The
Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord, until 2008 named ''Landesliga Hessen-Nord'', is currently the sixth tier of the
German football league system
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. Until the introduction of 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 th ...
in 2008 it was the fifth tier of the league system, and until the introduction of the
Regionalligas in 1994 it was the fourth tier.
Overview
The Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord was formed in 1965 as the ''Landesliga Hessen-Nord'', a tier four feeder league to the then ''Amateurliga Hessen''.
The winner of the Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord automatically qualifies for the
Hessenliga
The Hessenliga (until 2008 ''Oberliga Hessen'') is the highest football league in the state of Hesse and the Hessian football league system. It is one of fourteen Oberligas in German football, the fifth tier of the German football league system. ...
, the runners-up needs to compete with the runners-up of
Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd
The Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd, until 2008 named ''Landesliga Hessen-Süd'', is currently the sixth tier of the German football league system. Before the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994, the "Verbandsliga Hessen-S" served as the fourth tie ...
and
Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte
The Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte, until 2008 named ''Landesliga Hessen-Mitte'', is currently the sixth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it was the fifth tier of the league system, until the intro ...
and the 15th placed team of the Hessenliga for another promotion spot.
The Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord is fed by the Gruppenliga Hessen-Fulda, Hessen-Kassel Gruppe 1 and Hessen-Kassel Gruppe 2. The winners of those divisions are automatically promoted to the Verbandsliga, the runners-up play-off for another promotion spot.
Up until 1973 it was common for teams to move between Landesligen, resulting in the fact that some teams have won titles in two different Landesligen. This practice has since stopped.
The region covered by the Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord is not traditionally a part of the Southern German Football Association, it only became part of it with the formation of the state of
Hesse
Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major historic cities are Dar ...
in 1945.
Along with the renaming of the ''Oberliga Hessen'' to ''Hessenliga'' in 2008, the ''Landesliga'' was renamed Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord.
League champions
The league champions:
Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord tables
''Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv''. Retrieved 9 June 2014
Verbandsliga
The league champions since the renaming of the league in 2008:
Landesliga
The league champions until the renaming of the league in 2008:
* KSV Hessen Kassel hold the absolute record for Landesliga titles in Hessen, having won six, all in the ''Landesliga Nord''. Five of those however were won by their reserve team.
Additionally promoted teams
These clubs were promoted to the ''Oberliga'' after finishing second and third in the league:
References
Sources
* ''Deutschlands Fußball in Zahlen'', DSFS
* ''Süddeutschlands Fußballgeschichte in Tabellenform 1897-1988'' by Ludolf Hyll
* ''Die Deutsche Liga-Chronik 1945-2005'' DSFS 2006
External links
Hessischer Fußball-Verband – HFV
{{German Verbandsligas and Landesligas (football)
Hessen-Nord
Football competitions in Hesse
1965 establishments in West Germany