2. Oberliga Südwest

de 2. Oberliga Südwest Karte-DFB-Lage von Südwestdeutschland (1950-1990).png Germany 20px|Flag of Rheinland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate 20px|Flag of Saarland Saarland 1951 1963 (12 seasons) Regionalliga Südwest Oberliga Südwest Amateurliga Rheinland Amateurliga Saarland Amateurliga Südwest Level 2 Phönix Ludwigshafen 1962–63 The de 2. Oberliga Südwest (English: 2nd Premier league Southwest) was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the southwest of Germany from 1951 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. It covered the two states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. Overview The de 2. Oberliga Südwest was formed in 1951 as a feeder league to the Oberliga Südwest which had been operating from 1945. It was the last of the three second Oberligas, the other two being 2. Oberliga West (1949) and 2. Oberliga Süd (1950). The winners and runners-up of this league were promoted to the Oberliga Südwest, the bottom two teams relegated to the Amateurligas. Below the 2. Oberliga were the following Amateurligas: Rheinland (split into two groups from 1956 to 1963) Saarland Südwest The TSC Zweibrücken was the only club to play all twelve seasons in the league. Disbanding of the 2. Oberliga In 1963 the league was dissolved. Six of its clubs went to the new Regionalliga Südwest, the new second division. The other ten teams were relegated to the Amateurligas. The following teams were admitted to the new Regionalliga: Phönix Ludwigshafen Eintracht Trier SpVgg Weisenau Phönix Bellheim SV Röchling Völklingen TSC Zweibrücken The following teams were relegated to the Amateurliga: Saarland: SC Friedrichsthal, SV Ludweiler, VfB Theley, SV St. Ingbert Rheinland: VfB Wissen, Germania Metternich, FV Engers 07 Südwest: FV Speyer, FSV Schifferstadt, BFV Hassia Bingen Winners and runners-up of the 2. Oberliga Südwest The winners and runners-up of the league:"Kicker Almanach" The Football Yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga, since 1937, published by the Kicker Sports Magazine SeasonWinnerRunner-Up 1951–52 VfR Kirn FV Speyer 1952–53 ASV Landau VfR Frankenthal 1953–54 Sportfreunde Saarbrücken Eintracht Kreuznach 1954–55 SpVgg Andernach FV Engers 1955–56 Sportfreunde Saarbrücken FV Speyer 1956–57 SV St. Ingbert TuRa Ludwigshafen 1957–58 SpVgg Weisenau Sportfreunde Saarbrücken 1958–59 VfR Kaiserslautern SC Ludwigshafen 1959–60 SV Niederlahnstein TuS Neuendorf 1960–61 VfR Kaiserslautern BSC Oppau 1961–62 SV Niederlahnstein VfR Frankenthal 1962–63 Phönix Ludwigshafen Eintracht Trier Placings in the 2. Oberliga Südwest The league placings from 1951 to 1963: Club 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 Eintracht Bad Kreuznach S 5 2 S S S S S S S S S TuRa Ludwigshafen S S S S S 2 S S S S S S Sportfreunde Saarbrücken 13 1 S 1 S 2 S S S S S SC Ludwigshafen 7 10 3 9 9 15 2 S S S S TuS Neuendorf S S S S S S S S 2 S S S VfR Kaiserslautern S S S S S S S 1 S 1 S S BSC Oppau 13 6 10 4 12 6 3 2 S S SV Niederlahnstein 9 4 14 1 S 1 S VfR Frankenthal S 2 S S S S S S S S 2 S Phönix Ludwigshafen S S S S S S S S S S S 1 Eintracht Trier S S S S S S S S S S S 2 SpVgg Weisenau S 16 12 13 6 1 S 6 10 11 3 Phönix Bellheim 4 SV Röchling Völklingen 7 5 VfB Wissen 6 BFV Hassia Bingen 3 S 6 7 16 9 7 9 7 TSC Zweibrücken 8 4 5 4 8 8 10 12 13 5 5 8 FSV Schifferstadt 8 10 9 Germania Metternich 15 4 12 10 VfB Theley 11 14 14 13 11 SV Ludweiler-Warndt 8 7 7 7 13 11 13 6 12 SV St. Ingbert 12 1 S 4 7 6 14 13 FV Engers S S 7 2 S 3 3 7 5 12 8 14 SC Friedrichsthal 8 9 3 15 FV Speyer 2 S S S 2 S S S S 3 4 16 ASC Dudweiler 14 11 6 10 6 9 10 11 15 SG Sobernheim 16 SpVgg Andernach 5 3 12 1 S S 9 10 12 15 Viktoria Sulzbach 11 10 15 11 13 5 4 16 FC 08 Homburg 11 3 15 ASV Landau 6 1 S 14 3 5 8 8 16 VfL Trier 5 13 14 15 VfR Kirn 1 S S 13 4 12 5 16 VfL Neuwied 10 8 4 5 14 14 16 ASV Hochfeld 7 10 3 9 9 15 Sportfreunde Herdorf 11 7 8 3 11 16 SG Pirmasens 4 9 9 10 15 SC 07 Bad Neuenahr 12 6 11 16 SC Altenkessel 12 15 1. FC Idar 9 14 16 VfL Neustadt S 15 VfB Lützel 13 TuS Konz 14 Source: http://www.f-archiv.de/ 2nd Oberliga Südwest 2008-01-08 Das deutsche Fussball-Archiv https://web.archive.org/web/20080105000729/http://www.f-archiv.de/ 5 January 2008 live Key Symbol Key S Oberliga Südwest 1 League champions Place League Blank Played at a league level below this league References Sources Kicker Almanach, de The yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga, since 1937, published by the Kicker Sports Magazine Süddeutschlands Fussballgeschichte in Tabellenform 1897-1988 de History of Southern German football in tables, publisher & author: Ludolf Hyll 100 Jahre Süddeutscher Fussball-Verband de 100-year-anniversary book of Southern German football Association, publisher: Vindelica Verlag, published: 1997 Die Deutsche Liga-Chronik 1945-2005 de History of German football from 1945 to 2005 in tables, publisher: DSFS, published: 2006 External links Das deutsche Fussball Archiv de Historic German league tables Oberliga Südwest at Fussballdaten.de Category:Defunct Oberligas (football) Category:Football competitions in Rhineland-Palatinate Category:Football competitions in Saarland Category:1951 establishments in West Germany Category:1963 disestablishments in West Germany Category:Sports leagues established in 1951 Ger