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51-517: The Bremen-Liga , sometimes also referred to as Oberliga Bremen , is a fifth tier of the German football league system and the highest league in the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen . It is one of fourteen Oberligas in German football, the fifth tier of the German football league system . The league was formed in 1947 as Amateurliga Bremen by thirteen clubs, including four from outside

102-513: A league pyramid under its own jurisdiction. The state association of Bavaria starts its pyramid at level four. The top divisions of the state associations of Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Middle Rhine, Lower Rhine, Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein and Westphalia sit at level five of the pyramid. The pyramids of the remaining associations of Baden, Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Rhineland, Saarland, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, South Baden, Southwest, Thuringia and Württemberg start at level six of

153-517: A number of back-to-back championships, an oddity for leagues at this level in Germany where direct promotion is the standard. After its second season, the four clubs from Lower Saxony left the league to rejoin their state's league system. To this day, the Bremen league system however continues to host a few clubs from the neighboring state, usually clubs based right at the border of Bremen. The league

204-665: A single division, the Bezirksliga (County League) under their jurisdiction, then followed by the district associations' top flights Kreisliga (District League). State associations that are directly subdivided into district associations, typically run the Bezirksliga themselves. In Hesse, the Bezirksliga is called the Gruppenliga (Group League). The Schleswig-Holstein Football Association league system

255-597: A slip to tier four. The top two teams of the league were however promoted to the new Oberliga and the Amateurliga was renamed Verbandsliga Bremen . The system for promotion from the Verbandsliga remained mostly unchanged but the success rate for the clubs from Bremen greatly improved. In 1994, the Regionalliga Nord was re-established, now as the third tier of the league system. The Oberliga Nord

306-661: Is a division at step 5 of the German football league system . After the fall of the Berlin Wall , it became the successor of the DDR-Oberliga , and functions today as a 5th division in the former territory of East Germany and the city of Berlin . This league is named after the Nordostdeutscher Fußballverband (NOFV: North-East German Football Association), the regional association of the DFB in

357-623: Is also the only league on this level with a single feeder league, the Landesliga Bremen , below it. In the 2007–08 season, two clubs from the Verbandsliga will be relegated to the Landesliga and two clubs promoted from there. In the 2008–09 season, three teams from Bremen played above the Verbandsliga level, these being: While this seems a small number, one has to consider that the Bremen FA only consists of 80 clubs. From

408-402: Is held under the jurisdiction of the nationwide German Football Association and its professional body German Football League , along with its five regional associations and their 21 state associations . On top of the system sits the level one 1. Bundesliga and the level two 2. Bundesliga , both organized by the professional German Football League. The two top flights are then followed by

459-505: Is organised by 21 state football associations . Therefore, 13 states, these being Bavaria , Berlin , Brandenburg , Bremen , Hamburg , Hesse , Lower Saxony , Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania , Saarland , Saxony , Saxony-Anhalt , Schleswig-Holstein and Thuringia have a state football association with a jurisdiction covering the whole area of the corresponding political entity. Three states are subdivided into more than one state football association. The state of North Rhine-Westphalia

510-467: Is subdivided into three state associations, these being Middle Rhine, Lower Rhine and Westphalia. The state of Baden-Württemberg is also subdivided into three state associations, these being Baden, South Baden and Württemberg. Finally, the state of Rhineland-Palatinate is subdivided into two state associations, these being Rhineland and Southwest. Starting on levels four to six of the German football league system, each of these 21 state associations runs

561-673: Is the state association league system in the state of Schleswig-Holstein and starts at level five of the German league system with the Oberliga Schleswig-Holstein on top. The current (2016–17 season) champions are Eutin 08. The champions enter a promotion playoff along with the Bremen-Liga champions, the Oberliga Hamburg champions and the Niedersachsenliga runner-up for two promotions to

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612-912: The 3. Liga . Below the regional association's league system, the five state association league systems of the Baden Football Association , the Bavarian Football Association , the Hessian Football Association , the South Baden Football Association and the Württembergian Football Association work as feeders to the Regionalliga. Mostly in line with the geographical borders of the 16 German states , amateur football

663-720: The 3. Liga . Below the regional association's league system, the three state association league systems of the Lower Rhine Football Association , the Middle Rhine Football Association and the Westphalian Football and Athletics Association work as feeders to the Regionalliga. The Southwestern Regional Football Association league system is the regional association league system in the states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland and starts at level four of

714-473: The Regionalliga , with the same opposition as before and the same limited success. The league was increased in size to sixteen clubs in 1973. After the 1973–74 season, the Regionalliga Nord was disbanded in favor of the 2. Bundesliga Nord . The new Oberliga Nord was now introduced in northern Germany, as the third tier of the league system, below the 2nd Bundesliga . This meant for the Amateurliga

765-559: The Regionalliga Nord . Below the state association league system 12 district associations work as feeders to the Verbandsliga. In the 2017–18 season, the full system comprises 61 divisions having 861 teams. Additionally, four teams play above the state association league system: Holstein Kiel ( 2. Bundesliga ), Eutin 08, SC Weiche Flensburg 08 and VfB Lübeck ( all Regionalliga Nord ). NOFV-Oberliga The NOFV- Oberliga

816-691: The Regionalliga Nordost and the Regionalliga West . The two regional bodies Southwestern Regional Football Association and Southern German Football Association share the jurisdiction on the Regionalliga Südwest . Finally, the Bavarian Football Association , although being just a subordinate state association to the superior Southern German Football Association, runs the Regionalliga Bayern , by far

867-985: The Regionalliga Südwest runner-up for three promotions to the 3. Liga . Below the regional association's league system, the six state association league systems of the Berlin Football Association , the Brandenburg State Football Association , the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Football Association , the Saxony Football Association , the Saxony-Anhalt Football Association and the Thuringian Football Association work as feeders to

918-506: The Verbandsliga , no promotion was available this year. In 2004, it was decided to restore the Oberliga Nord in favor of the two separate Oberligas . The 2006–07 league winner and runner-up, Bremer SV and FC Bremerhaven, did not receive an Oberliga licence and were not promoted. At the end of the 2007–08 season, the new 3. Liga was established and the Oberliga Nord disbanded, again. The four northern German states then were

969-777: The Western German Football Association , the Southwestern Regional Football Association and the Southern German Football Association . For Bavaria, the Bavarian Football Association , a member state association of the Southern German Football Association, runs their top division under their own jurisdiction. Starting at level five, the various fully amateur divisions are usually governed by

1020-419: The elite division in the former East Germany for this season only. FC Hansa Rostock became champions of that league, with Dynamo Dresden being the runners-up. Thereby both acquired the starting rights for the 1991–92 Bundesliga season. The following teams qualified directly for the 2. Bundesliga : These two teams qualified indirectly through a playoff round: All remaining clubs continued to play in

1071-732: The 2008–09 season, the league effectively has the status of an Oberliga and is referred to as such on some websites while the DFB list the league as Bremen-Liga as its new official name. Source: "Verbandsliga Bremen" . Das deutsche Fussball-Archiv . Retrieved 24 February 2008 . Thirteen clubs, four from Niedersachsen and the other nine from Bremen, formed the league in 1947, these clubs being: Source: "Amateurliga Bremen" . Das deutsche Fussball-Archiv . Retrieved 24 February 2008 . Source: "Verbandsliga Bremen" . Das deutsche Fussball-Archiv . Retrieved 23 February 2008 . The complete list of clubs and placings in

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1122-411: The 21 state associations (Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Middle Rhine, Lower Rhine, Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein and Westphalia) have an Oberliga (English: Premier League) as their top amateur state division, some followed by a Verbandsliga, some directly by a Landesliga. Starting in 2012, the state association of Bavaria organized its own Regionalliga (Regional League), a league formerly only organized by

1173-2252: The 21 state associations. For the North East German Football Association and Southwestern Regional Football Association, both regional bodies still run the level five divisions under their jurisdiction. Their state member associations' pyramids therefore start at level six. Hamburg state league system ↑ 1 promotion playoff spot Bremen state league system ↑ 1 promotion playoff spot Schleswig-Holstein state league system ↑ 1 promotion playoff spot Lower Saxony state league system ↑ 1 promotion spot + 1 promotion playoff spot 2 divisions of NOFV-Oberliga 33 teams ↑ 2 promotion spots ↓ 5 to 11 relegation spots Lower Rhine state league system ↑ 1 promotion spot Middle Rhine state league system ↑ 1 promotion spot Westphalia state league system ↑ 2 promotion spots Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar 19 teams ↑ 1 to 2 promotion spots ↓ 3 to 6 relegation spots Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 18 teams ↑ 1 promotion spot ↓ 3 to 6 relegation spots Hesse state league system ↑ 1 promotion spot Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state league system ↑ 1 promotion spot Brandenburg state league system ↑ 1 promotion spot Berlin state league system ↑ 1 promotion spot Saxony-Anhalt state league system ↑ 1 promotion spot Thuringia state league system ↑ 1 promotion spot Saxony state league system ↑ 1 to 2 promotion spots Rhineland state league system ↑ 1 promotion spot to Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar Saarland state league system ↑ 1 promotion spot to Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar Southwest state league system ↑ 1 promotion spot to Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar Baden state league system ↑ 1 promotion spot + 1 promotion playoff spot to Oberliga Baden-Württemberg South Baden state league system ↑ 1 promotion spot + 1 promotion playoff spot to Oberliga Baden-Württemberg Württemberg state league system ↑ 1 promotion spot + 1 promotion playoff spot to Oberliga Baden-Württemberg After each season,

1224-481: The German football league system. All state associations have full jurisdiction over their league pyramids, though the configuration varies in between states. A traditional state league pyramid had a Verbandsliga (Association League) as its top flight, followed by several divisions of Landesliga (State League). Due to many structural reforms in the last decades, both on federal level and on state levels, this structure has become more indeterminate. Currently, eight of

1275-422: The German league system with the Regionalliga Südwest on top, which is held under joint jurisdiction along with the Southern German Football Association . The champions and the runner-up enter a promotion playoff along with the winners of the four other Regionalliga divisions for three promotions to the 3. Liga . By rule, the champions and the runner-up will not face each other in the promotion playoffs. Below

1326-523: The German league system with the Regionalliga Südwest , which is held under joint jurisdiction along with the Regional Football Association South West respectively with the Regionalliga Bayern . The champions and the runner-up of the Regionalliga Südwest and the champions of the Regionalliga Bayern enter a promotion playoff along with the winners of the three other Regionalliga divisions for three promotions to

1377-540: The Landesligen. Division champions and promotion to 2. Bundesliga: With the introduction of the Regionalliga the NOFV-Oberliga became the 4th level of the pyramid starting with the 1994–95 season. The number of divisions was reduced by one so that only North and South remained. Today it is the highest amateur division. The champions of both divisions were promoted directly to Regionalliga until Regionalliga

1428-527: The NOFV-Oberliga. This became the third-highest division starting with the 1991–92 season. During these three seasons the NOFV-Oberliga was the third-highest league in German football. At this time it consisted of three divisions: North, Central and South. Overall there were 10 Oberligen in Germany at the time. At the end of the season, the Oberliga champions had a play-off for promotion to the 2. Bundesliga. The bottom two teams of each division were relegated to

1479-415: The Oberliga. The Western German Football Association league system is the regional association league system in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and starts at level four of the German league system with the Regionalliga West on top. The champions enter a promotion playoff along with the winners of the four other Regionalliga divisions and the Regionalliga Südwest runner-up for three promotions to

1530-442: The Regionalliga. The Northeastern German Football Association league system is the regional association league system in the states of Berlin , Brandenburg , Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania , Saxony , Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia and starts at level four of the German league system with the Regionalliga Nordost on top. The champions enter a promotion playoff along with the winners of the four other Regionalliga divisions and

1581-493: The champion and runner-up of 3. Liga are promoted to the second flight. Additionally, the third-last ranked team of 2. Bundesliga and the third-best ranked team of 3. Liga play a promotion/relegation playoff for the final spot in the next 2. Bundesliga edition. The bottom four teams of 3. Liga are relegated to Regionalliga . Whereas the professional first three levels of the German football league system each are single division only and are organised by nationwide governing bodies,

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1632-517: The city-state, in the newly recreated state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen which was then part of the US occupation zone in Germany. The Free Hanseatic City of Bremen and its football association are the smallest in Germany. The state is actually separated in two halves, the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven are split by the state of Lower Saxony . From the start, the Amateurliga Bremen

1683-513: The end of this season. The bottom three teams of each division are relegated to the 5th level of the pyramid, but this number can increase depending on which teams are relegated from Regionalliga. The NOFV-Oberliga is played in two divisions: Promotions to the Regionalliga since 1994–95: At the end of the 2007–08 season, the NOFV-Oberligen were demoted one tier due to the inception of the new 3. Liga . The best three teams from each of

1734-812: The former East German territories. The league is currently split in two groups, north and south, the NOFV-Oberliga Nord and NOFV-Oberliga Süd . A third league, the NOFV-Oberliga Mitte existed from 1991 to 1994. The NOFV-Oberliga developed after the entry of the Deutscher Fußball-Verband (the East German Football Association) to the Deutscher Fußball-Bund . It was the successor of the DDR-Oberliga and functioned as

1785-606: The largest single state football association in Germany. As an exception to the regular promotion rules within the German league system, not all champions of each Regionalliga division are granted automatic promotion. Instead only the Regionalliga West and Southwest each provide a fixed direct promotion. Another direct promotion place is assigned according to a rotation principle among the Regionalliga Nord, Nordost, and Bayern champions. The representatives from

1836-493: The latter are then subdivided into district associations. The associations of South Baden and Württemberg have several county associations following in the league system, but no district associations. The remaining associations (Baden, Brandenburg, Hesse, Lower Rhine, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Middle Rhine, Rhineland, Saarland, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia and Westphalia) are directly subdivided into district associations. The county associations usually run

1887-416: The league since elevation to Oberliga status (2008–present): German football league system The top three professional levels contain one division each. Below this, the semi-professional and amateur levels have progressively more parallel divisions, which each cover progressively smaller geographic areas. Teams that finish at the top of their division at the end of each season can rise higher in

1938-762: The level three 3. Liga , the lowest full professional division in Germany, organised by the German Football Association itself. The professional level four Regionalliga is divided into 5 regional divisions, these typically organised by one or two of the five regional associations of the German Football association, these being the Northern German Football Association , the Northeastern German Football Association ,

1989-436: The only region without an Oberliga and the five Verbandsligen sit right below the Regionalliga Nord , parallel to the two NOFV-Oberligen . At the end of the 2007–08 season, the five winners of the northern Verbandsligas played with the sixth placed team from the Oberliga Nord for one last spot in the Regionalliga . The FC Bremerhaven was however refused a Regionalliga licence and therefore not permitted to take part in

2040-471: The promotion round, being replaced by the FC Oberneuland instead. In the future seasons, promotion for the Bremen champion will only be available through a set of play-off matches with the league winners from Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein. These three teams will compete for one promotion spot to the Regionalliga . The Verbandsliga Bremen will however maintain its status as a tier five league. It

2091-517: The pyramid, while those that finish at the bottom find themselves sinking further down. Therefore, in theory, it is possible for even the lowest local amateur club to rise to the top of the system and become German football champions one day. The number of teams promoted and relegated between the divisions varies, and promotion to the upper levels of the pyramid is usually contingent on meeting additional criteria, especially concerning appropriate facilities and finances. The German football league system

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2142-694: The regional association's league system, the three state associations league systems of the Rhineland Football Association , the Saarland Football Association and the Southwest German Football Association work as feeders to the Oberliga. The Southern German Football Association league system is the regional association league system in the states of Baden-Württemberg , Bavaria and Hessen and starts at level four of

2193-410: The remaining two Regionalligen determine the fourth promoted club in two-legged playoffs. The Northern German Football Association league system is the regional association league system in the states of Bremen , Hamburg , Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein and starts at level four of the German league system with the Regionalliga Nord on top. The champions enter a promotion playoff along with

2244-507: The semi-professional level four Regionalliga comprises five independent divisions, each run by different regional and/or state associations. Three regional bodies, being the Northern German Football Association , the North East German Football Association and the Western German Football Association , each run a division under their sole jurisdiction, these being the corresponding Regionalliga Nord ,

2295-527: The superior regional associations . With the exception of Berlin and Hamburg, all other state associations usually supervise several county and/or district associations. The county associations usually cover the area of a government district , whereas the district associations have jurisdiction for the territory of an urban district . The associations of Bavaria, Bremen, Lower Saxony and the Southwest are initially subdivided into several county associations,

2346-541: The winners of the Bundesliga are crowned German football champions . The bottom two Bundesliga teams are relegated to 2. Bundesliga , whereas the champion and runner-up of 2. Bundesliga are promoted to the top flight. Additionally, the third-last ranked team of Bundesliga and the third-best ranked team of 2. Bundesliga play a promotion/relegation playoff for the final spot in the next Bundesliga edition. The bottom two 2. Bundesliga teams are relegated to 3. Liga , whereas

2397-755: The winners of the four other Regionalliga divisions and the Regionalliga Südwest runner-up for three promotions to the 3. Liga . Below the regional association's league system, the four state association league systems of the Bremen Football Association , the Hamburg Football Association , the Lower Saxony Football Association and the Schleswig-Holstein Football Association work as feeders to

2448-574: Was a feeder league to the Oberliga Nord which its champion had the option of promotion to. Promotion had to be achieved through a play-off with teams from the Amateurligas of Lower Saxony , Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein . As such, the league was the second tier of the northern German league system. Promotion to the Oberliga however, became hard to archive for the Bremen champion which only succeeded in 1948 and 1961. This resulted however in

2499-528: Was expanded to fourteen clubs in its third season, compensating for the lost clubs from Lower Saxony by promoting more local clubs. For the coming seasons, the league stuck mostly with a strength of fifteen clubs. In 1963, with the introduction of the Bundesliga , the disbanding of the Oberliga Nord and the formation of the Regionalliga Nord , the league fell to tier three, but remained unchanged otherwise, with fifteen clubs as its strength. The champion of Bremen continued to have to play-off for promotion, now to

2550-481: Was in turn replaced by two parallel Oberligas , Niedersachsen/Bremen and Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein . For the Verbandsliga Bremen , this meant a further slip, now to tier five, but also, for the first time in its history, direct promotion for the league champion. The 1999–2000 season saw another league system change with the reduction of numbers of Regionalligas , this however had only one effect on

2601-414: Was reduced from 4 to 2 divisions from the 1999–2000 season. Due to that change, there was no promotion from Oberliga in the 1998–99, but more teams were relegated to Oberliga than usual. Starting with the 1999–2000 season promotion was decided by a two-leg playoff between the division champions. This rule was scrapped for the 2005–06 season, so that both division champions will be promoted to Regionalliga at

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