The 2. Oberliga Süd was the second-highest level of the

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in the south of

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from 1950 until the

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of the

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in 1963. It covered the three states of

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and

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Overview

The 2. Oberliga Süd was formed in 1950 as a feeder league to the

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which had been operating since 1945. It was the second of the three second Oberligas, the other two being

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(1949) and

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(1951). The winners and runners-up of this league were promoted to the Oberliga Süd, the bottom two teams relegated to the Amateurligas. Below the 2nd Oberliga were the following Amateurligas: *

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(split into northern and southern group from 1953) *

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(split into two groups from 1960) *

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* Amateurliga Südbaden The

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was the only club to have played all 13 seasons in the league.

Disbanding of the 2. Oberliga

In 1963 the league was dissolved. The teams on the places one to nine went to the new Regionalliga Süd, the new second division. The teams from 10 to 18 were relegated to the Amateurligas. The following teams were admitted to the new Regionalliga: *

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* Stuttgarter Kickers *

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* Borussia Fulda The following teams were relegated to the Amateurligas: *Amateurliga Bayern:

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, VfL Neustadt,

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*Amateurliga Hessen:

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, FC Hanau 93 *Amateurliga Südbaden:

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*Amateurliga Württemberg:

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Winners and runners-up of the 2. Oberliga Süd

Placings in the 2. Oberliga Süd

The league placings from 1950 to 1963:Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv
Historical German domestic league tables Source:

Key

Top scorers

Source:

References

Sources

* ''Kicker Almanach'', The yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga, since 1937, published by the Kicker Sports Magazine * ''Süddeutschlands Fussballgeschichte in Tabellenform 1897–1988'' History of Southern German football in tables, publisher & author: Ludolf Hyll * ''100 Jahre Süddeutscher Fussball-Verband'' 100-year-anniversary book of Southern German football Association, publisher: Vindelica Verlag, published: 1997 * ''Die Deutsche Liga-Chronik 1945–2005'' History of German football from 1945 to 2005 in tables, publisher: DSFS, published: 2006

External links

Das deutsche Fussball Archiv
Historic German league tables
Oberliga Süd at Fussballdaten.de
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