Diocese League Berlin
| Diocese League Berlin e. V. | |
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| purpose | Promotion of the general public in the field of sport |
| Chair: | David E., Andreas Z. |
| Establishment date: | 1997 |
| Seat : | Berlin |
| Website: | www.bistumsliga.de |
The Diocese League Berlin e. V. is a Catholic recreational football league that was established in 1990 . Teams from the region of the Archdiocese of Berlin take part in various divisions in the regular league operation, the Diocese League Football Championship (diocese championship for short) .
In the past, the Diocese League Berlin received special attention due to its integrative character. As one of the first projects originally organized by the church , the association was made available to all interested parties some time ago, regardless of their beliefs or citizenship . Therefore, in addition to the Christian teams, many teams and players from other religions and different nationalities take part in the game today .
History of the Diocese League
Development of the diocese championship
In 1990, representatives of several existing Catholic football teams from various parishes in the Diocese of Berlin met to discuss the possibility of holding a regular football championship among themselves. This championship was supposed to replace the friendlies that had been taking place for years . In the end, there were nine teams that formed a league that autumn and began playing for the title of diocese master. In the first season of 1990/91, the Brandenburg team from the parish of the Holy Trinity (in Brandenburg an der Havel ) secured the championship.
Although the newly created league went largely unnoticed by the public, it soon enjoyed great interest in other communities. In the second year of its existence, the number of teams participating in the diocese championship grew to 13. A further increase to 15 teams in the following season 1992/93 made it possible to expand the diocese championship by an additional league at this point.
The tournament experienced the clearest increase in teams to date in the 1995/96 season. However, the now 29 participating teams required a restructuring and renewed expansion of the league system . The 2nd division was therefore divided into seasons A and B and a 3rd division was added. This changed structure of the championship allowed the inclusion of five more teams in the following season.
Nevertheless, in the 1997/98 season the diocese championship had to be supplemented again by a division, the 4th league, in order to be able to integrate all 43 teams now participating. This structure was retained until the 2001/02 season.
In that season, the league management decided to change the structure of the championship again, this time not because of the inclusion of new teams, but to simplify the league structure. The division of the second division into two was canceled and a fifth division was established in return. The linear arrangement of the game classes, in addition to improved clarity, also had the advantage that, in the future, new leagues could easily be added to the existing system if this were necessary.
This possibility was finally used in the current 2006/07 season with the introduction of the 6th division. The organizers of the diocese championship had already recognized the great demand for another division in the past season and initially founded an unofficial 6th division, the so-called waiting list league, during the season.
A season with seven different divisions formed the peak of leagues, but the number of participants is currently declining and five divisions are playing football together in the 2016/2017 season.
Development of further tournaments
When the nine founding members of the diocese league got together in the fall of 1990 and started playing, they initially only pursued the goal of holding a championship, the diocese championship . With the increasing number of registered teams, however, the call for other tournaments in other forms of organization quickly became loud. Therefore, in the 1992/93 season, just two years after the founding of the diocese league, the first cup competition was added to the schedule. The so-called Diocese Cup quickly enjoyed great popularity and therefore established itself permanently in the schedule.
The steady increase in teams in the game operations of the diocese league did not stop in the following years, and so the organizers decided to launch a second cup tournament in the 1994/95 season. With the first staging of the first league cup , the only competition of the diocese league that has been carried out entirely in the knockout system to date was created . The introduction of the league cup was also sustainably successful.
Despite this success, no further tournament was added to the schedule of the diocese league until the 1997/98 season. Due to the growing popularity of indoor football and the associated possibility of bridging the winter break in the league, the indoor masters were then introduced. The first edition of this competition took place on January 24th and 31st, 1998 in the halls of the Alte Försterei . The Indoor Masters completed the tournament schedule of the Diocese League in Berlin and is therefore the youngest regional tournament.
However, the Interbishopric Cup has the shortest history as a competition . Since the 2000/01 season, this tournament has offered the teams of the Diocese League Berlin the opportunity to compete with teams from the greater Cottbus area beyond the diocese's borders . Although it represents the smallest competition in terms of the number of participating teams, the Interbishopric Cup was also able to quickly establish itself in the tournament schedule of the diocese league.
On the other hand, the ISC, a game of a diocese league selection against the women's soccer team of Tennis Borussia Berlin , could not prevail over the long term . In 2001 this game was won 4: 1 by the selection of the diocese league, in 2002 the women's team of Tennis Borussia Berlin won 2: 1. The closest result of the ISC came in 2003 when, with a score of 4: 4, after the end of regular time there was even a penalty shoot-out . This was ultimately won by the diocese league selection 9: 8. However, no further comparison has been made since then.
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| The sporting development of the Diocese League Berlin at a glance |
Organization development
In the early years of the diocese league, the organizational effort for planning the league operations was relatively low, which is why an administrative apparatus for running the league was not yet required. The flow of information , for example the exchange of game results, goal scorers, etc. could still be maintained informally by telephone at this time. Important messages about the rules, fixings and tables have already been forwarded to the teams as copies, but until 1995 there was in fact no consistent system .
The increase in teams in the 1995/96 season as well as the more complex structure of the constantly growing diocese championship now made clear to the league management that such a system was inevitable. Therefore, in July 1995, the Diocese League Information Service (BL-ID) appeared for the first time with a "zero number", which contained competition rules and schedules for the coming season. The BL-ID with the serial number 1 was finally published on September 2, 1995. This magazine, which was then published roughly monthly, quickly established itself as a communication medium that can hardly be dispensed with and has not lost this position to this day.
But even the organizers themselves were increasingly reaching the limits of their capabilities with the increasing number of teams and leagues . When the diocese league started in the 1997/98 season, it became clear that the effort for the preparation, follow-up and implementation of the games could no longer be covered without a fixed organizational structure . Because of this, in the autumn of 1997, the league leadership of the association Bistumsliga Berlin e. V. founded.
The association Diocese League Berlin e. V.
General
The Association of the Diocesan League Berlin was founded on September 22, 1997 with the resolution of the statutes in the general meeting and entered in the register of associations of the Charlottenburg District Court on August 19, 1998 under the number 18476 Nz. Due to the entry in the register of associations, the addition e. V. in the name. The permission of the Archbishop's Ordinariate was obtained for the use of the word diocese in the association's name . The Diocese League Berlin e. V. is based in Berlin and uses the calendar year as the financial year .
Purpose of the association and principles
The Diocese League Berlin e. V. pursues in accordance with Section 2 Paragraph 1 of the Articles of Association "... exclusively and directly non-profit purposes [...] by promoting the general public in the field of sport ." This purpose is in particular "... realized through the implementation of the diocese league football championship." In addition to the purpose of the association, § 2 of the statutes lists the following principles of activity:
- the activity is selfless and therefore does not primarily serve self-economic purposes (para. 2)
- Bodies of the association work in their functions on a voluntary basis (Paragraph 3)
- Inflows of funds are to be used in accordance with the Articles of Association (Paragraph 4)
- There are no profit shares or benefits for the members (Paragraph 5)
- Third parties may not benefit from expenses that are not related to the purpose of the association or from excessively high remuneration (Paragraph 5)
- The association maintains party political neutrality and is committed to the equality of all peoples and races as well as religious and ideological tolerance (para. 5)
Club structure
The association Diocese League Berlin e. V. consists of the following bodies:
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Board of Directors (league management), divided into
- Executive Board, consisting of
- Extended board, consisting of four advisory members
- General meeting , which takes place once a year in the 1st quarter
- Committees
If necessary, additional independent departments can be set up for each type of sport operated by the club. The provisions of the statutes of the Diocese League Berlin e. V. then accordingly.
Competitions
Currently, in the Diocese League Berlin e. V. held various competitions .
| season | Diocese master |
|---|---|
| 1990/91 | Brandenburg |
| 1991/92 | Corpus Christi |
| 1992/93 | Friedrichshagen |
| 1993/94 | Köpenick II |
| 1994/95 | Maria Peace I |
| 1995/96 | Mauritius I |
| 1996/97 | Karlshorst I. |
| 1997/98 | Karlshorst I. |
| 1998/99 | Mauritius I |
| 1999/00 | Marzahn I. |
| 2000/01 | Holy cross |
| 2001/02 | Pankow Blues |
| 2002/03 | Karlshorst I. |
| 2003/04 | Marzahn I. |
| 2004/05 | Marzahn I. |
| 2005/06 | Marzahn I. |
| 2006/07 | Koepenick I. |
Diocese championship
The diocese championship, the staging of which prompted the establishment of the diocese league, is still the most prestigious to this day, organized by the diocese league Berlin e. V. organized competition. In a league system , which currently comprises six divisions , it has been played annually since 1990 for the title of diocese master (1st division) or for promotion to a higher league.
Competition mode
The teams in a division play twice each season against every other team in the same league. A season usually extends from the beginning of September to May or June and is interrupted in winter by a game break (also winter break ). On a matchday of the diocese championship, each team usually plays two consecutive games, unless there is no game in one of the games.
At the end of the season, a final table is drawn up according to the usual criteria. The first team in the first league in the final table of the season receives the title of diocese master and the first two teams in the following leagues are promoted to a division at the end of the season. In return, the last two teams in all leagues (with the exception of the last) relegate one division at the end of the season.
| season | Diocese cup winner |
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| 1992/93 | Koepenick I. |
| 1993/94 | Koepenick I. |
| 1994/95 | Brandenburg |
| 1995/96 | Karlshorst I. |
| 1996/97 | Koepenick I. |
| 1997/98 | Karlshorst I. |
| 1998/99 | Pankow Blues I. |
| 1999/00 | Marzahn I. |
| 2000/01 | Koepenick I. |
| 2001/02 | Maria Peace I |
| 2002/03 | Koepenick I. |
| 2003/04 | SG Motor Berlin |
| 2004/05 | Kaulsdorf I |
| 2005/06 | Marzahn I. |
Diocese Cup
The Diocese Cup is the first cup competition included in the Diocese League and the second oldest competition after the Diocese Championship. The Diocese Cup was held for the first time in the 1992/93 season and has been an integral part of the annual schedule ever since. This cup competition is an open tournament, which means that basically all teams, and not just those organized in the diocese league, can register.
Competition mode
The diocese cup is currently played after the end of the diocese championship. The starting places will be allocated by the league management according to the greyhound principle to those teams that register first for the tournament.
At the end of the tournament, the winner of the final will receive the title of Diocese Cup winner and the team that was defeated in the final will be second.
| season | League cup winners |
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| 1994/95 | Mauritius I |
| 1995/96 | Biesdorf |
| 1996/97 | Maria Peace I |
| 1997/98 | Maria Peace I |
| 1998/99 | Maria Peace I |
| 1999/00 | Biesdorf / Köpenick III |
| 2000/01 | Marzahn I. |
| 2001/02 | Maria Peace I |
| 2002/03 | Holy cross |
| 2003/04 | Marzahn I. |
| 2004/05 | Marzahn I. |
| 2005/06 | KFC Polonia I. |
| 2006/07 | The feet of God II |
| 2007/08 | Koepenick I. |
| 2008/09 | Rapid Rolandseck 95 |
| 2009/10 | Kaulsdorf I |
| 2010/11 | Mary Magdalene I |
League Cup
The second cup competition introduced in the diocese league is the league cup. It has been held annually since the 1994/95 season.
Competition mode
The cup mode of the League Cup is very similar to that of the DFB Cup . The competition is held on different dates during the current season , although several rounds can be played on one day. In contrast to the DFB-Pokal, the starting place is not allocated according to league affiliation or sporting performance, but in a first-class procedure. This means that the teams that register for the league cup first will also be considered first.
The participating teams play against each other in a knockout system from the start. The winner of the final is awarded the title of league cup winner at the end, the loser of the final game is second in the tournament.
| season | Indoor Masters winner |
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| 1997/98 | Holy cross |
| 1998/99 | Marzahn I. |
| 1999/00 | Marzahn I. |
| 2000/01 | Marzahn I. |
| 2001/02 | Köpenick III |
| 2002/03 | Pankow Blues |
| 2003/04 | SG Motor Berlin |
| 2004/05 | Fusion Berlin |
| 2005/06 | Marzahn I. |
| 2006/07 | Marzahn I. |
Indoor Masters
The Indoor Masters is the only indoor tournament organized by the Berlin Diocese League. V. is organized. It has been held since the 1997/98 season. It is worth mentioning that the only disqualification of a title winner in the various competitions of the diocese league was that of the Pankow Blues team at the Indoor Masters of the 2000/01 season. The reason for this was the use of a player who was not eligible to play, curiously, the later top scorer . The Marzahn I team was therefore subsequently awarded the title.
Competition mode
The Indoor Masters is traditionally held during the winter break of the diocese championship, in January or February.
However, the competition mode itself is the same as that of the diocese cup. Only penalty kicks or penalty kicks are carried out indoors from a distance of 7 meters and not from 9 meters, as is the case outdoors at games of the Diocese League Berlin e. V. is common. The winner of the final game receives the title Indoor Masters winner, the loser of the final takes second.
| season | Interbishopric Cup winner |
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| 2000/01 | Köpenick III |
| 2001/02 | Koepenick I. |
| 2002/03 | Marzahn I. |
| 2003/04 | Marzahn I. |
| 2004/05 | SG Motor Berlin |
| 2005/06 | Marzahn I. |
| 2006/07 | Marzahn I. |
Interbishopric Cup
The Interbishopric Cup (IBC for short) is the first and so far only supraregional tournament organized by the Berlin Diocese League. V. is (co-) organized. Since the 2000/01 season, four teams from the Diocese League Görlitz have been competing with four teams from the Diocese League Berlin in this cup competition . As a rule, the Diocese League Berlin e. V. nominated the current diocese champion, the current league cup winner, the current diocese cup winner and the defending champion, if he plays in the Berlin diocese league. If a team has won several titles or the previous year's winner comes from the Diocese league of Görlitz, the league management can fill these places with additional teams. In the past, free places were allocated to teams interested in participating by drawing lots.
Until 2010, the IBC was exclusively run by teams from the Berlin Diocese League. V. won. In 2011 the IBC was won by the Görlitz team from Doberlug-Kirchhain and defended in 2012.
Due to the discontinuation of the BL Görlitz and the overall decreasing number of participants, consideration is being given to merging the IBC with the diocese cup (also known as the cup weekend), as two tournaments in a short section are difficult to maintain in organizational terms.
The title holders at a glance
Since the diocese league was founded, 18 different teams have secured titles in the 17 seasons including the 2006/07 season. The following overviews provide an overview of the champions and cup winners up to the 2006/07 season.
| team | championship | Diocese Cup | League Cup | Indoor Masters | IBC | total |
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| Marzahn I. | 4th | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4th | 18th |
| Koepenick I. | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7th |
| Maria Peace I | 1 | 1 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 6th |
| Karlshorst I. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Holy cross | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Mauritius I | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pankow Blues I. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| SG Motor Berlin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
regulate
This section explains the main differences between the rules of the Diocese League Berlin e. V. to that of FIFA or the DFB and therefore requires knowledge of the football rules laid down by FIFA . It is also not the complete rules of the Berlin Diocese League. V., but about extracts that should make the deviations clear. Unless exceptions are specified, the rules outlined apply to everyone currently by the Bistumsliga Berlin e. V. organized and outdoor games including the games of the Interbishopric Cup.
matchfield
The games of the Diocese League Berlin e. V. are played on small fields , i.e. half of a normal football field (including large fields). Accordingly, instead of the usual soccer goals, small-field or indoor soccer goals, which are about five meters long and two meters high, are used. The penalty area is also smaller as a result. However, where this begins or ends is mostly at the discretion of the referee due to the lack of markings .
Venues
In contrast to the games in professional football, the games of the Diocese League Berlin are not played on the team's own football pitches in the form of home or away games , but take place on neutral ground. As host of the Games, the club diocese League Berlin e occurs. V. itself and thus also bears the costs for renting the venues .
Players and the ability of a team to play
Each of the two participating teams may use a maximum of seven eligible players, one of whom is the goalkeeper . In order to be eligible to play, the player must be registered with the league management for his own team. A team is considered capable of playing a game if it has five deployable players (including the goalkeeper) available.
referee
In the game of the diocese championship, a team is generally named to provide referees for the games. Since, due to the uneven number of teams in the leagues , one team always has no play, they are usually obliged to provide the referees. In the cup competitions, however, referees are not necessarily provided. It may be that the league management names teams that have to provide referees or referees themselves, but it does not have to do this.
Duration of a game
The games of the diocese championship and the league cup consist of two halves of 25 minutes each. The break between the two halves of the game should not exceed 10 minutes.
During the game
Repealed Regulations
The offside rule is applied to the games of the Diocese League Berlin e. V. not applied. In addition, the number of possible changes during the game is in no way limited. The return pass rule was introduced at the beginning of the 2006/07 season.
Changed regulations
All free kicks , except penalty kicks , must be taken indirectly. A free kick that leads directly to a goal is therefore not counted. The so-called wall must be at least 7 meters away from the ball for free kicks. Due to the size of the field and the goals, the penalty kicks are not taken from a distance of 11 meters, but from a distance of 9 meters. The punishment for offenses during the game has also been adjusted. Yellow, yellow-red and red cards are not used. Instead, in addition to the usual warnings, the referee can impose time penalties between 2 and 10 minutes on a player. For this period, the team of the player in question is decimated and the player may not be used (substituted). After the time penalty has expired, these restrictions are lifted again. In contrast to ice hockey , the time penalty does not end prematurely if the opposing team scores a goal in the meantime. In order to punish particularly serious rule violations , the referee also has the option of excluding a player from the rest of the game and thus expelling him from the field.
Out of Game Punishments
In addition to the possibilities that the referee has during the game to punish rule violations, the league management can also punish certain offenses after the game. This relates in particular to violations of the rules that are particularly serious (e.g. gross unsportsmanlike conduct ) and those that can only be determined afterwards (e.g. playing a player who has not been registered).
public relation
Media presence
In the first seven years of the existence of the Diocese League Berlin, the mass media practically failed to notice this leisure league, which was still in its infancy . Only one article in the daily Junge Welt was an exception when it mentioned the existence of the league. Nevertheless, many teams showed interest in the new project and the number of teams participating in the league was growing steadily. Correspondingly, the expenditure for the organization of the gaming operations increased continuously until in the summer of 1997 it was the lack of legal form that caused considerable difficulties when renting seats.
These problems led to two press reports in August of that year , with one article in the Berliner Morgenpost in particular reaching a broad public. With formulations such as "The Sports Promotion Act therefore now forces the believers to their knees", the legislation in particular was criticized, which gave clubs priority when allocating places, even if they came from other city districts . The foundation of the association Bistumsliga Berlin e. V. should remove the organizational hurdles mentioned in the following period.
Nonetheless, the articles on the Diocesan League of Berlin made more frequent appearances in the print media in the future, brought more into the public eye. For example, in its May 3, 1998 issue , the BZ headlined “Die Jesus - Kicker von Berlin” and referred, like some other articles, to the peculiarity that at that time mainly Christians played in this recreational soccer league.
In the years that followed, the change in the diocese league to a project in which many non-Christian teams and players also took part was often discussed in various newspapers . This peculiarity of the Berlin Diocese League was explained in detail through articles such as "In the Berlin Diocese League, non-believers lead the table".
In addition to regular reports in the Katholische SonntagsZeitung, articles continue to appear in other newspapers or on corresponding websites . In addition, the regional radio station SFB or RBB has recently broadcast television and radio reports on the Berlin Diocese League.
Contacts and partnerships
The association built a growing network of connections to other organizations . Due to the history of the development of the diocese league, the focus is on contacts with Christian institutions from a religious environment. Well-known partners of the diocese league include:
- The Federation of German Catholic Youth (BDKJ)
- The DJK sports association
- The Archdiocese of Berlin
In addition, various smaller clubs belong to the contact network of the Diocese League Berlin e. V.
Web links
- Diocese League Berlin - Homepage of the Diocese League Berlin e. V.
- Catholic Sunday newspaper
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Off for the kicking football diocese league . In: Berliner Morgenpost , August 31, 1997
- ↑ A hallelujah at every goal . In BZ , May 3, 1998, category: Berlin / Brandenburg
- ↑ u. a. When it comes to football, the pastor still believes in miracles . In: Berliner Zeitung , June 20, 2000
- ↑ Berliner Morgenpost , December 22, 2000, section: Regional information