The 2. Oberliga Süd was the second-highest level of the
German football league system in the south of
Germany
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from 1950 until the
formation of the
Bundesliga
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in 1963. It covered the three states of
Bavaria
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,
Baden-Württemberg
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and
Hesse
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.
Overview
The 2. Oberliga Süd was formed in 1950 as a feeder league to the
Oberliga Süd which had been operating since 1945. It was the second of the three second Oberligas, the other two being
2. Oberliga West (1949) and
2. Oberliga Südwest (1951).
The winners and runners-up of this league were promoted to the Oberliga Süd, the bottom two teams relegated to the Amateurligas. Below the 2nd Oberliga were the following Amateurligas:
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Amateurliga Bayern (split into northern and southern group from 1953)
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Amateurliga Hessen
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Amateurliga Württemberg (split into two groups from 1960)
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Amateurliga Nordbaden
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Amateurliga Südbaden
The Amateurliga Südbaden was the highest football league in the region of the Südbaden FA and the third tier of the German football league system from its inception in 1945 to the formation of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and the Verbandslig ...
The
1. FC Pforzheim was the only club to have played all 13 seasons in the league.
Disbanding of the 2. Oberliga
In 1963 the league was dissolved. The teams on the places one to nine went to the new
Regionalliga Süd, the new second division. The teams from 10 to 18 were relegated to the Amateurligas.
The following teams were admitted to the new Regionalliga:
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FSV Frankfurt
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ESV Ingolstadt
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SV Waldhof Mannheim
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1. FC Pforzheim
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Freiburger FC
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Stuttgarter Kickers
Stuttgarter Kickers is a German association football club that plays in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, founded on 21 September 1899 as FC Stuttgarter Cickers.
History
In its early years the club had a decent local squad that played in the Südk ...
*
TSV Amicitia Viernheim
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SpVgg Neu-Isenburg
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Borussia Fulda
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The following teams were relegated to the Amateurligas:
*Amateurliga Bayern:
VfB Helmbrechts,
VfL Neustadt,
SSV Jahn Regensburg,
1. FC Haßfurt
*Amateurliga Hessen:
SV Darmstadt 98,
Viktoria Aschaffenburg,
FC Hanau 93
FC Hanau 93 is a German association football club based in Hanau, Hesse.
History
Early history
Founded in 1893, the club is Hesse's oldest. In its first year, the club was winless in a half dozen matches, but the next season emerged as south ...
*Amateurliga Südbaden:
FC Singen 04
*Amateurliga Württemberg:
VfR Heilbronn
Winners and runners-up of the 2. Oberliga Süd
Placings in the 2. Oberliga Süd
The league placings from 1950 to 1963:
Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv
Historical German domestic league tables
Source:
Key
Top scorers
Source:
References
Sources
* ''Kicker Almanach'', The yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga, since 1937, published by the Kicker Sports Magazine
* ''Süddeutschlands Fussballgeschichte in Tabellenform 1897–1988'' History of Southern German football in tables, publisher & author: Ludolf Hyll
* ''100 Jahre Süddeutscher Fussball-Verband'' 100-year-anniversary book of Southern German football Association, publisher: Vindelica Verlag, published: 1997
* ''Die Deutsche Liga-Chronik 1945–2005'' History of German football from 1945 to 2005 in tables, publisher: DSFS, published: 2006
External links
Das deutsche Fussball Archiv
Historic German league tables
Oberliga Süd at Fussballdaten.de
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Defunct Oberligas (football)
Football competitions in Baden-Württemberg
Defunct football leagues in Bavaria
Football competitions in Hesse
1950 establishments in West Germany
1963 disestablishments in Germany
Sports leagues established in 1950
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