Verbandsliga Sachsen-Anhalt
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| Founded | 1990 |
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| Country |  Germany |
| State |  Saxony-Anhalt |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Level on pyramid | Level 6 |
| Promotion to | NOFV-Oberliga Süd |
| Relegation to |
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| Domestic cup(s) | Saxony-Anhalt Cup |
| Current champions | SV Merseburg 99 (2015–16) |
The Verbandsliga Sachsen-Anhalt is the sixth tier of the German football league system and the highest league in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt (Template:Lang-de). Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it was the fifth tier of the league system, until the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 the fourth tier.
Overview
The Verbandsliga Sachsen-Anhalt was established in 1990 from fourteen clubs as the highest league for the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, which was established after the league in October 1990, and the Sachsen-Anhalt Football Association, SFV (Template:Lang-de). It compromised the area of the two Bezirksligen of Magdeburg and Halle. Each of those two Bezirke contributed seven clubs to the new league, with one club each coming from the 2nd Division. The Verbandsliga was established within the East German football league system and incorporated in the league system of the united Germany after the end of its first season, in 1991.
The league expanded to sixteen clubs in its second season with two teams relegated. In the 1994-95 season it briefly returned to fourteen clubs, then expanded to eighteen with three relegated teams, a setup it retained for most seasons since.
Originally, the league was positioned below the NOFV-Oberliga Mitte, together with some of the clubs from the two halves of Berlin. As such, it was the fourth tier of the German league system. Upon the disbanding of this Oberliga in 1994, the Verbandsliga became a feeder league to the NOFV-Oberliga Süd, together with the Thüringenliga and Sachsenliga, which its champion is directly promoted to. With this change in the league system in 1994 went the introduction of the Regionalliga Nordost as third tier of the league system which meant the Verbandsligen slipped to fifth tier.
In 2008, the league again was demoted one level when the 3. Liga was established. However, this changed nothing in the leagues status as a feeder league to the NOFV-Oberliga.
While the majority of clubs from the Verbandsliga Sachsen-Anhalt play in the NOFV-Oberliga Süd, some clubs from the very north of the state are occasionally entered in the northern division, the NOFV-Oberliga Nord, for geographical reasons. Three clubs so far have spent time in "exile":
- 1. FC Magdeburg (1994–96)
- 1. FC Lok Stendal (2000–03)
- FC Anhalt Dessau (1994–97), club now ASG Vorwärts Dessau
Due to changes in the German league system, the 2007-08 runners-up 1. FC Magdeburg II also had the chance to gain promotion, having to play the runners-up of the Berlin-Liga, SV Lichtenberg. Two drawn games, 1-1 at home and 0-0 away meant promotion for Magdeburg's reserve team on the away-goal rule.[1]
League champions
| Season | Champions |
|---|---|
| 1990–91 | SV Merseburg |
| 1991–92 | Einheit Wernigerode |
| 1992–93 | SV Merseburg |
| 1993–94 | 1. FC Aschersleben |
| 1994–95 | VfL Halle 1896 |
| 1995–96 | SV Fortuna Magdeburg |
| 1996–97 | Hallescher FC |
| 1997–98 | 1. FC Aschersleben |
| 1998–99 | FC Anhalt Dessau |
| 1999–00 | Hallescher FC |
| 2000–01 | SV Braunsbedra |
| 2001–02 | FC Anhalt Dessau |
| 2002–03 | Germania Halberstadt |
| 2003–04 | SV Dessau 05 |
| 2004–05 | TSV Völpke |
| 2005–06 | SV Dessau 05 |
| 2006–07 | VfB Sangerhausen |
| 2007–08 | FC Grün-Weiß Wolfen |
| 2008–09 | VfL Halle 96 |
| 2009–10 | 1. FC Magdeburg II |
| 2010–11 | FC Grün-Weiß Piesteritz |
| 2011–12 | Hallescher FC II |
| 2012–13 | Haldensleber SC |
| 2013–14 | BSV Halle-Ammendorf |
| 2014–15 | FSV Barleben |
| 2015–16 | SV Merseburg 99 |
Source: "Verbandsliga Sachsen–Anhalt". Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv (in German). Retrieved 19 February 2008.
Founding members of the league
The league was established from fourteen clubs from four leagues in 1990. Most of the East German clubs changed their names in the years after the reunion, some reverting to their old ones after a brief period. Current names, when different, are listed in addition to the name in 1990. The clubs are:
From the 2nd Division-Group A:
From the 2nd Division-Group B:
- SV Merseburg 99 (was Chemie Buna-Schkopau)
From the Bezirksliga Magdeburg:
- Rot-Weiß Wernigerode, became Germania Wernigerode, merged to form 1. FC Wernigerode, now Germania Wernigerode again
- Einheit Wernigerode, merged to form 1. FC Wernigerode, now Einheit Wernigerode again
- VfB Germania Halberstadt
- Oscherslebener SC
- SV Staßfurt
- Fermersleber SV
From the Bezirksliga Halle:
- Blau-Weiß Hettstedt, now FSV Hettstedt
- Blau-Weiß Sangerhausen, now VfB Sangerhausen
- 1. FC Weißenfels
- Chemie Wolfen, later Grün-Weiß Wolfen
- Arminia Aschersleben, later 1. FC Aschersleben
- Quedlinburger SV
References
- ^ SV Lichtenberg 47 home page - Herren: Nicht verloren, dennoch nicht aufgestiegen (in German) accessed: 23 June 2008
- ^ Verbandsliga Sachsen–Anhalt tables & results Template:De icon kicker.de, accessed: 12 June 2014
- ^ Historic German football league tables Template:De icon Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv, accessed: 12 June 2014
Sources
- Deutschlands Fußball in Zahlen, Template:De icon An annual publication with tables and results from the Bundesliga to Verbandsliga/Landesliga, publisher: DSFS
- Kicker Almanach, Template:De icon The yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga, since 1937, published by the Kicker Sports Magazine
- Die Deutsche Liga-Chronik 1945-2005 Template:De icon History of German football from 1945 to 2005 in tables, publisher: DSFS, published: 2006