amateur Oberliga Südwest and Regionalliga... |
| 1985-86 | TSV 1860 Munich | Kickers Offenbach Kickers Offenbach Kickers Offenbach is a German association football club in Offenbach am Main, Hesse. The club was founded on 27 May 1901 in the Rheinischer Hof restaurant by footballers who had left established local clubs including Melitia, Teutonia, Viktoria, Germania and Neptun... |
SSV Ulm 1846 | FSV Salmrohr |
| 1986-87 | SpVgg Bayreuth | Kickers Offenbach | SV Sandhausen | Eintracht Trier |
| 1987-88 | SpVgg Unterhaching | Viktoria Aschaffenburg | FV 09 Weinheim | FSV Mainz 05 |
| 1988-89 | SpVgg Unterhaching | Hessen Kassel KSV Hessen Kassel KSV Hessen Kassel is a German association football club based in Kassel, Hesse. The club was founded as FC Union 93 Kassel in 1893 and just two years later joined FC Hassia 93 Cassel to form Casseler FV 95... |
SSV Reutlingen | SV Edenkoben |
| 1989-90 | FC Schweinfurt 05 | Rot-Weiß Frankfurt Rot-Weiß Frankfurt SG Rot-Weiss Frankfurt 01 is a German association football club from Frankfurt am Main. The association was founded on 11 November 1901 as FV Amicitia 1901 Bockenheim in what is today the city district of Bockenheim.-Early years:... |
SSV Reutlingen | FSV Mainz 05 |
| 1990-91 | TSV 1860 Munich | Hessen Kassel | 1. FC Pforzheim 1. FC Pforzheim 1. FC Pforzheim was a German association football club playing in Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg. The club was established on 5 May 1896 and was a founding member of the German Football Association in Leipzig in 1900. In 2010 it merged with VfR Pforzheim to 1. CfR Pforzheim.-Early success:The club... |
Borussia Neunkirchen |
| 1991-92 | SpVgg Unterhaching | Viktoria Aschaffenburg | SSV Reutlingen | FSV Salmrohr |
| 1992-93 | TSV 1860 Munich | Kickers Offenbach | SSV Ulm 1846 | Eintracht Trier |
| 1993-94 | FC Augsburg | FSV Frankfurt | SSV Ulm 1846 | Eintracht Trier |
Northern Germany 1975-78
- Promotion round: Group A
Season Amateurliga Mittelrhein Amateurliga Niederrhein Oberliga Nord 1974-75 Bayer Leverkusen Bayer LeverkusenBayer 04 Leverkusen is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the most well-known department of TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, a sports club whose members also participate in athletics, gymnastics, basketball and other sports.-Origins and early years:On 27 November...Union Solingen Union Solingen1. FC Union Solingen is a German association football club from Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia.- History :The side can trace its roots back to an earlier Union Solingen club founded in 1897 out of the merger of a number of clubs from the district of Ohligs that would over time include Ohligs FC...Arminia Hannover Arminia HannoverSV Arminia Hannover is a German association football club based in Hanover, Lower Saxony.- History :The club was founded in 1910 as FC Arminia Hannover and merged with Rugby-Verein Merkur in 1918, becoming SV Arminia-Merkur. Two years later they re-named themselves SV Arminia Hannover and captured...1975-76 Bonner SC Bonner SCBonner SC is a German association football club based in Bonn. The club was formed in 1965 through the merger of Bonner FV and Tura Bonn.-History:...1. FC Bocholt 1. FC Bocholt1. FC Bocholt is a German association football club based in Bocholt, North Rhine-Westphalia.-History:The team was founded 21 August 1900 as Fußball-Club Bocholt and in 1919 was joined by VfvB Bocholt which had been established in 1917 as Ballverein Bocholt...VfL Wolfsburg VfL WolfsburgVfL Wolfsburg is a professional German association football club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, who play in the Bundesliga football competition. Wolfsburg have won the Bundesliga once in their history, in the 2008–09 season, and were DFB-Pokal runners-up in 1995. The current head coach is Felix...
| Season | Amateurliga Westfalen | Amateurliga Mittelrhein | Oberliga Nord | Oberliga Nord |
| 1976-77 | Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid is a German association football club playing in Lüdenscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia.-History:The origins of the club go back to the formation of the Luedenscheider Fußball-Klub in 1908. In the aftermath of World War I, a number of local sides went through a series of mergers... |
SV Siegburg 04 | Union Salzgitter | Holstein Kiel Holstein Kiel Holstein Kiel is a German association football and sports club based in the city of Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein. Through the 1910s and 1920s the club was a dominant side in northern Germany winning six regional titles and finishing as runners-up another six times... |
| 1977-78 | DSC Wanne-Eickel DSC Wanne-Eickel DSC Wanne-Eickel is a German association football club that plays in Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia.-History:The club was founded in 1954 as TB Eickel when it left behind Sportfreunde Wanne-Eickel, a short-lived union it had formed with SV Preußen 04 Wanne in 1950. It took on the name DSC... |
Viktoria Köln Viktoria Köln FC Viktoria Köln 1904 is a German association football club from the city of Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia.- History :Founded in 1904 as FC Germania Kalk it is one of the oldest football clubs in the city. In 1909 Germania merged with FC Kalk to form SV Kalk 04 and in 1911 this club was, in... |
VfL Wolfsburg | Göttingen 05 |
- Promotion round: Group B
Season Amateurligas Westfalen Oberliga Berlin Oberliga Nord 1974-75 Westfalia Herne Westfalia HerneSC Westfalia Herne is a German football club based in Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was founded on 13 June 1904 by the sons of the more well-heeled residents of the city as a rival to the worker-based club SV Sodingen.- History :...Spandauer SV Spandauer SVSpandauer SV is a German association football club that plays in Berlin.-Early years:The capital city was one of the earliest centres of German football and was home to 1. Spandauer Fußballklub Triton, formed on 24 May 1894, and Sportclub Germania Spandau, formed on 15 October 1895...VfB Oldenburg VfB OldenburgVfB Oldenburg is a German association football club based in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony. As of the 2011/12 season they play in the Oberliga Niedersachsenliga, which is at the 5th level of football in Germany.-History:...1975-76 SC Herford SC HerfordSC Herford is a German association football club based in Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was formed out of the merger of several local sides in the late 60s and early 70s and then went on to enjoy a short turn in second division football in the late 70s and early 80s...Union 06 Berlin Arminia Hannover
| Season | Amateurliga Niederrhein | Oberliga Berlin | Oberliga Nord | Qualifier |
| 1976-77 | 1. FC Bocholt | Spandauer SV | TuS Bremerhaven 93 | SVA Gütersloh |
| 1977-78 | Olympia Bocholt | Wacker 04 Berlin | OSV Hannover OSV Hannover OSV Hannover is a German association football club based in the Oststadt district of Hanover, Lower Saxony.-History:The club was founded in 1923 as Freie Sportvereinigung Hannover Ost... |
Holstein Kiel |
Northern Germany 1982-94
| Season | Oberliga Nordrhein | Oberliga Westfalen | Oberliga Berlin | Oberliga Nord (1st) | Oberliga Nord (2nd) |
| 1981-82 | BV Lüttringhausen | TuS Schloß Neuhaus | Tennis Borussia Berlin Tennis Borussia Berlin Tennis Borussia Berlin is a German football club based in Berlin-Westend.- History :The team was founded in 1902 and takes its name from its origins as a tennis and ping-pong club. "Borussia" is a Latinised version of Prussia. In 1903 the club took up football and quickly developed a rivalry with... |
Arminia Hannover | N/A |
| 1982-83 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen is a German association football club in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was formed as Oberhausener SV in December 1904 out of the merger of Emschertaler SV and the football enthusiasts of Oberhausener TV 1873... |
SC Eintracht Hamm | SC Charlottenburg SC Charlottenburg SCC Berlin is a German sports club based in the Charlottenburg district of Berlin and founded in 1902 as Charlottenburger Sport-Club 1902. In 1911, they merged with Sport-Club Westen 05 and changed their club colors from yellow and blue to black and white.- History :Through the early 20s the club... |
FC St Pauli | N/A |
| 1983-84 | 1. FC Bocholt | FC Gütersloh FC Gütersloh FC Gütersloh 2000 is a German association football club based in Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia.- History :The club was formed in 1978 out of the merger of the football sides of Sport Verein Arminia and Deutsche Jugendkraft Gütersloh in the hopes that the new club would be more successful than... |
Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin | FC St Pauli | 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... |
| 1984-85 | Rot-Weiß Essen | SC Eintracht Hamm | Tennis Borussia Berlin | VfL Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück is a German multi-sport club in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. It currently fields teams in basketball, gymnastics, swimming, table tennis, and tennis, but is by far best known for its football section.- Foundation to WW2 :... |
Hummelsbütteler SV |
| 1985-86 | Rot-Weiß Essen | ASC Schöppingen | SC Charlottenburg | FC St Pauli | VfB Oldenburg |
| 1986-87 | BVL Remscheid | SpVgg Erkenschwick SpVgg Erkenschwick SpVgg Erkenschwick is a German football club based in Oer-Erkenschwick in North Rhine-Westphalia.- History :Founded as Sportverein Erkenschwick in 1916, they joined Emscher-Lippe-Spielverband to form Sportfreunde Erkenschwick in 1918, which in then merged with Turn- und Leichtathletikverein TV... |
Hertha BSC Berlin Hertha BSC Berlin Hertha Berliner Sport-Club von 1892, commonly known as Hertha BSC or Hertha Berlin, is a German association football club based in Berlin. A founding member of the German Football Association in Leipzig in 1900, the club has a long history as Berlin's best-supported side... |
SV Meppen SV Meppen SV Meppen is a German association football club playing in Meppen, Lower Saxony. The club was founded on 29 November 1912 as Amisia Meppen and joined Männer-Turnverein Meppen on 8 February 1920 to form TuS Meppen 1912... |
Arminia Hannover |
| 1987-88 | MSV Duisburg MSV Duisburg MSV Duisburg is a German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed "the Zebras" for their traditional striped jerseys, the club was one of the original members of the Bundesliga when it was formed in 1963.-Early years:... |
Preußen Münster | Hertha BSC Berlin | Eintracht Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig is a German association football club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding members of the Bundesliga in 1963 and won the national title in 1967.-History:... |
VfL Wolfsburg |
| 1988-89 | MSV Duisburg | Preußen Münster | Reinickendorfer Füchse Reinickendorfer Füchse Reinickendorfer Füchse are a German association football club based in Reinickendorf, a western district of in Berlin. The football side is part of a larger sports association that has departments for basketball, bowling, boxing, gymnastics, handball, ice hockey, swimming, tennis, table tennis, and... |
TSV Havelse TSV Havelse TSV Havelse is a German association football club based in Garbsen, Lower Saxony, near Hanover.-History:The club was founded in 1912 as FC Pelikan-Havelse by a group of thirteen young men from the small village of Havelse. They took their name from the maker's brand of the first football purchased... |
Göttingen 05 |
| 1989-90 | Wuppertaler SV | Arminia Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld DSC Arminia Bielefeld is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of football, field hockey, figure skating and cue sports. The club has 11,394 members and the club colours are black, white and blue... |
Reinickendorfer Füchse | VfB Oldenburg | TSV Havelse |
| 1990-91 | FC Remscheid FC Remscheid FC Remscheid is a German association football club from Remscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia formed on 1 July 1990 out of the merger of BV Lüttringhausen and VfB Marathon Remscheid.-History:... |
SC Verl SC Verl SC Verl is a German association football club based in Verl, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was founded on 6 September 1924, and since 1970 has consistently played in the higher echelons of amateur football.-History:... |
Tennis Borussia Berlin | VfL Wolfsburg | Göttingen 05 |
| 1991-92 | Wuppertaler SV | Preußen Münster | N/A | VfL Wolfsburg | TSV Havelse |
| 1992-93 | Rot-Weiß Essen | Preußen Münster | N/A | VfL Herzlake VfL Herzlake VfL Herzlake is a German association football club from the village of Herzlake, Lower Saxony. In addition to a football department the club has sections for handball, gymnastics, and volleyball.-History:... |
SC Norderstedt |
| 1993-94 | Fortuna Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf ' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga... |
TuS Paderborn-Neuhaus | N/A | Kickers Emden Kickers Emden BSV Kickers Emden is a German association football club, located in Emden, Lower Saxony.-History:The club first began playing in 1928 as a section of the gymnastics club Emder Turnverein, which was founded in 1861... |
Eintracht Braunschweig |
North-Eastern Germany 1991-94
| Season | NOFV-Oberliga Nord | NOFV-Oberliga Mitte | NOFV Oberliga Süd |
| 1991-92 | FC Berlin | 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... |
FSV Zwickau FSV Zwickau FSV Zwickau is a German association football club located in Zwickau, Saxony. Today's club claims as part of its complex heritage sides that were East Germany's first champions: 1948 Ostzone winners SG Planitz and 1950 DDR-Oberliga champions ZSG Horch Zwickau.-History:In addition to the earliest... |
| 1992-93 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 1. FC Union Berlin | Bischofswerdaer FV 08 |
| 1993-94 | BSV Brandenburg | Energie Cottbus Energie Cottbus FC Energie Cottbus is a German association football club based in Cottbus, Lusatia . It was founded in 1963 as SC Cottbus in what was, at the time, East Germany... |
FSV Zwickau |
1995-2000
| Season | Regionalliga Süd | Regionalliga West/Südwest | Regionalliga Nord | Regionalliga Nord-Ost |
| 1994-95 | SpVgg Unterhaching | Arminia Bielefeld | VfB Lübeck VfB Lübeck VfB Lübeck is a German association football club playing in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein in the country's north. In addition to its football side the 1,000 member sports club also has departments for badminton, women's gymnastics, handball, and table tennis.... |
Carl Zeiss Jena Carl Zeiss Jena Carl Zeiss Jena may refer to:* FC Carl Zeiss Jena, a German football club based in Jena, Thuringia* Carl Zeiss Jena , a German optics company based in Jena, Thuringia... |
| 1995-96 | Stuttgarter Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers is a German association football club that plays in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, founded on 21 September 1899 as FC Stuttgarter Cickers... |
FC Gütersloh Rot-Weiß Essen |
VfB Oldenburg | Tennis Borussia Berlin |
| 1996-97 | 1. FC Nuremberg SpVgg Greuther Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth is a German association football club based in Fürth, Bavaria. The club was formed when the senior football side of newcomer Turn- und Sportverein Vestenbergsgreuth joined traditional club Spielvereinigung Fürth on 1 July 1996... |
SG Wattenscheid 09 SG Wattenscheid 09 SG Wattenscheid 09 is a German association football club, located in Wattenscheid which is part of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club claims an official founding date of 18 September 1909 as Ballspiel-Verein Wattenscheid out of the merger of two earlier sides known as BV Sodalität der... |
Hannover 96 Hannover 96 Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96, Hannover or simply 96, is a German association football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony.-Foundation to WWII:... |
Energie Cottbus |
| 1997-98 | SSV Ulm 1846 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | Hannover 96 | Tennis Borussia Berlin |
| 1998-99 | Waldhof Mannheim Kickers Offenbach Kickers Offenbach Kickers Offenbach is a German association football club in Offenbach am Main, Hesse. The club was founded on 27 May 1901 in the Rheinischer Hof restaurant by footballers who had left established local clubs including Melitia, Teutonia, Viktoria, Germania and Neptun... |
Alemannia Aachen Alemannia Aachen Alemannia Aachen is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three-year turn in the top flight in the late 1960s and, after a successful 2005–06 campaign, returned to first division play... |
VfL Osnabrück | Chemnitzer FC Chemnitzer FC Chemnitzer FC is a German association football club based in Chemnitz, Saxony.The roots of the club go back to its establishment as Chemnitzer BC 1933 in 1933 after the collapse of former Chemnitzer BC 1899.... |
| 1999–2000 | SSV Reutlingen | 1. FC Saarbrücken LR Ahlen |
VfL Osnabrück | 1. FC Union Berlin |
The Nord versus Nordost play-off games
These were staged in the five seasons from 1996 to 2000 to determind which team was directly promoted. From 1998, the loser of this games got a second chance for promotion by playing the runners-up of the other two Regionalligas.| Date | Team A | Team B | Game 1 | Game 2 |
| 1996 | Tennis Borussia Berlin Tennis Borussia Berlin Tennis Borussia Berlin is a German football club based in Berlin-Westend.- History :The team was founded in 1902 and takes its name from its origins as a tennis and ping-pong club. "Borussia" is a Latinised version of Prussia. In 1903 the club took up football and quickly developed a rivalry with... |
VfB Oldenburg VfB Oldenburg VfB Oldenburg is a German association football club based in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony. As of the 2011/12 season they play in the Oberliga Niedersachsenliga, which is at the 5th level of football in Germany.-History:... |
1-1 | 1-2 aet |
| 1997 | Hannover 96 Hannover 96 Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96, Hannover or simply 96, is a German association football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony.-Foundation to WWII:... |
Energie Cottbus Energie Cottbus FC Energie Cottbus is a German association football club based in Cottbus, Lusatia . It was founded in 1963 as SC Cottbus in what was, at the time, East Germany... |
0-0 | 1-3 |
| 1998 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | Hannover 96 | 2-0 | 0-2 / 1-3 after pen. |
| 1999 | VfL Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück is a German multi-sport club in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. It currently fields teams in basketball, gymnastics, swimming, table tennis, and tennis, but is by far best known for its football section.- Foundation to WW2 :... |
Chemnitzer FC Chemnitzer FC Chemnitzer FC is a German association football club based in Chemnitz, Saxony.The roots of the club go back to its establishment as Chemnitzer BC 1933 in 1933 after the collapse of former Chemnitzer BC 1899.... |
1-0 | 0-2 |
| 2000 | 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... |
VfL Osnabrück | 1-1 | 1-1 / 7-8 after pen. |
- Winner in bold.
2000-2008
All listed teams were promoted:| Season | Regionalliga Süd | Regionalliga Nord | ||
| 2001 | Karlsruher SC | FC Schweinfurt 05 | 1. FC Union Berlin | SV Babelsberg 03 |
| 2002 | Wacker Burghausen | Eintracht Trier | VfB Lübeck | Eintracht Braunschweig |
| 2003 | SpVgg Unterhaching | SSV Jahn Regensburg | Erzgebirge Aue | VfL Osnabrück |
| 2004 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 1. FC Saarbrücken | Rot-Weiß Essen | Dynamo Dresden |
| 2005 | Kickers Offenbach | Sportfreunde Siegen | Eintracht Braunschweig | SC Paderborn 07 |
| 2006 | FC Augsburg | TuS Koblenz | Rot-Weiß Essen | FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
| 2007 | SV Wehen | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | FC St Pauli | VfL Osnabrück |
| 2008 | FSV Frankfurt | FC Ingolstadt 04 | Rot-Weiß Ahlen | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen |
3rd Liga
With the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, the first two teams of this league earned promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga whule the third placed team had to go through a promotion round.| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Third |
| 2008-09 | 1. FC Union Berlin | Fortuna Düsseldorf | SC Paderborn 07 |
| 2009-10 | VfL Osnabrück | Erzgebirge Aue | FC Ingolstadt 04 |
| 2010-11 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Hansa Rostock | Dynamo Dresden |
- Bold denotes team earned promotion.
3rd Liga promotion round
From 2008-09 onwards, the third placed team in the 3rd Liga had to play the 16th placed team in the 2nd Bundesliga for one more spot in the second division:| Date | 2nd Bundesliga 16th | 3rd Liga 3rd | Game 1 | Game 2 |
| 2008-09 | VfL Osnabrück | SC Paderborn 07 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| 2009-10 | Hansa Rostock | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| 2010-11 | VfL Osnabrück | Dynamo Dresden | 1-1 | 1-3 aet |
- Winner in bold.
Sources
- Deutsche Liga Chronik seit 1945 Historic tables of German football (First, Second and Third Division), 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...
, published: 2006
External links
- Website on Oberliga Football
- Das deutsche Fussball Archiv Historical German football tables