The Kreisliga Schwaben-Augsburg is currently the eighth tier of the
German football league system in the
Augsburg region of the
Bavarian ''
Regierungsbezirk'' of
Swabia
Swabia ; german: Schwaben , colloquially ''Schwabenland'' or ''Ländle''; archaic English also Suabia or Svebia is a cultural, historic and linguistic region in southwestern Germany.
The name is ultimately derived from the medieval Duchy of ...
(German: ''Schwaben''). Until the disbanding of the
Bezirksoberliga Schwaben in 2012 it was the ninth tier. From 2008, when the ''
3. Liga
The 3. Liga is a professional association football league and the third division in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2. Bundesliga and the fourth-tier Regionalliga.
The modern 3. Liga was formed for t ...
'' was introduced, was the eighth tier of the league system, until the introduction of the ''
Regionalliga
The Regionalliga () is the fourth tier in the German football league system. Until 1974, it was the second tier in Germany. In 1994, it was introduced as the third tier. Upon the creation of the new nationwide 3. Liga in 2008, it became the four ...
s'' in 1994 the seventh tier.
Overview
The winner of the Kreisliga Schwaben-Augsburg, like the winner of the
Kreisliga Schwaben-Mitte
The Kreisliga Schwaben-Mitte is currently the eighth tier of the German football league system in the central region of the Bavarian ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Swabia (German: ''Schwaben''). Until the disbanding of the Bezirksoberliga Schwaben in 201 ...
and the
Kreisliga Schwaben-Süd
The Kreisliga Schwaben-Süd is currently the eighth tier of the German football league system in the southern region of the Bavarian ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Swabia (German: ''Schwaben''). Until the disbanding of the Bezirksoberliga Schwaben in 201 ...
, is directly promoted to the
Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd. The second placed teams out of those leagues and the 13th placed team out of the Bezirksliga play-off for the last spot there.
The teams relegated from the Kreisliga have to step down to the
Kreisklasse. The Kreisliga Schwaben-Augsburg is fed by the Kreisklasses Schwaben-Augsburg-Mitte, Schwaben-Augsburg-Nordwest and Schwaben-Augsburg-Süd.
Until 1998, the ''Kreisliga Augsburg'' was called ''A-Klasse Augsburg''. Until 2006, reserve teams of clubs in the league had to enter a parallel reserves division without promotion or relegation but have since been allowed to join the regular
league system.
League champions
The league champions since 1993 were:
Kreisliga Augsburg
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Current clubs
The clubs in the league in the 2021–22 season and their 2019–21 final positions:[
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References
Sources
* ''Das Fussball Jahresjournal'' Annual end-of-season magazine of the Swabian FA
External links
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