NOFV-Oberliga Süd
Football league
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The NOFV-Oberliga Süd is the fifth tier of the German football league system in the southern states of the former East Germany. It covers the German states of Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Saxony and southern Brandenburg. It is one of fourteen Oberligas in German football. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it was the fourth tier of the league system, and until the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 the third tier.
- Brandenburg
- Saxony
- Saxony-Anhalt
- Thuringia
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| Founded | 1991 |
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| Country | Germany |
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| Number of clubs | 18 |
| Level on pyramid | Level 5 |
| Promotion to | Regionalliga Nordost |
| Relegation to | |
| Current champions | 1. FC Magdeburg II (2024–25) |
Overview
The NOFV-Oberliga Sud was formed in 1991 when, along with the political reunion of Germany, the East German football league system was integrated into a unified German system.
The abbreviation NOFV stands for Nordostdeutscher Fußballverband, meaning North East German Football Association.
Along with this league, two other NOFV-Oberligen were formed, the NOFV-Oberliga Mitte and the NOFV-Oberliga Nord.
The league was formed from clubs from six different leagues: One club from the Oberliga Nordost, the former DDR-Oberliga, fourteen clubs from the NOFV-Liga A and B, the former East German second division, and one each from the three Verbandsligas, the new state leagues. The league accommodated therefore a wide mix of clubs from the east and west of Germany. Unlike the two other NOFV-Oberligas, it contained no clubs from Berlin, due to geographical reasons, and therefore was the only one of the three to have no West German clubs in it.
The league became one of the then ten Oberligen in the united Germany, the third tier of league football. Its champion was however not directly promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga but had to take part in a promotion play-off. In 1994 the league champion was successful in this competition, in 1992 and 1993 they failed.
For the duration of the league and onwards, the leagues below it are:
- Sachsenliga
- Thüringenliga
- Verbandsliga Sachsen-Anhalt, except clubs from the very north of the state
- Brandenburg-Liga, only clubs from the very south of the state
In 1994, the German football league system saw some major changes. The four Regionalligen were introduced as an intermediate level between 2nd Bundesliga and Oberligen, relegating the Oberligen to the fourth tier. In the east of Germany, the Regionalliga Nordost was formed, a league covering the area of former East Germany and western Berlin. Four clubs from the NOFV-Oberliga Süd were admitted to the new league:
The NOFV-Oberliga Mitte was disbanded and its clubs spread between the two remaining Oberligen in the east. Four clubs from the former league were added to the NOFV-Oberliga Süd.
From 1995 to 1999, the champions of the league were directly promoted to the Regionalliga Nordost.
With the reduction of the number of Regionalligen to two, the league came under the Regionalliga Nord. Six clubs were relegated that season from the now disbanded Regionalliga Nordost to the Oberliga. The regulations about promotion kept on changing and until 2006, the league champion had to play-off with the champion of the northern league for one promotion spot. Only in 2004 did the southern champion failed to win the play-off. From the 2006 season onwards, direct promotion was awarded again.
The league changes in 2008, with the introduction of the 3. Liga, meant the Oberligen were now the fifth tier of league football in Germany. The top three teams of the league in 2007–08 gained entry to the Regionalliga, the fourth placed team had to play-off against the fourth placed team from the north for one more spot,[1] these teams being:
- Hallescher FC
- Chemnitzer FC
- VFC Plauen
- Sachsen Leipzig qualified for play-offs
Otherwise, the setup of the league did not change and its champion was directly promoted from the 2008-09 season onwards.
Another league reform, decided upon in 2010, will saw the reestablishment of the Regionalliga Nordost from 2012 onwards, with the two NOFV-Oberligas feeding into this league again.[2] Three teams from the league achieved direct promotion to the new league, these being VfB Auerbach, Lokomotive Leipzig and FSV Zwickau.
Founding members of the league
The founding members of the league in 1991 were:
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From the Oberliga Nordost:
From the NOFV-Liga Staffel A:
From the Verbandsliga Sachsen: From the Verbandsliga Sachsen-Anhalt: From the Verbandsliga Thüringen:
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From the NOFV-Liga Staffel B:
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League champions
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Placings in the league
The complete list of clubs in the league and their final placings:[3][4]
| Club | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| RB Leipzig | 1 | R | R | R | 3L | 2B | 2B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1. FC Magdeburg | M | M | M | N | N | 1 | R | R | R | 1 | R | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 3L | 3L | 3L | 2B | 3L | 3L | 3L | 2B | 2B | 2B |
| Erzgebirge Aue | 2 | 7 | 3 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 2B | 2B | 2B | 2B | 2B | 3L | 3L | 2B | 2B | 2B | 2B | 2B | 3L | 2B | 2B | 2B | 2B | 2B | 2B | 3L | 3L | 3L |
| Dynamo Dresden | B | B | B | B | R | R | R | R | R | 5 | 1 | R | R | 2B | 2B | R | R | 3L | 3L | 3L | 2B | 2B | 2B | 3L | 3L | 2B | 2B | 2B | 3L | 3L | 2B | 3L | 3L | 3L |
| Hallescher FC | 2B | M | M | 16 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | R | R | R | R | 3L | 3L | 3L | 3L | 3L | 3L | 3L | 3L | 3L | 3L | 3L | 3L | R | ||||
| FSV Zwickau | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2B | 2B | 2B | 2B | R | R | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1 | R | R | R | R | 3L | 3L | 3L | 3L | 3L | 3L | 3L | R | R | |
| Carl Zeiss Jena | 2B | 2B | 2B | R | 2B | 2B | 2B | R | R | R | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | R | 2B | 2B | 3L | 3L | 3L | 3L | R | R | R | R | R | 3L | 3L | 3L | R | R | R | R | R |
| Chemnitzer FC | 2B | 2B | 2B | 2B | 2B | R | R | R | 2B | 2B | R | R | R | R | R | 2 | 2 | R | R | R | 3L | 3L | 3L | 3L | 3L | 3L | 3L | R | 3L | R | R | R | R | R |
| ZFC Meuselwitz | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | |||||||||||||
| Lokomotive Leipzig 2 | 2B | 2B | B | 2B | 2B | 2B | 2B | R | R | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 6 | R | R | 4 | 1 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | ||||
| Chemie Leipzig | 1 | R | 1 | R | R | R | R | R | R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FSV 63 Luckenwalde | N | 6 | 11 | N | N | N | R | R | R | 2 | 1 | R | R | R | R | R | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 2B | 3 | 2 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 2B | R | R | R | 3L | 3L | 3L | 3L | 3L | 3L | 3L | 3L | 3L | 3L | R | R | 3 | 1 | R | R | R |
| FC Eilenburg | 12 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | R | 1 | R | R | |||||||||||||||||||||
| VFC Plauen | 18 | 2 | 1 | R | R | R | R | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 13 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | R | ||
| 1. FC Magdeburg II | 16 | 16 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VfB Krieschow | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VfL Halle 1896 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | R | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| RSV Eintracht Stahnsdorf | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VfB Auerbach | 13 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 6 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| SC Freital | 7 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germania Halberstadt | 12 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 1 | R | R | R | R | R | 2 | R | R | R | R | R | R | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Bischofswerdaer FV 08 | 3 | 2 | 6 | R | R | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | R | R | R | 11 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Budissa Bautzen | 7 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | R | R | R | R | R | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1. FC/Einheit Wernigerode | M | M | 10 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Union Sandersdorf | 8 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| SV Grimma 1919/FC Grimma | 11 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Einheit Rudolstadt | 11 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. SV/BSG Wismut Gera 9 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blau-Weiß Zorbau | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ludwigsfelder FC | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 9 | N | 13 | N | 12 | 13 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Motor Marienberg | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SV 09 Arnstadt | 17 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| An der Fahner Höhe | 10 | 12 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wacker Nordhausen | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | R | R | R | 6 | 7 | 18 | 1 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 17 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||
| 1890 Westerhausen | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oberlausitz Neugersdorf | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 2 | R | R | R | R | 13 | 4 | 6 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Carl Zeiss Jena II 13 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Inter Leipzig | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FSV Martinroda | 14 | 15 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. FC Merseburg 14 | 7 | 11 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wacker Nordhausen II 11 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Askania Bernburg | 16 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VfL 05 Hohenstein-Ernstthal 12 | 15 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. FC Lok Stendal | M | M | M | R | R | R | R | R | R | N | N | N | 12 | N | N | N | N | |||||||||||||||||
| Brandenburger SC Süd 05 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 12 | N | N | N | N | N | |||||||||||||||
| FSV Barleben | 9 | 13 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schott Jena | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Einheit Kamenz | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merseburg 99 | 17 | M | 14 | 14 | 6 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RB Leipzig II | 1 | R | R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SSV Markranstädt 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energie Cottbus II 10 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | N | 9 | 1 | R | R | N | R | R | R | 7 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rot-Weiß Erfurt II 10 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC Eisenach | 12 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Erzgebirge Aue II 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dynamo Dresden II 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chemnitzer FC II 8 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hallescher FC II 8 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grün-Weiß Piesteritz | 13 | 10 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Heidenauer SV | 7 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fortuna Chemnitz | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wacker 03 Gotha | 10 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blau-Gelb Laubsdorf | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Borea Dresden 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sachsen Leipzig 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 5 | 1 | R | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | R | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| VfB Pößneck | 13 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grün-Weiß Wolfen | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VfB Sangerhausen | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SV Dessau 05 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TSV Völpke | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eintracht Sondershausen | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Erfurt Nord | 15 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dresden 06 | 12 | 11 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dresdner SC | 9 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | R | R | R | R | R | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC Anhalt Dessau | M | M | M | N | N | N | 16 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC Lausitz Hoyerswerda | 6 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| VfB Zittau | 3 | 13 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SV Braunsbedra | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stahl Riesa | 12 | 16 | 8 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VfB Leipzig II 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fortuna Magdeburg | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SSV Erfurt-Nord | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Suhler SV | 16 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. SV Gera 9 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bornaer SV | 10 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. FC Aschersleben | 15 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motor Zeulenroda | 11 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SV 1910 Kahla | 8 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Meißner SV 08 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SC 1903 Weimar | 14 | 15 | 12 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FSV Brieske-Senftenberg | M | M | M | 13 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. FC Markkleeberg 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FSV Kölleda | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FSV Sömmerda | 15 |
Notes
- 1 1. FC Markkleeberg declared bankruptcy in 1994.
- 2 VfB Leipzig II withdrew from the league in 2000 because the first team was relegated. VfB Leipzig folded in 2004 and reformed as 1. FC Lok Leipzig.
- 3 VfL Halle 96 withdrew its team to the Verbandsliga in 2001.
- 4 FV Dresden-Nord renamed itself SC Borea Dresden in 2007. The club withdrew from the league after four rounds of the 2011–12 season.
- 5 1. FC Gera 03 withdrew from the league during the 2011–12 season.
- 6 FC Sachsen Leipzig declared insolvency at the end of the 2010–11 season and folded.
- 7 In 2009 SSV Markranstädt sold its Oberliga licence to RB Leipzig.
- 8 Dynamo Dresden II, Chemnitzer FC II, Erzgebirge Aue II and Hallescher FC II withdrew from competition at the end of the 2014–15 season.[5]
- 9 BSG Wismut Gera was formed in 2007 in a merger of 1. SV Gera, Blau-Weiß Gera and Geraer KFC Dynamos, and withdrew from the league after the 2018–19 season.
- 10 Rot-Weiß Erfurt II and FC Energie Cottbus II withdrew from the league at the end of the 2015–16 season.[6]
- 11 Wacker Nordhausen II withdrew from the league in 2020 because the first team was relegated.
- 12 VfL 05 Hohenstein-Ernstthal withdrew from the league during the 2019–20 season.
- 13 Carl Zeiss Jena II withdrew from competition at the end of the 2021–22 season.
- 14 1. FC Merseburg withdrew from the league during the 2021–22 season.
Key
| Symbol | Key |
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| B | Bundesliga (1963–present) |
| 2B | 2. Bundesliga (1974–present) |
| 3L | 3. Liga (2008–present) |
| R | Regionalliga Nordost (1994–2000) Regionalliga Nord (2000–2008) Regionalliga Süd (2000–2004) Regionalliga Nordost (2008–present) |
| N | Club played in the NOFV-Oberliga Nord |
| M | Club played in the NOFV-Oberliga Mitte |
| 1 | League champions |
| Place | League |
| Blank | Played at a league level below this league |