Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar

The Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, formerly the Oberliga Südwest, is the highest regional football league for the Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland states of Germany, organized by the Southwestern Regional Football Association. It is the fifth tier of the German football league system. It is one of fourteen Oberligas in German football, the fifth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it was the fourth tier of the league system, until the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 the third tier.

Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar
Organising bodySouthwestern Regional Football Association
Founded1978
CountryGermany
States
Number of teams24
Level on pyramidLevel 5
Promotion toRegionalliga Südwest
Relegation to
Domestic cup(s)
Current championsTSV Schott Mainz
(2019–20)

From January 1946 up until the creation of the Bundesliga in 1963, the Oberliga Südwest was one of the five highest divisions in Germany. The current league originates from 1978.

History

The Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar is one of fourteen Oberligas in Germany. The league is a combination of the regional Football Federations Rhine County, Saarland and Southwest, the next league up is Regionalliga Südwest. It was formed in 1978 out of the top teams of the Amateurligas Rheinland, Saarland and Südwest. Until 2008, when the 3. Liga was introduced, the Oberliga was the fourth tier of the league system.

From 2012 onwards, the league became a feeder league to the new Regionalliga Südwest, together with the Hessenliga and the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg. The previous league the Oberliga Südwest was set below at, the Regionalliga West, from then on only accommodate clubs from Northrhine-Westphalia.[1]

At the end of the 2011–12 season the league was also renamed from Oberliga Südwest to Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, with Oddset being the official name sponsor of the league.[2]

Rules

Nominally 18 teams compete for the Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar title. Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away. At the end of the season the champion used to be promoted into either the Regionalliga Süd or the Regionalliga Nord, later the Regionalliga West, depending on their geographical location. From 2008, the league winner was promoted to the Regionalliga West. In the 2007–08 season, the teams finishing from 2nd to 4th were also be promoted.

If the team that wins the league or is on a promotion spot at the end of the season fails to have the correct license then the team who finishes next would be promoted instead of them.

Teams promoted to the new Regionalliga in 2008:

Promotion

The winner of the Oberliga Südwest was originally directly promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga Süd. After introduction of the unified 2nd Bundesliga in 1981, the champion had to take part in a promotion play-off. With the introduction of the Regionalliga in 1994 the league winners were again directly promoted. However, this league was demoted to fourth tier of German football after 2008.

Relegation

The bottom three clubs of the Oberliga will be relegated to the Verbandsliga of their Football Association (Verband). These are:

In turn, the Verbandsliga champions will gain entry to the Oberliga. In more recent history the runners-up of the three Verbandsligas were given the opportunity to compete in a promotion round for one more spot in the Oberliga in the following season.

Previous winners

The league champions:

Source: "Oberliga SW". Das deutsche Fussball-Archiv. Retrieved 7 March 2008.

League placings
Main article: List of clubs in the Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar

The complete list of clubs and placings in the league while operating as the tier five Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar and feeding the Regionalliga Südwest (2012–present):

Club 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
FC 08 HomburgRRRRR1RRR
FK Pirmasens81RRR2RRR
TuS Rot-Weiß Koblenz571RR
TSV Schott Mainz6131R71R
1. FC Kaiserslautern IIRRRRR392x
SV Elversberg II1559163x
TuS Koblenz1RR1RR44x
SV Eintracht Trier 05RRRRR465x
FV Dudenhofen146x
Wormatia WormsRRRRRRR7x
SV Gonsenheim1494119158x
FV Diefflen16105149x
TSG Pfeddersheim117361112310x
FV Engers 0713511x
SV Röchling Völklingen1014572R212x
FC Hertha Wiesbach8105381013x
Arminia Ludwigshafen641112161314x
FC Karbach36101215x
TuS Mechtersheim7131549816x
BFV Hassia Bingen1117x
Sportfreunde Eisbachtal18x
FSV Jägersburg814615x
TSV Emmelshausen16x
SC Idar-ObersteinR6141117
VfB Dillingen18
SV Morlautern1216
FSV Salmrohr22791517x
SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken1R718
FV Eppelborn19x
FK Pirmasens II158
SC Hauenstein332213
Borussia Neunkirchen51512417
SpVgg Burgbrohl10131418
SpVgg EGC Wirges16810
SV Mehring131617
SVN Zweibrücken1RR18
1. FC Saarbrücken II41117
SG Betzdorf91218
SV Alemannia Waldalgesheim17x
SV Roßbach/Verscheid1218
SC Halberg-Brebach17
Sportfreunde Köllerbach18
SG 2000 Mülheim-Karlichx
FC Speyer 09x

Key
Symbol Key
B Bundesliga (1963–present)
2B 2. Bundesliga (1974–present)
3L 3. Liga (2008–present)
R Regionalliga West/Südwest (1994–2000)
Regionalliga Süd (2000–2008)
Regionalliga West (2008–2012)
Regionalliga Südwest (2012–present)
1 League champions
Place League
Blank Played at a league level below this league

References
  1. "DFB-Bundestag beschließt Reform der Spielklassen" (in German). DFB. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  2. "FRV Südwest gratuliert dem Oberliga-Meister". frv-suedwest.de (in German). 30 May 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

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.
  • Süddeutschlands Fußballgeschichte in Tabellenform 1897-1988 (in German) History of Southern German football in tables, by Ludolf Hyll
  • Die Deutsche Liga-Chronik 1945-2005 (in German) History of German football from 1945 to 2005 in tables. DSFS. 2006.
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