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For the history of the Amateurliga Württemberg after 1978, seeVerbandsliga Württemberg.
Amateurliga Württemberg
A map of Germany with the location of Baden-Württemberg highlighted
Founded1945
Folded1978
Replaced by
Countries
States
RegionWürttemberg
Level on pyramidLevel 3
Promotionto
Domestic cup(s)Württembergischer Pokal
Last championsSSV Ulm 1846
(1977–78)

TheAmateurliga Württembergwas the highest football league in the region of the Württemberg Football Association and the third tier of theGerman football league systemfrom its inception in 1945 until the formation of theOberliga Baden-Württembergand theVerbandsliga Württembergbelow it in 1978.

Overview

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The Amateurliga Württemberg was formed in 1945 in the southern half ofWürttemberg-BadenandWürttemberg-Hohenzollern,which are now mostly the eastern half of theGerman stateofBaden-Württemberg.It was a feeder league to theOberliga Südand therefore the second tier of the football league system in the south ofWest Germanyuntil the inception of the2. Oberliga Südin 1950. From 1950 until the establishment of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg in 1978, it was the third tier of the football league system.

Originally, the league was calledLandesligaWürttemberg; in 1950 it was renamed Amateurliga after being downgraded from second to third tier. Along with this went the integration of three clubs from the Südwürttemberg region, which had been playing in two separate groups and four clubs from the now disbanded southern group of theOberliga Südwest.

The separation of Württemberg and South Württemberg resulted from the outcome of theSecond World Warwhen the state was split into two separate occupation zones. The north was in theUSzone and the south in theFrenchzone.

The winner of the Amateurliga Württemberg was not automatically promoted but rather had to take part in apromotion play-offto its league above. Usually, the champion would have to compete with the winners of theAmateurligas Südbaden,Nordbadenand (from 1961)Schwarzwald-Bodensee.

The league was established in 1945 with ten teams, the winner gaining promotion to the Oberliga Süd. The founder members were:

The league was split into two groups in 1960, a northern and a southern group. However, only four clubs actually left from the Amateurliga Württemberg to join the newAmateurliga Schwarzwald-Bodensee.The league in the north was renamed Amateurliga Nordwürttemberg but was essentially still the same league.

The clubs leaving to the new Amateurliga Schwarzwald-Bodensee were:

With the introduction of theBundesligain 1963 the Amateurliga was placed below the newRegionalliga Südbut still retained its third-tier status. It continued to do so after the introduction of the2. Bundesliga Südin 1974.

The Union Böckingen holds the record for years in the league, having spent 28 seasons out of a possible 33 in it, 19 of it uninterrupted from 1954 to 1973. The VfL Sindelfingen holds the record for continuous seasons in the league, having stayed there for 23 seasons from 1950 to 1973.

Disbanding of the Amateurliga Württemberg

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In 1978, the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg was formed to allow direct promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga Süd for the amateur champion of the state. The teams placed one to five gained entry to the Oberliga, while the teams placed six to twelve were put into the new Verbandsliga Württemberg, now the fourth tier of the football league system. The last four teams were relegated to the Landesligas.

Admitted to the newOberliga:

Relegated to the newVerbandsliga:

Relegated toLandesliga:

League winners

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  • Bolddenotes team gained promotion.
  • In 1950 there were two teams promoted to the new 2. Oberliga, the other team being Union Böckingen.
  • In 1967 and 1971 theTSG Backnangand the SpVgg Ludwigsburg were promoted as runners-up since the VfB Stuttgart II was ineligible.
  • The VfB Stuttgart II and the SSV Ulm 1846 (merger of TSG 1846 and SSV Ulm in 1970) both hold a record six championships in the Landesliga/Amateurliga Württemberg.

References

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Sources

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  • Deutschlands Fußball in Zahlen,(in German)An annual publication with tables and results from the Bundesliga to Verbandsliga/Landesliga, publisher:DSFS
  • kicker Almanach,(in German)The yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga, since 1937, published by thekicker Sports Magazine
  • Süddeutschlands Fussballgeschichte in Tabellenform 1897–1988(in German)History of Southern German football in tables, publisher & author: Ludolf Hyll
  • Die Deutsche Liga-Chronik 1945–2005(in German)History of German football from 1945 to 2005 in tables, publisher:DSFS,published: 2006
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