The NOFV-Oberliga Mitte was the third tier of the

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in the central states of former

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and

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. The league existed from 1991 to 1994. It covered the German states of

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and

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Overview

The NOFV-Oberliga Mitte was formed in 1991 when, along with the political reunion of

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, the former East German football league system was integrated into the unified German system. The abbreviation NOFV stands for ''Nordostdeutscher Fußballverband'', meaning ''North East German Football Association''. Along with this league, two other NOFV-Oberligas were formed, the NOFV-Oberliga Nord and the

NOFV-Oberliga Süd The NOFV-Oberliga Süd is the fifth tier of the German football league system in the southern states of the former East Germany. It covers the German states of Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Saxony and southern Brandenburg. It is one of fourteen Oberl ...

. Unlike the other two leagues who had 18 clubs, the Mitte-division started out with 20 clubs. The league was formed from clubs from six different leagues: Two clubs from the Oberliga Nordost, the former

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, six clubs from the NOFV-Liga A and B, the former East German second division, one club from the Bezirksliga East-Berlin, one of the regional leagues of the old East German third league level, one from the Verbandsliga Brandenburg, a new league, ten clubs from the

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, the West German third division for the city of Berlin, and two from the Landesliga Berlin, the old fourth division. The league accommodated therefore a wide mix of clubs from the east and west of Germany. It was also the first time since 1950 that clubs from East and West Berlin played in the same league. The league became one of the then ten Oberligas in the united Germany, the third tier of league football. Its champion was however not directly promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga but had to take part in a

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. The 1. FC Union Berlin, the only team ever to win the league, failed in all three attempts to win promotion. For the duration of the league the leagues below it were: * Verbandsliga Berlin *

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* Verbandsliga Sachsen-Anhalt In the 1992–93 season, Hertha BSC II, playing in the NOFV-Oberliga Mitte, became the first third division club and the only Oberliga club so far to reach the

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final, losing to

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1–0. In 1994, the German football league system saw some major changes. The four Regionalligas were introduced as an intermediate level between 2nd Bundesliga and Oberligas, relegating the Oberligas to fourth tier from now on. In the east of Germany, the

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was formed, a league covering the area of former East Germany and West-Berlin. Six clubs from the NOFV-Oberliga Mitte were admitted to the new league: * 1. FC Union Berlin * FC Energie Cottbus *

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* Lok Altmark Stendal * Hertha BSC II *

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The NOFV-Oberliga Mitte however was disbanded and its clubs, apart from the ones that went to the Regionalliga, were spread between the two remaining Oberligas in the east. Five of its clubs went to the NOFV-Oberliga Nord, four to the Süd-division. The last placed team, Frohnauer SC, was relegated to the Verbandsliga Berlin.

League champions

The league champions:Historical German league tables
Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv, accessed: 24 February 2015

Placings and all-time table of the league

The complete list of clubs in the league and their final placings: * Two points for a win.

Key

Founding members of the league

The founding members of the league in 1991 were: From the Oberliga Nordost: *

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* FC Energie Cottbus From the NOFV-Liga Staffel A: * 1. FC Union Berlin * 1. FC Lok Stendal *

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* Rotation Berlin, ''became BSV Spindlersfeld, joined BSC Marzahn in 1995'' From the NOFV-Liga Staffel B: * Stahl Thale, ''became SV Thale 04, then Stahl Thale again'' * Anhalt Dessau, ''now Vorwärts Dessau again'' From the Verbandsliga Brandenburg: *

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, ''now defunct'' From the Bezirksliga Berlin (East): * EAB Lichtenberg 47, ''now SV Lichtenberg 47'' From the Amateur-Oberliga Berlin: * Hertha BSC II *

* VfB Lichterfelde, ''became Lichterfelder FC, now defunct'' *

* Marathon 02 Berlin, ''now defunct'' *

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* Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin II, ''now defunct'' *

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From the Landesliga Berlin: * Türkspor Berlin *

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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
Nordostdeutscher Fußballverband (NOFV)
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