German Amateur Championship (soccer)
With the introduction of the contract player status in 1950, the DFB introduced the competition for the German amateur championship . The record champions are SC Jülich 1910 and the amateur teams from Hannover 96 and Werder Bremen with three titles each. The competition was held until 1998.
history
In the first few years the final took place immediately before the final of the contract players, so that the amateur players could present themselves in front of a large crowd. Since the 1980s, however, the competition lost its importance and was finally discontinued in 1998. In 1999 and 2000 promotion rounds were also held in the same mode as in 1998, but the respective winners ( 1999 : Kickers Offenbach , 2000 : LR Ahlen ) did not count as German amateur champions.
DFB President Theo Zwanziger called for the reintroduction of the German amateur championship in October 2010. At the DFB Bundestag 2010 it was decided to play the competition again for the 2012/13 season as part of a reform of the regional leagues.
On December 9, 2014, Sport1 editor-in-chief Olaf Schröder told Sport-Bild that his TV station was planning to revive the amateur championship. It is planned to hold the championship between the five champions of the regional leagues North, Northeast, West, Southwest and Bavaria. Sport1 is in negotiations with the respective state associations.
mode
The mode of competition has changed frequently over the years.
1951-1952
The champions of the fifteen regional associations qualified for the German amateur championship (note: Saarland was not part of the DFB at this time). The national champions played the amateur champions in the knockout system .
1953-1955
The fifteen national champions were divided into four groups. Within the group, everyone against everyone was played back and forth. The four group winners qualified for the semi-finals. The semi-finals and the final were both played in one game.
1956-1964
Each regional association sent its amateur champion to the competition. The game was played again in the knockout system with one game per round.
1965-1977
The sixteen champions of the regional associations qualified again. The game continued in the knockout system. However, the eighth, quarter and semi-finals were played in the first and second leg. In 1977 the final was also played in a two-legged manner.
1978-1991
After national league squadrons were set up, the eight season winners of the upper leagues determined the German amateur champion in the knockout system. The quarter-finals and semi-finals were played in a home and away game, the final in one game. In 1978 and 1979 there was also a return match in the final. From 1982 the runners-up of the eight major leagues played for the amateur championship, as the champions played for promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga .
1991-1994
The runners-up of the ten league squadrons were divided into two groups according to geographical considerations. In the group north, the runner-up of the seasons North , Westphalia , North Rhine , Northeast-North and Northeast-Center played . In the group south, the runner-up of the squadrons Southwest , Hessen , Baden-Württemberg , Bavaria and Northeast-South played . In the groups, a single round was played on the principle of everyone against everyone. The group winners met in the final.
1995
After the regional league was introduced , the runners-up in the four seasons played off the amateur champions. The semi-finals were played back and forth, the final in one game.
1996
The loser of the relegation between the relay winners North and Northeast, the third of the relay West / Southwest and the runner-up and third of the relay South qualified. The semi-finals were only played in one game.
1997
The loser of the relegation between the relay winners north and northeast, the third of the relay south and the runner-up and third of the relay west / southwest qualified. The mode remained unchanged.
1998
The vice-champions of the regional leagues west / south-west and south as well as the loser of the relegation between the champions of the regional leagues north and north-east played for the German amateur championship. The game was played in the mode everyone against everyone. The amateur champion rose to the 2nd Bundesliga. After that, the competition was no longer played.
Finals
Web links
- Germany - Amateur Championship 1950–1995 (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Dpa : Football: regional league reform postponed - «prevent break». In: zeit.de. Die Zeit , October 22, 2010, accessed on September 1, 2011 .
- ↑ The adopted proposal at the DFB Bundestag 2010. (PDF; 179 kB) In: dfb.de. Deutscher Fußball-Bund , p. 2 , accessed on August 4, 2013 (mentioned in sections I. 2 and II. 1).
- ^ SID : Regionalliga: Sport1 wants to revive amateur championship. In: 11freunde.de. 11 Friends , December 9, 2014, accessed December 11, 2014 .