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The Verbandsliga Nordbaden is a German amateur football division administered by the
Baden Football Association The Baden Football Association (german: Badischer Fußballverband), the ''bfv'', is one of 21 state organisations of the German Football Association, the ''DFB'', and covers the north of Baden, the north-western part of the state of Baden-Württe ...
, one of the 21 German state football associations. Being the top flight of the Baden state association, the Verbandsliga is currently a level 6 division of the
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.


Overview

The league was formed as Amateurliga Nordbaden in 1945 in the northern half of the then-state of
Württemberg-Baden Württemberg-Baden was a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It was created in 1945 by the United States occupation forces, after the previous states of Baden and Württemberg had been split up between the US and French occupation zones. I ...
, which is now the northwestern part of the German state of
Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...
. It was a feeder league to the
Oberliga Süd Oberliga ( en, Premier league) may refer to: Association football * Oberliga (football), currently the fifth tier of the German football league system, formerly the first * DDR-Oberliga, the first tier of football in East Germany until 1990, re ...
and therefore the second tier of the football league system in the south of Germany until the inception of the 2nd Oberliga Süd in 1950. From 1950 until the establishment of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg in 1978, it was the third tier of the football league system. The winner of the Amateurliga Nordbaden was not automatically promoted but rather had to take part in a
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to its league above. Usually, the champion had to compete with the winners of the Amateurligas Südbaden,
Württemberg Württemberg ( ; ) is a historical German territory roughly corresponding to the cultural and linguistic region of Swabia. The main town of the region is Stuttgart. Together with Baden and Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, Würt ...
and (from 1961) Schwarzwald-Bodensee. The separation of North Baden and South Baden resulted from the outcome of
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when the state was split into two separate occupation zones. The north was in the American zone and the south in the French zone. The official names for the two FA's reflect the separation of South Baden from the original association, with North Baden just simply calling itself Baden FA. The league was established in 1945 with ten teams, the winner gaining promotion to the Oberliga Süd. The founder members were: *
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* VfB Knielingen *
VfB Mühlburg Karlsruher SC is a Football in Germany, German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg that currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. Domestically, the club was crowned German champion in ...
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VfR Pforzheim The VfR Pforzheim was a German association football club from the city of Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg. The club achieved notability by playing in Germany's second division in the 1965–66 season. In 2010. the club merged with 1. FC Pforzhei ...
* ASV Feudenheim * SpVgg Sandhofen *
Amicitia Viernheim The TSV Amicitia Viernheim is a Football in Germany, German association football club from the city of Viernheim, Hesse. Due to the close proximity of Viernheim to Baden-Württemberg, the club plays in the league system of this state. The club ...
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* Phönix Mannheim * 1. FC Pforzheim The league was split into a northern and a southern group from 1946 to 1948. With the introduction of the
Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footba ...
in 1963, the Amateurliga was placed below the new Regionalliga Süd but still retained its third-tier status. It continued to do so after the introduction of the 2nd Bundesliga Süd in 1974. The longest continuous member of the league was the SV Sandhausen, which gained promotion to it in 1957 and spent 21 seasons in it until its admittance to the new Oberliga in 1978. The VfR Pforzheim spent a record of 28 out of 33 possible seasons in the league. At the same time as the
Oberliga Baden-Württemberg The Oberliga Baden-Württemberg is the highest association football league in the state of Baden-Württemberg and the Baden-Württemberg football league system. It is one of fourteen Oberligas in German football, the fifth tier of the German foot ...
was introduced in 1978, the ''Amateurliga Nordbaden'' was renamed Verbandsliga Nordbaden. The top five teams out of the Amateurliga went to the new Oberliga while the rest of the teams found themselves in the
Verbandsliga The Verbandsliga ( en, Football Association League) is usually a tier-six football league in the German football league system, covering the area of a '' Bundesland'' or a regional part of such Bundesland.Verbandsliga Südbaden The Verbandsliga Südbaden is a German amateur football division administered by the South Badenese Football Association, one of the 21 German state football associations. Being the top flight of the South Baden state association, the Verbandslig ...
. The winner of this play-off has to face the runners-up of the
Verbandsliga Württemberg The Verbandsliga Württemberg is a German amateur football division administered by the Württemberg Football Association, one of the 21 German state football associations. Being the top flight of the Württemberg state association, the Verbandsli ...
for the final Oberliga spot. In 1981, no extra spots, and in 1994 three extra spots were available due to league format changes. Feeder leagues to the Verbandsliga Nordbaden: *Landesliga Mittelbaden *Landesliga Odenwald *Landesliga Rhein/Neckar The term "Verbandsliga" translates as "Football Association League". There are 21 football associations within the
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, North Baden being one of them.


League champions

The league champions of the league: *Bold denotes team gained promotion. *In 1950, three teams were promoted to the new ''2nd Oberliga Süd''. *In 1965, VfR Pforzheim gained promotion as runners–up as the reserve team of Karlsruher SC was ineligible. *In 2019, the reserve team of SV Sandhausen gained promotion as runners-up when VfB Gartenstadt declined. *In 2020, 1. FC Bruchsal also gained promotion as runners-up due to Oberliga expansion. *In 2021, the season was curtailed and voided because of the
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Teams promoted to the Oberliga after play–offs

Since the 1978–79 seasons the runners–up have the opportunity to play–off for promotion. The following runners–up have succeeded in the promotion round: *1982 SV Schwetzingen *1983
FV 09 Weinheim FV Weinheim was a German association football club from the city of Weinheim, Baden-Württemberg. Established in 1909, the team was active until declaring bankruptcy in 1997. The footballers of ''FV'' left to become part of '' TSG Weinheim'' wit ...
*1985 FV Lauda *1989
Amicitia Viernheim The TSV Amicitia Viernheim is a Football in Germany, German association football club from the city of Viernheim, Hesse. Due to the close proximity of Viernheim to Baden-Württemberg, the club plays in the league system of this state. The club ...
*1994 Amicitia Viernheim *1996 SGK Heidelberg *2001 Waldhof Mannheim II *2003 TSG Hoffenheim II *2009 TSG Weinheim *2011
VfR Mannheim VfR Mannheim is a German association football club based in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg formed in 1911 out of the fusion of Mannheimer FG 1896, Mannheimer FG 1897 Union, and FC Viktoria 1897 Mannheim. The club captured the national title in 194 ...
*2014 FC Germania Friedrichstal *2015
1. CfR Pforzheim 1. Club für Rasenspiele Pforzheim 1896 e.V., commonly known as 1. CfR Pforzheim is a football club based in Pforzheim, Germany. The club play in the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg, which is the fifth tier of football in the country. History On 3 J ...


League placings

The complete list of clubs in the league and their league placings since 1994.Fussball.de - Ergebnisse
Tables and results of all German football leagues


Key

* S = No. of seasons in league ''(as of 2022–23)''


Notes

* ''1'' In 1995,
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withdrew from the Oberliga. * ''2'' In 1998,
FV 09 Weinheim FV Weinheim was a German association football club from the city of Weinheim, Baden-Württemberg. Established in 1909, the team was active until declaring bankruptcy in 1997. The footballers of ''FV'' left to become part of '' TSG Weinheim'' wit ...
joined
TSG Weinheim TSG Weinheim is a German association football club from the city of Weinheim, Baden-Württemberg. The origins of the club go back to the founding on 20 August 1862 of the gymnastics club ''Turnverein Weinheim''. __TOC__ History In 1878 the c ...
. * ''3'' In 2002,
VfR Mannheim VfR Mannheim is a German association football club based in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg formed in 1911 out of the fusion of Mannheimer FG 1896, Mannheimer FG 1897 Union, and FC Viktoria 1897 Mannheim. The club captured the national title in 194 ...
withdrew to the Landesliga. * ''4'' In 2003, Waldhof Mannheim II withdrew from the Oberliga. * ''5'' In 2010, 1. FC Pforzheim merged with
VfR Pforzheim The VfR Pforzheim was a German association football club from the city of Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg. The club achieved notability by playing in Germany's second division in the 1965–66 season. In 2010. the club merged with 1. FC Pforzhei ...
to form
1. CfR Pforzheim 1. Club für Rasenspiele Pforzheim 1896 e.V., commonly known as 1. CfR Pforzheim is a football club based in Pforzheim, Germany. The club play in the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg, which is the fifth tier of football in the country. History On 3 J ...
. * ''6'' In 2008, SpVgg Amicitia Viernheim merged with TSV Viernheim to form TSV Amicitia Viernheim and in 2017, Amiticia withdrew from the Verbandsliga. * ''7'' In 2014, TSV Grunbach withdrew from the Oberliga. * ''8'' In 2020, VfB Gartenstadt withdrew from the Verbandsliga. * ''9'' In 2021, SV Sandhausen II withdrew from the Oberliga.


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. * ''Süddeutschlands Fußballgeschichte in Tabellenform 1897-1988'' History of Southern German football in tables, by Ludolf Hyll. * ''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
Fussball.de: Verbandsliga Nordbaden

BFV: Baden Football Association
{{German Verbandsligas and Landesligas (football) Nord Football competitions in Baden-Württemberg 1945 establishments in Germany