The Verbandsliga Württemberg is a German amateur football division administered by the Württemberg Football Association, one of the 21 German state football associations. Being the top flight of the Württemberg state association, the Verbandsliga is currently a level 6 division of the German football league system.

History The Verbandsliga Württemberg was introduced along with the superordinate Oberliga Baden-Württemberg in 1978 as a merger between the Amateurliga Nordwürttemberg and the Amateurliga Schwarzwald-Bodensee. The top five teams of both divisions were promoted to the new Oberliga while the teams ranked six to twelve remained at Verbandsliga level. Both 13th ranked teams had to play a decider for the last Verbandsliga spot. All other teams were relegated to the Landesliga.

Since its introduction, the Verbandsliga always was at the top of the Württemberg football league system and was set at level 4 of the German football league system originally. After the introduction of both the Regionalliga Süd in 1994 and of the 3. Liga in 2008, as of today has been downgraded to level 6 of the system.

There are some clubs from western Bavaria playing in the Württemberg football league system. At last the SpVgg Au/Iller played in the Verbandsliga during the 2009-10 season. Au/Iller is a part of the town Illertissen. The FV Illertissen also played in the Verbandsliga and even gained promotion to Oberliga in 2008 before leaving the Württemberg system in 2012 by joining the Bavarian Football Association upon introduction of the Regionalliga Bayern.

Promotion and relegation The Verbandsliga champions gain direct promotion to the Oberliga. The runners-up must play-off against the winner of the Verbandsliga Nordbaden versus Südbaden runners-up series for one additional promotion. In 1981 no extra spot and in 1994 three extra spots were available due to league format changes.

Feeder leagues to the Verbandsliga Württemberg Landesliga Württemberg 1 Landesliga Württemberg 2 Landesliga Württemberg 3 Landesliga Württemberg 4

Usually, the teams ranked last four in the Verbandsliga are relegated to Landesliga directly. The winners of each of the four Landesliga divisions win direct promotion to the Verbandsliga. The fifth-last team of the Verbandsliga have to play-off against the best Landesliga runner-up for one spot in the Verbandsliga. The number of direct relegations can vary depending on the number of Württembergian teams relegating from the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg to the Verbandsliga.

League champions & runners-up The league champions and runners-up of the league.

Season Champions Runners-up1978–79VfR HeilbronnVfB Stuttgart II1979–80VfR Aalen SSV Reutlingen1980–81Sportfreunde Schwäbisch-Hall SpVgg Au/Iller1981–82TSV Ofterdingen Stuttgarter Kickers II1982–83VfR Aalen Stuttgarter Kickers II1983–84FC Marbach SC Geislingen1984–85SSV ReutlingenFC Wangen1985–86VfR Heilbronn VfL Kirchheim/Teck1986–87SC Geislingen FC Tailfingen1987–88FC Tailfingen VfR Aalen1988–89SpVgg Ludwigsburg VfB Stuttgart II1989–90VfB Stuttgart II VfL Sindelfingen1990–91TSF Ditzingen Stuttgarter Kickers II1991–92VfL Kirchheim/Teck SC Geislingen1992–93GSV Maichingen VfR Aalen1993–94FV Biberach TSV Wäldenbronn1994–95SV BonlandenFC Wangen1995–96SV BöblingenSpVgg Au/Iller1996–97VfR HeilbronnFV Ravensburg1997–98FV RavensburgSportfreunde Dorfmerkingen1998–99SpVgg Au/IllerVfR Heilbronn1999–2000Sportfreunde DorfmerkingenStuttgarter Kickers II

Season Champions Runners-up2000–01SGV FreibergSpVgg Böblingen2001–02SV BonlandenSSV Ulm 18462002–03TSV CrailsheimHeidenheimer SB2003–041. FC Normannia GmündHeidenheimer SB2004–05SG Sonnenhof GroßaspachTSG Balingen2005–06SV BonlandenTSG Balingen2006–07VfL Kirchheim/TeckTSV Schwieberdingen2007–08TSG BalingenSpVgg Au/Iller2008–09SV BonlandenFSV 08 Bissingen2009–10FSV HollenbachVfB Neckarrems2010–11SV BonlandenFV Ravensburg2011–12SGV FreibergFSV 08 Bissingen2012–131. FC Heidenheim IIFV Ravensburg2013–14VfR Aalen II 1. Göppinger SV2014–15FSV 08 Bissingen1. Göppinger SV2015–16Neckarsulmer Sport-Union1. Göppinger SV2016–17SGV FreibergTSG Backnang 19192017–181. FC Normannia GmündTSV Ilshofen2018–19Sportfreunde DorfmerkingenFSV Hollenbach2019–20TSG Backnang 1919FSV Hollenbach2020–21No championsNo runners-up2021–22FSV HollenbachFC Holzhausen

Promoted teams in bold. With five titles SV Bonlanden is the record league champion. With SpVgg Au/Iller the title went to Bavaria in 1999. In 2008 third-placed FV Illertissen was also promoted.

League placings

The complete list of clubs in the league and their league placings since 1994.Verbandsliga Württemberg tables 1978–present Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv. Retrieved 23 November 2011Kicker.de - Spieltag/Tabelle Tables and results of all German football leagues Club S9596979899000102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223 1. FC Heidenheim 3113510822OOOOR3L3L3L3L3L2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B SG Sonnenhof Großaspach3881OOOORRRRR3L3L3L3L3L3LRRO FV Illertissen5116793OOOORRRRRRRRRRR SSV Ulm 1846 21RRRR2BB2B2OOOOOORRRORROORRRRRRR Stuttgarter Kickers II 9151311122OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TSG Balingen131011810737127225 1 OOOOOOOOOORRRRR FV Ravensburg21121121OO61215831584252OOOOOOOOOO FSV 08 Bissingen811112632O3 1OOOOOOOO Neckarsulmer SU3461OOOOOOO 1. Göppinger SV138433222OOOOOOO SGV Freiberg1011691491OOOOOOOOOO1OOOO 1OOOOOO TSV Ilshofen3632OOOOx Sportfreunde Dorfmerkingen82O1OOO611121631OOOx TSG Backnang 191917961514752OO1OOO FSV Hollenbach8531OOOOOOO42221O FC Holzhausen292O SSV Ehingen-Süd585473x 1. FC Normannia Gmünd115 1 OOOOOOOO810479 1O364x TSV Essingen91453694815x TSV Berg7889141046x TSG Hofherrnweiler-Unterromb.313197x TSG Tübingen6687128x SV Fellbach1164491611101616119x VfL Pfullingen8414121510x VfL Sindelfingen23981255137121510811791311x Calcio Leinfelden-Echterdingen6710951012x SKV Rutesheim810121413361613x FC Wangen 05372O31211641471614148897161151017814x TSV Crailsheim 6441OOOOOOO315 Türk Spor Neu-Ulm21416 1. FC Heiningen513611517 TSV Heimerdingen3142018 VfB Friedrichshafen14715131113151719 VfB Neckarrems122O1010611451211151820 VfL Nagold94101512101512x SV Breuningsweiler113 FV Olympia Laupheim1343471071161313121614 FV Löchgau21315 FC Albstadt1161015912991110716 TSG Öhringen115 Sportfreunde Schwäbisch Hall17745381216x SV Zimmern115 SpVgg Böblingen2241OOO32573101367111214 TSG Balingen II116 VfR Aalen II689510111O Rot-Weiß Weiler21414 FC Gärtringen3131415 1. FC Heidenheim II 83741O 1. FC Frickenhausen715959131113 SG Sonnenhof Großaspach II2514 SV Bonlanden101OOOOOO 1 OOO 1O61O1O616 VfB Bösingen113 VfL Kirchheim/Teck 410OOOROOO33121091OOOO14 TSG Ehingen115 SV Hellas 94 Bietigheim116 Tura Untermünkheim2512 SV Nehren2916 TSV Münchingen21117 TV Echterdingen2712 SpVgg Ludwigsburg7RRROOOOOOOO6846316 SV Oberzell61515 SpVgg Au/Iller162431OOOOO81042O16 FV Biberach9OOOOOO12101613x 1. FC Donzdorf21515 TSF Ditzingen8RRRRRROO4129561216 TSV Schwieberdingen 73432O SV Baustetten31213 TSV Hildrizhausen114 TuS Metzingen516105514 TB Kirchentellinsfurt115 FC Eislingen217 FV Rottweil4561413 SG Schorndorf114 TSV Schönaich781211119916 FC Heilbronn 51 SSV Reutlingen II5889616 VfR Heilbronn 5151041O2OOO11 TSV Ofterdingen191377151315 FV Zuffenhausen22635413717 Viktoria Schwäbisch Gmünd21113 SpVgg Renningen178141414 TSV Allmendingen116 SV Mochenwangen5109915 TSV Wäldenbronn4OOOO716 FC Isny21016 SC Geislingen7OO813x TuS Ergenzingen114 SC Korb115 TSV Plietzhausen71216 TSV Eltingen95717 SV Berlichingen435 FC Marbach71416 GSV Maichingen 14O VfL Herrenberg815 SV Tübingen116

Key Symbol Key B Bundesliga 2B 2. Bundesliga 3L 3. Liga R Regionalliga Süd (1994–2012) Regionalliga Südwest (2012–present) OOberliga Baden-Württemberg 1 League champions No. Final position in the league x Playing in current season Blank Played at a league level below this league S = No of seasons in league (as of 2022–23)

Notes 1 In 1995, GSV Maichingen withdrew their team from the Oberliga. 2 In 2001, SSV Ulm 1846 withdrew from the 2nd Bundesliga to the Verbandsliga for financial reasons. 3 In 2007, the football department of SB Heidenheim left the club to form 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. 4 In 2011, VfL Kirchheim/Teck voluntarily withdrew from the league. 5 In 2003, VfR Heilbronn merged with SpVgg Heilbronn to form FC Heilbronn. 6 In 2010, TSV Crailsheim withdrew their team from the Oberliga. 7 In 2008, TSV Schwieberdingen withdrew their team from the Oberliga. 8 In 2014, 1. FC Heidenheim withdrew their reserve team from the Oberliga. 9 In 2017, Stuttgarter Kickers withdrew their reserve team from the Oberliga.

References

Sources Deutschlands Fußball in Zahlen, An annual publication with tables and results from the Bundesliga to Verbandsliga/Landesliga. DSFS. Kicker Almanach, The yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga, since 1937. Kicker Sports Magazine. Süddeutschlands Fußballgeschichte in Tabellenform 1897-1988 History of Southern German football in tables, by Ludolf Hyll. Die Deutsche Liga-Chronik 1945-2005 History of German football from 1945 to 2005 in tables. DSFS. 2006.

External links Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv Historic German league tables WFV: Verbandsliga and Landesliga