Oberliga Westfalen

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Oberliga Westfalen
Karte-DFB-Regionalverbande-WF.png
Organising body Westphalian Football and Athletics Association
Founded1978
(reformed in 2012
after disbanding in 2008)
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
RegionWestphalia
Number of teams18
Level on pyramid Level 5
Promotion to Regionalliga West
Relegation to Westfalenliga
(2 divisions)
Current champions Sportfreunde Lotte
(2023–24)
Website www.oberliga-westfalen.de
Current: 2024–25 Oberliga Westfalen

The Oberliga Westfalen is the highest level football league in the region of Westphalia, which is part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The league existed from 1978 to 2008, but was then replaced by the NRW-Liga, a new statewide league. With the reform of the league system in 2012, which reduced the Regionalliga West to clubs from North Rhine-Westphalia only and disbanded the NRW-Liga below it, the Oberliga Westfalen was reintroduced as the highest tier in the region and the fifth level overall in Germany. [1] It is one of fourteen Oberligas in German football, the fifth tier of the German football league system.

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Overview

The league was formed in 1978 as a highest level of play for the region of Westphalia, which used to be split into two groups and covered the eastern half of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. 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. The league was created from nine clubs from the Verbandsliga Westfalen-Nordost and eight from the Verbandsliga Westfalen-Südwest. The SC Herford was relegated from the 2. Bundesliga Nord to the new league.

The league was founded as the Amateur-Oberliga Westfalen, but from 1994 the name was shortened to Oberliga Westfalen.

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 Westfalen had to compete with the winner and the runner-up of the Oberliga Nord and the winners of the Oberliga Berlin and of the Oberliga Nordrhein for two 2. 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 team of the Oberliga that year were admitted to the new Regionalliga West/Südwest, the clubs being:

With the reduction of the number of Regionalligas from four to two in 2000, the Oberliga Westfalen was now located below the Regionalliga Nord. However, the Sportfreunde Siegen, based in the very south of the region, played in the Regionalliga Süd.

With the creation of the 3rd Liga in 2008 the Oberliga Westfalen was replaced by the NRW-Liga, which now is the fifth tier of the league system. The Oberliga Westfalen ceased to exist 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 league was reintroduced in 2012 after the NRW-Liga was disbanded again.

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

Champions of the Oberliga Westfalen

The league champions: [2] [3]

Original league 1978 to 2008

The league champions of the first era of the league:

SeasonClub
1978–79 SC Herford
1979–80 SpVgg Erkenschwick
1980–81 1. FC Paderborn
1981–82 TuS Schloß Neuhaus
1982–83 SC Eintracht Hamm
1983–84 FC Gütersloh
1984–85SC Eintracht Hamm
1985–86 ASC Schöppingen
1986–87SpVgg Erkenschwick
1987–88Preußen Münster
1988–89Preußen Münster
1989–90 Arminia Bielefeld
1990–91 SC Verl
1991–92Preußen Münster
1992–93Preußen Münster
SeasonClub
1993–94 SC Paderborn 07
1994–95FC Gütersloh
1995–96 LR Ahlen
1996–97 Sportfreunde Siegen
1997–98 Borussia Dortmund II
1998–99 VfL Bochum II
1999–2000 VfB Hüls
2000–01 SC Paderborn 07
2001–02 Borussia Dortmund II
2002–03 FC Schalke 04 II
2003–04Arminia Bielefeld II
2004–05 SG Wattenscheid 09
2005–06Borussia Dortmund II
2006–07SC Verl
2007–08Preußen Münster

New league from 2012

The league champions and runners-up from 2012 onwards:

SeasonChampionsRunners-up
2012–13 SV Lippstadt 08 SG Wattenscheid 09
2013–14 Arminia Bielefeld II SV Rödinghausen
2014–15 TuS Erndtebrück Rot-Weiss Ahlen
2015–16 Sportfreunde Siegen SpVgg Erkenschwick
2016–17TuS Erndtebrück Westfalia Rhynern
2017–18SV Lippstadt 08 1. FC Kaan-Marienborn
2018–19 FC Schalke 04 II TuS Haltern
2019–20 SC Wiedenbrück Rot Weiss Ahlen
2020–21NoneNone
2021–221. FC Kaan-MarienbornSG Wattenscheid 09
2022–23 FC Gütersloh Preußen Münster II
2023–24 Sportfreunde Lotte Türkspor Dortmund

Placings in the Oberliga Westfalen

The final league placings in the second era of the league from 2012 to present:

Club1314 15 16 1718192021222324
SV Rödinghausen 2RRRRRRRRRR
SV Lippstadt 08 1R5661RRRRRR
FC Schalke 04 II RRRRR61RRRRR
SC Wiedenbrück RRRRRRR1RRRR
Rot-Weiss Ahlen 992RR1492RRRR
FC Gütersloh 2000 810131210161011151R
SC Paderborn 07 II 161213761533R
Sportfreunde Lotte RRRR3L3L3LRRR41
Türkspor Dortmund 2
ASC 09 Dortmund 12151433135673
SpVgg Erkenschwick 5362184
1. FC Gievenbeck 1818135
Preußen Münster II 10111226
Sportfreunde Siegen RRR1R111214109147
SV Schermbeck 17176121610128
SpVgg Vreden 811119
Westfalia Rhynern 67352R5534610
SG Finnentrop/Bamenohl 1714911
TuS Ennepetal 141291191213812161612
SG Wattenscheid 09 2RRRRRRR92R13
TuS Bövinghausen 514
TSV Victoria Clarholz 1915815
Eintracht Rheine 8107581541871016
FC Brünninghausen 1171717
TSG Sprockhövel 1011143R104154131518
1. FC Kaan-Marienborn 72R961R
TuS Erndtebrück 451R1R141714817
Delbrücker SC 18
RSV Meinerzhagen 3717
Hammer SpVg 121311143416182118
Holzwickeder SC 117219
TuS Haltern 52R1320
Westfalia Herne 16151898162021
Arminia Bielefeld II 318101315
SC Hassel 817
TSV Marl-Hüls 9418
SuS Neuenkirchen 7415815
SC Roland Beckum 1164416
SuS Stadtlohn 71317
SC Zweckel 141718
VfB Hüls R1616
TuS Heven 1317
TuS Dornberg 1518

Sources: [2] [3] [4]

Founding members of the Oberliga Westfalen

From the 2nd Bundesliga Nord:

From the Verbandsliga Westfalen-Nordost:

From the Verbandsliga Westfalen-Südwest:

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Historical German league tables". Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv (in German). Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Oberliga Westfalen tables and results 1994–present". Fussballdaten.de (in German). Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Oberliga Westfalen tables and results". Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 30 January 2015.

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