Bezirksliga Mittelfranken 2

Bezirksliga Mittelfranken 2

Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Founded	1963
Number of teams	18
Level on pyramid	Level 7
Promotion to	Landesliga
Relegation to	Kreisliga Jura Kreisliga Neumarkt Kreisliga Nürnberg/Frankenhöhe 1
Current champions	SC 04 Schwabach (2015–16)

The Bezirksliga Mittelfranken 2 (English: District league Middle Franconia 2), formerly the Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Süd, is currently the seventh tier of the German football league system in the southern part of the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Middle Franconia (German: Mittelfranken). Until the disbanding of the Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken in 2012 it was the eighth tier. From 2008, when the 3. Liga was introduced, was the seventh tier of the league system, until the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 the sixth tier. From the leagues interception in 1963 to the introduction of the Bezirksoberliga in 1988 it was the fifth tier.

Overview

History

Before the Bezirksoberligas in Bavaria were introduced in 1988 the Bezirksligas were the leagues set right below the Landesligas Bayern in the football pyramid from 1963 onwards, when the Landesligas and Bezirksligas were established. Until the establishment of the Bezirksoberliga, the league champions were not automatically promoted but instead had to play-off for promotion as there was six Bezirksligas feeding the Landesliga Mitte, two each in Middle Franconia, Upper Palatinate and Lower Bavaria.^[1][2]

In 1988, when the Bezirksoberligas were introduced, the league lost some of its status as it was relegated one tier. On a positive note, the league champions were now always promoted and the league runners-up had the opportunity to play-off for promotion as well.^[1] After the 2010–11 season the league's name was changed from the geographical distinction Nord to a number, becoming the Bezirksliga Mittelfranken 2.

With the league reform at the end of the 2011–12 season, which included an expansion of the number of Landesligas from three to five, the Bezirksoberligas were disbanded. Instead, the Bezirksligas took the place of the Bezirksoberligas once more below the Landesligas.^[3]

Format

The winner of the Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Süd, like the winner of the Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Nord was, until 2011, directly promoted to the Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken. The runners-up of the Bezirksligas in Middle Franconia would take part in a promotion round with the best-placed Bezirksoberliga team which did finish on a relegation rank to determine one or more additional promotion spots, depending on availability. From the 2012-13 season onwards, the league champion will be promoted to one of the Landesligas, depending on geographic location.^[4]

The bottom three teams of each group are relegated to one of the Kreisligas. At the same time the Kreisliga champions were promoted to the Bezirksliga. The runners-up of the Kreisligas faced a play-off with each other and the 13th placed teams in the Bezirksliga.

The Bezirksliga Mittelfranken 2 is fed by the following Kreisligas:

• Kreisliga Jura
• Kreisliga Neumarkt
• Kreisliga Nürnberg/Frankenhöhe 1

Since 1995, the league has generally operated with a strength of 16 clubs and rarely deviated from this.^[1]

League timeline

The league went through the following timeline of positions in the league system:

Years	Name	Tier	Promotion to
1963–88	Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Süd	V	Landesliga Bayern-Mitte
1988–94	Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Süd	VI	Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken
1994–2008	Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Süd	VII	Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken
2008–12	Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Süd	VIII	Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken
2012–	Bezirksliga Mittelfranken 2	VII	Landesligas Bayern

League champions

The winners and runners–up of the league:^[1][5]

1963–88 The league champions and runners–up while being a feeder league to the Landesliga: Season Champions Runners–up 1963–64 ASN Pfeil Nürnberg ASV Fürth 1964–65 Tuspo Roßtal TV Erlangen 1965–66 ASV Süd Nürnberg 1966–67 TSV Weißenburg 1967–68 TSV Schwabach ASV Zirndorf 1968–69 SV Laufamholz ^+ SpVgg Fürth Amateure ^+ 1969–70 TSV Roth FC Gunzenhausen ^+ 1970–71 VfL Nürnberg SpVgg Ansbach 1971–72 ASV Zirndorf ASV Buchenbühl 1972–73 TSV Altenfurt ASV Buchenbühl 1973–74 TuS Feuchtwangen MTV Fürth 1974–75 MTV Fürth VfL Nürnberg 1975–76 ASC Boxdorf ^+ TSV 1860 Weißenburg ^+ 1976–77 TSV Südwest Nürnberg SpVgg Ansbach 1977–78 1978–79 DJK Abenberg 1979–80 TuS Feuchtwangen 1980–81 MTV Grundig Fürth FSV Bad Windsheim 1981–82 TSV Südwest Nürnberg SpVgg Fürth Amateure 1982–83 FSV Bad Windsheim TSV 1860 Weißenburg 1983–84 TSV Schwabach 04 TSV 1860 Weißenburg 1984–85 TSV 1860 Weißenburg SpVgg Ansbach 1985–86 TSV Katzwang ASV Zirndorf 1986–87 TuS Feuchtwangen SG Quelle Fürth 1987–88

1988–2012 The league champions and runners–up while being a feeder league to the Bezirksoberliga: Season Champions Runners–up 1988–89 ASV Vach DJK Schwabach 1989–90 VfB Schillingsfürst ^+ TSV Roth ^+ 1990–91 ESV Ansbach-Eyb TSV Emskirchen 1991–92 TSV Neustadt/Aisch 1. SC Feucht 1992–93 TuS Feuchtwangen FV Wendelstein 1993–94 DJK Schwabach SV Pölling 1994–95 ESV Ansbach-Eyb SpVgg Uehlfeld 1995–96 SV Seligenporten TSV Berching 1996–97 SpVgg Uehlfeld TSV Emskirchen 1997–98 SC 04 Schwabach II TSV Wendelstein 1998–99 ESV Treuchtlingen ^+ TSV Wendelstein ^+ 1999–2000 TSV Berching SV Pölling 2000–01 SV Seligenporten 1. SC Feucht II 2001–02 SpVgg Ansbach II ESV Treuchtlingen 2002–03 TSV 2000 Rothenburg FSV Bad Windsheim 2003–04 SC 04 Schwabach II TSV Berching 2004–05 TSV Gutenstetten TSV Roth 2005–06 TSV Roth TSV 1860 Weißenburg 2006–07 TV 21 Büchenbach TSV Kornburg 2007–08 TSV Kornburg SC Großschwarzenlohe 2008–09 ASV Neumarkt II ^+ TSV Feuchtwangen ^+ 2009–10 SpVgg 09 Ansbach II DJK Schwabach 2010–11 BSC Woffenbach SV Seligenporten II 2011–12 SV 73 Nürnberg–Süd SC Aufkirchen

2012–present

The league champions and runners–up while being a feeder league to the Landesliga once more:

Season	Champions	Runners–up
2012–13	Spfr. Dinkelsbühl	TuS Feuchtwangen
2013–14	SV Seligenporten II	TuS Feuchtwangen
2014–15	TuS Feuchtwangen	SV Ornbau
2015–16	SC 04 Schwabach	SC Aufkirchen

• Promoted teams in bold.
• ⁺ Teams finished on equal points, decider needed to determine final position.
• In 2001 third placed TSV Wendelstein was also promoted.
• In 2008 third placed TSV Winkelhaid was also promoted.
• In 2011 third placed FV Wendelstein was also promoted.

Current clubs

The clubs in the league in the 2016–17 season and their 2015–16 final positions:^[6]

Club	Position
SF SV Dinkelsbühl	Relegated from the Landesliga
TuS Feuchtwangen	Relegated from the Landesliga
SV Seligenporten II	Relegated from the Landesliga
SC Aufkirchen	2nd
SV Ornbau	3rd
SV Mosbach	4th
TSV Greding	5th
TSV 1860 Weißenburg	6th
TSG 08 Roth	7th
SV Pölling	8th
FV Dittenheim	9th
TV 21 Büchenbach	10th
FC Holzheim	11th
FSV Bad Winsheim	12th
BSC Woffenbach	13th
ESV Ansbach/Eyb	Promoted from the Kreisliga
Henger SV	Promoted from the Kreisliga
SV Marienstein	Promoted from the Kreisliga

References

1. Tables and results of the Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Süd Manfreds Fussball Archiv, accessed: 21 July 2012
2. Landesliga Mitte tables (German) Das Deutsche Fussballarchiv, accessed: 21 July 2012
3. Untere Ligen erfahren eine Aufwertung (German) Augsburger Allgemeine, published: 11 April 2011, accessed: 2 May 2011
4. Die neue Landesliga-Einteilung (German) fupa.net, Map of the new Landesligas with all 2012-13 clubs, accessed: 13 June 2012
5. "Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Süd - Spieltag / Tabelle" [Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Süd - Results & Table]. kicker.de (in German). kicker (sports magazine). Retrieved 5 May 2016.
6. Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Süd (German) kicker website – League tables and results of the Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Süd, accessed: 7 July 2015

Sources

• 50 Jahre Bayrischer Fussball-Verband (German) 50-year-anniversary book of the Bavarian FA, publisher: Vindelica Verlag, published: 1996

External links

• Bayrischer Fussball Verband (Bavarian FA) (German)
• Bavarian League tables and results (German)
• Website with tables and results from the Bavarian Oberliga to Bezirksliga (German)