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(German: ''Niedersachsen''). It covers the region of the now defunct ''

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. It is one of four leagues at this level in Lower Saxony, the other three being the '' Landesliga Lüneburg'', the ''

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Overview

The league's history goes back to 1979, when four new ''Bezirksoberligas'' (Braunschweig, Hannover, Lüneburg and Weser-Ems) were formed in the state of Lower Saxony. The ''Bezirksoberligas'' (6th tier) were set below the ''

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'' (4th tier) and the two ''Landesligas'' (5th tier) in the

. In 1994, the two old ''Landesligas'' were dissolved, while the four ''Bezirksoberligas'' were renamed into ''Landesliga Braunschweig'', ''Landesliga Hannover'', ''Landesliga Lüneburg'', and ''Landesliga Weser-Ems'' respectively. Due to the introduction of the new Regionalliga (IV) the new ''Landesligas'' still remained at the 6th tier of German football, however. In 2006, the ''Landesliga'' was renamed into ''Bezirksoberliga'' again. The new ''Bezirksoberliga Hannover'' was made up of sixteen clubs, eleven from the ''Landesliga'' and five from the two ''Bezirksligas''. A decider had to be played between the two third-placed teams in the ''Bezirksligas'', which SV Nienstädt 09 won 2-0 over SG Diepholz. No club from the ''Verbandsliga Niedersachsen-West'' was relegated to the league that season, all three relegated sides went to Weser-Ems. The league was formed in a reorganisation of the league system in Lower Saxony, whereby the four regional ''Landsligas'' were replaced by the ''Bezirksoberligas''. Below these, the number of ''Bezirksligas'' was increased. In Hanover, the two ''Bezirksligas'' were expanded to four, as in the other regions, except Weser-Ems, which was expanded to five. The ''Bezirksoberliga'', like the ''Landesliga'' before, was set in the league system below the ''Verbandsliga'' and above the now four ''Bezirksligas'', which were numbered from one to four. The winner of the ''Bezirksoberliga'' was directly promoted to the ''Verbandsliga'', while the bottom placed teams, in a varying number, were relegated to the ''Bezirksliga''. The ''Bezirksoberligas'' of Weser-Ems and Hanover form the tier below the ''Verbandsliga West'', while those of Lüneburg and Braunschweig form the tier below the eastern division of the ''Verbandsliga''. In the leagues first season, 2006–07, the runners-up of the league, TSV Stelingen, had to play-off with the runners-up of the ''Bezirksoberliga Weser-Ems'', SV Holthausen-Biene, a game they won 1-0 and thereby gained promotion. In the following season, only the league champions were promoted while, in 2009, the SV Ramlingen-Ehlershausen moved up a level as runners-up. At the end of the 2007-08 season, with the introduction of the ''

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'', the ''Verbandsliga'' was renamed ''

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''.''Deutschlands Fussball in Zahlen - Die Saison 2007-08'' DSFS. p. 238 For the ''Bezirksoberliga'', this had no direct consequences. After the 2009-10 season, the two '' Oberligas'' ( en, Premier league) in Lower Saxony were merged to one single division. The four ''Bezirksoberliga'' champions that season were not be automatically promoted, instead they had to compete with the four teams placed ninth and tenth in the ''Oberliga'' for four more spots in this league.Oberliga Niedersachsen 2009-10: Regulations
NFV website. Retrieved 9 July 2009 On 17 May 2010, the Lower Saxony football association decided to rename the four ''Bezirksoberligas'' to ''Landesligas'' from 1 July 2010. This change in name came alongside the merger of the two ''Oberliga'' divisions above it into the ''Oberliga Niedersachsen''.

Champions

Bezirksoberliga Hannover 1979–1994

Landesliga Hannover 1994–2006

Bezirksoberliga Hannover 2006–2010

Landesliga Hannover 2010–present

* Promoted teams in bold.

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

Das deutsche Fussball Archiv
Historic German league tables
The ''Lower Saxony Football Association'' (NFV)
{{Football in Lower Saxony

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