2. Oberliga Süd

2. Oberliga Süd
Founded1950
Folded1963 (13 seasons)
Replaced byRegionalliga Süd
Country Germany
State
Level on pyramidLevel 2
Promotion toOberliga Süd
Relegation to
Last championsFSV Frankfurt
(1962–63)

The 2. Oberliga Süd was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the south of Germany from 1950 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. It covered the three states of Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Hesse.

Overview

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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:

The 1. FC Pforzheim was the only club to have played all 13 seasons in the league.

Disbanding of the 2. Oberliga

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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:

The following teams were relegated to the Amateurligas:

Winners and runners-up of the 2. Oberliga Süd

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Season Winner Runner-Up
1950–51 Stuttgarter Kickers Viktoria Aschaffenburg
1951–52 TSG Ulm 1846 BC Augsburg
1952–53 SSV Jahn Regensburg KSV Hessen Kassel
1953–54 TSV Schwaben Augsburg SSV Reutlingen
1954–55 TSV 1860 Munich Viktoria Aschaffenburg
1955–56 Freiburger FC FC Bayern Munich
1956–57 TSV 1860 Munich SSV Reutlingen
1957–58 SV Waldhof Mannheim TSG Ulm 1846
1958–59 Stuttgarter Kickers FC Bayern Hof
1959–60 SV Waldhof Mannheim Jahn Regensburg
1960–61 BC Augsburg Schwaben Augsburg
1961–62 KSV Hessen Kassel TSG Ulm 1846
1962–63 FSV Frankfurt ESV Ingolstadt

Placings in the 2. Oberliga Süd

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The league placings from 1950 to 1963:[1]

Club 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63
FC Bayern Munich S S S S S 2 S S S S S S S
TSV 1860 Munich S S S 4 1 S 1 S S S S S S
SSV Reutlingen S 11 8 2 S S 2 S S S S S S
FC Bayern Hof 8 7 4 3 4 14 14 5 2 S S S S
BC Augsburg S 2 S S S S S S S 6 1 S S
TSV Schwaben Augsburg S S 5 1 S S S 17 2 S S
TSG Ulm 1846 10 1 S 9 3 13 3 2 S S S 2 S
KSV Hessen Kassel 4 3 2 S S 12 9 15 5 7 4 1 S
FSV Frankfurt S S S S S S S S S S S S 1
ESV Ingolstadt 2
SV Waldhof Mannheim S S S S 8 6 7 1 S 1 S S 3
1. FC Pforzheim 6 4 15 11 5 11 4 11 13 9 12 3 4
Freiburger FC 14 14 6 8 11 1 S 4 3 11 6 6 5
Stuttgarter Kickers 1 S S S S S S S 1 S 8 14 6
TSV Amicitia Viernheim 6 9 13 15 13 7
SpVgg Neu-Isenburg 6 8 8 16 6 7 8
Borussia Fulda 16 17 9 5 9
SV Darmstadt 98 S 10 12 6 12 7 12 7 14 10 18 10
VfB Helmbrechts 16 15 14 15 4 10 12 11
VfL Neustadt 9 9 13 3 4 12 11 11 12
SSV Jahn Regensburg 3 8 1 S S S S S 7 2 S 15 13
1. FC Haßfurt 10 14
Viktoria Aschaffenburg 2 S S S 2 S S S S S 3 8 15
FC Singen 04 S 15 14 7 7 3 8 18 14 13 9 16
FC Hanau 93 16 10 4 11 10 6 17 4 17
VfR Heilbronn 18 18
SV Wiesbaden 9 9 9 14 14 8 16 13 12 3 5 16
SpVgg Bayreuth 5 14 17
ASV Cham 5 13 13 15 15 5 5 9 16 15 16 18
TSV Straubing 7 6 11 13 6 10 10 12 10 8 17
1. FC Bamberg 12 12 3 12 16 18 11 18
VfB Friedberg 18
Karlsruher FV 10 5 13 15 17
FC Penzberg 17
SpVgg Weiden 17
ASV Durlach 11 5 7 10 18
Union Böckingen 16 16 17
FC Wacker München 13 17 18
ASV Feudenheim 16 17
VfL Neckarau S S 18
VfR Aalen 18
SG Arheilgen 15
VfL Konstanz 17
SV Tübingen 18

Source:"2nd Oberliga Süd". Das deutsche Fussball-Archiv. Archived from the original on 5 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-08.

Key

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Symbol Key
S Oberliga Süd
1 League champions
Place League
Blank Played at a league level below this league

Top scorers

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Year Player Club Goals
1950–51 Klimmeck SV Wiesbaden 32
1951–52 Platzer BC Augsburg 24
1952–53 Hubeny Jahn Regensburg 24
1953–54 Struzina Schwaben Augsburg 26
Huttner FC Bayern Hof 26
1954–55 Kircher TSG Ulm 1846 25
1955–56 Lebefromm Waldhof Mannheim 27
1956–57 Hohmann Waldhof Mannheim 26
1957–58 Ruoff TSG Ulm 1846 28
1958–59 Horn FC Bayern Hof 27
1959–60 Schmid SV Wiesbaden 31
1960–61 Helmut Haller BC Augsburg 31
1961–62 Kreh FC Hassfurt 30
1962–63 Weselowski Amicitia Viernheim 24

Source:100 Jahre Süddeutscher Fussball-Verband. Vindelica Verlag. 1997. p. 170.

References

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  1. ^ Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv (in German) Historical German domestic league tables

Sources

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  • Kicker Almanach, (in German) The yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga, since 1937, published by the Kicker Sports Magazine
  • Süddeutschlands Fussballgeschichte in Tabellenform 1897–1988 (in German) History of Southern German football in tables, publisher & author: Ludolf Hyll
  • 100 Jahre Süddeutscher Fussball-Verband (in German) 100-year-anniversary book of Southern German football Association, publisher: Vindelica Verlag, published: 1997
  • 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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