Bezirksoberliga Niederbayern

The Bezirksoberliga Niederbayern was the seventh tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Bavaria (German: ''Niederbayern''). Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it was the sixth tier of the league system, until the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 the fifth tier.

The league was disbanded at the end of the 2011–12 season, when major changes to the Bavarian football league system were carried out. Above the Bezirksoberligas, the Landesligas were expanded in number from three to five divisions and the ''Bezirke'' have two to three regional leagues, the Bezirksligas, as its highest level again, similar to the system in place until 1988.Auf- und Abstiegsregelung der Bayernliga und der Landesligen für das Qualifikationsspieljahr 2011/2012
Bavarian FA website - Regulations for promotion and relegation in 2012, accessed: 16 July 2011

Overview

The Bezirksoberligas in Bavaria were introduced in 1988 to create a highest single-division playing level for each of the seven Bezirke.

Before the introduction of the Bezirksoberligas, the Bezirksliga was the level of play below the Landesliga. The Bezirksliga Niederbayern-Ost and Niederbayern-West fed the Landesliga Bayern-Mitte as they afterwards fed the Bezirksoberliga Niederbayern.

The winner of the Bezirksoberliga Niederbayern, like the winner of the Bezirksoberliga Oberpfalz and Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken, was directly promoted to the Landesliga Bayern-Mitte. The second placed teams out of those leagues played-off for another promotion spot with the 15th placed team out of the Landesliga for the last spot there. However, in some years additional promotion places were available in the Landesliga.

The three bottom teams of the Bezirksoberliga were relegated to the Bezirksliga, the team just above those faced a play-off against the second placed Bezirksliga teams.

With the league reform at the end of the 2011–12 season, which includes an expansion of the number of Landesligas from three to five, the Bezirksoberligas were disbanded. Instead, the Bezirksligas took the place of the Bezirksoberligas below the Landesligas once more.

The clubs from the Bezirksoberliga joined the following leagues:
* Champions : Promotion round to the Bayernliga, winners to the Bayernliga, losers to the Landesliga.
* Teams placed 2nd to 6th: Directly qualified to the Landesliga.
* Teams placed 7th to 12th: Three additional Landesliga places to be determined in a play-off round with the Bezirksliga champions, losers enter Bezirksliga.
* Teams placed 13th to 16th: Directly relegated to Bezirksliga.

Winners and runners-up

The following teams have won or finished runners-up in the league:Tables and results of the BOL Niederbayern
Manfreds Fussball Archiv, accessed: 4 February 2011Champions of the BOL Niederbayern 1988–2010
'' DSFS'', accessed: 5 May 2011

* Promoted teams in bold.
* ⁺ Teams finished on equal points, decider needed to determine final position.
* ¹ In 1995, the SV Hutthurm (2nd) and TSV Velden (3rd) were promoted instead of the champions SV Schalding–Heining, the later having declined promotion.

Multiple winners

The following clubs have won the league more than once:

League placings

The final placings in the league since its interception:

Key

* S = No of seasons in league ''(as of 2011-12)''

Notes

* ^''1'' In 2003 the SpVgg Grün-Weiss Deggendorf was formed through a merger of SpVgg Deggendorf and SV Grün-Weiss Deggendorf.Geschichte
SpVgg Grün-Weiss Deggendorf website, accessed: 3 May 2011

References

Sources

* ''Die Bayernliga 1945 - 1997'', published by the DSFS, 1998
* ''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)


Lower Bavarian branch of the Bavarian FA


Das deutsche Fussball Archiv
Historic German league tables

Bavarian League tables and results


Website with tables and results from the Bavarian Oberliga to Bezirksliga

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Defunct football leagues in Bavaria
Football in Lower Bavaria
1988 establishments in West Germany
2012 disestablishments in Germany
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Sports leagues established in 1988