NOFV-Oberliga Süd

Main article: NOFV-Oberliga
NOFV-Oberliga Süd
Country  Germany
State
Founded 1991
Number of teams 16
Level on pyramid Level 5
Promotion to Regionalliga Nordost
Relegation to
Current champions RB Leipzig II
(2014–15)
2015–16

The NOFV-Oberliga Süd is the fifth tier of the German football league system in the southern states of former East Germany. It covers the German states of Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia and Saxony. 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, 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 former East German football league system was integrated into the German one.

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 3rd 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:

From the Oberliga Nordost:

From the NOFV-Liga Staffel A:

From the Verbandsliga Sachsen:

From the Verbandsliga Sachsen-Anhalt:

  • SV Merseburg

From the Verbandsliga Thüringen:

  • FV Zeulenroda, now FC Motor Zeulenroda

From the NOFV-Liga Staffel B:

League champions

The league champions:[3][4]

Season Club
1991–92 FSV Zwickau
1992–93 FC Sachsen Leipzig
1993–94 FSV Zwickau
1994–95 Wacker Nordhausen
1995–96 VFC Plauen
1996–97 1. FC Magdeburg
1997–98 Dresdner SC
1998–99 VfL Halle 1896
1999–00 FC Lausitz Hoyerswerda
2000–01 1. FC Magdeburg
2001–02 Dynamo Dresden
2002–03 FC Sachsen Leipzig
Season Club
2003–04 VFC Plauen
2004–05 FC Carl Zeiss Jena
2005–06 1. FC Magdeburg
2006–07 Energie Cottbus II
2007–08 Hallescher FC
2008–09 ZFC Meuselwitz
2009–10 RB Leipzig
2010–11 VfB Germania Halberstadt
2011–12 FSV Zwickau
2012–13 Wacker Nordhausen
2013–14 FSV Budissa Bautzen
2014–15 RB Leipzig II
2015–16

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
RB Leipzig 1 R R R 3L 2B 2B
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
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
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
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
Hallescher FC 2B M M 16 13 10 7 5 4 4 4 7 1 R R R R 3L 3L 3L 3L
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 3L
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
ZFC Meuselwitz 6 5 5 8 1 R R R R R R R
Germania Halberstadt 12 9 6 10 9 5 10 1 R R R R R
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
VfB Auerbach 13 7 11 12 6 2 4 2 2 R R R R
Wacker Nordhausen 7 8 7 1 R R R 6 7 18 1 R R R
FSV Budissa Bautzen 7 8 13 9 2 3 9 2 1 R R
RB Leipzig II 1 R
FC Oberlausitz 14 11 9 11 16 3 2 R
FSV 63 Luckenwalde N 6 11 N N N R
VFC Plauen 18 2 1 R R R R 3 2 3 1 2 2 6 3 R R R R R R R x
SSV Markranstädt 7 10 5 3 2 3 x
1. FC Lok Leipzig 2 2B 2B B 2B 2B 2B 2B R R 2 4 4 18 3 12 8 6 R R 4 x
Rot-Weiß Erfurt II 10 8 16 13 7 4 3 12 13 5 x
Energie Cottbus II 4 8 9 9 8 6 N 9 1 R R N R R R 7 6 x
VfL Halle 1896 3 9 4 3 1 R 6 11 14 14 8 4 7 x
FC Carl Zeiss Jena II 8 3 9 6 15 14 5 11 3 13 5 6 10 9 x
FC Eisenach 12 x
SG Union Sandersdorf 8 13 x
FC Einheit Rudolstadt 11 11 14 x
SV Schott Jena 12 13 15 16 12 15 x
TSV Askania Bernburg 16 x
Bischofswerdaer FV 3 2 6 R R 10 4 5 5 17 x
FSV Barleben x
FC Inter Leipzig x
BSG Wismut Gera 9 x
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
Wacker 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
1. FC Magdeburg II 16 16
VfB Pößneck 13 7 8 13 13 15 8 15
FC Eilenburg 12 12 3 12 14
FC Grün-Weiß Wolfen 15
VfB Sangerhausen 16
SV Dessau 05 15 15
TSV Völpke 14
SV Grimma 1919 11 7 4 12 12 9 10 10 15
Eintracht Sondershausen 15 13 15 14 16
FC Erfurt-Nord 15 17
FV Dresden-Laubergast 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 Braunsbreda 17
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
Meissener SV 08 9 13 12 12 8 14
SC 1903 Weimar 14 15 12 15
1. FC Wernigerode M M 10 13
SV Merseburg 17 M 14 14
FSV Brieske-Senftenberg M M M 13 15
1. FC Markkleeberg 1 4 4 5
Funkwerk Kölleda 17
Sömotron Sömmerda 15

Notes

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. ↑ [http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500014&tx_dfbnews_pi1[showUid]=25239&tx_dfbnews_pi1[sword]=Regionalligareform&tx_dfbnews_pi4[cat]=212 DFB-Bundestag beschließt Reform der Spielklassen] (German) DFB website, published: 22 October 2010, accessed: 16 July 2011
  3. 1 2 Historical German league tables (German) Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv, accessed: 8 February 2015
  4. 1 2 NOFV-Oberliga Süd tables and results 1994–present (German) Fussballdaten.de, accessed: 8 February 2014
  5. ↑ Dresden meldet U23 ab (German) Weltfussball.de, published: 25 March 2015, accessed: 21 April 2015
  6. ↑ "With season's end:Rot-Weiß Erfurt withdraws U23 team". liga3-online.de. 29 March 2016.

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