Landesliga Hamburg-Hansa

The Landesliga Hamburg-Hansa is the sixth tier of the German football league system and the second-highest league in the German state of Hamburg, together with the Landesliga Hamburg-Hammonia. It is named after the Hanseatic League (Hanse), which Hamburg was a member of.

Landesliga Hamburg-Hansa

Founded	1947 / 1953
Country	Germany
State	Hamburg
Number of teams	17
Level on pyramid	Level 6
Promotion to	Oberliga Hamburg
Relegation to	Bezirksliga Hamburg-Ost Bezirksliga Hamburg-Süd
Current champions	VfL Lohbrügge (2019–20)

Overview

1947 to 1950

The league was formed in 1947, alongside three other divisions on the same level in the city of Hamburg, as the Bezirksklasse Hamburg-Hansa. The other three leagues were:

• Bezirksklasse Hamburg-Hammonia
• Bezirksklasse Hamburg-Germania
• Bezirksklasse Hamburg-Olympia

The four new leagues replaced the 1. Klasse Hamburg as the feeder leagues to the Stadtliga Hamburg, which was now renamed Verbandsliga Hamburg. The 1. Klasse Hamburg had been operating since the end of the Second World War in 1945 and consisted of three divisions. The change in the league system at this level came together with the establishment of the Oberliga Nord as the new tier-one league in Northern Germany. This meant the new Bezirksklasse in Hamburg was now the third tier of the league system, below Oberliga and Verbandsliga.

The league started out with ten clubs, with the league champion being promoted to the Verbandsliga. In its second season, the league expanded to twelve clubs. The league above it was renamed from Verbandsliga Hamburg to Amateurliga Hamburg at the end of this season. The year after, in 1950, the Amateurliga was then reduced to one single division from the two it had been operating at previously.

For the Bezirksklasse, this also meant a change: The four existing divisions were disbanded and replaced by two leagues:

• Bezirksklasse Hamburg-Alster
• Bezirksklasse Hamburg-Elbe

For the Hansa-division (German: Hansa-Staffel) this meant a temporary end to its operation.

1953 to 1963

In 1953, the league was once more reestablished and the Elbe-Staffel and Alster-Staffel disbanded. Three of the four leagues in existence until 1950 were reformed, the Olympia-Staffel however, was not. The leagues were now named Verbandsligas:

• Verbandsliga Hamburg-Hansa
• Verbandsliga Hamburg-Hammonia
• Verbandsliga Hamburg-Germania

Each of the three divisions had now fourteen clubs and the league champion was again promoted directly to the Amateurliga Hamburg. The leagues were again the third tier of the German league system. In the fourteen-team per division era, usually the bottom two teams of each division were relegated. Additionally, teams would be moved between the three divisions according to geographical necessity, to balance them out.

In 1963, the Bundesliga was established in Germany. The old Oberliga Nord was disbanded and at its stead, the Regionalliga Nord was set as the second tier of the league system. The Amateurliga Hamburg, now renamed Landesliga Hamburg, slipped to third tier in the league system, making the three Verbandsligas the fourth tier now. Otherwise, nothing changed for the three leagues.

1963 to 1974

In the first couple of seasons after 1963, nothing changed for the three leagues. The Hansa-Staffel was upsized to fifteen teams for the 1968-69 season, but returned to fourteen the year after.

In 1970, the Germania-Staffel was disbanded, leaving only the Hansa and Hammonia division on this level, as it is today. The two remaining divisions were increased in size, Hansa to seventeen and Hammonia to sixteen. Also, the leagues changed their name from Verbandsliga to Amateurliga. The following season, both divisions operated with sixteen clubs.

In 1974, the Regionalliga Nord was replaced by the 2nd Bundesliga Nord as the second tier in the region. As the new third tier, the Oberliga Nord was re-established. The Landesliga Hamburg, now renamed Verbandsliga Hamburg slipped to fourth tier because of this change and the two Amateurligas below it therefore to fifth tier.

1974 to 1994

In 1978, the Amateurligas in Hamburg were renamed to Landesliga, a name they carry to date. Nothing changed otherwise for the Landesliga Hamburg-Hansa.

The league experienced no change in the two decades from 1974 to 1994, operating on sixteen teams for all but one season. Also, changes in the league system above it did not affect it in this time.

In 1994, however, the Regionalligas were reformed. In the north, this meant a reestablishing of the Regionalliga Nord. The Oberliga Nord was disbanded again and in its stead, the Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein was formed. The Regionalliga becoming the new third tier in the league system meant for the Landesligas that they now fell to sixth tier.

1994 to current

The league continued to remain unchanged. The Oberliga Nord was re-formed, again, in 2004, replacing the Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein at this level. This meant no change for the Landesligas.

In 2008, the 3. Liga was established and the Oberliga Nord once more disbanded. Instead of this league, the five northern Verbandsligas were elevated to the status of Oberliga, meaning, the Verbandsliga Hamburg now became the Oberliga Hamburg. The two leagues below it remained as the Landesligas, unchanged in name and tier.

Position of the Hansa-Staffel in the league system

Years	League name	Tier	Promotion to
1947-48	Bezirksklasse Hamburg-Hansa	III	Verbandsliga Hamburg
1948-50	Bezirksklasse Hamburg-Hansa	III	Amateurliga Hamburg
1953-63	Verbandsliga Hamburg-Hansa	III	Amateurliga Hamburg
1963-70	Verbandsliga Hamburg-Hansa	IV	Landesliga Hamburg
1970-74	Amateurliga Hamburg-Hansa	IV	Landesliga Hamburg
1974-78	Amateurliga Hamburg-Hansa	V	Verbandsliga Hamburg
1978-94	Landesliga Hamburg-Hansa	V	Verbandsliga Hamburg
1994–2008	Landesliga Hamburg-Hansa	VI	Verbandsliga Hamburg
2008-current	Landesliga Hamburg-Hansa	VI	Oberliga Hamburg

League champions

The league champions:

Season Club 1947–48 Wandsbeker FC 1948–49 Hinschenfelder FC 1949–50 Polizei Hamburg 1950–1953 no competition 1953–54 Borussia Harburg 1954–55 Rasensport Harburg 1955–56 Viktoria Wilhelmsburg 1956–57 FV Wilhelmsburg 09 1957–58 Viktoria Harburg 1958–59 Rasensport Harburg 1959–60 TuS Güldenstern Stade 1960–61 Hamburger SV Am. 1961–62 TuS Güldenstern Stade 1962–63 VfL Stade 1963–64 TuS Hamburg 1964–65 Borussia Harburg 1965–66 Union 03 Altona 1966–67 Borussia Harburg 1967–68 TuS Finkenwerder 1968–69 TuS Güldenstern Stade 1969–70 FV Wilhelmsburg 09 1970–71 TSG Bergedorf 1860 1971–72 FC Altona 93 1972–73 Vorwärts Billstedt

Season Club 1973–74 Buxtehuder SV 1974–75 VfL Stade 1975–76 SC Urania Hamburg 1976–77 1. SC Norderstedt 1977–78 Hummelsbütteler SV 1978–79 Hamburger SV Am. 1979–80 Bramfelder SV 1980–81 VfL Geesthacht 1981–82 SV Börnsen 1982–83 Meiendorfer SV 1983–84 TSV Duwo 08 1984–85 SC Eilbeck 1985–86 Barsbütteler SV 1986–87 Glashütter SV 1987–88 Ahrensburger TSV 1988–89 Ochsenwerder SpVgg 1989–90 VfL 93 Hamburg 1990–91 SC Condor Hamburg 1991–92 Barsbütteler SV 1992–93 VfL Lohbrügge 1993–94 Bramfelder SV 1994–95 SV Börnsen 1995–96 Ochsenwerder SpVgg 1996–97 TuS Dassendorf

Season Club 1997–98 Eimsbütteler TV 1998–99 Barmbek-Uhlenhorst 1999–2000 Bramfelder SV 2000–01 Meiendorfer SV 2001–02 VfL Lohbrügge 2002–03 Barsbütteler SV 2003–04 NTSV Niendorf 2004–05 FC St. Georg Hamburg 2005–06 Eintracht Norderstedt 2006–07 GSK Bergedorf 2007–08 Vorwärts–Wacker Hamburg 2008–09 Oststeinbeker SV 2009–10 Bramfelder SV 2010–11 SC Vier– und Marschlande 2011–12 Barmbek-Uhlenhorst 2012–13 Oststeinbeker SV 2013–14 Buxtehuder SV 2014–15 FC Türkiye Wilhelmsburg 2015–16 SC Poppenbüttel 2016–17 TSV Sasel 2017–18 Meiendorfer SV 2018–19 Bramfelder SV 2019–20 VfL Lohbrügge

Source: "Landesliga Hamburg–Hansa". Das deutsche Fussball–Archiv. Retrieved 8 August 2008.

References

Sources

• Deutschlands Fußball in Zahlen, (in German) An annual publication with tables and results from the Bundesliga to Verbandsliga/Landesliga. DSFS.
• Kicker Almanach, (in German) The yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga, since 1937. Kicker Sports Magazine.
• Die Deutsche Liga-Chronik 1945-2005 (in German) History of German football from 1945 to 2005 in tables. DSFS. 2006.

External links

• Das deutsche Fussball Archiv Historic German league tables (in German)
• The Hamburg Football Association (HFV) (in German)