The Verbandsliga Württemberg is a German amateur football division administered by the

Württemberg Football Association The Württemberg Football Association (german: Württembergischer Fußballverband), the ''WFV'', is one of 21 state organisations of the German Football Association, the ''DFB'', and covers the north-western part of the state of Baden-Württember ...

, one of the 21 German state football associations. Being the top flight of the Württemberg state association, the Verbandsliga is currently a level 6 division of the

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History

The Verbandsliga Württemberg was introduced along with the superordinate

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 footb ...

in 1978 as a merger between the Amateurliga Nordwürttemberg and the

Amateurliga Schwarzwald-Bodensee Between 1960 and 1978 the 1. Amateurliga Schwarzwald-Bodensee was the highest football division in the southern parts of the Württembergian Football Association and a level three division of the German football league system. Founding The d ...

. The top five teams of both divisions were promoted to the new Oberliga while the teams ranked six to twelve remained at

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.Landesliga The Landesliga ( en, Football State League) is a tier of football in some states of the German football league system. In Bavaria, Saxony, Thuringia, Bremen, Lower Saxony and Hamburg, the Landesligas are set right below the Oberliga and therefore ...

. Since its introduction, the Verbandsliga always was at the top of the Württemberg football league system and was set at level 4 of the

originally. After the introduction of both the Regionalliga Süd in 1994 and of the 3. Liga in 2008, as of today has been downgraded to level 6 of the system. There are some clubs from western

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playing in the Württemberg football league system. At last the SpVgg Au/Iller played in the Verbandsliga during the 2009-10 season. Au/Iller is a part of the town Illertissen. The

FV Illertissen FV Illertissen is a German association football club from the town of Illertissen, Bavaria and was established in 1921. Despite its location in Bavaria the club had never played in the league system of its home state but instead preferred to pl ...

also played in the Verbandsliga and even gained promotion to Oberliga in 2008 before leaving the Württemberg system in 2012 by joining the

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Promotion and relegation

The Verbandsliga champions gain direct promotion to the Oberliga. The runners-up must play-off against the winner of the

Verbandsliga Nordbaden The Verbandsliga Nordbaden is a German amateur football division administered by the Baden Football Association, one of the 21 German state football associations. Being the top flight of the Baden state association, the Verbandsliga is currently a ...

versus

Südbaden South Baden (german: Südbaden; ), formed in December 1945 from the southern half of the former Republic of Baden, was a subdivision of the French occupation zone of post-World War II Germany. The state was later renamed to Baden and became a fo ...

runners-up series for one additional promotion. In 1981 no extra spot and in 1994 three extra spots were available due to league format changes. Feeder leagues to the Verbandsliga Württemberg *Landesliga Württemberg 1 *Landesliga Württemberg 2 *Landesliga Württemberg 3 *Landesliga Württemberg 4 Usually, the teams ranked last four in the Verbandsliga are relegated to Landesliga directly. The winners of each of the four Landesliga divisions win direct promotion to the Verbandsliga. The fifth-last team of the Verbandsliga have to play-off against the best Landesliga runner-up for one spot in the Verbandsliga. The number of direct relegations can vary depending on the number of Württembergian teams relegating from the

to the Verbandsliga.

League champions & runners-up

The league champions and runners-up of the league. *Promoted teams in bold. *With five titles SV Bonlanden is the record league champion. *With SpVgg Au/Iller the title went to

in 1999. *In 2008 third-placed

was also promoted.

League placings

The complete list of clubs in the league and their league placings since 1994.Kicker.de - Spieltag/Tabelle
Tables and results of all German football leagues

Key

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

Notes

* ^''1'' In 1995,

GSV Maichingen GSV may refer to: * Garrison of Sør-Varanger, a military base of the Norwegian Army * General Systems Vehicle, a class of fictional artificially intelligent starship in The Culture universe of late Scottish author Iain Banks * Geological Survey o ...

withdrew their team from the Oberliga. * ^''2'' In 2001,

SSV Ulm 1846 SSV Ulm 1846 is a German football club from Ulm, Baden-Württemberg. The modern-day football department, officially playing as SSV Ulm 1846 Fussball, was formed on 9 March 2009 when the department separated from SSV Ulm 1846. The club's great ...

withdrew from the 2nd Bundesliga to the Verbandsliga for financial reasons. * ^''3'' In 2007, the football department of

SB Heidenheim 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 is a German association football club from the city of Heidenheim, Baden-Württemberg. History The current day club was formed in 2007 through the separation of the football section from parent association ''Heidenheimer ...

left the club to form 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. * ^''4'' In 2011,

VfL Kirchheim/Teck VfL Kirchheim/Teck is a German association football club from the city of Kirchheim unter Teck, Baden-Württemberg. The football club is part of a larger sports club that has over 4,000 members in 18 departments that include Aikido, athletics, ...

voluntarily withdrew from the league. * ^''5'' In 2003,

VfR Heilbronn FC Heilbronn () was a German association football club based in Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg formed in 2003 out of a merger between VfR Heilbronn () and Heilbronner SpVgg. In 2012 the club merged with the football department of Union Böckinge ...

merged with SpVgg Heilbronn to form

FC Heilbronn FC Heilbronn () was a German association football club based in Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg formed in 2003 out of a merger between VfR Heilbronn () and Heilbronner SpVgg. In 2012 the club merged with the football department of Union Böckinge ...

. * ^''6'' In 2010,

TSV Crailsheim TSV Crailsheim is a German association football club from the town of Crailsheim, Baden-Württemberg. History Founded as the gymnastics club ''Turnverein Crailsheim'' in 1846, the association today has over 3,000 members in 20 departments, inc ...

withdrew their team from the Oberliga. * ^''7'' In 2008,

TSV Schwieberdingen TSV Schwieberdingen is a German association football club that plays in Schwieberdingen, Baden-Württemberg. The club was founded as a gymnastics club on 1 August 1906 with a strong labour union background and for the first forty years its prim ...

withdrew their team from the Oberliga. * ^''8'' In 2014, 1. FC Heidenheim withdrew their reserve team from the Oberliga. * ^''9'' In 2017,

Stuttgarter Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers is a German association football club that plays in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, founded on 21 September 1899 as FC Stuttgarter Cickers. History In its early years the club had a decent local squad that played in the Südk ...

withdrew their reserve team 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
WFV: Verbandsliga and Landesliga
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Football competitions in Baden-Württemberg 1978 establishments in Germany Sports leagues established in 1978