Landesliga Bayern-Nord


The Landesliga Bayern-Nord was the sixth tier of the German football league system in northern Bavaria. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it was the fifth tier of the league system, until the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 the fourth tier.
The winner of the Landesliga Nord was automatically qualified for the Bayernliga, the runners-up needed to compete with the runners-up of Landesliga Bayern-Süd and Landesliga Bayern-Mitte and the 15th placed team of the Bayernliga for another promotion spot.
The league was disbanded in 2012, when the Regionalliga Bayern was introduced as the new fourth tier of the German league system in Bavaria. Below this league, the Bayernliga was expanded to two divisions while the number of Landesligas grew from three to five divisions. However, none of the new leagues carried the name Landesliga Bayern-Nord, with the Landesliga Bayern-Nordwest coming closest in territorial coverage.

Overview

The Landesligen in Bayern were formed in 1963, in place of the 2nd Amateurligas, which operated below the Bayernliga until then. In the region of the Landesliga Nord, the 2nd Amateurligen were split into three groups, Oberfranken, Unterfranken-Ost and Unterfranken-West. The league was formed from eighteen clubs, seven of them from the Amateurligas and thirteen from the 2nd Amateurligas.
In the first eighteen seasons, up until 1980, only the league champions were promoted to the Bayernliga. This was altered in 1981, when the three Landesliga runners-up were given the opportunity to earn promotion, too, via a promotion round. It took 14 attempts by a Landesliga Nord club however, to actually achieve promotion through this way, which VfL Frohnlach finally did in 1994. The Bavarian football association actually stipulates in its rules and regulations that every league champion has to be promoted, unless it declines to do so, and every runners-up has to have the opportunity to earn promotion, too.
Below the league, the Bezirksligas were set as the fifth tier of league football, until 1988, when the Bezirksoberligas were formed. In the first years, four teams were promoted from the Bezirksligas, two from each region. In the 1980s, this number was increased to five clubs for a time. The Landesliga Nord was now fed by the two Bezirksoberligen of Unterfranken and Oberfranken. The winner of those were automatically promoted, the runners-up played-off for another promotion spot, the loser of this game then played a decider with the 15th placed team of Landesliga to determine the winner of the last available spot in the Landesliga.
For the most part of its history, the league has operated on a strength of eighteen clubs, only occasionally diverting from this when the number of teams relegated from the Bayernliga to it was more than one. With the changes in the league system there were, on occasion, two automatical promotion places available to each of the Landesligs, like in the seasons 1993–94 and 2007–08.
Clubs based in the border region to Hesse traditionally play in the Hessen football league system rather than the Bavarian Football League System. Notable examples of this are Viktoria Aschaffenburg and FC Bayern Alzenau who both currently play in the Oberliga Hessen. The later only left Landesliga Nord to do so in 1992.

Disbanding

The Bavarian football federation carried out drastic changes to the league system at the end of the 2011–12 season. With the already decided introduction of the Regionalliga Bayern from 2012–13, it also placed two Bayernligas below the new league as the new fifth tier of the German league system. Below those, five Landesligas instead of the existing three were set, which would be geographically divided to limit travel and increase the number of local derbies.
The clubs from the Landesliga Bayern-Nord joined the following leagues:
When the league was formed in 1963 as the new fourth tier of the Bavarian league system in Upper Franconia and Lower Franconia, in place of the 2nd Amateurligas, it consisted of the following eighteen clubs from the following leagues:
The clubs in the two Amateurligas placed seventh or better were admitted to the new Amateurliga Bayern, all others went to the new Landesligas. The top-three teams in the four regional 2nd Amateurligas were each admitted to the Landesliga Bayern-Nord. In the case of the 2nd Amateurliga Oberfranken-West, the league champion, the reserve team of VfL Neustadt, was disbanded and the fourth place club in the league, TSV Küps, was not permitted to take its place.

Top-three of the Landesliga

The following teams have finished in the top-three in the league:
SeasonChampionsRunners–upThird
1963–64FV Würzburg 04Sylvia Ebersdorf1. FC Bayreuth
1964–651. FC BayreuthTSV Donndorf-EckersdorfSylvia Ebersdorf
1965–66SpVgg HofVfL NeustadtFC Münchberg
1966–67VfB Coburg1. FC BayreuthFV Würzburg 04
1967–68FC Münchberg1. FC BayreuthFC Kronach
1968–691. FC BayreuthFV Würzburg 041. FC Bamberg
1969–70FV Würzburg 04Wacker MarktredwitzTSV Mainaschaff
1970–71FC Kronach1. FC BayreuthFC Münchberg
1971–721. FC BayreuthBSC Saas BayreuthVfB Coburg
1972–73VfB CoburgATS KulmbachVfB Helmbrechts
1973–74ATS KulmbachVfB Helmbrechts1. FC Lichtenfels
1974–751. FC BambergTSV TrebgastSpVgg Hof
1975–761. FC HaßfurtBSV 98 BayreuthTSV Trebgast
1976–77TSV TrebgastBSV 98 BayreuthVfB Helmbrechts
1977–78TSV HirschaidVfL NeustadtBSV 98 Bayreuth
1978–79VfB HelmbrechtsSV ErlenbachSV Hallstadt
1979–80VfL FrohnlachSV ErlenbachTSV Hirschaid
1980–811. FC BambergVfB CoburgFC Bayern Hof
1981–82VfB CoburgFT SchweinfurtTSV Trebgast
1982–83FC Bayern HofSV Heidingsfeld1. FC Haßfurt
1983–84FC Schweinfurt 05SV HeidingsfeldVfB Helmbrechts
1984–85SV HeidingsfeldVfB HelmbrechtsFC Bayern Hof
1985–86FC Schweinfurt 05VfB HelmbrechtsTSV Trebgast
1986–87FC KronachVfB HelmbrechtsFC Bayern Hof
1987–88FC Bayern HofVfB HelmbrechtsSC Weismain
1988–89VfB HelmbrechtsSV MemmelsdorfWacker Marktredwitz
1989–90Kickers WürzburgDJK SchweinfurtSV Heidingsfeld
1990–91SC 08 BambergVfL FrohnlachFC Bayern Hof
1991–92VfL FrohnlachSV HeidingsfeldFC Bayern Hof
1992–93VfB HelmbrechtsFC Bayern HofSV Heidingsfeld
1993–94FC Bayern HofSV HeidingsfeldVfL Frohnlach
1994–95SC WeismainAlemannia HaibachSpVgg Stegaurach
1995–96SpVgg StegaurachAlemannia HaibachFV Würzburg 04
1996–97Kickers WürzburgFV Würzburg 04Teutonia Obernau
1997–98SpVgg BayreuthFV Würzburg 041. FC Sand
1998–99FV Würzburg 04DJK WaldbergTSV Großbardorf
1999–20001. FC SandSpVgg BayreuthVfL Frohnlach
2000–01SpVgg BayreuthTSV GroßbardorfVfL Frohnlach
2001–02TSV GerbrunnVfL FrohnlachTSV Großbardorf
2002–03FV Würzburg 04TSV GroßbardorfVfL Frohnlach
2003–04VfL Frohnlach1. FC Bamberg1. FC Sand
2004–05FV Würzburg 04SpVgg Bayern Hof1. FC Sand
2005–06SpVgg Bayern Hof1. FC Bamberg1. FC Sand
2006–07FC Schweinfurt 05Alemannia Haibach1. FC Sand
2007–08VfL FrohnlachKickers WürzburgSV Friesen
2008–09SV Memmelsdorf1. FC SandAlemannia Haibach
2009–10Würzburger FVFC Schweinfurt 05TG Höchberg
2010–11VfL FrohnlachSpVgg Selbitz1. FC Sand
2011–12Kickers WürzburgTSV AubstadtSpVgg Selbitz

The following clubs have won the league more than once:
ClubWinsYears
Würzburger FV61964, 1970, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2010
VfL Frohnlach51980, 1992, 2004, 2008, 2011
SpVgg Bayern Hof41983, 1988, 1994, 2006
Kickers Würzburg31990, 1997, 2012
FC Schweinfurt 0531984, 1986, 2007
VfB Helmbrechts31979, 1989, 1993
VfB Coburg31967, 1973, 1982
1. FC Bayreuth31965, 1969, 1972
SpVgg Bayreuth21998, 2001
FC Kronach21971, 1982
1. FC Bamberg21975, 1981

All-time table 1963–2012

The 1. FC Sand holds top spot in the all-time table of the Landesliga Nord, with 1,456 points from 928 games. Number two is the FT Schweinfurt, 46 points behind but with the record number of games, 1,060. Third place goes to 1. FC Bamberg. The last place, number 131, is the FC Wacker Trailsdorf on nine points. For the 2011–12 season, only one team joined the league that hasn't played at this level before, the TSV Kleinrinderfeld.

League placings since 1988–89

The complete list of clubs and placings in the league since the 1988–89 season:
ClubS899091929394959697989900010203040506070809101112
FC Bayern Alzenau 3958812HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHRHR
SpVgg Bayern Hof 913BB3321BBBBBBBBBB21BBBBBB
TSV Großbardorf716538232BBBBBRBBB
Würzburger FV 04 1161161063221BBB1B1BBBB1BB
FC Schweinfurt 055BB2BBBBBBBBRRR2BRRB71BB2BB
VfL Frohnlach11BB21B3BBBBB33231BBB1BB1B
Kickers Würzburg2341B41115971B95817662B551
TSV Aubstadt1113141710141416915132
SpVgg Selbitz71346131223
SpVgg Bayreuth4BBBBBBBBB1B21BBBBRBBBBB4
SV Memmelsdorf16294915101471291581B105
1. FC Sand28101415644764351BB93333102636
TSV Kleinrinderfeld17
1. FC Trogen2168
Alemannia Haibach1622B171341065610243469
TG Höchberg2471414581351161314128769148783910
TSV Neudrossenfeld37811
DJK Don Bosco Bamberg2712
FT Schweinfurt311213131888131471316789512108413
ASV Hollfeld415131114
1. FC Burgkunstadt41415
FC Gerolzhofen81816
TuS Frammersbach51217
SV Pettstadt21918
FVgg Bayern Kitzingen9181815
ASV Rimpar671416
FC Viktoria Kahl1212991041051211141017
DVV Coburg 788127161311918
Eintracht Bamberg II 821211
FC Blau-Weiß Leinach117
SV Friesen81681212103518
SV Mitterteich1469151711551051179419
TSV Mönchröden54145620
FC Strullendorf1071110671017151516
1. FC Haßfurt2113111616991641111171617
TSV Sulzfeld715121313161418
TSV Thiersheim912111115111517917
SpVgg Stegaurach631BBBBB13161318
SV Aschaffenburg-Damm 6111
TSV Lengenfeld21516
TSV Karlburg417
SpVgg Bayreuth II 2511818
1. FC Bamberg 8248171584664242
TSV Aidhausen3141417
SV Erlenbach1117171318
SpVgg Bayern Hof II115
SC Weismain1281155751BRRRB51518
TSV Gerbrunn 546671B
TSV Scheuerfeld119
Wacker Trailsdorf118
Teutonia Obernau813443815917
DJK Waldberg7910115421118
ATS Kulmbach191517716
DJK Schweinfurt1472710101415137101218
SC Weismain II312419
FC Kronach21B5613918121016
1. FC Lichtenfels1619891418
FC Adler Weidhausen412151519
VfB Helmbrechts 4161BB81BBBB
FC Rodach41151416
SV Frankenwinheim117
ASV Gaustadt918
SV Heidingsfeld146310232B16
SC 08 Bamberg41BB121418
VfB Coburg 71516121617
Wacker Marktredwitz213412713618
TV Helmstadt41614
SV Hallstadt13141017
TSV Trebgast13111218
SG Randersacker2915
FC Frankonia Thulba116
TSV Hirschaid717
FC Ochsenfurt217

Key

The league records in regards to points, wins, losses and goals for the clubs in the league are:
RecordTeamSeasonNumber
Most winsVfB Helmbrechts1988–8929
Most winsWürzburger FV2002–0329
Most winsWürzburger FV2004–0529
Most winsWürzburger FV2009–1029
Most winsFC Schweinfurt 052009–1029
Fewest winsSC Weismain II1999–20001
Most defeatsSC Weismain II1999–200032
Fewest defeatsVfL Frohnlach1979–801
Fewest defeatsVfL Frohnlach2010–111
Most goals for1. FC Sand1999–2000122
Fewest goals forTSV Trebgast1990–9124
Most goals againstSC Weismain II1999–2000197
Fewest goals againstSC 08 Bamberg1990–9114
Highest points FC Schweinfurt 051983–8461
Highest points SV Heidingsfeld1984–8561
Lowest points TSV Staffelstein1969–707
Highest points Würzburger FV2002–0390
Highest points Würzburger FV2004–0590
Highest points Würzburger FV2009–1090
Lowest points SC Weismain II1999–20006