Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte
Founded
1965
Nation
Germany
State
Hesse Hesse Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
Promotion to
Hessenliga Hessenliga The Hessenliga is the highest football league in the state of Hesse and the Hessian football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German football, the 5th tier of the German football league system. It was, until the introduction of the 3...
Relegation to
Gruppenliga Hessen-Wiesbaden
Gruppenliga Hessen-Gießen/Marburg
Domestic Cups
Hessenpokal Hesse Cup The Hesse Cup is one of the 21 regional cup competitions of German football. The winner of the competition gains entry to the first round of the German Cup.-History:...
Number of Teams
19
Level on Pyramid
Level 6 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
SpVgg 1922 Hadamar

The Verbandsliga

Verbandsliga

The Verbandsliga is the 6th tier of football in Germany, played on a regional basis by Bundesland. In Saxony, Thuringia, Hamburg, Bremen and Bavaria the 6th tier is called Landesliga, which is the 7th tier in some of the other Bundesländer...

 Hessen-Mitte, until 2008 named Landesliga Hessen-Mitte, is currently the 6th 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...

. Until the introduction of the 3. 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...

 in 2008, it was the 5th tier of the league system.

Overview

The Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte was formed in 1965 as the Landesliga Hessen-Mitte, a tier four feeder league to the then Amateurliga Hessen.

The winner of the Verbandsliga Mitte automatically qualifies for the Hessenliga

Hessenliga

The Hessenliga is the highest football league in the state of Hesse and the Hessian football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German football, the 5th tier of the German football league system. It was, until the introduction of the 3...

, the runners-up need to compete with the runners-up of the Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord

Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord

The Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord, until 2008 named Landesliga Hessen-Nord, is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3...

 and the Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd

Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd

The Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd, until 2008 named Landesliga Hessen-Süd, is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3...

 as well as the 15th placed team of the Hessenliga for another promotion spot.

The Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte is fed by the Gruppenliga Hessen-Wiesbaden, and Hessen-Gießen/Marburg. The winners of those are automatically promoted to the Verbandsliga, the runners-up play-off for another promotion spot.

Up until 1973 it was common for teams to move between Landesligen, resulting in the fact that some teams have won titles in two different Landesligen. This practice has since stopped.

Along with the renaming of the Oberliga Hessen to Hessenliga in 2008, the Landesliga was renamed Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte.

Verbandsliga

The league champions since the renaming of the league in 2008:

Season	Club
2008–09	VfB Marburg VfB Marburg VfB Marburg is a German football club based in Marburg, Hesse, currently playing in the Hessenliga.- History :VfB Marburg was established on 13 May 1905 as Marburger Fußball Club and in its first two years boasted over 100 members...
2009–10	Eintracht Wetzlar Eintracht Wetzlar Eintracht Wetzlar is a German association football club based in Wetzlar, Hesse.-History:Formed on 30 July 1905 as Wetzlarer Fußball Club, they merged with Wetzlarer Ballspielclub 1910 in 1927 to become Sportverein Wetzlar 05...
2010–11	SpVgg 1922 Hadamar

Landesliga

The league champions until the renaming of the league in 2008: >

Season Club 1965–66 FC Hanau 93 FC Hanau 93 FC 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... 1966–67 Kickers Viktoria Mühlheim 1967–68 TuS Naunheim 1968–69 1. FC 1911 Hochstadt 1969–70 FSV 07 Bischofsheim 1970–71 Kickers Offenbach II 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... 1971–72 SpVgg 05 Bad Homburg 1972–73 SSV 1911 Dillenburg 1973–74 FVgg Kastel 06 1974–75 TSV Klein-Linden 1975–76 Viktoria Sindlingen 1976–77 SG 01 Hoechst 1977–78 Viktoria Sindlingen 1978–79 FVgg Kastel 06 1979–80 Eintracht Haiger

Season Club 1980–81 Viktoria Sindlingen 1981–82 SV Wiesbaden SV Wiesbaden SV Wiesbaden is a German football club based in Wiesbaden, Hesse. The team was disbanded in 1994 as the result of financial problems, but was rebuilt and currently plays in the Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte . Their home games are played in the Helmut-Schön-Sportpark.- History :A football section was... 1982–83 RSV Würges RSV Würges RSV Würges is a German football club from the district of Würges in Bad Camberg, Hesse.- History :The club was founded on 1 August 1920 as Fußball Verein Teutonia Würges. By 1922 the club was known as FV Borussia Würges and in 1924 adopted its current name... 1983–84 TSV Battenberg FC Ederbergland FC Ederbergland is a German association football club from the city of Battenberg, Hesse. The club was formed through the merger of predecessor sides TSV Battenberg and SV Allendorf/Eder.-History:... 1984–85 VfL Marburg VfL Marburg VfL Marburg is the oldest sports club of the Universitätsstadt Marburg, Germany, having been established in 1860 as a gymnastics club.- Sporting spectrum :... 1985–86 SV Wiesbaden 1986–87 SG 01 Hoechst 1987–88 TSV Battenberg 1988–89 SV Wehen 1989–90 VfL Marburg 1990–91 RSV Würges 1991–92 VfL Marburg 1992–93 SG 01 Hoechst 1993–94 VfR 07 Limburg

Season Club 1994–95 VfB Gießen VfB Gießen VfB Gießen is a German football club based in Gießen, Hesse, currently playing in the Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte .- History :On 17 May 1956 SpVgg 1900 Gießen was merged with VfB 08 Gießen to become VfB 1900 Gießen. VfB Gießen has won the Hessenpokal on three occasions, but between 2001 and 2008... 1995–96 TSV Battenberg 1996–97 VfB Unterliederbach 1997–98 FC Ederbergland FC Ederbergland FC Ederbergland is a German association football club from the city of Battenberg, Hesse. The club was formed through the merger of predecessor sides TSV Battenberg and SV Allendorf/Eder.-History:... 1998–99 VfB Marburg VfB Marburg VfB Marburg is a German football club based in Marburg, Hesse, currently playing in the Hessenliga.- History :VfB Marburg was established on 13 May 1905 as Marburger Fußball Club and in its first two years boasted over 100 members... 1999–00 SG Walluf 1932 2000–01 TSG Wörsdorf TSG Wörsdorf TSG Wörsdorf is a German association football club from Wörsdorf, a municipality of Idstein, Hesse.-History:The club is the second oldest sports association in the district and is today the largest with a membership of nearly 1,000... 2001–02 SC Waldgirmes SC Waldgirmes SC Waldgirmes is a German association football club from Waldgirmes, Hesse. The 700 member club is best known for its football team, but also has departments for table tennis, women's gymnastics, alpine gymnastics, and cycling.... 2002–03 FSV Braunfels FSV Braunfels FSV Braunfels is a German association football club established in 1918 in Braunfels, Hesse.-History:To date the club's greatest successes have been promotions to the Oberliga Hessen for single season turns in 1999–2000 and 2003–04... 2003–04 SC Waldgirmes 2004–05 FSV Steinbach FSV 1926 Fernwald FSV Fernwald is a German association football club from the town of Fernwald, Hesse.-History:The club was established as FSV Steinbach on 30 March 1926... 2005–06 RSV Würges 2006–07 SV Wehen II 2007–08 Eintracht Stadtallendorf

• FC Ederbergland hold the record in numbers of titles for the Landesliga Mitte, having won four, the first three under the name of TSV Battenberg. Only SpVgg Bad Homburg hold the same number of titles but those were won in the other two Landesligen – Mitte and Süd.

Additionally promoted teams

These clubs were promoted to the Oberliga after finishing second in the league:

Season	Club
1993–94	FC Herborn
1995–96	RSV Würges RSV Würges RSV Würges is a German football club from the district of Würges in Bad Camberg, Hesse.- History :The club was founded on 1 August 1920 as Fußball Verein Teutonia Würges. By 1922 the club was known as FV Borussia Würges and in 1924 adopted its current name...
1998–99	FSV Braunfels FSV Braunfels FSV Braunfels is a German association football club established in 1918 in Braunfels, Hesse.-History:To date the club's greatest successes have been promotions to the Oberliga Hessen for single season turns in 1999–2000 and 2003–04...
2000–01	1. FC Eschborn 1. FC Eschborn 1. FC Eschborn is a German association football club which plays in Eschborn, a suburb of Frankfurt, Hesse.-History:The association was founded 10 September 1930 and after World War II was re-established as SG Eschborn...
2005–06	FSV Braunfels
2006–07	Eintracht Wetzlar Eintracht Wetzlar Eintracht Wetzlar is a German association football club based in Wetzlar, Hesse.-History:Formed on 30 July 1905 as Wetzlarer Fußball Club, they merged with Wetzlarer Ballspielclub 1910 in 1927 to become Sportverein Wetzlar 05...
2007–08	1. FC Eschborn

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...
  
  
• Süddeutschlands Fussballgeschichte in Tabellenform 1897-1988 History of Southern German football in tables, publisher & author: Ludolf Hyll
• Die Deutsche Liga-Chronik 1945-2005 History of German football from 1945 to 2005 in tables, publisher: DSFS, published: 2006

External links

• Hessischer Fußball-Verband – HFV