Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, South

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The Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, formerly the Oberliga Südwest, is the highest regional football league for the Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland states of Germany, organized by the Southwestern Regional Football Association. It is the fifth tier of the German football league system. It is one of fourteen Oberligas in German football, the fifth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it was the fourth tier of the league system; before the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 the third tier.

From January 1946 up until the creation of the Bundesliga in 1963, the Oberliga Südwest was one of the five highest divisions in Germany. The current league originates from 1978.

History

The Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar is one of fourteen Oberligas in Germany. The league is a combination of the regional Rhineland, Saarland and Southwest Football Associations, the next league up is Regionalliga Südwest. It was formed in 1978 out of the top teams of the Amateurligas Rheinland, Saarland and Südwest. Until 2008, when the 3. Liga was introduced, the Oberliga was the fourth tier of the league system.

From 2012 onwards, the league became a feeder league to the new Regionalliga Südwest, together with the Hessenliga and the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg. The previous league the Oberliga Südwest was set below at, the Regionalliga West, from then on only accommodate clubs from Northrhine-Westphalia.

At the end of the 2011–12 season the league was also renamed from Oberliga Südwest to Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, with Oddset being the official name sponsor of the league.

Rules

Nominally 18 teams compete for the Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar title. Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away. At the end of the season the champion used to be promoted into either the Regionalliga Süd or the Regionalliga Nord, later the Regionalliga West, depending on their geographical location. From 2008, the league winner was promoted to the Regionalliga West. In the 2007–08 season, the teams finishing from 2nd to 4th were also promoted.

If the team that wins the league or is on a promotion spot at the end of the season fails to have the correct license then the team who finishes next would be promoted instead of them.

Teams promoted to the new Regionalliga in 2008:

  • 1. FSV Mainz 05 II
  • 1. FC Kaiserslautern II
  • Wormatia Worms
  • Eintracht Trier
독일 축구 대회 "Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, South"는 독일의 라인란드-팔츠/사르 지역에서 개최되는 축구 대회입니다. 이 대회는 남부 지역에서 열리며, 많은 독일 축구 팬들에게 큰 관심을 받고 있습니다. Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, South는 높은 수준의 경기력과 열정적인 경기 분위기로 유명하며, 많은 팀들이 참가하여 격렬한 경쟁을 펼칩니다. 이 대회는 독일 축구의 미래를 모색하는 데 중요한 역할을 하며, 많은 유망한 선수들이 발전의 기회를 얻을 수 있는 장으로 알려져 있습니다. Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, South는 독일 축구의 역사와 전통을 자랑하며, 많은 축구 팬들에게 즐거움과 흥미를 선사합니다.