Oberliga Nordrhein Explained

Oberliga Nordrhein
Country: Germany
Founded:1978
Folded:2008 (30 seasons)
Successor:NRW-Liga
Promotion:Regionalliga Nord
Relegation:
Level:until 1994: Level 3 since 1995: Level 4
Champions:Borussia Mönchengladbach II
Season:2007–08

The Oberliga Nordrhein was the highest Football League in the region of Nordrhein which is part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1978 to 2008. In its last season, it was one of nine Oberligas in German football, the 4th tier of the German football league system. In 2008, it was replaced by the NRW-Liga (Oberliga Nordrhein-Westfalen), a new statewide league.

Overview

The league was formed in 1978 as a highest level of play for the two regions of Mittelrhein and Niederrhein, which cover the western half of the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen. The main reason for the creation of this league was to allow its champion direct promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga Nord rather than having to go through a promotion play-off. It was created from nine clubs from the Verbandsliga Mittelrhein and seven clubs from the Verbandsliga Niederrhein which remained as the leagues below the Oberliga. Additionally, two teams from the 2nd Bundesliga were relegated to the new league, bringing the initial number of teams to eighteen.

Originally, the league was called Amateur Oberliga Nordrhein, from 1994 this was shortened to just Oberliga Nordrhein.

With the introduction of the unified 2nd Bundesliga in 1981, direct promotion for the Oberliga champions became impossible again because there were eight of them competing for four promotion spots. The champion of the Oberliga Nordrhein had to compete with the winners of the Oberligas Nord, Berlin and Westfalen for two 2nd Bundesliga spots.

Upon creation of the Regionalligas in 1994, the champions of the Oberligas were directly promoted again, however the Oberligas slipped to fourth tier in the German football league system. The top six teams in the Oberliga that year were qualified for the new Regionalliga West/Südwest, however, the champion, Fortuna Düsseldorf, won promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga and Bayer Leverkusen II declined, therefore only four teams went to the Regionalliga, the clubs being:

Additionally to those four clubs, two teams from the Nordrhein region were relegated from the 2nd Bundesliga in 1994, entering the Regionalliga as well, these being the Wuppertaler SV and the Rot-Weiß Essen.

With the reduction of the number of Regionalligas from four to two in 2000, the Oberliga Nordrhein was now located below the Regionalliga Nord.

With the creation of the 3rd Liga in 2008 the Oberliga Nordrhein was replaced by the Oberliga Nordrhein-Westfalen, which now is the fifth tier of the league system. The Oberliga Nordrhein ceased to exit after 30 seasons. Its clubs were split up over three league levels. The first four teams were promoted to the new Regionalliga West, clubs from place five to eleven went to the new Oberliga while the bottom seven teams were relegated to the Verbandsligas.

The last round of games to be played in the league was on 18 May 2008.[1]

Throughout the league's existence the two leagues below the Oberliga were:

The Schwarz-Weiß Essen is the only club to have played all 30 seasons in the league.

Champions of the Oberliga Nordrhein

The league champions:[2] [3]

SeasonClub
1978–79Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
1979–801. FC Bocholt
1980–811. FC Köln II
1981–82BVL Remscheid
1982–83Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
1983–841. FC Bocholt
1984–85Rot-Weiß Essen
1985–86Rot-Weiß Essen
1986–87BVL Remscheid
1987–88MSV Duisburg
1988–89MSV Duisburg
1989–90Wuppertaler SV
1990–91FC Remscheid
1991–92Wuppertaler SV
1992–93Rot-Weiß Essen
SeasonClub
1993–94Fortuna Düsseldorf
1994–95Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
1995–96Germania Teveren
1996–97Bonner SC
1997–98Bayer Leverkusen II
1998–99Rot-Weiß Essen
1999–2000Wuppertaler SV
2000–01Bayer Leverkusen II
2001–021. FC Köln II
2002–03Wuppertaler SV
2003–04SSVg Velbert
2004–05Bayer Leverkusen II
2005–06Borussia Mönchengladbach II
2006–07Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
2007–08Borussia Mönchengladbach II

Placings in the Oberliga Nordrhein 1978 to 2008

The final placings in the league:[4] [2] [3]

Club798081828384858687888990919293949596979899000102030405060708
MSV DuisburgB B B B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2112B 2B B 2B B B 2B B B B B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B B 2B B
Alemannia Aachen2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2632R R R R R 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B B 2B
Rot-Weiß Essen2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 112B 2B 2B 2B 2B 212B R R 2B R 1R R R R R 2B R 2B R
Wuppertaler SV 52B 2B 369361211331312B 2B R R R R R 1221R R R R R
Fortuna DüsseldorfB B B B B B B B B 2B 2B B B B 2B 12B B B 2B 2B R R R 82R R R R
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen12B 2B 412B 2B 2B 2B 2B 1971R R R 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B R 1R
Borussia M'gladbach II473862321R 1
Bayer Leverkusen II512101061077645559531R R 1R R 41R R 2
1. FC Köln II361714411585118159105977101331R R R R 83
1. FC Kleve96374
Schwarz-Weiß Essen42710872842811912119835889696125965
SSVg Velbert44313436
MSV Duisburg II87121791057
8
Alemannia Aachen II168167729
Bonner SC71016135149141646R R 1R 1315101215162410
Fortuna Düsseldorf II158231111111711
Wuppertaler SV II148912
KFC Uerdingen2B B B 2B 2B B B B B B B B B 2B B 2B B B 2B 2B 2B R R R R R R 111013
TuRu Düsseldorf10151114
VfB Homberg121661515
VfB Speldorf17121416
SSG Bergisch Gladbach161115181217
SV Straelen61466171318
1. FC Bocholt212B 321431394310824R R R 11121010571011516
Union Solingen2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 181314141381417
GFC Düren 09911131318
FC Junkersdorf1216
FC Wegberg-Beeck46312141817
Yurdumspor Köln71718
SV Adler Osterfeld 62757454
Borussia Freialdenhoven913151415
Fortuna Köln2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B R R 10818
Borussia Wuppertal 5356
Viktoria Köln 22B 2B 2B 2327436610119616R 7144213111116
Ratinger SpVgg12151317
Rheydter SV1252511813111291355151418
SV Hamborn 072913159941278413151616
TuS Euskirchen1418
FC Remscheid 13412B 2B 3212B 2512B 2B 822R R R 419
Germania Teveren1141R R 916
SV Baesweiler6111315131718612101417
TuS Langerwehe1051561614151015915
SuS Dinslaken611131216
Rhenania Würselen217
KFC Uerdingen II 41210121685
FV Bad Honnef971113105910121013127371212101016
VfL Rheinbach1315
SC Jülich 1910 318121411651681446101434
Preussen Krefeld71014716
1. FC Viersen17918118111413109131414
DJK Winfriedia Mülheim15
SC Brück 2151713123
1. FC Wülfrath16
Spfr. Katernberg1317
VfB Remscheid 111146111615
VfB Langenfeld71517
SV Wermelskirchen18
VfL Rhede1714141517
Olympia Bocholt546115121818
Viktoria Goch7912716
TuS Lindlar17
SG Düren 99141315
SV Siegeburg 048917151517
TuS Xanten138584816
VfB Bottrop16
SpVgg Frechen817
ASV Wuppertal121314
Rhenania Richterich15
RSV Moers1416
Westwacht Aachen17
Borussia Brand15
FC Niederembt16

Notes

Key

SymbolKey
B
2B
R
1 League champions
PlaceLeague
BlankPlayed at a league level below this league

Founding Members of the Oberliga Nordrhein

The Oberliga started in 1978 with 18 clubs from two regions and the 2. Bundesliga.From the 2. Bundesliga Nord:

From the Verbandsliga Niederrhein:

From the Verbandsliga Mittelrhein:

Disbanding of the league

At the end of the 2007–08 season, the Oberliga Nordrhein was disbanded and its clubs distributed to various leagues according to the season's final standings:To the Regionalliga West:

To the Oberliga Nordrhein-Westfalen:

To the Verbandsliga Mittelrhein:

To the Verbandsliga Niederrhein:

References

Sources

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20130213034103/http://www.weltfussball.de/spielplan.php?Thema=341&Liga=27 Weltfussball.de - Final standings of the Oberliga Nordrhein
  2. http://www.f-archiv.de Historical German league tables
  3. http://www.fussballdaten.de/oberliga/nordrhein/ Oberliga Nordrhein tables and results 1994–2008
  4. http://www.weltfussball.de/wettbewerb/oberliga-nordrhein-1994-2008/ Oberliga Nordrhein tables and results

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