Landesliga Braunschweig

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Landesliga Braunschweig
Deutschland Lage von Niedersachsen.svg
Founded1979
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
StateFlag of Lower Saxony.svg Lower Saxony
Number of clubs18
Level on pyramid Level 6
Promotion to Oberliga Niedersachsen
Relegation toBezirksliga Braunschweig 1-4
Current champions SSV Vorsfelde
(2022–23)

The Landesliga Braunschweig, called the Bezirksoberliga Braunschweig from 1979 to 1994 and 2006 to 2010, [1] is the sixth tier of the German football league system and the second highest league in the German state of Lower Saxony (German: Niedersachsen). It covers the region of the now defunct Regierungsbezirk Braunschweig.

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It is one of four leagues at this level in Lower Saxony, the other three being the Landesliga Lüneburg , the Landesliga Weser-Ems and the Landesliga Hannover .

The term Landesliga can be translated as State league.

Overview

Map of Lower Saxony:Position of the Braunschweig region highlighted Lower saxony brunswick.png
Map of Lower Saxony:Position of the Braunschweig region highlighted

The league's history goes back to 1979, when four new Bezirksoberligas (Braunschweig, Hannover, Lüneburg and Weser-Ems) were formed in the state of Lower Saxony. The Bezirksoberligas (6th tier) were set below the Verbandsliga Niedersachsen (4th tier) and the two Landesligas (5th tier) in the German football league system. In 1994, the two old Landesligas were dissolved, while the four Bezirksoberligas were renamed into Landesliga Braunschweig, Landesliga Hannover, Landesliga Lüneburg, and Landesliga Weser-Ems respectively. Due to the introduction of the new Regionalliga (IV) the new Landesligas still remained at the 6th tier of German football, however.

In 2006, the Landesliga was renamed into Bezirksoberliga again. The new Bezirksoberliga Braunschweig was made up of fifteen clubs, [2] two from the Verbandsliga Niedersachsen-Ost, eleven from the Landesliga and one from the two Bezirksligas each. The league was formed in a reorganisation of the league system in Lower Saxony, whereby the four regional Landsligas were replaced by the Bezirksoberligas. Below these, the number of Bezirksligas was increased. In Braunschweig, the two Bezirksligas were expanded to four, as in the other regions, except Weser-Ems, which was expanded to five. [3]

The Bezirksoberliga, like the Landesliga before, was set in the league system below the Verbandsliga and above the now four Bezirksligas, which were numbered from one to four. The winner of the Bezirksoberliga was directly promoted to the Verbandsliga, while the bottom placed teams, in a varying number, were relegated to the Bezirksliga. The Bezirksoberligas of Weser-Ems and Hannover form the tier below the Verbandsliga West, while those of Lüneburg and Braunschweig form the tier below the eastern division of the Verbandsliga.

In the leagues first season, 2006–07, the runners-up of the league, SCW Göttingen, was also promoted, like the runners-up from Lüneburg. [4] In the following season, only the league champions were promoted while, in 2009, Lupo Martini Wolfsburg moved up a level as runners-up.

At the end of the 2007-08 season, with the introduction of the 3. Liga , the Verbandsliga was renamed Oberliga Niedersachsen-Ost. [5] For the Bezirksoberliga, this had no direct consequences.

After the 2009-10 season, the two Oberligas (English: Premier league) in Lower Saxony were merged to one single division. The four Bezirksoberliga champions that season were not automatically promoted, instead they had to compete with the four teams placed ninth and tenth in the Oberliga for four more spots in this league. [6]

On 17 May 2010, the Lower Saxony football association decided to rename the four Bezirksoberligas to Landesligas from 1 July 2010. This change in name came alongside the merger of the two Oberliga divisions above it into the Oberliga Niedersachsen. [1]

Champions

The league champions of the Bezirksoberliga and Landesliga Braunschweig since 1979:

Bezirksoberliga Braunschweig 1979–1994

  • 1980: 1. SC Göttingen 05 II
  • 1981: SVG Einbeck
  • 1982: VfR Eintracht Wolfsburg
  • 1983: Vorwärts Gebhardshagen
  • 1984: TSG Hannoversch Münden
  • 1985: Sportfreunde Salzgitter
  • 1986: FC Schöningen 08
  • 1987: VfR Langelsheim
  • 1988: SV Union Salzgitter
  • 1989: Braunschweiger SV 22
  • 1990: VfB Peine
  • 1991: SV Südharz Walkenried
  • 1992: Tuspo Petershütte
  • 1993: SSV Vorsfelde
  • 1994: Goslarer SC 08

Landesliga Braunschweig 1994–2006

  • 1995: VfL Wolfsburg Am.
  • 1996: SVG Einbeck
  • 1997: Braunschweiger SV 22
  • 1998: TSV Holtensen
  • 1999: Grün-Weiß Vallstedt
  • 2000: FT Braunschweig
  • 2001: BSV Ölper 2000
  • 2002: Eintracht Northeim
  • 2003: SC Weende
  • 2004: TSV Helmstedt
  • 2005: Goslarer SC 08
  • 2006: VfB Fallersleben

Bezirksoberliga Braunschweig 2006–2010

SeasonChampionsRunners-upThird
2006–07SSV VorsfeldeSCW Göttingen Lupo Martini Wolfsburg
2007–08 Goslarer SC 08 SVG GöttingenTuSpo Petershütte
2008–09SVG GöttingenLupo Martini Wolfsburg MTV Wolfenbüttel
2009–10SV Dostluk Spor OsterodeMTV WolfenbüttelTSV Hillerse

Landesliga Braunschweig 2010–present

SeasonChampionsRunners-upThird
2010–11 RSV Göttingen 05 SC Acosta Braunschweig FT Braunschweig
2011–12Lupo Martini WolfsburgFT BraunschweigSSV Kästorf
2012–13FT BraunschweigTuSpo PetershütteSVG Göttingen
2013–14Eintracht NortheimMTV WolfenbüttelSVG Göttingen
2014–15SVG GöttingenSSV VorsfeldeFC Braunschweig Süd
2015–16MTV GifhornSSV VorsfeldeSV Lengede
2016–17SSV VorsfeldeSCW GöttingenMTV Wolfenbüttel
2017–18MTV WolfenbüttelTSC Vahdet BraunschweigFT Braunschweig
2018–19FT BraunschweigSSV KästorfSVG Göttingen 07
2019–20SVG Göttingen 07SSV KästorfTSC Vahdet Braunschweig
2020–21Season curtailed and annulled by COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
2021–22FSV SchöningenSSV VorsfeldeSV Lengede
2022–23SSV VorsfeldeMTV WolfenbüttelSSV Nörten-Hardenberg

References

  1. 1 2 Fußball-Journal Niedersachsen (in German) Official monthly publication of the NFV. May 2010. p. 65. Retrieved 5 February 2011
  2. Bezirksoberliga Braunschweig table 2006-07 Fussball.de, Retrieved 12 July 2009
  3. Spielordnung des Niedersächsischen Fußballverbandes e.V. [ permanent dead link ](in German) Rules and regulations of the Lower Saxony football association. 16 May 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2009
  4. Deutschlands Fussball in Zahlen - Die Saison 2006-07(in German) DSFS. p. 237
  5. Deutschlands Fussball in Zahlen - Die Saison 2007-08(in German) DSFS. p. 238
  6. Oberliga Niedersachsen 2009-10: Regulations (in German) NFV website. Retrieved 9 July 2009

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