The Landesliga Lüneburg, called the ''Bezirksoberliga Lüneburg'' from 1979 to 1994 and 2006 to 2010,Fußball-Journal Niedersachsen
Official monthly publication of the NFV. May 2010. p. 65. Retrieved 5 February 2011 is the sixth tier of the

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and the second highest league in the

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state of

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

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

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

Landesliga Braunschweig The Landesliga Braunschweig, called the ''Bezirksoberliga Braunschweig'' from 1979 to 1994 and 2006 to 2010,Landesliga Weser-Ems The Landesliga Weser-Ems, called the ''Bezirksoberliga Weser-Ems'' from 1979 to 1994 and 2006 to 2010,

'' and the ''

Landesliga Hannover The Landesliga Hannover, called the ''Bezirksoberliga Hannover'' from 1979 to 1994 and 2006 to 2010,

''. The term ''

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'' can be translated as ''State league''.

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 ''

Verbandsliga Niedersachsen The Oberliga Niedersachsen ( en, Upper League Lower Saxony), sometimes referred to as ''Niedersachsenliga'' (Lower Saxony league), is the fifth tier of the German football league system and the highest league in the German state of Lower Saxony (ge ...

'' (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

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(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 Lüneburg'' was made up of seventeen clubs, one from the ''Verbandsliga Niedersachsen-Ost'', eleven from the ''Landesliga'' and five from the two ''Bezirksligas''. 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 Lüneburg, 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, Rot-Weiß Cuxhaven, was also promoted, like the runners-up from Braunschweig. In the following season, only the league champions were promoted while, in 2009, the Rot-Weiß Cuxhaven moved up a level as runners-up once more. At the end of the 2007-08 season, with the introduction of the ''

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'', the ''Verbandsliga'' was renamed ''Oberliga Niedersachsen-Ost''.''Deutschlands Fussball in Zahlen - Die Saisonn 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 Lüneburg 1979–1994

Landesliga Lüneburg 1994–2006

Bezirksoberliga Lüneburg 2006–2010

Landesliga Lüneburg 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)
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