| Founded | 1913 |
|---|---|
| Folded | 1914 |
| Country |  German Empire |
| Level on pyramid | Level 1 |
| Last champions | Altona 93 |
The Verbandsliga Norddeutschland (English: Football Association League Northern Germany) was one of several association football first tier leagues in the German Empire. The league only existed for one season and covered the area administered by the Northern German Football Association.
Until 1913 various local championships were played in the area of the Northern Germany, the champions of those qualifying for the Northern German football championship. A unified top level league was finally introduced for the 1913–14 season. The new Verbandsliga Norddeutschland replaced the Northern German championship play-offs and its winners qualified directly for the German football championship.
From Bremen:
From the Duchy of Brunswick:
From the Prussian Province of Hanover:
From Hamburg:
From the Prussian Province of Schleswig-Holstein:
1 Had previously played in the league pyramid of Hamburg. [1]
Altona 93, Holstein Kiel, Victoria Hamburg, Eintracht Braunschweig, Eimsbütteler TV and Hannover 96 were chosen as participants based on their league positions in 1913, while Werder Bremen, Eintracht Hannover, Borussia Harburg and Union Altona qualified via play-offs. [2] Not represented were the Free City of Lübeck, the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg.
The ten teams played each other twice, once at home and once away. Altona 93 won the title and qualified for the 1914 German football championship. Union Altona and Werder Bremen were to be relegated to the regional second tier leagues.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Altona 93 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 71 | 22 | +49 | 29 |
| 2 | Holstein Kiel | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 58 | 18 | +40 | 28 |
| 3 | Hannover 96 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 23 |
| 4 | Eimsbütteler TV | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 22 |
| 5 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 21 |
| 6 | Eintracht Hannover | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 17 |
| 7 | Borussia Harburg | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 62 | −27 | 17 |
| 8 | SC Victoria Hamburg | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 12 |
| 9 | Union 03 Altona | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 9 |
| 10 | Werder Bremen | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 66 | −54 | 2 |
Bremer SC 1891 and Hamburger SV [nb 1] won promotion to the 1914–15 Verbandsliga. However, due to the outbreak of World War I only one season of the Verbandsliga was ever played and all teams returned to their local championships, which again would serve as qualifiers for the Northern German championship play-offs.
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