The Under 19 Bayernliga (German: A-Jugend Bayernliga) is the second tier of under 19 youth football in
Bavaria
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, set below the
Under 19 Bundesliga South/Southwest.
Until 1996, the league was the highest tier of under 19 football, containing the youth teams of such clubs as
FC Bayern Munich
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,
TSV 1860 Munich
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1860 Munich was one of the founding members o ...
and
1. FC Nürnberg.
History
Pre-Bayernliga era
A Bavarian championship was played from 1946 onwards, only in 1952 and 1953 was it not held. Until 1971, the Bavarian champions advanced to the Southern German under 19 championship. This competition was disbanded after 1971 in light of the inception of a German championship from 1969 onwards.
The under 19 team of the
1. FC Nürnberg started a remarkable series from 1967 onwards, reaching the Bavarian final every year until 1994, 28 times in a row! Only in 1995 did
Viktoria Aschaffenburg
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Even though Aschaffenburg is located in Bavaria, Viktoria Aschaffenburg historically played its football in the Hessenliga (V) and the associated Hessian le ...
finish above the ''1. FCN''.
Bayernliga era
The Bayernliga was established in 1974, operating as two regional divisions, a northern and a southern one, the A-Jugend Bayernliga Nord and the A-Jugend Bayernliga Süd. The winner of each division would then advance to the Bavarian championship final, an on-off game. The winner of this game, the Bavarian champions, then advanced to the
German under 19 championship.
In 1996, the Under 19 Regionalliga South was established, relegating the two Bayernligas to second division status. From now on, the best Bavarian clubs would play in the Regionalliga and the Bayernliga champions played for promotion to this league.
Since 2001, the final between the two league winners was now played in a home-and-away format. Should each team win a game the goals scored were not taken into consideration, instead, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.
In 2003, the Under 19 Regionalliga South and the Under 19 Regionalliga Southwest merged to form the Under 19 Bundesliga South/Southwest. This changed nothing in the status of the Bayernligas as second divisions.
In the 2007–08 season, the 1. FC Nürnberg remained unbeaten throughout its 26 league games but then lost in the finals to Unterhaching.
From the 2008–09 season, the Bayernliga now operates as a single division, allowing direct promotion for its champion. Below this league, two Landesligas, north and south, were slotted in above the seven Bezirksoberligas who previously formed the tier below. A final to determine the Bavarian champions will not be necessary any more.
In 2008, the Bavarian football association had 2,013 registered under 19 teams, a 3% increase from the previous year. All up, 20,699 junior teams were registered with the BFV in 2008
Champions
Pre-Bayernliga era
Bayernliga era
From 2008 onwards, no final was played anymore:
* Bavarian champions in bold
*
Source
Siegerliste der Bayerischen Meisterschaften U19 (A)-Junioren
, accessed: 28 November 2008
Winners & Finalists
As of 2019, this is the standing in the all-time winners list:
National success
On Southern German and national level, the Bavarian clubs achieved the following success:
German championship
The German under 19 championship was incepted in 1969 and, as of 2019, Bavarian clubs have reached the final 15 times, winning it five times.
* Winner in bold.
*
Source
Alle A–Junioren–Meister
official DFB website: List of all champions, accessed: 28 November 2008
Southern German championship
The
Under 19 Southern German championship was incepted in 1946 and disbanded in 1973. Bavarian clubs have won the competition 11 times.
*
Source: ''50 Jahre Bayerischer Fussball Verband'' publisher: Bavarian FA, published: 1996, page 131, accessed: 28 November 2008
German Cup
The German under 19 cup competition was incepted in 1987 and Bavarian clubs played in the final nine times without having lost one, as of 2008. Originally, the competition was designed for the league runners–up, this was later changed and nowadays, the 21 regional cup winners qualify for it. Since 2001, a Bavarian Cup competition for the under 19 is played.
* Winner in bold.
*
Source
Alle Junioren–Vereinspokalsieger
DFB website, accessed: 28 November 2008
Bavarian under 19 cup
The Bavarian under 19 cup functions as a qualifying competition for the German under 19 cup and was incepted in 2001.
League placings since 2003–04
State-wide league
The placings in the league since 2008–09, when it moved to a single-division format:
Northern and southern divisions
The placings in the northern and southern division until 2007–08, when they were abolished:
German championship winning players
1. FC Nürnberg
* 1974
**
Klaus Müller – Lindner –
Günter Dämpfling (1) –
Reiner Kraus – Kosian –
Horst Weyerich – Reichenbach –
Helmut Steuerwald – Suffel –
Peter Sommer
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Werner Dorok
FC Augsburg
* 1993
** Fuchs –
Frank Gerster
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Career
Gerster played youth football in Bavaria, playing for his hometown club FC Ke ...
–
Thomas Meggle – Neumann – Bachthaler – Dobler – Meier –
Michael Rösele
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The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred ...
– Söhner – Böhringer – Berkant –
İlhan Mansız
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Mansız gained internationa ...
Bayern Munich
* 2001
**
Philipp Heerwagen
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Leonhard Haas (1) –
Markus Husterer –
Peter Endres –
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* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
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Enzo Contento
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Paul Thomik –
Barbaros Barut
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Markus Feulner
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Career
Early career
Born in Scheßlitz, Upper Franconia, Feulner went through the Bayern Munich academy, but was unable to ...
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Philipp Lahm
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Zvjezdan Misimović
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(1) –
Piotr Trochowski
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(1) –
Florian Heller
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Yunus Karayün
* 2002
[''Deutschlands Fussball in Zahlen – Die Saison 2001–02'' publisher: DSFS, published: 2002, page: 307, accessed: 1 December 2008]
**
Michael Rensing
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Club career
Early career
Born to a German father and a Serbian ...
–
Leonhard Haas –
Alexander Aischmann –
Andreas Ottl
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Barbaros Barut
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–
Michael Stegmayer –
Christian Lell
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Career
Bayern Munich Early career
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–
Paul Thomik –
Bastian Schweinsteiger
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–
Philipp Lahm
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(1) –
Piotr Trochowski
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(2) –
Erdal Kilicaslan (1) –
Borut Semler
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He started his career playing in youth systems of Slovenian side NK Mura and Croatian side NK Varteks before moving to Bayern Munich's youth system in the summer of 2001. H ...
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Serkan Atak
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Peter Endres
* 2004
**
Johannes Höcker –
Philipp Rehm –
Jan Mauersberger –
Georg Niedermeier
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Michael Stegmayer –
Paul Thomik (1) –
Andreas Ottl
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(1) –
Rainer Storhas –
Timo Heinze
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Career
Heinze began his career with SC Westerndorf before joining TSV 1860 Rosenheim. In 1998, after six years with T ...
–
José Luis OrtÃz –
Fabian Müller –
Borut Semler
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Career
He started his career playing in youth systems of Slovenian side NK Mura and Croatian side NK Varteks before moving to Bayern Munich's youth system in the summer of 2001. H ...
(1) –
Sebastian Heidinger –
Markus Steinhöfer –
Marijan Holjevac
* Goals in brackets
References
Sources
* ''Deutschlands Fußball in Zahlen'', An annual publication with tables and results from the Bundesliga to Verbandsliga/Landesliga, publisher:
DSFS
* ''50 Jahre Bayrischer Fussball-Verband'' 50-year-anniversary book of the Bavarian FA, publisher: Vindelica Verlag, published: 1996
External links
Bayrischer Fussball Verband (Bavarian FA)
Bavarian League tables and results
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Youth football in Germany
1974 establishments in West Germany
Bayernliga
Sports leagues established in 1974