The Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd is currently the seventh tier of the German football league system in the northern half of the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Swabia (German: Schwaben). Until the disbanding of the Bezirksoberliga Schwaben in 2012 it was the eighth tier. From 2008, when the 3. Liga was introduced, was the seventh tier of the league system, until the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 the sixth tier. From the leagues interception in 1968 to the introduction of the Bezirksoberliga in 1988 it was the fifth tier.
Overview Before the Bezirksoberligas in Bavaria were introduced in 1988 the Bezirksligas were the leagues set right below the Landesligas Bayern in the football pyramid. From 1963 to 1968 the Bezirksliga Schwaben was played in one single division, in 1968 it was split in a northern and a southern division. For the purpose of administration, the two leagues are still seen as one and teams can be shifted between the two halves at the end of season.
The winner of the Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd, like the winner of the Bezirksliga Schwaben-Nord, is now directly promoted to the Landesliga Bayern-Südwest. From 1968 to 1988, the league champions were promoted to the Landesliga Bayern-Süd, from 1988 to 2011 to the Bezirksoberliga Schwaben. In the later years of the league the runners-up were also given the opportunity to earn promotion by playing a promotion round with the runners-up of the southern division and the three Bezirksligas from Upper Bavaria.
The bottom three teams of each group find themselves relegated to one of the six Kreisligas. At the same time the six Kreisliga winners are promoted to the Bezirksliga. The runners-up of those face a play-off with each other and the 13th placed teams in the Bezirksliga.
The area covered by the Swabian FA is not identical with the Bezirk Schwaben, there is a large number of clubs from Upper Bavaria playing in Swabia, especially in the north. On the other hand, a large number of clubs from the west of Swabia play in the Württemberg football leagues, like the SpVgg Au/Iller and SpVgg Lindau.
The Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd is feed by the following Kreisligas. Kreisliga Schwaben-Süd Kreisliga Schwaben-Mitte Kreisliga Schwaben-Augsburg
With the league reform at the end of the 2011–12 season, which included an expansion of the number of Landesligas from three to five, the Bezirksoberligas were disbanded. Instead, the Bezirksligas took the place of the Bezirksoberligas once more below the Landesligas.Untere Ligen erfahren eine Aufwertung Augsburger Allgemeine. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2011
The following qualifying modus applied at the end of the 2011–12 season:Auf- und Abstiegsregelung der Bayernliga und der Landesligen für das Qualifikationsspieljahr 2011/2012 Bavarian FA website – Regulations for promotion and relegation in 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2011Die Auf- und Abstiegsregeln für die Spielzeit 2011 / 2012 Bavarian FA website – Regulations for promotion and relegation in 2012 in Bavarian Swabia. Retrieved 25 July 2011 Champions: Promotion round to the Landesliga, winners to the Landesliga, losers to the Bezirksliga. Teams placed 2nd to 7th: Remain in the Bezirksliga. Teams placed 8th to 13th: Three additional Bezirksliga places to be determined in a play-off round, winners to the Bezirksliga, losers to the Kreisliga. Teams placed 14th to 16th: Directly relegated to Kreisliga.
League timeline The league went through the following timeline of name changes, format and position in the league system: YearsNameTierPromotion to1963–68Bezirksliga SchwabenVLandesliga Bayern-Süd1968–88Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd VLandesliga Bayern-Süd1988–94Bezirksliga Schwaben-SüdVIBezirksoberliga Schwaben1994–2008Bezirksliga Schwaben-SüdVIIBezirksoberliga Schwaben2008–12Bezirksliga Schwaben-SüdVIIIBezirksoberliga Schwaben2012–Bezirksliga Schwaben-SüdVIILandesliga Bayern-Südwest
League champions The following teams have won the league:Tables and results of the BL Schwaben-Süd Manfreds Fussball Archiv. Retrieved 29 May 2009 Season Club1963–64TSV 1861 Nördlingen 1964–65BSK Neugablonz 1965–66Schwaben Augsburg II 1966–67BC Aichach 1967–68TSV Schwabmünchen 1968–69TSV Haunstetten 1969–70FC Kempten 1970–71TSV Landsberg 1971–72TSV Haunstetten 1972–73SV Ober-Germaringen 1973–74Olympia Neugablonz 1974–75Schwaben Augsburg 1975–76TSV Göggingen 1976–77TSV Haunstetten 1977–78TSV Marktoberdorf 1978–79TSV Mindelheim 1979–80Salamander Türkheim 1980–81TSV Marktoberdorf 1981–82FC Kempten Season Club 1982–83SV Ober-Germaringen 1983–84TSV Mindelheim 1984–85SpVgg Günz-Lauben 1985–86TSV Landsberg1986–87FC Kempten1987–88TSV Königsbrunn1988–89TSV Bobingen1989–90VfL Kaufering1990–91TSV Kottern1991–92FC Enikon Augsburg1992–93DJK Lechhausen1993–94TSV Marktoberdorf1994–95TSV Göggingen 1995–96FC Heimertingen1996–97TSV Leitershofen1997–981. FC Sonthofen1998–99TSV Neusäß1999–2000ASV Fellheim2000–01TSV Betzigau Season Club2001–02TSV Babenhausen2002–03FC Augsburg II 2003–04FC Memmingen II 2004–05TSV Haunstetten 2005–06TSV Schwabmünchen2006–07TSV Landsberg2007–08TSV Mindelheim 2008–09BC Oberhausen2009–10TSV Babenhausen2010–11SV Mering2011–12Türk Spor Augsburg2012–13TSV Friedberg 2013–14SV Egg2014–15Türk Spor Augsburg2015–16Schwaben Augsburg2016–17TV Bad Grönenbach2017–18FC Kempten2018–19VfB Durach2019–21SV Cosmos Aystetten League title from 1963 to 1968 are for the single-division Bezirkliga Schwaben. With TSV Landsberg in 1971, 1986 and 2007 and VfL Kaufering in 1990 four titles went to clubs from Oberbayern. In 2020, the season was suspended and then extended to 2021, when it was curtailed. Cosmos Aystetten was ranked on a points per game basis.
Multiple winners The following clubs have won the league more than once: Club Wins Years FC Kempten 4 1970, 1982, 1987, 2018 TSV Haunstetten 4 1969, 1972, 1977, 2005 TSV Mindelheim 3 1979, 1984, 2008 TSV Landsberg 3 1971, 1986, 2007 TSV Göggingen 1 3 1976, 1984, 1995 TSV Marktoberdorf 3 1971, 1978, 1994 Türk Spor Augsburg 2 2012, 2015 TSV Neusäß 1 2 1999, 2012 TSV Babenhausen 2 2002, 2010 TSV Schwabmünchen 2 1968, 2006 FC Augsburg II 1 2 1976, 2003 SV Ober-Germaringen 2 1973, 1983 BSK Neugablonz 2 1965, 1974 Northern division titles in italics. 1 FC Augsburg II, TSV Neusäß and the TSV Göggingen are the only three teams to have won both Bezirksligas, Nord and Süd.
Current clubs The clubs in the league in the 2021–22 season and their 2019–21 final placings: ClubPosition SpVgg Kaufbeuren Relegated from the Landesliga Südwest TV Erkheim 2nd BSK Neugablonz 3rd TV Bad Grönenbach 4th Türkgücü Königsbrunn 5th FC Thalhofen 6th FC Heimertingen 7th TSV Bobingen 8th VfL Kaufering 9th TSV Ottobeuren 10th TSV Babenhausen 11th TG Viktoria Augsburg 12th TSV Haunstetten 13th TSV Mindelheim Promoted from the Kreisliga FC Oberstdorf Promoted from the Kreisliga
References
Sources 50 Jahre Bayerischer Fußball-Verband 50-year-anniversary book of the Bavarian FA. Vindelica Verlag. 1996 Das Fussball Jahresjournal Annual end-of-season magazine of the Swabian FA
External links Bayerischer Fußball-Verband (Bavarian FA) Bavarian League tables and results Website with tables and results from the Bavarian Oberliga to Bezirksliga