Oberliga Nordrhein

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Oberliga Nordrhein
Deutschland Lage der Oberliga Nordrhein (1978-2008).png
Founded1978
Folded2008 (30 seasons)
Replaced by NRW-Liga
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
StateFlag of North Rhine-Westphalia.svg  North Rhine-Westphalia
Level on pyramiduntil 1994: Level 3 since 1995: Level 4
Promotion to Regionalliga Nord
Relegation to
Last champions Borussia Mönchengladbach II
(2007-08)

The Oberliga Nordrhein was the highest Football League in the region of Nordrhein which is part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1978 to 2008. In its last season, it was one of nine Oberligas in German football, the 4th tier of the German football league system. In 2008, it was replaced by the NRW-Liga (Oberliga Nordrhein-Westfalen), a new statewide league.

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Overview

The league was formed in 1978 as a highest level of play for the two regions of Mittelrhein and Niederrhein, which cover the western half of the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen. The main reason for the creation of this league was to allow its champion direct promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga Nord rather than having to go through a promotion play-off. It was created from nine clubs from the Verbandsliga Mittelrhein and seven clubs from the Verbandsliga Niederrhein which remained as the leagues below the Oberliga. Additionally, two teams from the 2nd Bundesliga were relegated to the new league, bringing the initial number of teams to eighteen.

Originally, the league was called Amateur Oberliga Nordrhein, from 1994 this was shortened to just Oberliga Nordrhein.

With the introduction of the unified 2nd Bundesliga in 1981, direct promotion for the Oberliga champions became impossible again because there were eight of them competing for four promotion spots. The champion of the Oberliga Nordrhein had to compete with the winners of the Oberligas Nord, Berlin and Westfalen for two 2nd Bundesliga spots.

Upon creation of the Regionalligas in 1994, the champions of the Oberligas were directly promoted again, however the Oberligas slipped to fourth tier in the German football league system. The top six teams in the Oberliga that year were qualified for the new Regionalliga West/Südwest, however, the champion, Fortuna Düsseldorf, won promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga and Bayer Leverkusen II declined, therefore only four teams went to the Regionalliga, the clubs being:

Additionally to those four clubs, two teams from the Nordrhein region were relegated from the 2nd Bundesliga in 1994, entering the Regionalliga as well, these being the Wuppertaler SV and the Rot-Weiß Essen.

With the reduction of the number of Regionalligas from four to two in 2000, the Oberliga Nordrhein was now located below the Regionalliga Nord.

With the creation of the 3rd Liga in 2008 the Oberliga Nordrhein was replaced by the Oberliga Nordrhein-Westfalen, which now is the fifth tier of the league system. The Oberliga Nordrhein ceased to exit after 30 seasons. Its clubs were split up over three league levels. The first four teams were promoted to the new Regionalliga West, clubs from place five to eleven went to the new Oberliga while the bottom seven teams were relegated to the Verbandsligas.

The last round of games to be played in the league was on 18 May 2008. [1]

Throughout the league's existence the two leagues below the Oberliga were:

The Schwarz-Weiß Essen is the only club to have played all 30 seasons in the league.

Champions of the Oberliga Nordrhein

The league champions: [2] [3]

SeasonClub
1978–79 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
1979–80 1. FC Bocholt
1980–81 1. FC Köln II
1981–82 BVL Remscheid
1982–83Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
1983–841. FC Bocholt
1984–85 Rot-Weiß Essen
1985–86Rot-Weiß Essen
1986–87BVL Remscheid
1987–88 MSV Duisburg
1988–89MSV Duisburg
1989–90 Wuppertaler SV
1990–91FC Remscheid
1991–92Wuppertaler SV
1992–93Rot-Weiß Essen
SeasonClub
1993–94 Fortuna Düsseldorf
1994–95Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
1995–96 Germania Teveren
1996–97 Bonner SC
1997–98 Bayer Leverkusen II
1998–99Rot-Weiß Essen
1999–2000Wuppertaler SV
2000–01Bayer Leverkusen II
2001–021. FC Köln II
2002–03Wuppertaler SV
2003–04 SSVg Velbert
2004–05Bayer Leverkusen II
2005–06 Borussia Mönchengladbach II
2006–07Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
2007–08Borussia Mönchengladbach II

Placings in the Oberliga Nordrhein 1978 to 2008

The final placings in the league: [4] [2] [3]

Club798081828384858687888990919293949596979899000102030405060708
MSV Duisburg BBBB2B2B2B2B2112B2BB2BBB2BBBBB2B2B2B2B2BB2BB
Alemannia Aachen 2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2632RRRRR2B2B2B2B2B2B2BB2B
Rot-Weiß Essen 2B2B2B2B2B2B112B2B2B2B2B212BRR2BR1RRRRR2BR2BR
Wuppertaler SV 52B2B369361211331312B2BRRRRR1221RRRRR
Fortuna Düsseldorf BBBBBBBBB2B2BBBB2B12BBB2B2BRRR82RRRR
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 12B2B412B2B2B2B2B1971RRR2B2B2B2B2B2B2BR1R
Borussia M'gladbach II 473862321R1
Bayer Leverkusen II 512101061077645559531RR1RR41RR2
1. FC Köln II 361714411585118159105977101331RRRR83
1. FC Kleve 96374
Schwarz-Weiß Essen 42710872842811912119835889696125965
SSVg Velbert 44313436
MSV Duisburg II 87121791057
Germania Dattenfeld 8
Alemannia Aachen II168167729
Bonner SC 71016135149141646RR1R1315101215162410
Fortuna Düsseldorf II158231111111711
Wuppertaler SV II148912
KFC Uerdingen 2BBB2B2BBBBBBBBB2BB2BBB2B2B2BRRRRRR111013
TuRu Düsseldorf 10151114
VfB Homberg 121661515
VfB Speldorf 17121416
SSG Bergisch Gladbach 161115181217
SV Straelen 61466171318
1. FC Bocholt 212B321431394310824RRR11121010571011516
Union Solingen 2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B181314141381417
GFC Düren 09 911131318
FC Junkersdorf 1216
FC Wegberg-Beeck 46312141817
Yurdumspor Köln 71718
SV Adler Osterfeld 62757454
Borussia Freialdenhoven 913151415
Fortuna Köln 2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2BRR10818
Borussia Wuppertal 5356
Viktoria Köln 22B2B2B2327436610119616R7144213111116
Ratinger SpVgg 12151317
Rheydter SV 1252511813111291355151418
SV Hamborn 07 2913159941278413151616
TuS Euskirchen 1418
FC Remscheid 13412B2B3212B2512B2B822RRR419
Germania Teveren 1141RR916
SV Baesweiler 6111315131718612101417
TuS Langerwehe 1051561614151015915
SuS Dinslaken 611131216
Rhenania Würselen 217
KFC Uerdingen II 41210121685
FV Bad Honnef 971113105910121013127371212101016
VfL Rheinbach 1315
SC Jülich 1910 318121411651681446101434
Preussen Krefeld 71014716
1. FC Viersen 17918118111413109131414
DJK Winfriedia Mülheim 15
SC Brück 2151713123
1. FC Wülfrath 16
Spfr. Katernberg 1317
VfB Remscheid 111146111615
VfB Langenfeld 71517
SV Wermelskirchen 18
VfL Rhede 1714141517
Olympia Bocholt 546115121818
Viktoria Goch 7912716
TuS Lindlar 17
SG Düren 99 141315
SV Siegeburg 04 8917151517
TuS Xanten 138584816
VfB Bottrop 16
SpVgg Frechen 817
ASV Wuppertal 121314
Rhenania Richterich 15
RSV Moers 1416
Westwacht Aachen 17
Borussia Brand 15
FC Niederembt 16

Notes

Key

SymbolKey
B Bundesliga (1963–present)
2B 2. Bundesliga (1974–present)
R Regionalliga West/Südwest (1994–2000)
Regionalliga Nord (2000–2008)
1League champions
PlaceLeague
BlankPlayed at a league level below this league

Founding Members of the Oberliga Nordrhein

The Oberliga started in 1978 with 18 clubs from two regions and the 2. Bundesliga.

Disbanding of the league

At the end of the 2007-08 season, the Oberliga Nordrhein was disbanded and its clubs distributed to various leagues according to the season's final standings:

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References

  1. Weltfussball.de - Final standings of the Oberliga Nordrhein accessed: 28 May 2008
  2. 1 2 Historical German league tables (in German) Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv, accessed: 5 February 2015
  3. 1 2 Oberliga Nordrhein tables and results 1994–2008 (in German) Fussballdaten.de, accessed: 5 February 2014
  4. Oberliga Nordrhein tables and results (in German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 5 February 2015

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