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The Oberliga Süd was the highest level of the German football league system in the south of Germany from 1945 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. It covered the three states of Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Hessen.
Overview
The league was introduced as the highest level of football in the US occupation zone in 1945 to replace the disbanded Gauligas. It played its first round on 4 November 1945 and contiuned on throughout winter, a novelty in German football and quite an archivement in the early post-war conditions.[1] At this stage, clubs from the south-western parts of Baden and Württemberg did not compete in it as they were based in the French occupation zone and had to play in the Oberliga Südwest, where they remaind until 1950, when the separation of South and Southwest was made final.[2] Play in the southern parts of Germany went underway almost straight after the end of the war while the north and east still had to wait some more years. A main reason for this was the fact that the less industrial, more aggricaltural south had sustained much less damage to infrastructur.
The clubs in the Oberliga Süd came from the following Gauligas:
In addition to the Oberliga Süd, four other Oberligas were formed in Germany in the 1940s.
Set below the Oberliga were originally the Landesligas of Hessen, Bayern, Württemberg and Nordbaden, from 1950 also Südbaden. From 1950 the 2nd Oberliga Süd was formed as an intermidiate between Oberliga and Landesligas.
With the reintroduction of the German championship in 1948, the winner and runners-up of the Oberliga Süd went on to the finals tournament with the other Oberliga champions. In 16 attempts the Oberliga Süd managed to win it six times.
In 1950, the southern group of the Oberliga Südwest was disbaned and it's clubs joined the Southern German Football Association. The SSV Reutlingen and the FC Singen 04 joined the Oberliga Süd, SV Tübingen, Freiburger FC and Vfl Konstanz were integrated into the new 2nd Oberliga Süd and the other eleven clubs were relegated to the Amateurliga.
The Oberliga Süd had quite a few permanent clubs. The VfB Stuttgart, 1. FC Nuremberg, Eintracht Frankfurt, Kickers Offenbach, VfR Mannheim and FC Schweinfurt 05 played all of the 18 possible seasons in the league. The Karlsruher SC was also present for all 18 seasons but only by counting in both halfs of the merger club.
Founding members of the Oberliga Süd
In order of finish:
Of those clubs, the Karlsruher FV has ceased to exist and the Phönix Karlsruhe is now the Karlsruher SC.
Disbanding of the Oberliga
With the introduction of the Bundesliga, five teams from the Oberliga Süd were admitted to the new Bundesliga. The remaining clubs went to the new Regionalliga Süd, one of five new second divisions.
The teams admitted to the Bundesliga were:
The 3rd placed team of the 1963 season, the FC Bayern München was not admitted as the DFB did not want two teams from the same city in the league and TSV 1860 München had qualified higher.
The following teams from the Oberliga went to the new Regionalliga:
Winners and runners-up of the Oberliga Süd[3]
1946 VfB Stuttgart 1. FC Nuremberg
1947 1. FC Nuremberg SV Waldhof Mannheim
1948 1. FC Nuremberg TSV 1860 München
1949 Kickers Offenbach VfR Mannheim
1950 SpVgg Fürth VfB Stuttgart
1951 1. FC Nuremberg SpVgg Fürth
1952 VfB Stuttgart 1. FC Nuremberg
1953 Eintracht Frankfurt VfB Stuttgart
1954 VfB Stuttgart Eintracht Frankfurt
1955 Kickers Offenbach SSV Reutlingen
1956 Karlsruher SC VfB Stuttgart
1957 1. FC Nuremberg Kickers Offenbach
1958 Karlsruher SC 1. FC Nuremberg
1959 Eintracht Frankfurt Kickers Offenbach
1960 Karlsruher SC Kickers Offenbach
1961 1. FC Nuremberg Eintracht Frankfurt
1962 1. FC Nuremberg Eintracht Frankfurt
1963 TSV 1860 München 1. FC Nuremberg
Bold denotes team went on to win German championship.
Placings & overall table of the Oberliga Süd 1945 to 1963
| Club |
46 |
47 |
48 |
49 |
50 |
51 |
52 |
53 |
54 |
55 |
56 |
57 |
58 |
59 |
60 |
61 |
62 |
63 |
|
Seasons |
Games |
GF |
GA |
Points |
| 1. FC Nuremberg |
2 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
8 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
4 |
9 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
18 |
560 |
1348 |
754 |
739 |
| Kickers Offenbach |
12 |
5 |
9 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
|
18 |
560 |
1236 |
848 |
684 |
| VfB Stuttgart |
1 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
13 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
|
18 |
560 |
1165 |
824 |
661 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt |
11 |
3 |
10 |
13 |
14 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
|
18 |
560 |
1117 |
809 |
661 |
| FC Bayern Munich |
6 |
11 |
4 |
3 |
13 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
16 |
|
10 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
|
17 |
530 |
1060 |
922 |
554 |
| VfR Mannheim |
14 |
12 |
8 |
2 |
4 |
12 |
5 |
13 |
10 |
10 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
8 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
|
18 |
560 |
1022 |
1066 |
546 |
| SpVgg Fürth |
13 |
10 |
15 |
|
1 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
11 |
11 |
13 |
6 |
4 |
7 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
9 |
|
17 |
530 |
920 |
899 |
528 |
| FC Schweinfurt 05 |
7 |
9 |
13 |
10 |
12 |
7 |
14 |
5 |
8 |
3 |
8 |
12 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
14 |
14 |
11 |
|
18 |
560 |
854 |
953 |
524 |
| TSV 1860 München |
9 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
6 |
13 |
15 |
|
|
16 |
|
6 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
1 |
|
15 |
470 |
908 |
815 |
507 |
| FSV Frankfurt |
10 |
14 |
7 |
12 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
11 |
7 |
6 |
9 |
11 |
13 |
11 |
9 |
12 |
15 |
|
|
17 |
530 |
812 |
907 |
506 |
| Karlsruher SC |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
5 |
|
11 |
330 |
727 |
524 |
401 |
| SV Waldhof Mannheim |
4 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
14 |
10 |
8 |
15 |
|
|
|
|
16 |
|
13 |
16 |
|
|
12 |
380 |
646 |
704 |
369 |
| Stuttgarter Kickers |
3 |
7 |
3 |
8 |
16 |
|
12 |
14 |
14 |
12 |
14 |
14 |
16 |
|
16 |
|
|
|
|
13 |
406 |
774 |
795 |
360 |
| BC Augsburg |
8 |
17 |
|
14 |
10 |
16 |
|
10 |
12 |
7 |
11 |
13 |
12 |
15 |
|
|
11 |
16 |
|
14 |
432 |
737 |
983 |
353 |
| TSV Schwaben Augsburg |
5 |
8 |
11 |
7 |
11 |
13 |
15 |
|
|
8 |
12 |
15 |
|
|
|
|
13 |
15 |
|
12 |
380 |
600 |
711 |
347 |
| Viktoria Aschaffenburg |
|
15 |
17 |
|
|
|
11 |
12 |
16 |
|
5 |
8 |
11 |
14 |
15 |
|
|
|
|
10 |
316 |
504 |
720 |
264 |
| SSV Reulingen* |
|
|
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
2 |
15 |
|
14 |
12 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
14 |
|
9 |
274 |
470 |
598 |
243 |
| TSG Ulm 1846 |
|
13 |
12 |
15 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
13 |
14 |
15 |
|
8 |
|
8 |
256 |
390 |
508 |
212 |
| VfB Mühlburg |
|
|
14 |
9 |
7 |
3 |
9* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
162 |
309 |
248 |
166 |
| SSV Jahn Regensburg |
|
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
6 |
14 |
10 |
9 |
15 |
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
7 |
210 |
281 |
509 |
164 |
| VfL Neckarau |
|
16 |
16 |
|
|
11 |
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
140 |
242 |
344 |
111 |
| FC Bayern Hof |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 |
10 |
6 |
13 |
|
4 |
120 |
181 |
262 |
105 |
| KSV Hessen Kassel |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 |
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
3 |
90 |
140 |
198 |
70 |
| Phönix Karlsruhe |
15 |
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
68 |
100 |
185 |
42 |
| Karlsruher FV |
16 |
19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
68 |
81 |
196 |
40 |
| 1. FC Bamberg |
|
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
38 |
44 |
75 |
28 |
| SV Darmstadt 98 |
|
|
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
34 |
54 |
86 |
25 |
| FC Singen 04* |
|
|
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
34 |
56 |
112 |
22 |
| Rot-Weiß Frankfurt |
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
1 |
38 |
50 |
99 |
22 |
| FC Wacker München |
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
1 |
38 |
41 |
89 |
21 |
| Freiburger FC* |
|
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|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
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|
|
|
1 |
30 |
43 |
66 |
20 |
| FC Rödelheim |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
30 |
40 |
73 |
17 |
| Spfr. Stuttgart |
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
1 |
38 |
30 |
100 |
14 |
Source:"Oberliga Süd". Das deutsche Fussball-Archiv. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
- VfB Mühlburg and Phönix Karlsruhe merged in 1952 to form Karlsruher SC.
- * denotes club played in the Oberliga Südwest until 1950.
Top scorers
| Year |
Player |
Club |
Goals |
| 1945-46 |
Robert Schlienz |
VfB Stuttgart |
45 |
| 1946-47 |
Hans Pöschl |
1. FC Nuremberg |
41 |
| 1947-48 |
Robert Schlienz |
VfB Stuttgart |
31 |
| 1948-49 |
Thanner |
TSV 1860 Munich |
19 |
| Hubold |
Waldhof Mannheim |
19 |
| Maier |
Kickers Offenbach |
19 |
| 1949-50 |
Horst Schade |
SpVgg Fürth |
21 |
| 1950-51 |
Max Morlock |
1. FC Nuremberg |
28 |
| 1951-52 |
Max Morlock |
1. FC Nuremberg |
26 |
| 1952-53 |
Horst Schade |
SpVgg Fürth |
22 |
| 1953-54 |
Preissendörfer |
Kickers Offenbach |
22 |
| 1954-55 |
Ernst-Otto Meyer |
VfR Mannheim |
36 |
| 1955-56 |
Ernst-Otto Meyer |
VfR Mannheim |
30 |
| 1956-57 |
Beck |
Karlsruher SC |
34 |
| 1957-58 |
Gast |
Kickers Offenbach |
20 |
| 1958-59 |
Ernst-Otto Meyer |
VfR Mannheim |
27 |
| 1959-60 |
Heinz Strehl |
1. FC Nuremberg |
30 |
| 1960-61 |
Rudolf Brunnenmeier |
TSV 1860 Munich |
23 |
| Erwin Stein |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
23 |
| 1961-62 |
Lothar Schämer |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
26 |
| 1962-63 |
Rudolf Brunnenmeier |
TSV 1860 Munich |
24 |
| Kurt Haseneder |
1. FC Nuremberg |
24 |
| Rainer Ohlhauser |
FC Bayern Munich |
24 |
Source:50 Jahre Bayerischer Fussball-Verband. Vindelica Verlag. 1996. pp. 189.
External links
References
- ^ 100 Jahre Süddeutscher Fussball Verband (German), publisher: Vindelica Verlag, published: 1996, page: 71, accessed: 3 November 2008
- ^ 100 Jahre Süddeutscher Fussball Verband (German), publisher: Vindelica Verlag, published: 1996, page: 19, accessed: 3 November 2008
- ^ "Kicker Almanach" The Football Yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga, since 1937, published by the Kicker Sports Magazine
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