The Berlin-Liga (VI), formerly the

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teams exclusively in the German capital. Since

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in 1990, it has been the highest level of domestic football in the city, replacing the

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in this position. After the 2007–08 season the Verbandsliga was renamed Berlin-Liga. It is the sixth tier of the

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. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it was the fifth tier of the league system; until the introduction of the Regionalligen in 1994 the fourth tier.

Overview

The Berlin-Liga was formed in 1992 as the Verbandsliga Berlin from sixteen clubs in

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and

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. It was the first time since 1950, when the East Berlin sides left the Oberliga Berlin to play in the

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football league system, that clubs from both halves of the city played in the same Berlin-wide league. It replaced the

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Berlin as the fourth tier of the German league system in Berlin; the Landesliga had in the previous season been expanded to two divisions to integrate the clubs from East Berlin. In the 1992–93 season, the league winner was promoted to the

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; since then the winner of the league each year has been promoted to the

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, together with the winners of the

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and the

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, while the relegated teams go to the Landesliga Berlin Staffel 1 and Landesliga Berlin Staffel 2.

Founding members of the league

The ''Verbandsliga'' was formed in 1992 from sixteen clubs from four leagues, these clubs being: From the NOFV-Oberliga Mitte: * SC Gatow *

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* BSV Spindlersfeld, ''became BSV Marzahn'' *

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From the NOFV-Oberliga Nord: *

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From the Landesliga Berlin-Staffel I: * 1. FC Wilmersdorf *

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* Köpenicker SC * Frohnauer SC * SC Rapide Wedding From the Landesliga Berlin-Staffel II: * SC Schwarz Weiss Spandau * Spandauer SC Teutonia * SV Tasmania 73 Neukölln *

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* SG Eumako Weißensee, ''became Weißenseer FC''

League champions

The league champions:

References

Sources

* ''Deutschlands Fußball in Zahlen'', An annual publication with tables and results from the Bundesliga to Verbandsliga/Landesliga. DSFS. * ''Kicker Almanach'', The yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga, since 1937. ''Kicker'' Sports Magazine. * ''Die Deutsche Liga-Chronik 1945-2005'' History of German football from 1945 to 2005 in tables. DSFS. 2006.

External links

The ''North East German Football Association'' (NOFV)

Berlin Football Association

Berlin-Liga
{{Football in Berlin Football competitions in Berlin 1992 establishments in Germany Sports leagues established in 1992