NOFV-Oberliga Süd


The NOFV-Oberliga Süd is the fifth tier of the German football league system in the southern states of the former East Germany. It covers the German states of Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Saxony and southern Brandenburg. It is one of fourteen Oberligas in German football. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it was the fourth tier of the league system, and until the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 the third tier.

Overview

The NOFV-Oberliga Sud was formed in 1991 when, along with the political reunion of Germany, the East German football league system was integrated into a unified German system.
The abbreviation NOFV stands for Nordostdeutscher Fußballverband, meaning North East German Football Association.
Along with this league, two other NOFV-Oberligen were formed, the NOFV-Oberliga Mitte and the NOFV-Oberliga Nord.
The league was formed from clubs from six different leagues: One club from the Oberliga Nordost, the former DDR-Oberliga, fourteen clubs from the NOFV-Liga A and B, the former East German second division, and one each from the three Verbandsligas, the new state leagues. The league accommodated therefore a wide mix of clubs from the east and west of Germany. Unlike the two other NOFV-Oberligas, it contained no clubs from Berlin, due to geographical reasons, and therefore was the only one of the three to have no West German clubs in it.
The league became one of the then ten Oberligen in the united Germany, the third tier of league football. Its champion was however not directly promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga but had to take part in a promotion play-off. In 1994 the league champion was successful in this competition, in 1992 and 1993 they failed.
For the duration of the league and onwards, the leagues below it are:
In 1994, the German football league system saw some major changes. The four Regionalligen were introduced as an intermediate level between 2nd Bundesliga and Oberligen, relegating the Oberligen to the fourth tier. In the east of Germany, the Regionalliga Nordost was formed, a league covering the area of former East Germany and West Berlin. Four clubs from the NOFV-Oberliga Süd were admitted to the new league:
The NOFV-Oberliga Mitte was disbanded and its clubs spread between the two remaining Oberligen in the east. Four clubs from the former league were added to the NOFV-Oberliga Süd.
From 1995 to 1999, the champions of the league were directly promoted to the Regionalliga Nordost.
With the reduction of the number of Regionalligen to two, the league came under the Regionalliga Nord. Six clubs were relegated that season from the now disbanded Regionalliga Nordost to the Oberliga. The regulations about promotion kept on changing and until 2006, the league champion had to play-off with the champion of the northern league for one promotion spot. Only in 2004 did the southern champion failed to win the play-off. From the 2006 season onwards, direct promotion was awarded again.
The league changes in 2008, with the introduction of the 3. Liga, meant the Oberligen were now the fifth tier of league football in Germany. The top three teams of the league in 2007–08 gained entry to the Regionalliga, the fourth placed team had to play-off against the fourth placed team from the north for one more spot, these teams being:
Otherwise, the setup of the league did not change and its champion was directly promoted from the 2008-09 season onwards.
Another league reform, decided upon in 2010, will saw the reestablishment of the Regionalliga Nordost from 2012 onwards, with the two NOFV-Oberligas feeding into this league again. Three teams from the league achieved direct promotion to the new league, these being VfB Auerbach, Lokomotive Leipzig and FSV Zwickau.

Founding members of the league

The founding members of the league in 1991 were:
From the Oberliga Nordost:
From the NOFV-Liga Staffel A:
From the Verbandsliga Sachsen:
From the Verbandsliga Sachsen-Anhalt:
From the Verbandsliga Thüringen:
From the NOFV-Liga Staffel B:
The league champions:
SeasonClub
1991–92FSV Zwickau
1992–93FC Sachsen Leipzig
1993–94FSV Zwickau
1994–95Wacker Nordhausen
1995–96VFC Plauen
1996–971. FC Magdeburg
1997–98Dresdner SC
1998–99VfL Halle 1896
1999–00FC Lausitz Hoyerswerda
2000–011. FC Magdeburg
2001–02Dynamo Dresden
2002–03FC Sachsen Leipzig
2003–04VFC Plauen
2004–05FC Carl Zeiss Jena
2005–061. FC Magdeburg

SeasonClub
2006–07Energie Cottbus II
2007–08Hallescher FC
2008–09ZFC Meuselwitz
2009–10RB Leipzig
2010–11VfB Germania Halberstadt
2011–12FSV Zwickau
2012–13Wacker Nordhausen
2013–14FSV Budissa Bautzen
2014–15RB Leipzig II
2015–161. FC Lokomotive Leipzig
2016–17BSG Chemie Leipzig
2017–18Bischofswerdaer FV 08
2018–19BSG Chemie Leipzig
2019–20FSV 63 Luckenwalde

Placings in the league

The complete list of clubs in the league and their final placings:
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RB Leipzig1RRR3L2B2BBBBBB
FC Erzgebirge Aue273RRRRRRRRR2B2B2B2B2B3L3L2B2B2B2B2B3L2B2B2B2B2B
Dynamo DresdenBBBBRRRRR51RR2B2BRR3L3L3L2B2B2B3L3L2B2B2B2B3L
1. FC MagdeburgMMMNN1RRR1R10351RRRRRRRRR3L3L3L2B3L3L
Hallescher FC2BMM1613107544471RRRR3L3L3L3L3L3L3L3L3L
FSV Zwickau1512B2B2B2BRR4668149147991RRRR3L3L3L3L3L
FC Carl Zeiss Jena2B2B2BR2B2B2BRRR3221R2B2B3L3L3L3LRRRRR3L3L3LR
FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt2B32RRRRRRRRRR2BRRR3L3L3L3L3L3L3L3L3L3LRRx
Chemnitzer FC2B2B2B2B2BRRR2B2BRRRRR22RRR3L3L3L3L3L3L3LR3LR
ZFC Meuselwitz65581RRRRRRRRRRRR
VfB Auerbach137111262422RRRRRRRRR
Wacker Nordhausen7871RRR67181RRRRRRRx
FSV Budissa Bautzen7813923921RRRRR
1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 22B2BB2B2B2B2BRR2441831286RR41RRRRR
VfB Germania Halberstadt12961095101RRRRR2RRRR
Bischofswerdaer FV 08326RR1045517331RRR
BSG Chemie Leipzig1R1RR
FSV 63 LuckenwaldeN611NNNRRR21R
FC Carl Zeiss Jena II839615145113135610948362x
FC Einheit Rudolstadt11111465783x
Inter Leipzig27244x
FC Eilenburg121231214535x
VFC Plauen1821RRRR32312263RRRRRRR1394116x
1. FC Merseburg7x
SG Union Sandersdorf81351110138x
VfB Krieschow879x
SV Grimma 1919/FC Grimma11741212910101510x
VfL Halle 1896 39431R611141484781591211x
Wacker Nordhausen II 11512
FC Oberlausitz Neugersdorf14119111632RRRR13x
FSV Martinroda14x
Ludwigsfelder FCNNNNNNN9Nx
SV Blau-Weiß Zorbau16x
FC An der Fahner Höhex
Askania Bernburg16111061415
VfL 05 Hohenstein-Ernstthal 121516
BSG Wismut Gera 91541110
1. FC Lok StendalMMMRRRRRRNNN12NNN
Brandenburger SC Süd 05NNNNNNNNNN2NN12NNNN
FSV Barleben91313
SV Schott Jena121315161215141414
SV Einheit Kamenz15
SV Merseburg 9917M1414616
RB Leipzig II1RR
SSV Markranstädt 7105323716
Energie Cottbus II 10489986N91RRNRRR7610
Rot-Weiß Erfurt II 10816137431213512
FC Eisenach1216
Erzgebirge Aue II 81087101358
Dynamo Dresden II 85545910
Chemnitzer FC II 81432161179611
Hallescher FC II 8414
FC Grün-Weiß Piesteritz131015
Heidenauer SV716
VfB Fortuna Chemnitz131196568149141517814
FSV Wacker 03 Gotha1016121215
SG Blau-Gelb Laubersdorf16
SC Borea Dresden 45586118751310111112131515
1. FC Gera 03 5741416
FC Sachsen Leipzig 6514RRRRRRR51R3344R610
1. FC Magdeburg II1616
VfB Pößneck1378131315815
FC Grün-Weiß Wolfen15
VfB Sangerhausen16
SV Dessau 051515
TSV Völpke14
Eintracht Sondershausen1513151416
FC Erfurt Nord1517
FV Dresden 06121118
Dresdner SC916421RRRRR16
FC Anhalt DessauMMMNNN1610161417
FC Lausitz Hoyerswerda661551011103171118
VfB Zittau31316
SV Braunsbedra17
BSG Stahl Riesa1216818
VfB Leipzig II 222
Fortuna Magdeburg321111
SSV Erfurt-Nord1112
1. Suhler SV16897137913
1. SV Gera 98121071614
Bornaer SV10141111111291016
1. FC Aschersleben1516
FC Motor Zeulenroda11101346714
SV 1910 Kahla815
Meißner SV 089131212814
SC 1903 Weimar14151215
1. FC WernigerodeMM1013
FSV Brieske-SenftenbergMMM1315
1. FC Markkleeberg 1445
FSV Kölleda17
FSV Sömmerda15

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