Hessenliga


The Hessenliga is the highest football league in the state of Hesse and the Hessian 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.

Overview

The league was formed in 1945 and except for its first two seasons it has always played as one single division. The league was called Landesliga-Hessen until 1950 and actually formed the second tier of southern German football. With the introduction of the 2nd Oberliga Süd in 1950, the Landesliga-Hessen was renamed Amateurliga Hessen. From 1978, it was called Amateur Oberliga Hessen and finally, in 1994 it was renamed Oberliga Hessen.
Since introduction of the Regionalliga Süd in 1994, the winner of the Oberliga Hessen is automatically promoted to this league. Until 1994 the winners of the Oberligas had to play-off for the four promotion spots to the 2. Bundesliga with the other Oberliga winners.
In 1994, with the introduction of the Regionalliga, six clubs from Hesse were qualified for the new league, based on their performance over the last three seasons, these clubs being:
Originally, FSV Frankfurt, champions of 1994, would have also been qualified but gained promotion to the 2. Bundesliga instead.
The Oberliga Hessen still remained below the Regionalliga Süd after the reduction of the number of Regionalligas from four to two in 2000 but this reduction meant that the Oberliga champions in that year were not promoted.
With the changes in the league system in 2008, four clubs from the Hessenliga were promoted to Regionalliga Süd after the 2007–08 season, nominally the top four teams, however, there was also financial requirements to receive a Regionalliga licence. The four clubs were:
The Hessenliga is fed by the three Verbandsligen. The winners of those are directly promoted to the Hessenliga, the three runners-up play-off for one more promotion spot.
The Hessenliga also, at times, accommodated teams from Bavaria, Viktoria Aschaffenburg and FC Bayern Alzenau. In the 2011–12 season, Viktoria played in the league while Alzenau played one level above in the Regionalliga.
From 2012 onwards, the league became a feeder league to the new Regionalliga Südwest, together with the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and the Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar. The previous league the Hessenliga was set below at, the Regionalliga Süd, was disbanded after the 2011–12 season.

Champions of the Hessenliga

The league champions since 1945:
SeasonClub
1945–46SV Wiesbaden
1945–46Viktoria Aschaffenburg
1946–471. Rödelheimer FC 02
1946–47Rot-Weiss Frankfurt
1947–481. Rödelheimer FC 02
1948–49KSV Hessen Kassel
1949–50SV Darmstadt 98
1950–51Olympia Lampertheim
1951–52Olympia Lampertheim
1952–53FC Hanau 93
1953–54Borussia Fulda
1954–55SpVgg Bad Homburg
1955–56SpVgg Neu-Isenburg
1956–57Borussia Fulda
1957–58VfB Friedberg
1958–59VfL Marburg
1959–60Borussia Fulda
1960–61FC Hanau 93
1961–62SV Darmstadt 98
1962–63VfB Gießen
1963–64SV Darmstadt 98
1964–65Opel Rüsselsheim
1965–66Germania Wiesbaden
1966–67SV Wiesbaden
1967–68Rot-Weiss Frankfurt
1968–69FSV Frankfurt

SeasonClub
1969–70Eintracht Frankfurt II
1970–71SV Darmstadt 98
1971–72VfR Bürstadt
1972–73FSV Frankfurt
1973–74Viktoria Aschaffenburg
1974–75FSV Frankfurt
1975–76KSV Baunatal
1976–77VfR Bürstadt
1977–78FC Hanau 93
1978–79VfR Bürstadt
1979–80KSV Hessen Kassel
1980–81Viktoria Griesheim
1981–82FSV Frankfurt
1982–83VfR Bürstadt
1983–84VfR Bürstadt
1984–85Viktoria Aschaffenburg
1985–86Kickers Offenbach
1986–87Kickers Offenbach
1987–88Viktoria Aschaffenburg
1988–89KSV Hessen Kassel
1989–90Rot-Weiss Frankfurt
1990–91KSV Hessen Kassel
1991–92Viktoria Aschaffenburg
1992–93Kickers Offenbach
1993–94FSV Frankfurt
1994–95SC Neukirchen

SeasonClub
1995–96Borussia Fulda
1996–97SV Wehen
1997–98FSV Frankfurt
1998–99SV Darmstadt 98
1999–00KSV Klein-Karben
2000–01Borussia Fulda
2001–02Eintracht Frankfurt II
2002–031. FC Eschborn
2003–04SV Darmstadt 98
2004–051. FC Eschborn
2005–06KSV Hessen Kassel
2006–07FSV Frankfurt
2007–08SV Darmstadt 98
2008–09SC Waldgirmes
2009–10FSV Frankfurt II
2010–11FC Bayern Alzenau
2011–121. FC Eschborn
2012–13KSV Baunatal
2013–14TGM SV Jügesheim
2014–15TSV Steinbach
2015–16Teutonia Watzenborn-Steinberg
2016–17SC Hessen Dreieich
2017–18SC Hessen Dreieich
2018–19FC Gießen
2019–20TSV Eintracht Stadtallendorf

The complete list of clubs and placings in the league since being renamed to Hessenliga in 2008:
Club09101112131415161718192021
TSV Steinbach1RRRRRR
Viktoria AschaffenburgR10RRR1R21RRR
FC Gießen1RR
FC Bayern Alzenau2R1RR14415422RR
Eintracht Stadtallendorf84815911952RR1R
KSV Hessen KasselRRRRRRRRRR32R
FC Eddersheim1783x
SG Barockstadt Fulda-Lehnerz54x
VfB Ginsheim865x
SpVgg Hadamar13463106646x
SC Hessen Dreieich1311R7x
Viktoria Griesheim10161481314118x
Rot-Weiß Walldorf9x
SC Waldgirmes12214145910x
Türk Gücü Friedberg1311x
KSV Baunatal53321RR12910712x
FV Bad Vilbel1013x
FC Hanau 9314x
TuS Dietkirchen15x
SV Steinbach141716x
SV Neuhof17x
FSV 1926 Fernwald12139371018x
FSC Lohfelden19961212411912
SV Buchonia Flieden1613113158171214x
Hünfelder SV1091681915x
FC Ederbergland1715121316
SpVgg 03 Neu-Isenburg1117
1. FC Erlenseex
SV Zeilsheimx
TSV Lehnerz42373
Teutonia Watzenborn-Steinberg1R4
Borussia Fulda171157
Rot-Weiß Frankfurt11714172315
OSC Vellmar9156711211141016
Sportfreunde Seligenstadt8798
Rot-Weiß Darmstadt11812131615
Viktoria Kelsterbach16
Viktoria Urberach311751517
1. FC Eschborn6841R3106
SV Wiesbaden957
SpVgg Oberrad1316
SV Wehen IIRRR6576
1. FC Schwalmstadt141717
TGM SV Jügesheim1021
FSV Frankfurt II1RRR5
Kickers Offenbach II455121318
FSV Braunfels16
1. FCA Darmstadt121618
Eintracht Wetzlar1018
RSV Würges14615
VfB Marburg1218
KSV Klein-Karben716
Germania Ober-Roden1517
TSG Wörsdorf1318
SVA Bad Hersfeld19
KSV Hessen Kassel II18

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