Verbandsliga Württemberg


The Verbandsliga Württemberg is a German amateur football division administered by the Württemberg Football Association, one of the 21 German state football associations. Being the top flight of the Württemberg state association, the Verbandsliga is currently a level 6 division of the German football league system.

History

The Verbandsliga Württemberg was introduced along with the superordinate Oberliga Baden-Württemberg in 1978 as a merger between the Amateurliga Nordwürttemberg and the Amateurliga Schwarzwald-Bodensee. The top five teams of both divisions were promoted to the new Oberliga while the teams ranked six to twelve remained at Verbandsliga level. Both 13th ranked teams had to play a decider for the last Verbandsliga spot. All other team were relegated to the Landesliga.
Since its introduction, the Verbandsliga always was at the top of the Württemberg football league system and was set at level 4 of the German football league system originally. After the introduction of both the Regionalliga Süd in 1994 and of the 3. Liga in 2008, as of today has been downgraded to level 6 of the system.
There are some clubs from western Bavaria playing in the Württemberg football league system. At last the SpVgg Au/Iller played in the Verbandsliga during the 2009-10 season. Au/Iller is a part of the town Illertissen. The FV Illertissen also played in the Verbandsliga and even gained promotion to Oberliga in 2008 before leaving the Württemberg system in 2012 by joining the Bavarian Football Association upon introduction of the Regionalliga Bayern.

Promotion and relegation

The Verbandsliga champions gain direct promotion to the Oberliga. The runners-up must play-off against the winner of the Verbandsliga Nordbaden versus Südbaden runners-up series for one additional promotion. In 1981 no extra spot and in 1994 three extra spots were available due to league format changes.
Feeder leagues to the Verbandsliga Württemberg
Usually, the teams ranked last four in the Verbandsliga are relegated to Landesliga directly. The winners of each of the four Landesliga divisions win direct promotion to the Verbandsliga. The fifth-last team of the Verbandsliga have to play-off against the best Landesliga runner-up for one spot in the Verbandsliga. The number of direct relegations can vary depending on the number of Württembergian teams relegating from the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg to the Verbandsliga.

League champions & runners-up

The league champions and runners-up of the league.
SeasonChampionsRunners-up
1978–79VfR HeilbronnVfB Stuttgart II
1979–80VfR AalenSSV Reutlingen
1980–81Sportfreunde Schwäbisch-HallSpVgg Au/Iller
1981–82TSV OfterdingenStuttgarter Kickers II
1982–83VfR AalenStuttgarter Kickers II
1983–84FC MarbachSC Geislingen
1984–85SSV ReutlingenFC Wangen
1985–86VfR HeilbronnVfL Kirchheim/Teck
1986–87SC GeislingenFC Tailfingen
1987–88FC TailfingenVfR Aalen
1988–89SpVgg LudwigsburgVfB Stuttgart II
1989–90VfB Stuttgart IIVfL Sindelfingen
1990–91TSF DitzingenStuttgarter Kickers II
1991–92VfL Kirchheim/TeckSC Geislingen
1992–93GSV MaichingenVfR Aalen
1993–94FV BiberachTSV Wäldenbronn
1994–95SV BonlandenFC Wangen
1995–96SV BöblingenSpVgg Au/Iller
1996–97VfR HeilbronnFV Ravensburg
1997–98FV RavensburgSportfreunde Dorfmerkingen
1998–99SpVgg Au/IllerVfR Heilbronn

SeasonChampionsRunners-up
1999–2000Sportfreunde DorfmerkingenStuttgarter Kickers II
2000–01SGV FreibergSpVgg Böblingen
2001–02SV BonlandenSSV Ulm 1846
2002–03TSV CrailsheimHeidenheimer SB
2003–041. FC Normannia GmündHeidenheimer SB
2004–05SG Sonnenhof GroßaspachTSG Balingen
2005–06SV BonlandenTSG Balingen
2006–07VfL Kirchheim/TeckTSV Schwieberdingen
2007–08TSG BalingenSpVgg Au/Iller
2008–09SV BonlandenFSV 08 Bissingen
2009–10FSV HollenbachVfB Neckarrems
2010–11SV BonlandenFV Ravensburg
2011–12SGV FreibergFSV 08 Bissingen
2012–131. FC Heidenheim IIFV Ravensburg
2013–14VfR Aalen IISV Göppingen
2014–15FSV 08 BissingenSV Göppingen
2015–16Neckarsulmer Sport-UnionSV Göppingen
2016–17SGV FreibergTSG Backnang 1919
2017–181. FC Normannia GmündTSV Ilshofen
2018–19Sportfreunde DorfmerkingenFSV Hollenbach

The complete list of clubs in the league and their league placings since 1994.
ClubS9596979899000102030405060708091011121314151617181920
1. FC Heidenheim 3113510822OOOOR3L3L3L3L3L2B2B2B2B2B2B
SG Sonnenhof Großaspach3881OOOORRRRR3L3L3L3L3L3L
FV Illertissen5116793OOOORRRRRRRR
SSV Ulm 1846 21RRRR2BB2B2OOOOOORRRORROORRRR
Stuttgarter Kickers II 9151311122OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
TSG Balingen1310118107371272251OOOOOOOOOORR
FV Ravensburg21121121OO61215831584252OOOOOOO
FSV 08 Bissingen811112632O31OOOOO
Neckarsulmer SU3461OOOO
SV Göppingen138433222OOOO
SGV Freiberg1011691491OOOOOOOOOO1OOOO1OOO
TSG Backnang 191916961514752OOx
1. FC Normannia Gmünd851OOOOOOOO8104791Ox
TSV Ilshofen3632OO
Sportfreunde Dorfmerkingen82O1OOO611121631O
FSV Hollenbach5531OOOOOOO42x
SKV Rutesheim4101214133x
TSV Essingen61453694x
SSV Ehingen-Süd285x
1. FC Heiningen2136x
VfL Sindelfingen209812551371215108117x
TSG Tübingen268x
Calcio Leinfelden-Echterdingen37109x
FC Wangen342O312116414716141488971611510x
VfB Neckarrems92O1010611451211x
VfL Nagold94101512101512
SV Breuningsweiler113
FV Olympia Laupheim1343471071161313121614
FV Löchgau11315
FC Albstadt1161015912991110716
VfL Pfullingen5414x
TSG Öhringen115
Sportfreunde Schwäbisch Hall17745381216
TSV Heimerdingen0+x
TSG Hofherrnweiler0+x
TSV Berg488914x
SV Zimmern115
SpVgg Böblingen2241OOO32573101367111214
TSG Balingen II116
VfR Aalen II689510111O
Rot-Weiß Weiler21414
FC Gärtringen3131415
1. FC Heidenheim II 83741O
1. FC Frickenhausen715959131113
SG Sonnenhof Großaspach II2514
SV Bonlanden101OOOOOO1OOO1O61O1O616
VfB Bösingen113
VfL Kirchheim/Teck 410OOOROOO33121091OOOO14
TSG Ehingen115
SV Hellas 94 Bietigheim116
Tura Untermünkheim2512
VfB Friedrichshafen1271513111315
SV Nehren2916
TSV Münchingen21117
TV Echterdingen2712
SpVgg Ludwigsburg7RRROOOOOOOO6846316
TSV Crailsheim 6241OOOOOOO
SV Oberzell61515
SpVgg Au/Iller162431OOOOO81042O16
FV Biberach9OOOOOO12101613
1. FC Donzdorf21515
TSF Ditzingen8RRRRRROO4129561216
TSV Schwieberdingen 73432O
SV Baustetten31213
SV Fellbach8644916111016x
TSV Hildrizhausen114
TuS Metzingen516105514
TB Kirchentellinsfurt115
FC Eislingen217
FV Rottweil4561413
SG Schorndorf114
TSV Schönaich781211119916
FC Heilbronn 51
SSV Reutlingen II5889616
VfR Heilbronn 5151041O2OOO11
TSV Ofterdingen191377151315
FV Zuffenhausen22635413717
Viktoria Schwäbisch Gmünd21113
SpVgg Renningen178141414
TSV Allmendingen116
SV Mochenwangen5109915
TSV Wäldenbronn4OOOO716
FC Isny21016
SC Geislingen7OO813
TuS Ergenzingen114
SC Korb115
TSV Plietzhausen71216
TSV Eltingen95717
SV Berlichingen435
FC Marbach71416
GSV Maichingen 14O
VfL Herrenberg815
SV Tübingen116

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