| Founded | 1947 / 1953 |
|---|---|
| Folded | 1970 |
| Country |  Germany |
| Level on pyramid | Level 4 |
| Promotion to | Landesliga Hamburg |
| Last champions | Union 03 Altona (1969–70) |
The Verbandsliga Hamburg-Germania was the fourth tier of the German football league system and the second-highest league in the German state of Hamburg, together with the Verbandsliga Hamburg-Hansa and Verbandsliga Hamburg-Hammonia, until its disbanding in 1970.
The league was formed in 1947, alongside three other divisions on the same level in the City of Hamburg, as the Bezirksklasse Hamburg-Germania. The other three leagues were:
The four new leagues replaced the 1. Klasse Hamburg as the feeder leagues to the Stadtliga Hamburg, which was now renamed Verbandsliga Hamburg. The 1. Klasse Hamburg had been operating since the end of the Second World War in 1945 and consisted of three divisions. The change in the league system at this level came together with the establishment of the Oberliga Nord as the new tier-one league in Northern Germany. This meant the new Bezirksklasse in Hamburg was now the third tier of the league system, below Oberliga and Verbandsliga.
The league started out with eleven clubs, with the league champion being promoted to the Verbandsliga. In its second season, the league expanded to thirteen clubs. The league above it was renamed from Verbandsliga Hamburg to Amateurliga Hamburg at the end of this season. The year after, in 1950, the Amateurliga was then reduced to one single division from the two it had been operating at previously.
For the Bezirksklasse, this also meant a change: The four existing divisions were disbanded and replaced by two leagues:
For the Germania-division (German: Germania-Staffel) this meant a temporary end to its operation.
In 1953, the league was once more reestablished and the Elbe-Staffel and Alster-Staffel disbanded. Three of the four leagues in existence until 1950 were reformed, the Olympia-Staffel however, was not. The leagues were now named Verbandsligas:
Each of the three divisions had now fourteen clubs and the league champion was again promoted directly to the Amateurliga Hamburg. The leagues were again the third tier of the German league system. In the fourteen-team per division era, usually the bottom two teams of each division were relegated. Additionally, teams would be moved between the three divisions according to geographical necessity, to balance them out.
In 1963, the Bundesliga was established in Germany. The old Oberliga Nord was disbanded and at its stead, the Regionalliga Nord was set as the second tier of the league system. The Amateurliga Hamburg, now renamed Landesliga Hamburg, slipped to third tier in the league system, making the three Verbandsligas the fourth tier now. Otherwise, nothing changed for the three leagues.
In the first couple of seasons after 1963, nothing changed for the three leagues.
In 1970, the Germania-Staffel was disbanded, leaving only the Hansa and Hammonia division on this level, as it is today.
Of the fifteen clubs in the league in 1969–70, the league winner was promoted to the Landesliga while the teams placed second to ninth were split between the other two divisions. The remainder of the clubs was relegated.
| Years | League name | Tier | Promotion to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947–48 | Bezirksklasse Hamburg-Germania | III | Verbandsliga Hamburg |
| 1948–50 | Bezirksklasse Hamburg-Germania | III | Amateurliga Hamburg |
| 1953–63 | Verbandsliga Hamburg-Germania | III | Amateurliga Hamburg |
| 1963–70 | Verbandsliga Hamburg-Germania | IV | Landesliga Hamburg |
| Season | Club |
|---|---|
| 1947–48 | ASV Bergedorf 85 |
| 1948–49 | Wedeler TSV |
| 1949–50 | TSV Uetersen |
| 1950–1953 | no competition |
| 1953–54 | Eidelstedter SV |
| 1954–55 | Rasensport Elmshorn |
| 1955–56 | Grün-Weiß 07 Hamburg |
| 1956–57 | HEBC Hamburg |
| 1957–58 | Komet Blankenese |
| 1958–59 | FC St. Pauli Amateure |
| 1959–60 | VfL Pinneberg |
| 1960–61 | Rasensport Elmshorn |
| 1961–62 | Germania Schnelsen |
| 1962–63 | SpVgg Blankenese |
| 1963–64 | HEBC Hamburg |
| 1964–65 | Holsatia Elmshorn |
| 1965–66 | SpVgg Blankenese |
| 1966–67 | Germania Schnelsen |
| 1967–68 | TuS Hamburg |
| 1968–69 | SC Victoria Hamburg |
| 1969–70 | Union 03 Altona |
Source: "Landesliga Hamburg-Germania". Das deutsche Fussball-Archiv. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
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