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in the southwest of

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from 1951 until the

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of the

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in 1963. It covered the two states of

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and

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Overview

The was formed in 1951 as a feeder league to the Oberliga Südwest which had been operating from 1945. It was the last of the three second Oberligas, the other two being 2. Oberliga West (1949) and 2. Oberliga Süd (1950). The winners and runners-up of this league were promoted to the Oberliga Südwest, the bottom two teams relegated to the Amateurligas. Below the 2. Oberliga were the following Amateurligas: *

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(split into two groups from 1956 to 1963) *

* Südwest The TSC Zweibrücken was the only club to play all twelve seasons in the league.

Disbanding of the 2. Oberliga

In 1963 the league was dissolved. Six of its clubs went to the new

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, the new second division. The other ten teams were relegated to the Amateurligas. The following teams were admitted to the new Regionalliga: *

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* SpVgg Weisenau *

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* TSC Zweibrücken The following teams were relegated to the Amateurliga: *Saarland: SC Friedrichsthal, SV Ludweiler,

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, SV St. Ingbert *Rheinland:

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, Germania Metternich,

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*Südwest: FV Speyer,

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Winners and runners-up of the 2. Oberliga Südwest

The winners and runners-up of the league:"Kicker Almanach" The Football Yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga, since 1937, published by the Kicker Sports Magazine

Placings in the 2. Oberliga Südwest

The league placings from 1951 to 1963: Source:

Key

References

Sources

* ''Kicker Almanach'', The yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga, since 1937, published by the Kicker Sports Magazine * ''Süddeutschlands Fussballgeschichte in Tabellenform 1897-1988'' History of Southern German football in tables, publisher & author: Ludolf Hyll * ''100 Jahre Süddeutscher Fussball-Verband'' 100-year-anniversary book of Southern German football Association, publisher: Vindelica Verlag, published: 1997 * ''Die Deutsche Liga-Chronik 1945-2005'' History of German football from 1945 to 2005 in tables, publisher: DSFS, published: 2006

External links

Das deutsche Fussball Archiv
Historic German league tables
Oberliga Südwest at Fussballdaten.de
{{DEFAULTSORT:2. Oberliga Sudwest Defunct Oberligas (football) Football competitions in Rhineland-Palatinate Football competitions in Saarland 1951 establishments in West Germany 1963 disestablishments in West Germany Sports leagues established in 1951 Ger