The Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd, until 2008 named Landesliga Hessen-Süd, is currently the sixth tier of the German football league system. Before the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994, the "Verbandsliga Hessen-S" served as the fourth tier of the German league system in the southern part of the state of Hesse. The league also served as the fifth tier of the league system before the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008
Overview
The Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd was formed in 1965 as the Landesliga Hessen-Süd, a tier four feeder league to the then Amateurliga Hessen.
The winners of the Verbandsliga Süd are automatically promoted to the Hessenliga, the runners-up need to compete with the runners-up of the Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord and the Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte and the 15th placed team of the Hessenliga for another promotion spot.
The Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd is fed by the Gruppenliga Hessen-Darmstadt, Hessen-Frankfurt West and Hessen-Frankfurt Ost. The winners of those are automatically promoted to the Verbandsliga, the runners-up play-off for another promotion spot.
One Bavarian club plays within the area of the Verbandsliga Süd. FC Bayern Alzenau and, formerly, Viktoria Aschaffenburg have played in this league in the past. In 1992, FC Bayern Alzenau switched leagues, coming from the Landesliga Bayern-Nord straight across to the Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd and now, having been promoted, play in the Hessenliga. Viktoria Aschaffenburg have previously been promoted too, but in the 2010–11 season played in the Verbandsliga again. In 2012, Viktoria re-joined the Bavarian leagues.
Up until 1973 it was common for teams to move between Landesligen, resulting in the fact that some teams have won titles in two different Landesligen. This practice has since stopped.
Along with the renaming of the Oberliga Hessen to Hessenliga in 2008, the Landesliga was renamed Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd.
League champions The league champions:Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd tables & results kicker.de. Retrieved 9 June 2014Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd tables Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv. Retrieved 9 June 2014
Verbandsliga The league champions since the renaming of the league in 2008: Season Club 2008–09 FSV Frankfurt II 2009–10 Rot-Weiß Darmstadt 2010–11 TGM SV Jügesheim 2011–12 SC Viktoria 06 Griesheim 2012–13 Sportfreunde Seligenstadt 2013–14 VfR Bürstadt 2014–15 SC Hessen Dreieich 2015–16 FC Viktoria 09 Urberach 2016–17 VfB Ginsheim 2017–18 FV Bad Vilbel 2018–19 Rot-Weiß Walldorf 2019–20 1. FC Erlensee 2020–21 Season curtailed and annulled 2021–22 SV Unter-Flockenbach 2022–23 1960 Hanau VfR Bürstadt declined promotion in 2014, runners-up SpVgg Oberrad promoted instead.
Landesliga The league champions until the renaming of the league in 2008:
Season Club1965–66Rot-Weiss Frankfurt1966–67FC Arheilgen1967–68VfR Bürstadt1968–69Eintracht Frankfurt II1969–70SG Germania Wiesbaden1970–71SV Wiesbaden1971–72VfR Groß-Gerau1972–73Hanau 931973–74FV Sprendlingen1974–75SpVgg 03 Neu-Isenburg1975–76Hanau 931976–77SC Viktoria 06 Griesheim1977–78Starkenburgia Heppenheim1978–79SG Egelsbach1979–80SpVgg Bad Homburg
Season Club1980–81SpVgg Dietesheim1981–82FC Erbach1982–83Rot-Weiss Frankfurt1983–84Kickers Offenbach II1984–85Starkenburgia Heppenheim1985–86Rot-Weiss Frankfurt1986–87SpVgg Bad Homburg1987–88Rot-Weiss Walldorf1988–89SG Egelsbach1989–90SC Viktoria 06 Griesheim1990–91SG Egelsbach1991–92FV Bad Vilbel1992–93SV Mörlenbach 18961993–94FV Progres Frankfurt
Season Club1994–95SV 1919 Bernbach1995–96SV 07 Raunheim1996–97KSV Klein-Karben1997–98SpVgg Bad Homburg1998–99Kickers Offenbach II1999–00FC Croatia Frankfurt2000–01VfR Bürstadt2001–02Eintracht Wald-Michelbach2002–03SC Viktoria 06 Griesheim2003–04Viktoria Aschaffenburg2004–05SG Bruchköbel2005–06SV 1919 Bernbach2006–071. FC Germania 08 Ober-Roden2007–08Kickers Offenbach II
Four clubs have won the league three times each, Rot-Weiss Frankfurt, SpVgg 05 Bad Homburg, SC Viktoria 06 Griesheim and SG Egelsbach. However, SpVgg 05 Bad Homburg has also won the Landesliga Mitte in 1972, making it four Landesliga titles. Like SpVgg 05 Bad Homburg, Hanau 93, SV Wiesbaden and Kickers Offenbach II have also won titles in the Landesliga Süd and Mitte.
Additionally promoted teams These clubs were promoted to the Oberliga after finishing second in the league: Season Club1968–69SV 09 Hofheim1983–84Hanau 931993–94Viktoria Aschaffenburg1996–97VfR Bürstadt1997–98TGM SV Jügesheim1998–99SV Germania Horbach 19111999–00SV Erzhausen2000–01TGM SV Jügesheim2002–031. FC Germania 08 Ober-Roden2004–05FC Bayern Alzenau2005–06Rot-Weiss Frankfurt2007–08FC Viktoria 09 Urberach2009–101. FCA Darmstadt2010–11Viktoria Aschaffenburg2013–14SpVgg 05 Oberrad2014–15Rot-Weiss Frankfurt2015–16Rot-Weiß Darmstadt2017–18Türk Gücü Friedberg2018–19Hanau 93
Rot-Weiss Frankfurt holds the record for promotion to the Oberliga Hessen from Landesliga Süd, having achieved it four times.
References
Sources Deutschlands Fußball in Zahlen, DSFS Süddeutschlands Fußballgeschichte in Tabellenform 1897–1988 by Ludolf Hyll Die Deutsche Liga-Chronik 1945–2005 DSFS 2006
External links Hessischer Fußball-Verband – HFV