The Verbandsliga () is the tier-six football league in the German football league system, covering the area of a Bundesland or a regional part of such Bundesland.Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv Historical German domestic league tablesFussball.de – Ergebnisse Tables and results of all German football leagues Amateurligen The German amateur leagues at kicker.de
As the German football league system below the tier-four Regionalliga is organised individually by the 21 state member associations of the nationwide governing body German Football Association (Deutscher Fußball-Bund), the league structure varies somewhat from state to state. Therefore the Verbandsliga does not exist in every Bundesland. In North Rhine-Westphalia (Middle Rhine and Lower Rhine), Saxony, Thuringia, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Bremen, and Bavaria, the corresponding sixth tier is called the Landesliga, whereas the Landesliga is only a tier-seven league in most of the other German states. North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, and Baden-Württemberg are divided into two or three state member associations, each running their own league system. Additionally, in some regions or states, as there are Hesse, Westphalia, and Schleswig-Holstein the Verbandsliga is operated in two or more groups running in parallel.
In recent years, a number of leagues have dropped the Verband out of their league name, preferring to call themselves just by the region or Bundesland they are from. The Verbandsliga Berlin became the Berlin-Liga, the Verbandsliga Brandenburg became the Brandenburg-Liga, the Verbandsliga Westfalen became the Westfalenliga and the Verbandsliga Rheinland became the Rheinlandliga. The Verbandsliga Mittelrhein became the Mittelrheinliga and the Verbandsliga Niederrhein became the Niederrheinliga, with both leagues elevated to Oberliga status in 2012.
Verbandsligas The Verbandsligas: League Tier Promotion to Relegation to Formed Verbandsliga Hessen-NordVIHessenliga Gruppenliga Fulda Gruppenliga Kassel 1 Gruppenliga Kassel 2 1964 Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte Gruppenliga Wiesbaden Gruppenliga Gießen/Marburg Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd Gruppenliga Darmstadt Gruppenliga Frankfurt-West Gruppenliga Frankfurt-Ost Verbandsliga Saarland Nordost Verbandsliga Saarland Südwest 1 VII Saarlandliga Landesliga Saarland-Nord/Ost Landesliga Saarland-Süd/West 1978 RheinlandligaVIOberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar Bezirksliga Rheinland-Ost Bezirksliga Rheinland-Mitte Bezirksliga Rheinland-West Verbandsliga Südwest Landesliga Südwest-Ost Landesliga Südwest-West Verbandsliga NordbadenOberliga Baden-Württemberg Landesliga Mittelbaden Landesliga Odenwald Landesliga Rhein/Neckar Verbandsliga Südbaden Landesliga Südbaden 1 Landesliga Südbaden 2 Landesliga Südbaden 3 Verbandsliga Württemberg Landesliga Württemberg 1 Landesliga Württemberg 2 Landesliga Württemberg 3 Landesliga Württemberg 4 Westfalenliga 1 Nordost Westfalenliga 2 Südwest2 Oberliga Westfalen Landesliga Westfalen 1 Ost Landesliga Westfalen 2 Süd Landesliga Westfalen 3 West Landesliga Westfalen 4 Nord 1956 Berlin-LigaNOFV-Oberliga Nord Landesliga Berlin 1 Landesliga Berlin 2 1992 Brandenburg-Liga Landesliga Brandenburg-Nord Landesliga Brandenburg-Süd 1990 Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Landesliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern-Nord Landesliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern-Ost Landesliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern-West 1991 Verbandsliga Sachsen-Anhalt NOFV-Oberliga Süd Landesliga Sachsen-Anhalt-Nord Landesliga Sachsen-Anhalt-Süd 1990 Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-Nord 3VIILandesliga Schleswig-Holstein Kreisliga Flensburg Kreisliga Nordfriesland Kreisliga Rendsburg-Eckernförde Kreisliga Schleswig 2017 Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-Ost Kreisliga Kiel Kreisliga Plön 2017 Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-Süd-West Kreisliga Lauenburg Kreisliga Segeberg Kreisliga Stormarn 2008 Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-Süd-Ost Kreisliga Lübeck Kreisliga Ostholstein Kreisliga Segeberg Kreisliga Stormarn 2008 Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-West Kreisliga Plön Kreisliga Rendsburg-Eckernförde Kreisliga West (Steinburg) 2017
Some of the Verbandsligen have existed prior to their mentioned formation date under a different name. Dates given are when the leagues changed to the name Verbandsliga. 1 The Verbandsliga Saarland is only a tier-seven league from 2009 onwards, after the Saarlandliga was introduced as the new tier-six league. 2 The Westfalenliga is operated in two parallel groups with teams probably re-allocated according to geographical needs every new season. The four groups of Landesliga below the can feed either Westfalenliga group according to geographical needs. 3 The Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein is a tier-seven league from 2017 onwards with the introduction of the Landesliga Schleswig-Holstein as the new tier-six league.
Clubs in the Verbandsligen
Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord * Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte * Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd * Verbandsliga Rheinland * Verbandsliga Saarland
Verbandsliga Südwest * Verbandsliga Nordbaden * Verbandsliga Südbaden * Verbandsliga Württemberg
Berlin-Liga * Brandenburg-Liga * Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern * Verbandsliga Sachsen-Anhalt * Verbandsliga Westfalen 1 * Verbandsliga Westfalen 2
Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-Nord * Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-Ost * Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-Süd-West * Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-Süd-Ost * Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-West
References
External links The German Football State Associations at DFB.de