The Landesliga Schleswig-Holstein is the sixth tier of the
German football league system
The German football league system, or league pyramid, refers to the hierarchically interconnected league system for Football in Germany, association football in Germany that in the 2016–17 Season (sports), season consisted of 2,235 Sports_leag ...
and the second-highest league in the
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ger ...
state
State may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
* ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State
* ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States
* ''Our S ...
of
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sch ...
, supplanting the
Verbandsligen at that level in the state.
Overview
The Landesliga was relaunched to start play in the 2017–18 season as part of realignments in the league system of Schleswig-Holstein
and as a solution to the problem of many teams promoted to the ''Verbandsliga'' ending up relegated or withdrawn after one season.
The league is divided into two divisions of 16 clubs each,
Schleswig
The Duchy of Schleswig ( da, Hertugdømmet Slesvig; german: Herzogtum Schleswig; nds, Hartogdom Sleswig; frr, Härtochduum Slaswik) was a duchy in Southern Jutland () covering the area between about 60 km (35 miles) north and 70 km ...
(north-west) and
Holstein
Holstein (; nds, label=Northern Low Saxon, Holsteen; da, Holsten; Latin and historical en, Holsatia, italic=yes) is the region between the rivers Elbe and Eider. It is the southern half of Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost state of German ...
(south-east), and teams promoted to or relegated from it will be assigned to a division based on geographical proximity, a practice called "flexible game operation" (german: flexibler Spielbetrieb).
[
For 2020–21 and 2021–22, the Landesliga was expanded to three groups, each having 11 to 12 teams for a total of 34–35 after the previous 2019–20 season was curtailed.
]
Founding members of the Landesliga
The league was newly reformed from the following clubs that have played in the following leagues in 2016–17:
*From the Schleswig-Holstein-Liga:
**TuS Hartenholm, 13th
**TSV Kropp, 14th
**Oldenburger SV, 15th
**TSV Altenholz
TSV Altenholz is a German football club from the city of Altenholz, Schleswig-Holstein.
History
The club was established as the gymnastics club ''Turn- und Sportverein Altenholz'' on 1 May 1948 and did not form a football department until nea ...
, 16th
**TSG Concordia Schönkirchen, 17th
**FC Kilia Kiel
FC Kilia Kiel is a German association football club from the city of Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein.
History
The club was formed 23 July 1902 by a group of footballers who had left ''1. Kieler Fußballverein von 1900'' which plays today as ''Holstein ...
, 18th
*From the Verbandsliga Nord-Ost:
**Gettorfer SC, 2nd
**TSV Bordesholm, 3rd
**Osterrönfelder TSV, 4th
**Büdelsdorfer TSV, 5th
**Heikendorfer SV, 6th
**Eckernförder SV, 7th
*From the Verbandsliga Nord-West:
**Husumer SV, 2nd
**BSC Brunsbüttel, 3rd
**Schleswig 06, 4th
**TSV Rantrum, 5th
**Blau-Weiß Löwenstedt, 6th
**SG Geest 05, 7th
*From the Verbandsliga Süd-Ost:
**VfB Lübeck
VfB Lübeck is a German association football club playing in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein in the country's north. In addition to its football side the 1,000 member sports club also has departments for badminton, women's gymnastics, handball, and ...
II, 2nd
**Grün-Weiß Siebenbäumen, 3rd
**SV Preußen Reinfeld, 4th
** 1. FC Phönix Lübeck, 5th
** SV Eichede II, 6th
**TSV Travemünde, 7th
*From the Verbandsliga Süd-West:
**SSC Phönix Kisdorf, 2nd
**FC Reher/Puls, 3rd
**VfR Horst, 4th
**VfR Kellinghausen, 5th
**SV Schakendorf, 6th
**SV Todesfelde II, 7th
*From the promotion round:
Champions
* In 2020, the division champions were determined by points-per-game average after the season was terminated in May due to the coronavirus disease pandemic in Germany. TSV Kronshagen (Schleswig) and FC Dornbreite Lübeck (Holstein) were also promoted as runners-up.
References
External links
The ''Schleswig-Holstein Football Association'' (SHFV)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Landesliga
Schlewig-Holstein
Football competitions in Schleswig-Holstein
Sports leagues established in 2017
2017 establishments in Germany