Verbandsliga Saarland
The Saarland League, whose official name is since the season 2012/ 13 " Karlberg league Saarland", since the 2009/10 season the name of the top division of the Saarland Football Association. In the hierarchy of German football leagues, the league 's sixth- highest division dar. Up to rename the league introduced the term " Association League Saar ". Under this name, one of the Saarland League subordinate second highest Saarland wide league was introduced from the 2009/10 season.
History
The League was founded in 1947 under the name of honor League Saarland below the Oberliga West. The founding members were:
FC 08 Homburg - Spfr. Burbach - FC Ensdorf - SC Brebach - Prussia Merchweiler - FV 08 Nailsworth - SV Ludweiler - Warndt - ASC Dudweiler - SV Blieskastel - Viktoria Hühnerfeld
From 1949 to 1951, the Saarland was not part of the German league system, so that the honor of the League for the Saarland team was the top flight. Only the 1 FC Saarbrücken played out of competition in the 2nd French Division.
1951 came the Saar back in the German league system and 1.FC Saarbrücken and Borussia Neunkirchen were incorporated in the Oberliga West. The Amateur League Saarland, as it was known then, became the third division, below the 2nd League West.
With the introduction of the Bundesliga in 1963 the second League West disappeared, so that the amateur league Saarland continue to the third division, now below the Regionalliga West, remained. This status it retained even after the introduction of the 2nd Bundesliga in 1974.
In 1978, the Amateur League Saarland was renamed Association League Saar. At the same time, it became the fourth league since the new Oberliga West was introduced below the 2nd Bundesliga.
With the introduction of the new regional leagues in 1994 and the 3rd Liga in 2008, the fifth division slipped one notch down, so that they - from the 2009/10 season under the name " Saarland League " - now represents only the sechthöchste class in the German football league system.
Members of the Saarland League
In the 2013/14 season of Saarland League consists of the following 18 teams:
- SC Halberg Brebach ( relegated )
- Sportfreunde Köllerbach ( relegated )
- SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken
- FV Diefflen
- Red-White - Hasborn Dautweiler
- FSV Victoria Jägersburg
- SC Friedrichsthal
- SV Auersmacher
- SV Mettlach
- FV 1912 Lebach
- SVGG Hangard
- FV Eppelborn
- SC Gresaubach
- VfB Dillingen
- SV Bübingen
- VfL Primstal ( promoted from the federation League East )
- SV Klarenthal ( promoted from the federation League West )
- FV Siersburg ( promoted from the federation League West )
Master of honor League / Amateur League / Association League Saar
1948-1978
The respective champions had after the season still deny ascension rounds to advance to the next higher division. Spelled fat teams reached the summit.
Since 1979
Since 1979 the Saarland Master automatically advance to the next higher division. VfB Dillingen ( 1994), Red - White Hasborn (1999), 1.FC Saarbrücken II ( 2002) and the SV Mettlach (2008 ) increased as runner-up on also.
- 2002/ 03: Sports friends Köllerbach
- 2003/ 04: SC Halberg Brebach
- 2004/ 05: Red-White - Hasborn Dautweiler
- 2005/ 06: FC Kutzhof
- 2006/ 07: Sports friends Köllerbach
- 2007/ 08: SV Elversberg II
- 2008/ 09: SV Auersmacher
- 2009/10: 1.FC Saarbrücken II
- 2010/11: SV Röchling Völklingen
- 2011/12: SC Halberg Brebach
- 2012/13: FC Hertha Wiesbach
Records
Record holder is the SV Röchling Völklingen with five league titles.
Each four titles won Borussia Neunkirchen, VfB Theley, FC Homburg ( including once with the second team ) and 1.FC Saarbrücken ( including three with the second team ). In each case three times decided the SC Friedrichsthal, FC Ensdorf, the SC Halberg Brebach, Red - White Hasborn and SV Elversberg ( including once with the second team ) in the championship.