Bezirksliga Mittelfranken 2
Map of Bavaria with the location of Middle Franconia highlighted
Founded1963
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Number of teams16
Level on pyramidLevel 7
Promotion toLandesliga
Relegation to
  • Kreisliga Jura
  • Kreisliga Neumarkt
  • Kreisliga Nürnberg/Frankenhöhe 1
Current championsTSV 1860 Weißenburg
(2019–21)

The Bezirksliga Mittelfranken 2 (English: District league Middle Franconia 2), formerly the Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Süd, is currently the seventh tier of the German football league system in the southern 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, was the seventh tier of the league system, until the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 the sixth tier. From the league's inception 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 2.

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-Süd, like the winner of the Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Nord 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 2 is fed by the following Kreisligas:

From 1995, the league has generally operated with a strength of 16 clubs and rarely deviated from this until 2012, when the number was increased to 18.[1] In 2019, it was decreased back to 16.

League timeline

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

Years Name Tier Promotion to
1963–88 Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Süd V Landesliga Bayern-Mitte
1988–94 Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Süd VI Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken
1994–2008 Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Süd VII Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken
2008–12 Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Süd VIII Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken
2012– Bezirksliga Mittelfranken 2 VII Landesligas Bayern

League champions

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

2012–present

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

Season Champions Runners–up
2012–13 Spfr. Dinkelsbühl TuS Feuchtwangen
2013–14 SV Seligenporten II TuS Feuchtwangen
2014–15 TuS Feuchtwangen SV Ornbau
2015–16 SC 04 Schwabach SC Aufkirchen
2016–17 ESV Ansbach-Eyb TuS Feuchtwangen
2017–18 SC Großschwarzenlohe SC Aufkirchen
2018–19 BSC Woffenbach TSV 1860 Weißenburg
2019–21 TSV 1860 Weißenburg FC Wendelstein

Current clubs

The clubs in the league in the 2021–22 season and their 2019–21 final positions:[5]

Club Position
TuS Feuchtwangen Relegated from the Landesliga
FC Wendelstein 2nd
ASV Zirndorf 3rd
FV Dittenheim 4th
TV 1879 Hilpoltstein 5th
ESV Ansbach-Eyb 6th
SV Raitersaich 7th
FC Dombühl 8th
TSV Greding 9th
STV Deutenbach 10th
SC Aufkirchen 11th
TSG 08 Roth 12th
TSV DJK Herrieden 13th
SV Sportfreunde Dinkelsbühl Promoted from the Kreisliga
SV Lauterhofen Promoted from the Kreisliga
SV Unterreichenbach Promoted from the Kreisliga

References

  1. ^ a b c d Tables and results of the Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Süd Manfreds Fussball Archiv. Retrieved 21 July 2012
  2. ^ Landesliga Mitte tables (in German) Das Deutsche Fussballarchiv. Retrieved 21 July 2012
  3. ^ Untere Ligen erfahren eine Aufwertung (in German) Augsburger Allgemeine, published: 11 April 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2011
  4. ^ Die neue Landesliga-Einteilung (in German) fupa.net, Map of the new Landesligas with all 2012-13 clubs. Retrieved 13 June 2012
  5. ^ a b "Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Süd - Spieltag / Tabelle" [Bezirksliga Middle Franconia-South - Matchday / Table]. kicker.de (in German). Kicker.

Sources

External links

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