This is a List of clubs in the Hessenliga, including all clubs and their final placings from 1945–46 to the current season. The league is the highest football league in the state of Hesse (German: Hessen) and. It is one of fourteen Oberligas in German football, the fifth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it was the fourth tier of the league system, until the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 the third tier.
Overview
The league's history however traces back to 1945, after the end of the Second World War, when it was formed under the name of Landesliga Hessen as a tier-two league with in two regional divisions. From 1947 onwards it has always been played in a single division format. In 1950, it changed its name to Amateurliga Hessen and became a tier-three league following the formation of the 2. Oberliga Süd above it. In 1978, the league changed its name to Amateur-Oberliga Hessen. In 1994, when the Regionalliga Süd was formed, the league changed its official name once more, now to Oberliga Hessen, and became a tier four league. In 2008 the league as renamed to Hessenliga and became a tier five league when the 3. Liga was formed. In 2012 the league above it, the Regionalliga Süd, was disbanded and replaced by the Regionalliga Südwest.[1][2][3][4]
League timeline
The league went through the following timeline of name changes, format and position in the league system:[1]
List of clubs
This is a complete list of clubs, as of the 2015–16 season, sorted by the last season a club played in the league:[1][2][3][4]
| Club |
No |
First |
Last |
Best |
Titles |
Seasons |
| Rot-Weiß Frankfurt | 38 | 1945–46 | Present | 1st | 3 | 1946–47, 1967–68, 1989–90 |
| Borussia Fulda5 | 37 | 1945–46 | Present | 1st | 5 | 1953–54, 1956–57, 1959–60, 1995–96, 2000–01 |
| SV Wiesbaden11 | 32 | 1945–46 | Present | 1st | 2 | 1945–46, 1966–67 |
| KSV Baunatal | 33 | 1970–71 | Present | 1st | 2 | 1975–76, 2012–13 |
| Viktoria Griesheim | 17 | 1977–78 | Present | 1st | 1 | 1980–81 |
| FSC Lohfelden | 16 | 1993–94 | Present | 5th | — | — |
| SV Buchonia Flieden | 15 | 1996–97 | Present | 3rd | — | — |
| OSC Vellmar | 14 | 2000–01 | Present | 2nd | — | — |
| 1. FC Eschborn | 11 | 2001–02 | Present | 1st | 3 | 2002–03, 2004–05, 2011–12 |
| FC Bayern Alzenau13 | 8 | 2005–06 | Present | 1st | 1 | 2010–11 |
| Eintracht Stadtallendorf | 8 | 2008–09 | Present | 4th | — | — |
| SpVgg Hadamar | 5 | 2011–12 | Present | 3rd | — | — |
| TSV Lehnerz | 3 | 2013–14 | Present | 2nd | — | — |
| Sportfreunde Seligenstadt | 3 | 2013–14 | Present | 7th | — | — |
| SpVgg Oberrad | 2 | 2014–15 | Present | 13th | — | — |
| SC Hessen Dreieich | 1 | 2015–16 | Present | — | — | — |
| Teutonia Watzenborn | 1 | 2015–16 | Present | — | — | — |
| FC Ederbergland14 | 5 | 1998–99 | 2014–15 | 6th | — | — |
| 1. FC Schwalmstadt15 | 7 | 2004–05 | 2014–15 | 12th | — | — |
| SV Wehen II20 | 5 | 2007–08 | 2014–15 | 2nd | — | — |
| Rot-Weiß Darmstadt | 5 | 2010–11 | 2014–15 | 8th | — | — |
| TSV Steinbach | 1 | 2014–15 | 2014–15 | 1st | 1 | 2014–15 |
| Hünfelder SV | 13 | 1962–63 | 2013–14 | 5th | — | — |
| Kickers Offenbach II12 | 11 | 1971–72 | 2013–14 | 4th | — | — |
| TGM SV Jügesheim3 | 6 | 1998–99 | 2013–14 | 1st | 1 | 2013–14 |
| FSV Fernwald3 | 9 | 2005–06 | 2013–14 | 3rd | — | — |
| FSV Frankfurt II1 | 2 | 2009–10 | 2013–14 | 1st | 1 | 2009–10 |
| Viktoria Urberach | 9 | 1957–58 | 2012–13 | 3rd | — | — |
| 1. FCA Darmstadt17 | 17 | 1967–68 | 2012–13 | 3rd | — | — |
| FSV Braunfels | 4 | 1999–2000 | 2012–13 | 16th | — | — |
| SC Waldgirmes | 10 | 2002–03 | 2012–13 | 1st | 1 | 2008–09 |
| FC Eddersheim | 1 | 2012–13 | 2012–13 | 17th | — | — |
| Viktoria Aschaffenburg2 | 43 | 1945–46 | 2011–12 | 1st | 5 | 1945–46, 1973–74, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1991–92 |
| Eintracht Wetzlar | 23 | 1947–48 | 2011–12 | 3rd | — | — |
| RSV Würges | 10 | 1983–84 | 2010–11 | 6th | — | — |
| VfB Marburg18 | 14 | 1985–86 | 2010–11 | 7th | — | — |
| Germania Ober-Roden | 17 | 1952–53 | 2009–10 | 3rd | — | — |
| KSV Klein-Karben | 13 | 1997–98 | 2009–10 | 1st | 1 | 1999–2000 |
| TSG Wörsdorf | 9 | 2001–02 | 2009–10 | 6th | — | — |
| SVA Bad Hersfeld | 3 | 1998–99 | 2009–10 | 11th | — | — |
| KSV Hessen Kassel II | 11 | 1967–68 | 2008–09 | 2nd | — | — |
| SV Darmstadt 98 | 12 | 1945–46 | 2007–08 | 1st | 7 | 1949–50, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1970–71, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2007–08 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt II1 | 37 | 1969–70 | 2007–08 | 1st | 2 | 1969–70, 2001–02 |
| FSV Frankfurt | 26 | 1968–69 | 2006–07 | 1st | 7 | 1968–69, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1981–82, 1993–94, 1997–98, 2006–07 |
| FV Bad Vilbel | 15 | 1992–93 | 2006–07 | 3rd | — | — |
| SV 1919 Bernbach | 11 | 1995–96 | 2006–07 | 2nd | — | — |
| KSV Hessen Kassel16 | 20 | 1945–46 | 2005–06 | 1st | 5 | 1948–49, 1979–80, 1988–89, 1990–91, 2005–06 |
| SV Erzhausen4 | 6 | 2000–01 | 2005–06 | 4th | — | — |
| SG Bruchköbel | 1 | 2005–06 | 2005–06 | 16th | — | — |
| TSG Wattenbach | 1 | 2005–06 | 2005–06 | 18th | — | — |
| Eintracht Wald-Michelbach | 3 | 2002–03 | 2004–05 | 5th | — | — |
| SC Neukirchen6 | 7 | 1992–93 | 2002–03 | 1st | 1 | 1994–95 |
| SG Hoechst7 | 23 | 1945–46 | 2001–02 | 2nd | — | — |
| VfR Bürstadt | 35 | 1946–47 | 2001–02 | 1st | 5 | 1971–72, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1982–83, 1983–84 |
| SG Walluf | 2 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 13th | — | — |
| VfB Gießen8 | 37 | 1951–52 | 2000–01 | 1st | 1 | 1962–63 |
| SG Croatia Frankfurt | 1 | 2000–01 | 2000–01 | 17th | — | — |
| SGV Germania Horbach9 | 1 | 1999–2000 | 1999–2000 | 10th | — | — |
| VfB Unterliederbach | 3 | 1997–98 | 1999–2000 | 10th | — | — |
| SpVgg Bad Homburg19 | 33 | 1946–47 | 1998–99 | 1st | 1 | 1954–55 |
| FV Steinau | 2 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 8th | — | — |
| SG Egelsbach10 | 7 | 1979–80 | 1997–98 | 4th | — | — |
| FC Herborn | 4 | 1994–95 | 1997–98 | 10th | — | — |
| SV Raunheim | 2 | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 13th | — | — |
| VfR Limburg | 4 | 1964–65 | 1996–97 | 10th | — | — |
| Eintracht Haiger | 17 | 1980–81 | 1996–97 | 2nd | — | — |
| SG Bad Soden | 6 | 1980–81 | 1996–97 | 7th | — | — |
| TSV Battenberg14 | 6 | 1984–85 | 1996–97 | 6th | — | — |
| Kickers Offenbach | 9 | 1985–86 | 1996–97 | 1st | 3 | 1985–86, 1986–87, 1992–93 |
| SV Wehen | 7 | 1989–90 | 1996–97 | 1st | 1 | 1996–97 |
| SC Willingen | 2 | 1991–92 | 1995–96 | 16th | — | — |
| SV Mörlenbach | 3 | 1993–94 | 1995–96 | 12th | — | — |
| FV Progres Frankfurt | 2 | 1994–95 | 1995–96 | 3rd | — | — |
| Rot-Weiß Walldorf | 11 | 1951–52 | 1994–95 | 4th | — | — |
| RSV Petersberg | 2 | 1965–66 | 1994–95 | 14th | — | — |
| Viktoria Sindlingen | 13 | 1976–77 | 1990–91 | 5th | — | — |
| Hermannia Kassel | 17 | 1947–48 | 1988–89 | 4th | — | — |
| FC Erbach | 7 | 1982–83 | 1988–89 | 4th | — | — |
| SC Kassel 03 | 28 | 1947–48 | 1987–88 | 2nd | — | — |
| TuSpo Ziegenhain15 | 9 | 1979–80 | 1987–88 | 4th | — | — |
| SpVgg Dietesheim | 7 | 1981–82 | 1987–88 | 4th | — | — |
| Eintracht Baunatal | 1 | 1986–87 | 1986–87 | 17th | — | — |
| FC Hanau 93 | 18 | 1945–46 | 1985–86 | 1st | 3 | 1952–53, 1960–61, 1977–78 |
| Starkburgia Heppenheim | 7 | 1978–79 | 1985–86 | 8th | — | — |
| Hessen Hersfeld | 5 | 1981–82 | 1985–86 | 10th | — | — |
| VfR Schrecksbach | 1 | 1983–84 | 1983–84 | 17th | — | — |
| Fvgg Kastel | 13 | 1956–57 | 1982–83 | 4th | — | — |
| FSV Bergshausen | 4 | 1978–79 | 1981–82 | 4th | — | — |
| FC Hochstadt | 12 | 1969–70 | 1980–81 | 4th | — | — |
| SSV Dillenburg | 8 | 1973–74 | 1980–81 | 2nd | — | — |
| Olympia Kassel | 6 | 1952–53 | 1979–80 | 12th | — | — |
| VfR Groß-Gerau | 7 | 1972–73 | 1978–79 | 6th | — | — |
| TSV Klein-Linden | 3 | 1975–76 | 1977–78 | 11th | — | — |
| VfB Schrecksbach | 1 | 1977–78 | 1977–78 | 18th | — | — |
| SpVgg Neu-Isenburg | 17 | 1945–46 | 1976–77 | 1st | 1 | 1955–56 |
| BC Sport Kassel | 3 | 1974–75 | 1975–76 | 12th | — | — |
| FV Sprendlingen | 2 | 1974–75 | 1975–76 | 16th | — | — |
| Opel Rüsselsheim | 10 | 1945–46 | 1974–75 | 1st | 1 | 1964–65 |
| Eintracht Großenritte | 2 | 1971–72 | 1973–74 | 17th | — | — |
| Germania Wiesbaden | 13 | 1953–54 | 1972–73 | 1st | 1 | 1965–66 |
| SV Hofheim | 4 | 1969–70 | 1972–73 | 10th | — | — |
| VfB Aßlar | 2 | 1962–63 | 1971–72 | 10th | — | — |
| FSV Bischofsheim | 2 | 1970–71 | 1971–72 | 14th | — | — |
| SG Westend Frankfurt | 7 | 1964–65 | 1970–71 | 2nd | — | — |
| Kickers/Viktoria Mühlheim | 4 | 1967–68 | 1970–71 | 5th | — | — |
| Kickers Obertshausen | 8 | 1960–61 | 1968–69 | 6th | — | — |
| TuS Naunheim | 1 | 1968–69 | 1968–69 | 15th | — | — |
| FV Biebrich | 13 | 1945–46 | 1967–68 | 4th | — | — |
| FV Breidenbach | 1 | 1967–68 | 1967–68 | 15th | — | — |
| VfL Marburg18 | 13 | 1950–51 | 1965–66 | 1st | 1 | 1958–59 |
| Preußen Frankfurt | 3 | 1963–64 | 1965–66 | 3rd | — | — |
| TSV Heusenstamm | 7 | 1958–59 | 1964–65 | 2nd | — | — |
| FC Langen | 6 | 1958–59 | 1963–64 | 5th | — | — |
| SG Niederroden | 3 | 1961–62 | 1963–64 | 9t | — | — |
| VfB Friedberg | 16 | 1945–46 | 1962–63 | 1st | 1 | 1957–58 |
| FC Burgsolms | 1 | 1962–63 | 1962–63 | 14th | — | — |
| TSV Kirchhain | 2 | 1960–61 | 1961–62 | 12th | — | — |
| SpVgg Griesheim | 13 | 1945–46 | 1960–61 | 2nd | — | — |
| SV Herborn | 3 | 1955–56 | 1960–61 | 11th | — | — |
| KSV Urberach | 1 | 1960–61 | 1960–61 | 16th | — | — |
| FV Horas Fulda | 5 | 1947–48 | 1959–60 | 5th | — | — |
| Olympia Lorsch | 5 | 1955–56 | 1959–60 | 4th | — | — |
| SV Neuhof | 1 | 1959–60 | 1959–60 | 18th | — | — |
| Union Niederrad | 11 | 1945–46 | 1958–59 | 4th | — | — |
| SV Asbach | 1 | 1958–59 | 1958–59 | 16th | — | — |
| Germania Marburg | 1 | 1956–57 | 1956–57 | 15th | — | — |
| Olympia Lampertheim | 6 | 1950–51 | 1955–56 | 1st | 2 | 1950–51, 1951–52 |
| Sportfreunde Frankfurt | 3 | 1955–56 | 1955–56 | 4th | — | — |
| SpVgg Nassau Wiesbaden | 1 | 1954–55 | 1954–55 | 15th | — | — |
| SG Arheilgen | 7 | 1946–47 | 1953–54 | 2nd | — | — |
| Germania Bieber | 8 | 1945–46 | 1952–53 | 2nd | — | — |
| Germania Fulda | 1 | 1951–52 | 1951–52 | 16th | — | — |
| FC Rödelheim | 5 | 1945–46 | 1950–51 | 1st | 2 | 1946–47, 1947–48 |
| VfL Kassel | 3 | 1947–48 | 1950–51 | 6th | — | — |
| SV Kassel-Rothenditmold | 2 | 1949–50 | 1950–51 | 15th | — | — |
| VfL Biedenkopf | 1 | 1950–51 | 1950–51 | 18th | — | — |
| Hessen Lichtenau | 1 | 1950–51 | 1950–51 | 20th | — | — |
| VfB Großauheim | 4 | 1945–46 | 1948–49 | 2nd | — | — |
| FV Bebra | 1 | 1948–49 | 1948–49 | 13th | — | — |
| TuS Löhneberg | 1 | 1947–48 | 1947–48 | 14th | — | — |
| VfB Offenbach | 2 | 1945–46 | 1946–47 | 4th | — | — |
| TSV 1860 Hanau | 2 | 1945–46 | 1946–47 | 10th | — | — |
| SpVgg Klein-Karben | 1 | 1946–47 | 1946–47 | 5th | — | — |
| Germania Frankfurt | 1 | 1946–47 | 1946–47 | 9th | — | — |
| SV Mörfelden | 1 | 1946–47 | 1946–47 | 11th | — | — |
| Kewa Wachenbuchen | 1 | 1946–47 | 1946–47 | 12th | — | — |
| SG Sachsenhausen | 1 | 1945–46 | 1945–46 | 9th | — | — |
Key
| Denotes club plays in a league above the Hessenliga in 2015–16. |
Denotes club plays in the Hessenliga in 2015–16. |
Denotes club plays in a league below the Hessenliga in 2015–16. |
| Club |
Name of club |
| No |
Number of seasons in league |
| First |
First season in league |
| Last |
Last season in league |
| Best |
Best result in league |
| Titles |
Number of league titles won |
| Seasons |
Seasons league titles were won in (Division titles in italics) |
Notes
- 1 Eintracht Frankfurt II and FSV Frankfurt II withdrew from competitive football after the 2013–14 season.[5][6]
- 2 Viktoria Aschaffenburg was relegated from the league after the 2009–10 season because it declared insolvency. The club moved from the league system of Hesse to the Bavarian one at the end of the 2011–12 season.[1][7]
- 3 TGM SV Jügesheim and FSV Fernwald withdrew from the league at the end of the 2013–14 season.[5]
- 4 SV Erzhausen did not receive a licence for the 2006–07 season and was relegated.[1]
- 5 Borussia Fulda did not receive a licence for the 2004–05 season and was relegated.[1]
- 6 SC Neukirchen withdrew its team from the league at the end of the 2002–03 season.[1]
- 7 SG Hoechst withdrew its team from the league at the end of the 2001–02 season.[1]
- 8 VfB Gießen withdrew its team from the league at the end of the 2000–01 season.[1]
- 9 SGV Germania Horbach withdrew its team from the league at the end of the 1999–2000 season.[1]
- 10 SG Egelsbach withdrew its team from the league at the end of the 1997–98 season.[1]
- 11 SV Wiesbaden withdrew its team from the league at the end of the 1993–94 season[1] and, again, after the 2015–16 season.[8]
- 12 Kickers Offenbach II was relegated from the league at the end of the 1984–85 season because the senior team, Kickers Offenbach, was relegated from the 2. Bundesliga to the Oberliga.[1]
- 13 FC Bayern Alzenau moved from the league system of Bavaria to the Hesse one at the end of the 1991–92 season.[9]
- 14 TSV Battenberg merged with SV Allendorf to form FC Ederbergland in 1997.
- 15 TuSpo Ziegenhain merged with Jahn Treysa to form 1. FC Schwalmstadt in 2004.
- 16 KSV Hessen Kassel went bancrupt in 1993 and re-formed as FC Hessen Kassel, taking the formers league place. FC Hessen Kassel went bancrupt in 1998 and re-formed as KSV Hessen Kassel, restarting in the lower amateur leagues.[10]
- 17 1. FCA Darmstadt played as 1. FC Arheilgen until 1970.[1]
- 18 VfB Marburg was part of VfL Marburg from 1937 to 1992.
- 19 SpVgg Bad Homburg withdrew during the 1998–99 season after 16 games, declaring insolvency, and folded soon after.
- 20 SV Wehen Wiesbaden II withdrawn from competition at the end of the 2014–15 season.
Clubs and their placings
The clubs and their league placings:[1][2][3][4]
Landesliga Hessen 1945–50
The complete list of clubs and placings in the league while operating as the tier two Landesliga Hessen from 1945 to 1950. From 1945 to 1947 the league operated in two regional divisions:
Amateurliga Hessen 1950–63
The complete list of clubs and placings in the league while operating under the official name of Amateurliga Hessen as a tier-three league from 1950 to the introduction of the Bundesliga in 1963:
Amateurliga Hessen 1963–78
The complete list of clubs and placings in the league while operating as the tier three Amateurliga Hessen from 1963 to 1978:
Amateur-Oberliga Hessen 1978–94
The complete list of clubs and placings in the league while operating as the tier three Amateur-Oberliga Hessen from 1978 to 1994 and feeding the 2. Bundesliga:
Oberliga Hessen 1994–2008
The complete list of clubs and placings in the league while operating as the tier four Oberliga Hessen and feeding the Regionalliga Süd:
Hessenliga 2008–present
The complete list of clubs and placings in the league while operating as the tier five Hessenliga and feeding the Regionalliga Süd (2008–2012) and Regionalliga Südwest (2012–present):
Key
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Das deutsche Fussball Archiv (German) Historic German league tables, accessed: 31 December 2014
- 1 2 3 Hessenliga tables & results 1994 to pesent (German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 31 December 2014
- 1 2 3 Hessenliga tables & results 1994 to pesent (German) Fussballdaten.de, accessed: 31 December 2014
- 1 2 3 Hessenliga tables & results 2008 to pesent (German) kicker.de, accessed: 31 December 2014
- 1 2 Hessenliga 2013–14 (German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 1 January 2015
- ↑ Regionalliga Südwest 2013–14 (German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 1 January 2015
- ↑ Aschaffenburg gehört nun zu Bayern (German) kicker sportmagazin, published: 16 November 2011, accessed: 1 January 2015
- ↑ "Gruppenliga statt Hessenliga: Neuanfang des SV Wiesbaden mit freiwilligem Abstieg" [Gruppenliga instead of Hessenliga: New start for the SV Wiesbaden through voluntary relegation]. wiesbadener-Kurier.de (in German). Wiesbadener Kurier. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ↑ Landesliga Nord Bayern 1991/92 (German) Das deutsche Fussball Archiv, accessed: 1 January 2015
- ↑ KSV Hessen Kassel Abseits Guide to German Soccer, accessed: 1 January 2015
Sources
- Deutschlands Fußball in Zahlen, (German) An annual publication with tables and results from the Bundesliga to Verbandsliga/Landesliga, publisher: DSFS
- Kicker Almanach, (German) The yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga, since 1937, published by the Kicker Sports Magazine
- Süddeutschlands Fussballgeschichte in Tabellenform 1897-1988 (German) History of Southern German football in tables, publisher & author: Ludolf Hyll
- Die Deutsche Liga-Chronik 1945-2005 (German) History of German football from 1945 to 2005 in tables, publisher: DSFS, published: 2006
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