Bezirksliga Mittelfranken 1

Bezirksliga Mittelfranken 1

Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Founded	1963
Number of teams	18
Level on pyramid	Level 7
Promotion to	Landesliga
Relegation to	Kreisliga Erlangen/Pegnitzgrund 1 Kreisliga Erlangen/Pegnitzgrund 2 Kreisliga Nürnberg/Frankenhöhe 2
Current champions	ATSV Erlangen (2015–16)

The Bezirksliga Mittelfranken 1 (English: District league Middle Franconia 1), formerly the Bezirksliga Mittelfranken Nord, is currently the seventh tier of the German football league system in the northern part of the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Middle Franconia (German: Mittelfranken). Until the disbanding of the Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken in 2012 it was the eighth tier. From 2008, when the 3. Liga was introduced, it was the seventh tier of the league system, until the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 the sixth tier. From the leagues interception in 1963 to the introduction of the Bezirksoberliga in 1988 it was the fifth tier.

Overview

History

Before the Bezirksoberligas in Bavaria were introduced in 1988 the Bezirksligas were the leagues set right below the Landesligas Bayern in the football pyramid from 1963 onwards, when the Landesligas and Bezirksligas were established. Until the establishment of the Bezirksoberliga, the league champions were not automatically promoted but instead had to play-off for promotion as there was six Bezirksligas feeding the Landesliga Mitte, two each in Middle Franconia, Upper Palatinate and Lower Bavaria.^[1][2]

In 1988, when the Bezirksoberligas were introduced, the league lost some of its status as it was relegated one tier. On a positive note, the league champions were now always promoted and the league runners-up had the opportunity to play-off for promotion as well.^[1] After the 2010–11 season the league's name was changed from the geographical distinction Nord to a number, becoming the Bezirksliga Mittelfranken 1.

With the league reform at the end of the 2011–12 season, which included an expansion of the number of Landesligas from three to five, the Bezirksoberligas were disbanded. Instead, the Bezirksligas took the place of the Bezirksoberligas once more below the Landesligas.^[3]

Format

The winner of the Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Nord, like the winner of the Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Süd was, until 2011, directly promoted to the Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken. The runners-up of the Bezirksligas in Middle Franconia would take part in a promotion round with the best-placed Bezirksoberliga team which did finish on a relegation rank to determine one or more additional promotion spots, depending on availability. From the 2012-13 season onwards, the league champion will be promoted to one of the Landesligas, depending on geographic location.^[4]

The bottom three teams of each group are relegated to one of the Kreisligas. At the same time the Kreisliga champions were promoted to the Bezirksliga. The runners-up of the Kreisligas faced a play-off with each other and the 13th placed teams in the Bezirksliga.

The Bezirksliga Mittelfranken 1 is fed by the following Kreisligas:

• Kreisliga Erlangen/Pegnitzgrund 1
• Kreisliga Erlangen/Pegnitzgrund 2
• Kreisliga Nürnberg/Frankenhöhe 2

Since 1995, the league has generally operated with a strength of 16 clubs and rarely deviated from this.^[1]

League timeline

The league went through the following timeline of positions in the league system:

Years	Name	Tier	Promotion to
1963–88	Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Nord	V	Landesliga Bayern-Mitte
1988–94	Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Nord	VI	Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken
1994–2008	Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Nord	VII	Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken
2008–12	Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Nord	VIII	Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken
2012–	Bezirksliga Mittelfranken 1	VII	Landesligas Bayern

League champions

The winners and runners–up of the league:^[1][5]

1963–88 The league champions and runners–up while being a feeder league to the Landesliga: Season Champions Runners–up 1963–64 SpVgg Jahn Forchheim 1. FC Schnaittach 1964–65 1. FC Schnaittach SpVgg Heroldsbach 1965–66 1. FC Herzogenaurach 1966–67 ASV Herzogenaurach 1. SC Feucht 1967–68 ASV Herzogenaurach TSV Burgfarrnbach 1968–69 ASV Neumarkt ^+ TSV Röthenbach ^+ 1969–70 TSV Röthenbach TSV Wilhermsdorf 1970–71 SpVgg Jahn Forchheim FSV Erlangen-Bruck 1971–72 TSV Langenzenn SC Adelsdorf 1972–73 TSV Höchstadt TSV Röttenbach 1973–74 SC Adelsdorf ATSV Erlangen 1974–75 TSV Höchstadt SC Adelsdorf 1975–76 SpVgg Erlangen TSV Höchstadt 1976–77 SC Pommelsbrunn TSV Röttenbach 1977–78 TSV Röttenbach 1978–79 1979–80 TSV Vestenbergsgreuth TuS Feuchtwangen 1980–81 SK Lauf 1981–82 1982–83 FSV Bad Windsheim 1983–84 1. FC Herzogenaurach 1984–85 1985–86 SpVgg Jahn Forchheim 1. FC Herzogenaurach 1986–87 1. FC Herzogenaurach ASV Neumarkt 1987–88 TSV Ebermannstadt ASV Neumarkt

1988–2012 The league champions and runners–up while being a feeder league to the Bezirksoberliga: Season Champions Runners–up 1988–89 1. FC Hersbruck FV Wendelstein 1989–90 SK Lauf SpVgg Erlangen 1990–91 FV Wendelstein SV Pölling 1991–92 SpVgg Heßdorf TSV Röttenbach ^+ 1992–93 DJK Langwasser SV 73 Nürnberg–Süd 1993–94 FC Stein SpVgg Fürth II 1994–95 TSV Ebermannstadt SK Lauf 1995–96 ASV Zirndorf FSV Erlangen–Bruck 1996–97 TSV Neunkirchen SV 73 Nürnberg–Süd 1997–98 ASV Forth SG Quelle Fürth II 1998–99 SC Eltersdorf TSV SWS Nürnberg 1999–2000 ASV Vach II 1. FC Schnaittach 2000–01 1. FC Burk TSV SWS Nürnberg 2001–02 SG 83 Nürnberg-Fürth SV 73 Nürnberg-Süd 2002–03 SpVgg Jahn Forchheim SV Buckenhofen 2003–04 Post SV Nürnberg SpVgg Heßdorf 2004–05 BSC Erlangen 1. FC Hersbruck 2005–06 SV Buckenhofen 1. FC Hersbruck 2006–07 1. FC Hersbruck SK Lauf 2007–08 BSC Erlangen FSV Erlangen-Bruck II 2008–09 Baiersdorfer SV SpVgg Erlangen 2009–10 Dergahspor Nürnberg ASV Zirndorf 2010–11 ASV Vach TSV Buch 2011–12 ASV Pegnitz FC Stein

2012–present

The league champions and runners–up while being a feeder league to the Landesliga once more:

Season	Champions	Runners–up
2012–13	ASV Veitsbronn-Sieg.	SpVgg Erlangen
2013–14	BSV Baiersdorf	SV Schwaig
2014–15	TSV Kornburg	SpVgg Erlangen
2015–16	ATSV Erlangen	ASV Zirndorf

• Promoted teams in bold.
• ⁺ Teams finished on equal points, decider needed to determine final position.
• In 2008 third placed FSV Stadeln was also promoted.

Current clubs

The clubs in the league in the 2016–17 season and their 2015–16 final positions:^[6]

Club	Position
FSV Stadeln	Relegated from the Landesliga
ASV Zirndorf	2nd
SpVgg Hüttenbach	3rd
Bayern Kickers Nürnberg	4th
SpVgg Erlangen	5th
Cagri Spor Nürnberg	6th
SV Schwaig	7th
SG 1883 Nürnberg/Fürth	8th
TV 1848 Erlangen	9th
SK Lauf	10th
TSV Burgfarmbach	11th
SpVgg Diepersdorf	12th
SV Tennenlohe	13th
ASV Fürth	Promoted from the Kreisliga
1. FC Hersbruck	Promoted from the Kreisliga
FC Herzogenaurach	Promoted from the Kreisliga
1. FC Kalchreuth	Promoted from the Kreisliga
FC Ottensoos	Promoted from the Kreisliga

References

1. Tables and results of the Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Nord Manfreds Fussball Archiv, accessed: 21 July 2012
2. Landesliga Mitte tables (German) Das Deutsche Fussballarchiv, accessed: 21 July 2012
3. Untere Ligen erfahren eine Aufwertung (German) Augsburger Allgemeine, published: 11 April 2011, accessed: 2 May 2011
4. Die neue Landesliga-Einteilung (German) fupa.net, Map of the new Landesligas with all 2012-13 clubs, accessed: 13 June 2012
5. "Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Nord - Spieltag / Tabelle" [Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Nord - Results & Table]. kicker.de (in German). kicker (sports magazine). Retrieved 5 May 2016.
6. Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Nord (German) kicker website – League tables and results of the Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Nord, accessed: 7 July 2015

Sources

• 50 Jahre Bayrischer Fussball-Verband (German) 50-year-anniversary book of the Bavarian FA, publisher: Vindelica Verlag, published: 1996

External links

• Bayrischer Fussball Verband (Bavarian FA) (German)
• Bavarian League tables and results (German)
• Website with tables and results from the Bavarian Oberliga to Bezirksliga (German)