Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken

The Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken was the seventh tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Upper Franconia (German: ''Oberfranken''). 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 Oberfranken-Ost and Oberfranken-West fed the Landesliga Bayern-Nord as they afterwards fed the Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken.

The winner of the Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken, like the winner of the Bezirksoberliga Unterfranken, was directly promoted to the Landesliga Bayern-Nord. The two second placed teams out of those leagues played-off for another promotion spot. The winner went to Landesliga, the loser faced 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.Untere Ligen erfahren eine Aufwertung
''Augsburger Allgemeine'', published: 11 April 2011, accessed: 2 May 2011

The clubs from the Bezirksoberliga joined the following leagues: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
* 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 13th: Three additional Landesliga places to be determined in a play-off round with the two Bezirksliga champions, losers enter Bezirksliga.
* Teams placed 14th to 16th: Directly relegated to Bezirksliga.

Winners and runners-up

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

* Promoted teams in bold.
* ⁺ Teams finished on equal points, decider needed to determine final position.
* ¹ The SpVgg Stegaurach (1994 and 2006) and the FC Bayern Hof II (2003) were promoted after finishing third in the league.

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 1997, the VfB Helmbrechts withdrew from the Bayernliga to the lower amateur leagues.
* ^''2'' In 2000, VfB Coburg merged with local side DJK/Viktoria Coburg to form DVV Coburg. In 2011, the new club became insolvent.
* ^''3'' In 2006, the 1. FC Bamberg merged with TSV Eintracht Bamberg to form 1. FC Eintracht Bamberg. The club became insolvent in 2010, folded, reformed as FC Eintracht Bamberg 2010 and continued playing in the Bayernliga. The reserve team however withdrew from the Landesliga.
* ^''4'' In 2005, the FC Bayern Hof merged with SpVgg Hof to form SpVgg Bayern Hof.
* ^''5'' In 2003, 1. FC Bayreuth and BSV 98 Bayreuth merged to form FSV Bayreuth.
* ^''6'' In 2005, VfL Neustadt merged with TBV Wildenheid to form TBVfL Neustadt-Wildenheid.
* ^''7'' In 2004, SC Weismain declared insolvency and withdrew from the league.
* ^''8'' In 2004, ATS Kulmbach withdrew from the league.
* ^''9'' In 2009, ZV Thierstein was demoted from the league for not fielding enough youth teams.
* ^''10'' In 2011, ASV Gaustadt withdrew its team from the league to the A-Klasse.

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)


Upper Franconian 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 Upper Franconia
1988 establishments in West Germany
2012 disestablishments in Germany
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Sports leagues established in 1988
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