Oberliga Hamburg

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Oberliga Hamburg
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Founded1945
CountryGermany
StateHamburg
Number of teams19
Level on pyramid Level 5
Promotion to Regionalliga Nord
Relegation to
Current champions TSV Sasel
(2022–23)

The Oberliga Hamburg, sometimes referred to as Hamburg-Liga, is the highest league in the German state of Hamburg, incorporating some of its surrounding districts. It is one of fourteen Oberligen in German football, the fifth tier of the German football league system.

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Overview

1945–1963

The league was re-formed in 1945 as Stadtliga Hamburg (English: Hamburg City League) by thirteen clubs, in the newly recreated state of Hamburg which was then part of the British occupation zone in Germany. The very first league in the Hamburg & Altona area had been inaugurated as early as 1895.

In its first two seasons, the league was actually the first tier of the German league system for Hamburg, holding clubs like the Hamburger SV and FC St. Pauli in its ranks.

From 1947, the Hamburg-Liga was a feeder league to the Oberliga Nord which its champion had the option of promotion to. Promotion had to be achieved through a play-off with teams from the Amateurligen of Lower Saxony, Bremen and Schleswig-Holstein. As such, the league was by then the second tier of the northern German league system. The league was renamed Verbandsliga Hamburg (English: Hamburg FA League), and split into two groups of ten teams, the Alsterstaffel and Elbestaffel, named after the two main rivers in Hamburg. The top four clubs of the 1946–47 season left the league for the new Oberliga Nord, those clubs being the Hamburger SV, FC St. Pauli, Concordia Hamburg and Victoria Hamburg. Traditionally, the league also accommodated clubs from neighboring Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein (which it still does today), like Lüneburger SK and VfL Stade.

The two divisions were increased in strength to twelve clubs each in 1949. The year after, the league was reunited in one single division with sixteen clubs. It received the new name of Amateurliga Hamburg. The league operated on a strength of sixteen for most of the coming seasons.

1963–1974

In 1963, with the introduction of the Bundesliga, the disbanding of the Oberliga Nord and the formation of the Regionalliga Nord, the league fell to tier three and was again renamed, now Landesliga Hamburg (English:Hamburg State League), but remained unchanged otherwise, with sixteen clubs as its strength. The champion of Hamburg continued to have to play-off for promotion, now to the Regionalliga, with the same opposition as before.

From 1970, the number of leagues below the Hamburg–Liga was reduced from three to two, resulting in the Hammonia-Staffel and Hansa-Staffel which still exist today, first at the name of Verbandsliga, then, from 1978, as Landesliga.

1974–1994

After the 1973–74 season, the Regionalliga Nord was disbanded in favor of the 2nd Bundesliga Nord. The new Oberliga Nord was now introduced in northern Germany, as the third tier of the league system, below the 2nd Bundesliga. This meant for the Landesliga a slip to tier four. The top two teams of the league were however promoted to the new Oberliga. The system for promotion from the league remained mostly unchanged with an ongoing play-off system that saw the top two teams from Hamburg qualified for it.

In 1978, the league went through another name change, this time reverting to Verbandsliga Hamburg.

1994–2008

In 1994, the Regionalliga Nord was re-established, now as the third tier of the league system. The Oberliga Nord was in turn replaced by two parallel Oberligen, Niedersachsen/Bremen and Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein. For the Verbandsliga Hamburg, this meant a further slip, now to tier five, but also, for the first time in its history, direct promotion for the league champion. Along with its champion being promoted to the new Regionalliga, the league also saw the clubs placed two to eight elevated to the Oberliga.

The 1999–2000 season saw another league system change with the reduction of numbers of Regionalligen, this however had only one effect on the Verbandsliga, no promotion was available this year.

In 2004, it was decided to restore the Oberliga Nord in favor of the two separate Oberligen.

The 2006–07 league winner, SC Victoria Hamburg, did not apply for an Oberliga licence and was not promoted. [1]

2008–present

At the end of the 2007–08 season, the new 3rd Liga was established and the Oberliga Nord disbanded, again. The four northern German states were then the only region without an Oberliga and the five Verbandsligen sit right below the Regionalliga Nord, parallel to the two NOFV-Oberligen. At the end of this season, the five winners of the northern Verbandsligen played with the sixth placed team from the Oberliga Nord for one last spot in the Regionalliga. [2] In the future seasons, promotion for the Hamburg champion will only be available through a set of play-off matches with the league winners from Bremen and Schleswig-Holstein. These three teams will compete for one promotion spot to the Regionalliga.

The Verbandsliga Hamburg however maintained its status as a tier five league, but now under the name of Oberliga Hamburg, reflecting the fact that it has been on the same level as the Oberligas . [3] Breaking with a long tradition, the league now operates with eighteen clubs, not sixteen which it had throughout most of its history.

Position of the Hamburg-Liga in the league system

YearsTierPromotion to
1945-47IIndependent league
1947-63II Oberliga Nord
1963-74III Regionalliga Nord
1974-94IV Oberliga Nord
1994-2004V Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein
2004-08VOberliga Nord
2008-V Regionalliga Nord

Source: "Verbandsliga Hamburg". Das deutsche Fussball-Archiv. Retrieved 24 February 2008.

Founding Members of the Stadtliga Hamburg

The league was formed in 1945 from thirteen clubs from Hamburg, these being:

Source: "Stadtliga Hamburg". Das deutsche Fussball-Archiv. Retrieved 24 February 2008.

League champions

The league champions: [4]

Source: "Verbandsliga Hamburg". Das deutsche Fussball–Archiv. Retrieved 24 February 2008.

League placings

The complete list of clubs and placings in the league since elevation to Oberliga status (2008–present): [4]

Club0910 11 12 1314 15 16 17181920212223
FC St. Pauli II 5R1RRRRRRRRRRRR
Eintracht Norderstedt 810664RRRRRRRRRR
FC Teutonia Ottensen 322RRR
TSV Sasel 18575831
TuS Dassendorf 1111131112
Eimsbütteler TV 3
Altona 93 R35923763R1RRR4
Niendorfer TSV 1211128137812144561125
USC Paloma 117141516141713566
FC Süderelbe 1241513101215117
Wandsbeker TSV Concordia 1159139458
Hamburg-Eimsbütteler BC 161289
SC Victoria Hamburg 1191RR2342442410
TuRa Harksheide 11
FC Türkiye Wilhelmsburg 15111612
FC Union Tornesch 15191413
TSV Buchholz 08 42253565279166914
SV Rugenbergen 111410898851214101215
Hamm United 1071516
Hamburger SV III 177141317
TuS Osdorf 61188171018
SV Curslack-Neuengamme 643362139121011119719
VfL Lohbrügge 171616
HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst 7131511133213863317
Bramfelder SV 181518181318
Meiendorfer SV 25812912101614171819
Wedeler TSV 121671515
Condor Hamburg 1094756117101417
VfL Pinneberg 1014441391218
Vorwärts-Wacker Billstedt 161718
SV Halstenbek-Rellingen 14161171051016
Klub Kosova Hamburg 17
Buxtehuder SV 151418
SV Lurup 9151718
SC Vier- und Marschlande 13121516
Germania Schnelsen 10481417
FC Elmshorn 1918
Oststeinbeker SV 6131611
SC Alstertal-Langenhorn 16
SV Blankenese 17
FC Bergedorf 85 387218
Concordia Hamburg 131417
TSV Uetersen 18
VfL 93 Hamburg 15
FC Voran Ohe 17
SC Egenbüttel 18

Key

SymbolKey
B Bundesliga
2B 2. Bundesliga
3L 3. Liga
R Regionalliga Nord
1League champions
PlaceLeague
BlankPlayed at a league level below this league

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References

  1. "Licence applications for the Oberliga Nord season 2007-08". Northern German FA. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2008.
  2. "Regulations for the Oberliga Nord 2007–08" (PDF). Northern German FA. Retrieved 4 March 2008.[ dead link ]
  3. Hamburger Fußball Verband - Spielpläne Herren (in German) Retrieved 12 July 2008
  4. 1 2 "Oberliga Hamburg - Spieltag / Tabelle" [Oberliga Hamburg - Match day / Table]. kicker (sports magazine) (in German). 5 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

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