Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd


The Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd, until 2008 named Landesliga Hessen-Süd, is currently the sixth tier of the German football league system. 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.

Overview

The Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd was formed in 1965 as the Landesliga Hessen-Süd, a tier four feeder league to the then Amateurliga Hessen.
The winners of the Verbandsliga Süd are automatically promoted to the Hessenliga, the runners-up need to compete with the runners-up of the Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord and the Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte and the 15th placed team of the Hessenliga for another promotion spot.
The Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd is fed by the Gruppenliga Hessen-Darmstadt, Hessen-Frankfurt West and Hessen-Frankfurt Ost. The winners of those are automatically promoted to the Verbandsliga, the runners-up play-off for another promotion spot.
One Bavarian club plays within the area of the Verbandsliga Süd. FC Bayern Alzenau and, formerly, Viktoria Aschaffenburg have played in this league in the past. In 1992, FC Bayern Alzenau switched leagues, coming from the Landesliga Bayern-Nord straight across to the Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd and now, having been promoted, play in the Hessenliga. Viktoria Aschaffenburg have previously been promoted too, but in the 2010–11 season played in the Verbandsliga again. In 2012, Viktoria re-joined the Bavarian leagues.
Up until 1973 it was common for teams to move between Landesligen, resulting in the fact that some teams have won titles in two different Landesligen. This practice has since stopped.
Along with the renaming of the Oberliga Hessen to Hessenliga in 2008, the Landesliga was renamed Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd.

League champions

The league champions:

Verbandsliga

The league champions since the renaming of the league in 2008:
SeasonClub
2008–09FSV Frankfurt II
2009–10Rot-Weiß Darmstadt
2010–11TGM SV Jügesheim
2011–12SC Viktoria 06 Griesheim
2012–13Sportfreunde Seligenstadt
2013–14VfR Bürstadt
2014–15SC Hessen Dreieich
2015–16FC Viktoria 09 Urberach
2016–17VfB Ginsheim
2017–18FV Bad Vilbel
2018–19Rot-Weiß Walldorf

The league champions until the renaming of the league in 2008:
SeasonClub
1965–66Rot-Weiss Frankfurt
1966–67FC Arheilgen
1967–68VfR Bürstadt
1968–69Eintracht Frankfurt II
1969–70SG Germania Wiesbaden
1970–71SV Wiesbaden
1971–72VfR Groß-Gerau
1972–73FC Hanau 93
1973–74FV Sprendlingen
1974–75SpVgg 03 Neu-Isenburg
1975–76FC Hanau 93
1976–77SC Viktoria 06 Griesheim
1977–78Starkenburgia Heppenheim
1978–79SG Egelsbach
1979–80SpVgg Bad Homburg

SeasonClub
1980–81SpVgg Dietesheim
1981–82FC Erbach
1982–83Rot-Weiss Frankfurt
1983–84Kickers Offenbach II
1984–85Starkenburgia Heppenheim
1985–86Rot-Weiss Frankfurt
1986–87SpVgg Bad Homburg
1987–88Rot-Weiss Walldorf
1988–89SG Egelsbach
1989–90SC Viktoria 06 Griesheim
1990–91SG Egelsbach
1991–92FV Bad Vilbel
1992–93SV Mörlenbach 1896
1993–94FV Progres Frankfurt

SeasonClub
1994–95SV 1919 Bernbach
1995–96SV 07 Raunheim
1996–97KSV Klein-Karben
1997–98SpVgg Bad Homburg
1998–99Kickers Offenbach II
1999–00FC Croatia Frankfurt
2000–01VfR Bürstadt
2001–02Eintracht Wald-Michelbach
2002–03SC Viktoria 06 Griesheim
2003–04Viktoria Aschaffenburg
2004–05SG Bruchköbel
2005–06SV 1919 Bernbach
2006–071. FC Germania 08 Ober-Roden
2007–08Kickers Offenbach II

These clubs were promoted to the Oberliga after finishing second in the league:
SeasonClub
1968–69SV 09 Hofheim
1983–84FC Hanau 93
1993–94Viktoria Aschaffenburg
1996–97VfR Bürstadt
1997–98TGM SV Jügesheim
1998–99SV Germania Horbach 1911
1999–00SV Erzhausen
2000–01TGM SV Jügesheim
2002–031. FC Germania 08 Ober-Roden
2004–05FC Bayern Alzenau
2005–06Rot-Weiss Frankfurt
2007–08FC Viktoria 09 Urberach
2009–101. FCA Darmstadt
2010–11Viktoria Aschaffenburg
2013–14SpVgg 05 Oberrad
2014–15Rot-Weiss Frankfurt
2015–16Rot-Weiß Darmstadt
2017–18Türk Gücü Friedberg
2018–19FC Hanau 93