Bremen-Liga

The Bremen-Liga, sometimes also called Oberliga Bremen, is the top division of the Bremen Football Association, which is responsible for the area of ​​the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven. Even teams from the Lower Saxony surrounding areas can play in it. Along with eleven other top leagues is the Bremen-Liga, the fifth-highest level in the league system in Germany.

Overview

1947-1963

The League was formed in 1947 as one of five Lower Saxony Association league seasons and consisted of 13 clubs (including 4 from outside Bremen ). The new state of Bremen was part of the American occupation zone, but it came in football in the next, and the next year to an approximate description of the respective areas.

The time now aligning Bremen Football Association is the smallest Football Association in Germany.

From the beginning of the Amateur League Bremen (name since 1949) it was next lower class of the Football Oberliga Nord and thus to 1963 second highest class. The climb was possible via promotion round with clubs in the amateur leagues of Lower Saxony, Hamburg and Schleswig -Holstein. The rise in the Oberliga was difficult and was only in 1948 and 1961, the Bremen Bremerhaven 93 SV.

After the second season, the four teams from the surrounding area left the league.

The League grew despite the departure of four surrounding clubs in the third season to 14 clubs by further Bremer clubs. Later she often played with 15 clubs.

1963-1974

In 1963 with the introduction of the Bundesliga on dissolution of the Oberliga Nord and creation of the North Regional League which dropped to third place, but nevertheless remained largely unchanged with 15 clubs. The Bremer champion had to rise, continue to gain promotion games.

The League played from 1973 with 16 clubs.

1974-1994

After the 1973-74 season, the Regionalliga Nord in favor of the 2nd Bundesliga Nord was disbanded. The Oberliga Nord was newly introduced in North Germany as a third division below the 2nd Bundesliga. This meant for the amateur league demotion to the 4th division. It was renamed the Federation League Bremen.

1994-2008

In 1994, the Regionalliga Nord was re-introduced, now as a third division. The Oberliga Nord was divided into two parallel top leagues in the Oberliga Niedersachsen / Bremen and the Oberliga Hamburg / Schleswig -Holstein. For the fifth division of Bremen, this meant a further descent, now the 5th division. For the first time, but a direct ascent to a higher class was possible.

2004, the reintroduction of the Oberliga Nord instead of two separate Oberligen was decided.

The League winner of the 2006/2007 season, Bremer SV and FC Bremerhaven, received no league license and therefore did not rise to.

Since 2008

At the end of the 2007-08 season, the new 3rd Liga was introduced and the Oberliga Nord disbanded again. The four northern German states are the only regions without Oberliga and the five Association leagues are located directly below the Regionalliga North, parallel to the two seasons of football Oberliga Nordost North and South. The FC Bremerhaven was denied the Regionalliga license again.

In future seasons Bremer master is able to rise only about relegation matches with the league winners of Hamburg and Schleswig -Holstein.

The League dressing Bremen retain its status as a fifth division.

In the 2008/2009 season only three teams from Bremen played on the Association League:

• Werder Bremen (Bundesliga)
• Werder Bremen II (3rd League )
• FC Oberneuland (Regionalliga North)

However, the Bremer FV has a total of only 75 clubs.

From the 2008/2009 season, the league has effectively the status of a league, but is still usually called Bremen-Liga.

Position of the Bremen-Liga in league system

Founding members of the Amateur League Bremen

13 clubs, 5 of Lower Saxony, 8 from Bremen, formed in 1947, the League:

• Bremerhaven 93
• Blumenthaler SV
• SV Hemelingen
• ATS Bremerhaven
• VfB comet
• Hastedter TSV
• VfL Visselhoevede (Lower Saxony)
• SSV Delmenhorst (Lower Saxony)
• SV Cuxhaven (Lower Saxony)
• TV Arsten
• Delmenhorster BV (Lower Saxony)
• TSV Bassum (Lower Saxony)

Winners of the Bremen-Liga

Spelled fat teams managed the climb. 1974 also rose to the Bremer SV. 1994 also rose Mahndorf FC, ​​SC Vahr and BTS Neustadt. 2005, the Brinkumer SV rose to.

Bremen-Liga 2013/14

• SG Aumund- Vegesack
• Blumenthaler SV
• Bremer SV
• SV Türkspor Bremen-Nord
• FC Union 60 Bremen
• Vatan Sport Bremen
• Werder Bremen III
• OSC Bremerhaven
• FC Sparta Bremerhaven
• Brinkumer SV
• 1.FC Burg
• Habenhauser FV
• TuS Schwachhausen
• OT Bremen
• VfL 07 Bremen ( promoted from the provincial league Bremen)
• SV Grohn ( promoted from the provincial league Bremen)

Swell

• Germany football in figures - published by DSFS