NOFV-Oberliga Süd

Main article: NOFV-Oberliga
NOFV-Oberliga Süd
The fourteen Oberligas in Germany
Founded1991
CountryGermany
States
  • Brandenburg
  • Saxony
  • Saxony-Anhalt
  • Thuringia
Number of clubs18
Level on pyramidLevel 5
Promotion toRegionalliga Nordost
Relegation to
Current championsBischofswerdaer FV 08
(2023–24)

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 western 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,[1] 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.[2] 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:

League champions

The league champions:[3][4]

Placings in the league

The complete list of clubs in the league and their final placings:[3][4]

Club 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
RB Leipzig 1 R R R 3L 2B 2B B B B B B B B B
1. FC Magdeburg M M M N N 1 R R R 1 R 10 3 5 1 R R R R R R R R R 3L 3L 3L 2B 3L 3L 3L 2B 2B
FC Erzgebirge Aue 2 7 3 R R R R R R R R R 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 3L 3L 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 3L 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 3L 3L
Dynamo Dresden B B B B R R R R R 5 1 R R 2B 2B R R 3L 3L 3L 2B 2B 2B 3L 3L 2B 2B 2B 3L 3L 2B 3L 3L
Hallescher FC 2B M M 16 13 10 7 5 4 4 4 7 1 R R R R 3L 3L 3L 3L 3L 3L 3L 3L 3L 3L 3L 3L
FSV Zwickau 1 5 1 2B 2B 2B 2B R R 4 6 6 8 14 9 14 7 9 9 1 R R R R 3L 3L 3L 3L 3L 3L 3L R
FC Carl Zeiss Jena 2B 2B 2B R 2B 2B 2B R R R 3 2 2 1 R 2B 2B 3L 3L 3L 3L R R R R R 3L 3L 3L R R R R
Chemnitzer FC 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B R R R 2B 2B R R R R R 2 2 R R R 3L 3L 3L 3L 3L 3L 3L R 3L R R R R
ZFC Meuselwitz 6 5 5 8 1 R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Lokomotive Leipzig 2 2B 2B B 2B 2B 2B 2B R R 2 4 4 18 3 12 8 6 R R 4 1 R R R R R R R R
Chemie Leipzig 1 R 1 R R R R R
FSV 63 Luckenwalde N 6 11 N N N R R R 2 1 R R R R
FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt 2B 3 2 R R R R R R R R R R 2B R R R 3L 3L 3L 3L 3L 3L 3L 3L 3L 3L R R 3 1 R R
FC Eilenburg 12 12 3 12 14 5 3 5 1 R 1 R
Bischofswerdaer FV 08 3 2 6 R R 10 4 5 5 17 3 3 1 R R R 11 3 1
VFC Plauen 18 2 1 R R R R 3 2 3 1 2 2 6 3 R R R R R R R 13 9 4 11 6 8 3 4 2
Germania Halberstadt 12 9 6 10 9 5 10 1 R R R R R 2 R R R R R R 3
1. FC Magdeburg II 16 16 4
VfB Auerbach 13 7 11 12 6 2 4 2 2 R R R R R R R R R R 6 5
VfB Krieschow 8 7 9 5 2 2 6
SG Union Sandersdorf 8 13 5 11 10 13 8 7 5 8 7
SC Freital 7 8
1. FC/Einheit Wernigerode M M 10 13 7 9 9
FSV Budissa Bautzen 7 8 13 9 2 3 9 2 1 R R R R R 4 5 10
FC Einheit Rudolstadt 11 11 14 6 5 7 8 3 9 10 10 11
SV Grimma 1919/FC Grimma 11 7 4 12 12 9 10 10 15 10 6 13 13 12
Ludwigsfelder FC N N N N N N N 9 N 13 N 12 13
VfL Halle 1896 3 9 4 3 1 R 6 11 14 14 8 4 7 8 15 9 12 11 2 8 11 14
FSV Motor Marienberg 15
SV 09 Arnstadt 17 16
FC An der Fahner Höhe 10 12 14
Wacker Nordhausen 7 8 7 1 R R R 6 7 18 1 R R R R R R R 17 15 15
SV Blau-Weiß Zorbau 16 14 14 16
SV 1890 Westerhausen 17
FC Oberlausitz Neugersdorf 14 11 9 11 16 3 2 R R R R 13 4 6 18
FC Carl Zeiss Jena II 13 8 3 9 6 15 14 5 11 3 13 5 6 10 9 4 8 3 6 2 16 9
Inter Leipzig 2 7 2 4 4 12 16
FSV Martinroda 14 15 18
1. FC Merseburg 14 7 11 19
Wacker Nordhausen II 11 5 12
Askania Bernburg 16 11 10 6 14 15
VfL 05 Hohenstein-Ernstthal 12 15 16
BSG Wismut Gera 9 15 4 11 10
1. FC Lok Stendal M M M R R R R R R N N N 12 N N N N
Brandenburger SC Süd 05 N N N N N N N N N N N N N 12 N N N N N
FSV Barleben 9 13 13
SV Schott Jena 12 13 15 16 12 15 14 14 14
SV Einheit Kamenz 15
SV Merseburg 99 17 M 14 14 6 16
RB Leipzig II 1 R R
SSV Markranstädt 7 10 5 3 2 3 7 16
Energie Cottbus II 10 4 8 9 9 8 6 N 9 1 R R N R R R 7 6 10
Rot-Weiß Erfurt II 10 8 16 13 7 4 3 12 13 5 12
FC Eisenach 12 16
Erzgebirge Aue II 8 10 8 7 10 13 5 8
Dynamo Dresden II 8 5 5 4 5 9 10
Chemnitzer FC II 8 14 3 2 16 11 7 9 6 11
Hallescher FC II 8 4 14
FC Grün-Weiß Piesteritz 13 10 15
Heidenauer SV 7 16
VfB Fortuna Chemnitz 13 11 9 6 5 6 8 14 9 14 15 17 8 14
FSV Wacker 03 Gotha 10 16 12 12 15
SG Blau-Gelb Laubersdorf 16
SC Borea Dresden 4 5 5 8 6 11 8 7 5 13 10 11 11 12 13 15 15
1. FC Gera 03 5 7 4 14 16
FC Sachsen Leipzig 6 5 1 4 R R R R R R R 5 1 R 3 3 4 4 R 6 10
VfB Pößneck 13 7 8 13 13 15 8 15
FC Grün-Weiß Wolfen 15
VfB Sangerhausen 16
SV Dessau 05 15 15
TSV Völpke 14
Eintracht Sondershausen 15 13 15 14 16
FC Erfurt Nord 15 17
FV Dresden 06 12 11 18
Dresdner SC 9 16 4 2 1 R R R R R 16
FC Anhalt Dessau M M M N N N 16 10 16 14 17
FC Lausitz Hoyerswerda 6 6 15 5 10 11 10 3 1 7 11 18
VfB Zittau 3 13 16
SV Braunsbedra 17
BSG Stahl Riesa 12 16 8 18
VfB Leipzig II 2 2 2
Fortuna Magdeburg 3 2 11 11
SSV Erfurt-Nord 11 12
1. Suhler SV 16 8 9 7 13 7 9 13
1. SV Gera 9 8 12 10 7 16 14
Bornaer SV 10 14 11 11 11 12 9 10 16
1. FC Aschersleben 15 16
FC Motor Zeulenroda 11 10 13 4 6 7 14
SV 1910 Kahla 8 15
Meißner SV 08 9 13 12 12 8 14
SC 1903 Weimar 14 15 12 15
FSV Brieske-Senftenberg M M M 13 15
1. FC Markkleeberg 1 4 4 5
FSV Kölleda 17
FSV Sömmerda 15

Notes

  • 1 1. FC Markkleeberg declared bankruptcy in 1994.
  • 2 VfB Leipzig II withdrew from the league in 2000 because the first team was relegated. VfB Leipzig folded in 2004 and reformed as 1. FC Lok Leipzig.
  • 3 VfL Halle 96 withdrew its team to the Verbandsliga in 2001.
  • 4 FV Dresden-Nord renamed itself SC Borea Dresden in 2007. The club withdrew from the league after four rounds of the 2011–12 season.
  • 5 1. FC Gera 03 withdrew from the league during the 2011–12 season.
  • 6 FC Sachsen Leipzig declared insolvency at the end of the 2010–11 season and folded.
  • 7 In 2009 SSV Markranstädt sold its Oberliga licence to RB Leipzig.
  • 8 Dynamo Dresden II, Chemnitzer FC II, Erzgebirge Aue II and Hallescher FC II withdrew from competition at the end of the 2014–15 season.[5]
  • 9 BSG Wismut Gera was formed in 2007 in a merger of 1. SV Gera, Blau-Weiß Gera and Geraer KFC Dynamos, and withdrew from the league after the 2018–19 season.
  • 10 Rot-Weiß Erfurt II and FC Energie Cottbus II withdrew from the league at the end of the 2015–16 season.[6]
  • 11 Wacker Nordhausen II withdrew from the league in 2020 because the first team was relegated.
  • 12 VfL 05 Hohenstein-Ernstthal withdrew from the league during the 2019–20 season.
  • 13 Carl Zeiss Jena II withdrew from competition at the end of the 2021–22 season.
  • 14 1. FC Merseburg withdrew from the league during the 2021–22 season.

Key

Symbol Key
B Bundesliga (1963–present)
2B 2. Bundesliga (1974–present)
3L 3. Liga (2008–present)
R Regionalliga Nordost (1994–2000)
Regionalliga Nord (2000–2008)
Regionalliga Süd (2000–2004)
Regionalliga Nordost (2008–present)
N Club played in the NOFV-Oberliga Nord
M Club played in the NOFV-Oberliga Mitte
1 League champions
Place League
Blank Played at a league level below this league

References

  1. ^ "Regulations for the NOFV-Oberligas 2007-08". Nordostdeutscher Fußballverband. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  2. ^ "DFB-Bundestag beschließt Reform der Spielklassen". DFB.de (in German). 22 October 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Historical German league tables". Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv (in German). Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  4. ^ a b "NOFV-Oberliga Süd tables and results 1994–present". Fussballdaten.de (in German). Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Dresden meldet U23 ab". Weltfussball.de (in German). 25 March 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  6. ^ "With season's end: Rot-Weiß Erfurt withdraws U23 team". liga3-online.de. 29 March 2016.

Sources

  • Deutschlands Fußball in Zahlen, (in German) An annual publication with tables and results from the Bundesliga to Verbandsliga/Landesliga. DSFS.
  • Kicker Almanach, (in German) The yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga, since 1937. Kicker Sports Magazine.
  • Die Deutsche Liga-Chronik 1945-2005 (in German) History of German football from 1945 to 2005 in tables. DSFS. 2006.