Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar

Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar
Country  Germany
State
Confederation Football Association
of the South West
Founded 1978
Number of teams 18
Level on pyramid Level 5
Promotion to Regionalliga Südwest
Relegation to
Domestic cup(s)
Current champions TuS Koblenz
(2015–16)
2015–16

The Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, formerly the Oberliga Südwest, is the highest regional football league for the Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland state of Germany. It is the fifth tier of the German football league system. It is one of fourteen Oberligas in German football, the fifth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it was the fourth tier of the league system, until the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 the third tier.

From January 1946 up until the creation of the Fußball-Bundesliga in 1963, the Oberliga Südwest was one of the five highest divisions in Germany. The current league originates from 1978.

History

The Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar is one of fourteen Oberliga's in Germany. The league is a combination of the regional Football Federations Rhine County, Saarland and Southwest, the next league up is Regionalliga Südwest. It was formed in 1978 out of the top teams of the Amateurligas Rheinland, Saarland and Südwest. Until 2008, when the 3. Liga was introduced, the Oberliga was the fourth tier of the league system.

From 2012 onwards, the league became a feeder league to the new Regionalliga Südwest, together with the Hessenliga and the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg. The previous league the Oberliga Südwest was set below at, the Regionalliga West, from then on only accommodate clubs from Northrhine-Westphalia.[1]

At the end of the 2011–12 season the league was also renamed from Oberliga Südwest to Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, with Oddset being the official name sponsor of the league.[2]

Rules

Nominally 18 teams compete for the Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar title. Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away. At the end of the season the champion used to be promoted into either the Regionalliga Süd or the Regionalliga Nord, later the Regionalliga West, depending on their geographical location. From 2008, the league winner was promoted to the Regionalliga West. In the 2007–08 season, the teams finishing from 2nd to 4th were also be promoted.

If the team who wins the league or is on a promotion spot at the end of the season fails to have the correct license then the team who finishes next would be promoted instead of them.

Teams promoted to the new Regionalliga in 2008:

Promotion

The winner of the Oberliga Südwest was originally directly promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga Süd. After introduction of the unified 2nd Bundesliga in 1981, the champion had to take part in a promotion play-off. With the introduction of the Regionalliga in 1994 the league winners were again directly promoted. However, this league was demoted to fourth tier of German football until 2008.

Relegation

The bottom three clubs of the Oberliga will be relegated to the Verbandsliga of their Football Association (Verband). These are:

In turn, the Verbandsliga champions will gain entry to the Oberliga. In more recent history the runners-up of the three Verbandsligas were given the opportunity to compete in a promotion round for one more spot in the Oberliga in the following season.

Previous winners

The league champions:

Season Club
1978–79 Röchling Völklingen
1979–80 Borussia Neunkirchen
1980–81 1. FSV Mainz 05
1981–82 FC Homburg
1982–83 1. FC Saarbrücken
1983–84 FC Homburg
1984–85 FSV Salmrohr
1985–86 Wormatia Worms
1986–87 Eintracht Trier
1987–88 1. FSV Mainz 05
1988–89 SV Edenkoben
1989–90 1. FSV Mainz 05
1990–91 Borussia Neunkirchen
1991–92 FSV Salmrohr
1992–93 Eintracht Trier
1993–94 Eintracht Trier
1994–95 1. FC Kaiserslautern II
1995–96 SV Elversberg
1996–97 1. FC Kaiserslautern II

Season Club
1997–98 SV Elversberg
1998–99 FK Pirmasens
1999–2000 Borussia Neunkirchen
2000–01 1. FC Kaiserslautern II
2001–02 Borussia Neunkirchen
2002–03 1. FSV Mainz 05 II
2003–04 TuS Koblenz
2004–05 Borussia Neunkirchen
2005–06 FK Pirmasens
2006–07 FSV Oggersheim
2007–08 1. FSV Mainz 05 II
2008–09 1. FC Saarbrücken
2009–10 FC 08 Homburg
2010–11 SC Idar-Oberstein
2011–12 FC 08 Homburg
2012–13 SVN Zweibrücken
2013–14 FK Pirmasens
2014–15 Saar 05 Saarbrücken
2015–16 TuS Koblenz

Source: "Oberliga SW". Das deutsche Fussball-Archiv. Retrieved 2008-03-07. 

League placings

The complete list of clubs and placings in the league while operating as the tier five Oberliga Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar and feeding the Regionalliga Südwest (2012–Present):

Club 13 14 15 16 17 18
FK Pirmasens 8 1 R R R
TuS Koblenz 1 R R 1 R
SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken 1 Rx
SC Hauenstein 3322x
FC Karbach 3x
Borussia Neunkirchen 515124x
FC Hertha Wiesbach 8105x
TSG Pfeddersheim 11736x
SV Röchling Völklingen 101457x
FSV Jägersburg 8x
FSV Salmrohr 2279x
SV Gonsenheim 149411x
Arminia Ludwigshafen 641112x
TSV Schott Mainz 613x
SpVgg Burgbrohl 101314x
FK Pirmasens II 15x
TuS Mechtersheim 71315x
FV Diefflen 16x
TuS Rot-Weiss Koblenz x
SV Morlautern x
SpVgg EGC Wirges 16810
SV Elversberg II 155916
SV Mehring 131617
SVN Zweibrücken 1 R R18
SC Idar-Oberstein R614
1. FC Saarbrücken II 41117
SG Betzdorf 91218
SV Alemannia Waldalgesheim 17
SV Roßbach/Verscheid 1218
SC Halberg-Brebach 17
Sportfreunde Köllerbach 18

Key

Symbol Key
B Bundesliga (1963–present)
2B 2. Bundesliga (1974–present)
3L 3. Liga (2008–present)
R Regionalliga West/Südwest (1994–2000)
Regionalliga Süd (2000–2008)
Regionalliga West (2008–2012)
Regionalliga Südwest (2012–present)
1 League champions
Place League
Blank Played at a league level below this league

References

  1. [http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500014&tx_dfbnews_pi1[showUid]=25239&tx_dfbnews_pi1[sword]=Regionalligareform&tx_dfbnews_pi4[cat]=212 DFB-Bundestag beschließt Reform der Spielklassen] (German) DFB website, published: 22 October 2010, accessed: 16 July 2011
  2. FRV Südwest gratuliert dem Oberliga-Meister (German) fussball.de, published: 30 May 2012, accessed: 4 July 2012

Sources

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