Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-Süd

The Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-Süd is the seventh tier of the German football league system and the third-highest league in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, together with five other leagues at this level in the state. The league was formed at the end of the 2007–08 season, to replace the previously existing ''Bezirksoberligas'' at this level.

Overview

With the changes to the German football league system in 2008 that went alongside the introduction of the 3. Liga, four new ''Verbandsligas'' were formed in Schleswig-Holstein as the sixth tier of the league system, these being:
* ''Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-Ost'' (as Süd-Ost)
* '' Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-West'' (as Süd-West)
* ''Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-Nord'' (as Nord-West)
* '' Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-Ost'' (as Nord-Ost)

Previous to that, from 1978 to 2008, a single-division ''Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein'' existed which was now renamed Oberliga Schleswig-Holstein and received the status of an Oberliga.

These four new Verbandsligas replaced the previously existing four ''Bezirksoberligas'' (''BOL''), who were, until then, divided into northern, southern, eastern and western divisions. The ''Bezirksoberligas'' themselves were formed in 1999. Other changes in the league system were the abolishment of the four ''Bezirksoberligas'' and the five ''Bezirksligas'' below them. Additionally, the regional alignment of the four new ''Verbandsligas'' differed from the ''Bezirksoberligas'' they replaced, making the change from one to the other more than just a renaming of leagues.

The new ''Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-Süd'' was formed from five clubs of the ''Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein'' (V), ten clubs from the former ''Bezirksoberliga Schleswig-Holstein-Süd'' (VI) and two clubs from the ''Bezirksliga Schleswig-Holstein-Süd'' (VII), one from the northern division and one from the southern division.

The league champions of each of the six Verbandsligas will earn promotion to the Landesliga Schleswig-Holstein. Below the six ''Verbandsligas'', eleven regional '' Kreisligas'' are placed. The bottom teams in the ''Verbandsligas'' will be relegated to the ''Kreisligas'' while the champions of those will earn promotion to the ''Verbandsligas''. The ''Verbandsliga Süd'' covers the following three '' Kreise'':
* Herzogtum Lauenburg
* Lübeck
* Stormarn

From the 2017–18 season onwards, the Verbandsligas were contracted to 16 teams each and downgraded to seventh tier with the introduction of the new Landesliga Schleswig-Holstein (VI). For the 2020–21 season, however, relegation was suspended after the previous one and the league temporarily contracted to 12 teams, losing eight from 2019–20 to the recreated Süd-Ost division.

League champions

*In 2019 Breitenfelder SV was also promoted as runner-up.
* In 2020 the season was abandoned due to the coronavirus pandemic in Germany and table placings were determined by points per game averages. Sereetzer SV was also promoted as runner-up.

Founding members

The league was formed from 18 clubs, which had played in the following leagues in 2007-08:
* From the Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein:
** Breitenfelder SV, ''15th''
** FC Dornbreite Lübeck, ''16th''
** SV Eichede, ''17th''
** TSV Bargteheide, ''18th''
** Spvg Rot Weiß Moisling, ''19th''
* From the Bezirksoberliga Schleswig-Holstein-Süd:
** GW Siebenbäumen, ''2nd''
** Moellner SV, ''3rd''
** VfL Oldesloe, ''4th''
** Sereetzer SV, ''5th''
** SV Preußen 09 Reinfeld, ''7th''
** Oldenburger SV, ''8th''
** ATSV Stockelsdorf, ''9th''
** Eintracht Groß Grönau, ''11th''
** TSV Gudow, ''12th''
** TSV Pansdorf, ''13th''
* From the Bezirksliga Schleswig-Holstein-Süd (Nord):
** SpVgg Eutin 08, ''1st''
** TSV Lensahn, ''2nd''
* From the Bezirksliga Schleswig-Holstein-Süd (Süd):BL Schleswig-Holstein-Süd (Süd) table 2007-08
Fussball.de. Retrieved 16 April 2009
** AKM Lübeck, ''1st''

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 ''Schleswig-Holstein Football Association'' (SHFV)

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