Landesliga Hamburg-Hansa


The Landesliga Hamburg-Hansa is the sixth tier of the German football league system and the second-highest league in the German state of Hamburg, together with the Landesliga Hamburg-Hammonia. It is named after the Hanseatic League, which Hamburg was a member of.

Overview

1947 to 1950

The league was formed in 1947, alongside three other divisions on the same level in the city of Hamburg, as the Bezirksklasse Hamburg-Hansa. The other three leagues were:
The four new leagues replaced the 1. Klasse Hamburg as the feeder leagues to the Stadtliga Hamburg, which was now renamed Verbandsliga Hamburg. The 1. Klasse Hamburg had been operating since the end of the Second World War in 1945 and consisted of three divisions. The change in the league system at this level came together with the establishment of the Oberliga Nord as the new tier-one league in Northern Germany. This meant the new Bezirksklasse in Hamburg was now the third tier of the league system, below Oberliga and Verbandsliga.
The league started out with ten clubs, with the league champion being promoted to the Verbandsliga. In its second season, the league expanded to twelve clubs. The league above it was renamed from Verbandsliga Hamburg to Amateurliga Hamburg at the end of this season. The year after, in 1950, the Amateurliga was then reduced to one single division from the two it had been operating at previously.
For the Bezirksklasse, this also meant a change: The four existing divisions were disbanded and replaced by two leagues:
For the Hansa-division this meant a temporary end to its operation.

1953 to 1963

In 1953, the league was once more reestablished and the Elbe-Staffel and Alster-Staffel disbanded. Three of the four leagues in existence until 1950 were reformed, the Olympia-Staffel however, was not. The leagues were now named Verbandsligas:
Each of the three divisions had now fourteen clubs and the league champion was again promoted directly to the Amateurliga Hamburg. The leagues were again the third tier of the German league system. In the fourteen-team per division era, usually the bottom two teams of each division were relegated. Additionally, teams would be moved between the three divisions according to geographical necessity, to balance them out.
In 1963, the Bundesliga was established in Germany. The old Oberliga Nord was disbanded and at its stead, the Regionalliga Nord was set as the second tier of the league system. The Amateurliga Hamburg, now renamed Landesliga Hamburg, slipped to third tier in the league system, making the three Verbandsligas the fourth tier now. Otherwise, nothing changed for the three leagues.

1963 to 1974

In the first couple of seasons after 1963, nothing changed for the three leagues. The Hansa-Staffel was upsized to fifteen teams for the 1968-69 season, but returned to fourteen the year after.
In 1970, the Germania-Staffel was disbanded, leaving only the Hansa and Hammonia division on this level, as it is today. The two remaining divisions were increased in size, Hansa to seventeen and Hammonia to sixteen. Also, the leagues changed their name from Verbandsliga to Amateurliga. The following season, both divisions operated with sixteen clubs.
In 1974, the Regionalliga Nord was replaced by the 2nd Bundesliga Nord as the second tier in the region. As the new third tier, the Oberliga Nord was re-established. The Landesliga Hamburg, now renamed Verbandsliga Hamburg slipped to fourth tier because of this change and the two Amateurligas below it therefore to fifth tier.

1974 to 1994

In 1978, the Amateurligas in Hamburg were renamed to Landesliga, a name they carry to date. Nothing changed otherwise for the Landesliga Hamburg-Hansa.
The league experienced no change in the two decades from 1974 to 1994, operating on sixteen teams for all but one season. Also, changes in the league system above it did not affect it in this time.
In 1994, however, the Regionalligas were reformed. In the north, this meant a reestablishing of the Regionalliga Nord. The Oberliga Nord was disbanded again and in its stead, the Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein was formed. The Regionalliga becoming the new third tier in the league system meant for the Landesligas that they now fell to sixth tier.

1994 to current

The league continued to remain unchanged. The Oberliga Nord was re-formed, again, in 2004, replacing the Oberliga hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein at this level. This meant no change for the Landesligas.
In 2008, the 3. Liga was established and the Oberliga Nord once more disbanded. Instead of this league, the five northern Verbandsligas were elevated to the status of Oberliga, meaning, the Verbandsliga Hamburg now became the Oberliga Hamburg. The two leagues below it remained as the Landesligas, unchanged in name and tier.

Position of the ''Hansa-Staffel'' in the league system

YearsLeague nameTierPromotion to
1947-48Bezirksklasse Hamburg-HansaIIIVerbandsliga Hamburg
1948-50Bezirksklasse Hamburg-HansaIIIAmateurliga Hamburg
1953-63Verbandsliga Hamburg-HansaIIIAmateurliga Hamburg
1963-70Verbandsliga Hamburg-HansaIVLandesliga Hamburg
1970-74Amateurliga Hamburg-HansaIVLandesliga Hamburg
1974-78Amateurliga Hamburg-HansaVVerbandsliga Hamburg
1978-94Landesliga Hamburg-HansaVVerbandsliga Hamburg
1994–2008Landesliga Hamburg-HansaVIVerbandsliga Hamburg
2008-currentLandesliga Hamburg-HansaVIOberliga Hamburg

League champions

The league champions:
SeasonClub
1947–48Wandsbeker FC
1948–49Hinschenfelder FC
1949–50Polizei Hamburg
1950–1953no competition
1953–54Borussia Harburg
1954–55Rasensport Harburg
1955–56Viktoria Wilhelmsburg
1956–57FV Wilhelmsburg 09
1957–58Viktoria Harburg
1958–59Rasensport Harburg
1959–60TuS Güldenstern Stade
1960–61Hamburger SV Am.
1961–62TuS Güldenstern Stade
1962–63VfL Stade
1963–64TuS Hamburg
1964–65Borussia Harburg
1965–66Union 03 Altona
1966–67Borussia Harburg
1967–68TuS Finkenwerder
1968–69TuS Güldenstern Stade
1969–70FV Wilhelmsburg 09
1970–71TSG Bergedorf 1860
1971–72FC Altona 93
1972–73Vorwärts Billstedt

SeasonClub
1973–74Buxtehuder SV
1974–75VfL Stade
1975–76SC Urania Hamburg
1976–771. SC Norderstedt
1977–78Hummelsbütteler SV
1978–79Hamburger SV Am.
1979–80Bramfelder SV
1980–81VfL Geesthacht
1981–82SV Börnsen
1982–83Meiendorfer SV
1983–84TSV Duwo 08
1984–85SC Eilbeck
1985–86Barsbütteler SV
1986–87Glashütter SV
1987–88Ahrensburger TSV
1988–89Ochsenwerder SpVgg
1989–90VfL 93 Hamburg
1990–91SC Condor Hamburg
1991–92Barsbütteler SV
1992–93VfL Lohbrügge
1993–94Bramfelder SV
1994–95SV Börnsen
1995–96Ochsenwerder SpVgg

SeasonClub
1996–97TuS Dassendorf
1997–98Eimsbütteler TV
1998–99Barmbek-Uhlenhorst
1999–2000Bramfelder SV
2000–01Meiendorfer SV
2001–02VfL Lohbrügge
2002–03Barsbütteler SV
2003–04NTSV Niendorf
2004–05FC St. Georg Hamburg
2005–06Eintracht Norderstedt
2006–07GSK Bergedorf
2007–08Vorwärts–Wacker Hamburg
2008–09Oststeinbeker SV
2009–10Bramfelder SV
2010–11SC Vier– und Marschlande
2011–12Barmbek-Uhlenhorst
2012–13Oststeinbeker SV
2013–14Buxtehuder SV
2014–15FC Türkiye Wilhelmsburg
2015–16SC Poppenbüttel
2016–17TSV Sasel
2017–18Meiendorfer SV
2018–19Bramfelder SV