Schleswig-Holstein-Liga


The Oberliga Schleswig-Holstein, formerly referred to as Schleswig-Holstein-Liga, is the fifth tier of the German football league system and the highest league in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is one of fourteen Oberligas in German football.

Overview

1945–1963

The league was formed in 1947 as Schleswig-Holstein-Liga by thirty clubs in three divisions of ten, in the newly created state of Schleswig-Holstein which was then part of the British occupation zone in Germany. On 30 August 1947, the Schleswig-Holstein FA was formed.
From the start, the league was a feeder league to the Oberliga Nord which its champion had the option of promotion to. Promotion had to be archived through a play-off with teams from the Amateurligen of Lower Saxony, Bremen and Hamburg. As such, the league was now the second tier of the northern German league system. The league was renamed Landesliga Schleswig-Holstein in 1948 and united in one division of twelve teams, with the bottom two teams relegated to one of the four Bezirksklassen.
In 1951, the league was expanded to sixteen teams. The number of clubs in the league fluctuated to eighteen and seventeen in 1954-55 and 1955–56 and then returned to sixteen again.
From 1954, the league was renamed Amateurliga Schleswig-Holstein.

1963–1974

In 1963, with the introduction of the Bundesliga, the disbanding of the Oberliga Nord and the formation of the Regionalliga Nord, the league fell to tier three, but remained unchanged otherwise, with sixteen clubs as its strength. The champion of Schleswig-Holstein continued to have to play-off for promotion, now to the Regionalliga.
From 1968, the Amateurliga reverted to the name Landesliga Schleswig-Holstein. Below the Landesliga, the number of leagues was reduced from four to two, the new Verbandsligen of Schleswig-Holstein-Nord and -Süd.

1974-1994

After the 1973-74 season, the Regionalliga Nord was disbanded in favor of the 2nd Bundesliga Nord. The new Oberliga Nord was now introduced in northern Germany, as the third tier of the league system, below the 2nd Bundesliga. This meant for the Landesliga a slip to tier four. The top two team of the league was however promoted to the new Oberliga. The system for promotion from the Landesliga remained mostly unchanged.
In 1978, the league was finally renamed Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein, the name it carried until 2008. It took ten seasons for a club of the league under the new name to gain promotion again, a long stretch of nine seasons without success. Below the Verbandsliga the two leagues were now renamed Landesligen instead.

1994–2008

In 1994, the Regionalliga Nord was re-established, now as the third tier of the league system. The Oberliga Nord was in turn replaced by two parallel Oberligen, Niedersachsen/Bremen and Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein. For the Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein, this meant a further slip, now to tier five, but also, for the first time in its history, direct promotion for the league champion and, in some seasons, even the runners-up. In 1994, the league saw its top eight clubs elevated to the new Oberliga.
From 1999, the number of leagues below the Verbandsliga was extended from two to four and the leagues renamed Bezirksoberliga.
The 1999-2000 season saw another league system change with the reduction of numbers of Regionalligen, this however had no effect on the Verbandsliga.
In 2004, it was decided to restore the Oberliga Nord in favor of the two separate Oberligen.
The league was expanded, for the first time, to eighteen teams, for the next three seasons. In 2007-08, the number increased to nineteen. The 2006-07 league winner, TSV Kropp, did not apply for an Oberliga licence and was not promoted. Fifth placed FC Kilia Kiel applied but was refused a licence.

2008 onwards

At the end of the 2007–08 season, the new 3rd Liga was established and the Oberliga Nord disbanded, again. The four northern German states were then the only regions without an Oberliga and the five Verbandsligen sit right below the Regionalliga Nord, parallel to the two NOFV-Oberligen. At the end of the 2007-08 season, the five winners of the northern Verbandsligen played with the sixth placed team from the Oberliga Nord for one last spot in the Regionalliga. In the future seasons, promotion for the Schleswig-Holstein champion will only be available through a set of play-off matches with the league winners from Hamburg and Bremen. These three teams will compete for one promotion spot to the Regionalliga.
The Schleswig-Holstein-Liga however maintained its status as a tier five league. This fact means the league is now on the same level as other Oberligas in Germany. Accordingly, the league dropped the name Verbandsliga and simply called itself Schleswig-Holstein-Liga. The leagues below it then adopted the name Verbandsliga. Since the 2017-18 season, the league is known as Oberliga Schleswig-Holstein and relegates to the newly created Landesliga Schleswig-Holstein in the sixth tier.
In April 2020, the SHFV curtailed the remainder of the 2019–20 season during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in Germany and determined the final standings using points-per-game averages. It was decided in May to suspended relegation for one season to expand the league.

Position of the Oberliga Schleswig-Holstein in the league system

Winners of the Oberliga Schleswig-Holstein

The league champions:
SeasonClub
1947–48Itzehoer SV
1948–49Itzehoer SV
1949–50Itzehoer SV
1950–51VfB Lübeck
1951–52VfB Lübeck
1952–53VfR Neumünster
1953–54Itzehoer SV
1954–55VfB Lübeck
1955–56Heider SV
1956–57VfB Lübeck
1957–58Heider SV
1958–59Heider SV
1959–60Heider SV
1960–61Holstein Kiel II
1961–62Heider SV
1962–63Heider SV
1963–64VfL Bad Oldesloe
1964–65Itzehoer SV
1965–66VfR Neumünster
1966–67Phönix Lübeck
1967–68SV Friedrichsort
1968–69VfB Kiel
1969–70SV Friedrichsort
1970–71Rendsburger TSV
1971–72Rendsburger TSV

SeasonClub
1972–73SpVgg Flensburg 08
1973–74SpVgg Flensburg 08
1974–75VfB Lübeck
1975–76VfR Neumünster
1976–77VfB Lübeck
1977–78Phönix Lübeck
1978–79NTSV Strand 08
1979–80VfR Neumünster
1980–81Eutin 08
1981–82Blau-Weiß Friedrichstadt
1982–83Heider SV
1983–84NTSV Strand 08
1984–85Itzehoer SV
1985–86Itzehoer SV
1986–87VfB Lübeck
1987–88TuS Hoisdorf
1988–89VfB Lübeck
1989–90VfB Lübeck
1990–91VfB Kiel
1991–92VfB Lübeck
1992–93VfB Lübeck
1993–94Holstein Kiel II
1994–95TSV Nord Harrislee
1995–96TSB Flensburg

SeasonClub
1996–97TSV Altenholz
1997–98TuS Felde
1998–99Eichholzer SV
1999–00VfR Neumünster
2000–01Husumer SV
2001–02Holstein Kiel II
2002–03FT Eider Büdelsdorf
2003–04VfB Lübeck II
2004–05Itzehoer SV
2005–06SV Henstedt-Rhen
2006–07TSV Kropp
2007–08Holstein Kiel II
2008–09Holstein Kiel II
2009–10Holstein Kiel II
2010–11VfR Neumünster
2011–12VfR Neumünster
2012–13SV Eichede
2013–14VfB Lübeck
2014–15TSV Schilksee
2015–16SV Eichede
2016–17Eutin 08
2017–18NTSV Strand 08
2018–19NTSV Strand 08
2019–20SV Todesfelde

Northern Group

The complete list of clubs and placings in the league since elevation to Oberliga status :
Club09101112131415161718192021
VfB LübeckRRRRR1RRRRRRR
Holstein Kiel II1173242323RRR
Heider SV4101413710146774RR
NTSV Strand 08185781215611
SV Todesfelde131158559631x
1. FC Phönix Lübeck2R
SC Weiche Flensburg 08 II453x
TSB Flensburg44224x
SV Eichede3241R31R575x
VfB Lübeck II86451266x
Oldenburger SV12157x
TSV Bordesholm161788x
SV Preußen Reinfeld9x
Union Neumünster14153121112131110x
SV Frisia Risum-Lindholm11101311x
Husumer SV16161512x
Eutin 08421R913x
Inter Türkspor Kiel81014x
TSV Kropp1312864668141215x
Eckernförder SV1271716x
TSV Kronshagenx
TSV Pansdorfx
VfR Neumünster2211RRR1031114
TSV Lägerdorf10915
TSV Schilksee111R81216
FC Dornbreite Lübeck9141614x
TSV Friedrichsberg-Busdorf15
TSV Wankendorf16
ETSV Weiche962RRRRR
SpVgg Flensburg 0810810837975
TuS Hartenholm1513111413
TSV Altenholz14171058916x
TSG Concordia Schönkirchen17
FC Kilia Kiel171318
Preetzer TSV1062715
SV Henstedt-Ulzburg35912161016
TuRa Meldorf1491317
FC Reher/Puls18
FC Angeln 0218
SSC Hagen Ahrensburg1316
SV Eichede II17
Heikendorfer SV71111141118
1. Schleswiger SV 069131817
FC Sylt3918
Eider Büdelsdorf541215
SV Schackendorf17
Breitenfelder SV18
TSV Klausdorf15
SC Comet Kiel616
Itzehoer SV1118
VfR Horst15

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