Oberliga

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The Oberliga was or is the name of various leagues in numerous sports associations in Germany and Austria . Currently it is mostly a regional or subregional league in the middle levels of the league system . They are organized by the competent regional associations subordinate to the national sports association. In the territory of the GDR , the Oberliga was the highest game or competition class in which national championships were decided. Furthermore, there were some major leagues before 1933, which also represented the highest division in the German league system.

Germany

American football

In men's American football, the major league is on the fourth division level below the GFL , GFL 2 and the Regionalliga. The Oberliga is currently played in 6 seasons:

  • Oberliga Nord
  • Oberliga Ost
  • Oberliga NRW
  • Oberliga Mitte
  • Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
  • Oberliga Bayern

badminton

In the GDR from the 1960/1961 season on, the league was the top division in badminton . In 1984 it was renamed the Special League. In the Federal Republic of Germany the upper league is the fourth highest level in the current division system in the groups west, north and middle after the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga and the regional league. The league level does not exist in the Southeast group.

ice Hockey

In men's ice hockey, the major league is on the third division level below the DEL and DEL 2 in the ice hockey league system . The Oberliga is organized by the German Ice Hockey Federation in two seasons:

At the end of the season, the best teams in the league determine a promotion to DEL2 in promotion rounds .

Soccer

In men's football, the major league is located on the fifth division level below the Bundesliga , the 2nd Bundesliga , the 3rd league and the regional league in the soccer league system . The only exception to this is the area of ​​the Bavarian State Association , which hosts an association league known as the Bavarian League on the fifth level . In the rest of Germany, the league is currently played in 11 leagues with a total of 12 seasons:

The champions of the major leagues usually rise directly to the higher-level season of the regional league. Exceptions to this are the champions of the Schleswig-Holstein-Liga, the Oberliga Hamburg and the Bremen-Liga, who play two promoted players to the Regionalliga together with the runner-up of the Oberliga Niedersachsen in a promotion round. In addition, the runner-up in the Oberliga Westfalen and the two season winners of the Bayernliga will be promoted directly to the regional league. If, after the regular promotion and relegation regulations have been implemented, there are still further places available in the regional league, other teams can also be promoted to the regional league.

see also: GDR Oberliga (football)

Handball

In men's handball, the major league is on the fourth division level below the Bundesliga , the 2nd Bundesliga and the 3rd division . The Oberliga is currently played in 12 seasons:

The champions as well as the runner-up of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg, the winner of the playoffs of the two season winners of the handball regional league North Rhine and Oberliga Westfalen, as well as all other Oberliga champions rise to the 3rd division.

see also: GDR Oberliga

hockey

In hockey , the Oberliga is the highest league of a national association. It usually forms the fourth division level and is located below the federal and regional leagues .

Pool

In pool billiards , the major league is on the fourth division level below the 1st Bundesliga , the 2nd Bundesliga and the Regional League. The Oberliga is currently held in 16 seasons, one per federal state .

chess

In chess , the major league is located in the third highest division level below the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga . The Oberliga is currently played in 10 seasons:

  • Oberliga Nord Nord
  • Oberliga North West
  • Oberliga Nord Ost
  • Oberliga NRW
  • Oberliga Ost A
  • Oberliga Ost B
  • Oberliga Süd-West
  • Oberliga Baden
  • Oberliga Bayern
  • Oberliga Württemberg

Table tennis

In men's table tennis , the league is at the fifth highest division level below the Bundesliga , the 2nd Bundesliga, the 3rd Bundesliga and the Regional League. The responsibility for gaming operations lies with the German Table Tennis Association DTTB .

Until 2010 the major leagues were organized by the regional associations. Before the Bundesliga was founded in 1966, the upper leagues were the highest German division.

With the 2013/14 season, the number of major leagues was reduced from 13 to nine, and from 2015/16 to eight. Since the new structure decided for 2014, where a 3rd Bundesliga is inserted, the Oberliga is no longer the fourth highest, but the fifth highest German division.

Austria

ice Hockey

In men's ice hockey, the major league was located at the third highest division level below the Austrian ice hockey league and the national league until the 2010/11 season . The NAHL fulfilled this function for a short time from 2012 to 2014. In the 2011/12 season and since the 2014/15 season, the 3rd division is no longer played.

Soccer

In men's football, the major league is located in Styria and at the fifth highest division level below the Bundesliga , the 2nd division , the regional league and the regional league . In Vienna it is the sixth highest division, still below the second national league. In the rest of the country, this league level is referred to by other names.

See also

Web links

Wiktionary: Oberliga  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Pool billiards: League division 2011/12 (PDF; 702 kB)
  2. ↑ Chess Oberliga: Result service
  3. ↑ TT-Germany rearranged , magazine tischtennis , 2010/5 pp. 18–19
  4. ↑ Homepage of the DTTB - tab "click-TT / Ligen" (accessed on June 18, 2013)
  5. ↑ What will change in the regional and major leagues in 2013/14? (accessed on June 18, 2013)
  6. ↑ Bundestag resolves single-track 2nd leagues and introduction of League 3 , message from December 1, 2012 ( Memento of the original from March 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on December 4, 2012) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tischtennis.de
  7. ↑ Simone Hinz: DTTB-Bundestag - The second attempt was successful , magazine tischtennis , 2012/12 p. 26