The Bezirksoberliga Unterfranken was the seventh tier of the German football league system in the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (German: Unterfranken ). Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it was the sixth tier of the league system, until the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 the fifth tier.
15-764: The league was disbanded at the end of the 2011–12 season, when major changes to the Bavarian football league system were carried out. Above the Bezirksoberligas, the Landesligas were expanded in number from three to five divisions and the Bezirke have two to three regional leagues, the Bezirksligas, as its highest level again, similar to the system in place until 1988. The Bezirksoberligas in Bavaria were introduced in 1988 to create
30-649: A highest single-division playing level for each of the seven Bezirke . Before the introduction of the Bezirksoberligas, the Bezirksliga was the level of play below the Landesliga. The Bezirksliga Unterfranken-Gruppe 1 and Unterfranken-Gruppe 2 fed the Landesliga Bayern-Nord as they afterwards fed the Bezirksoberliga Unterfranken. The winner of the Bezirksoberliga Unterfranken, like the winner of
45-648: Is currently the seventh tier of the German football league system in the northern part of the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Upper Bavaria ( German : Oberbayern ). Until the disbanding of the Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern 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
60-431: Is fed by the following Kreisligas: The league has generally operated with a strength of 16 clubs since 1982 and rarely deviated from this. The only exceptions were in 1988-89 and 2017–18, when it played with 14 and 15 respectively. Before 1982, the league strength constantly fluctuated between 15 and 16 clubs. The league went through the following timeline of positions in the league system: The winners and runners–up of
75-596: The Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken , was directly promoted to the Landesliga Bayern-Nord . The two second placed teams out of those leagues played-off for another promotion spot. The winner went to the Landesliga , the loser faced the 15th placed team out of the Landesliga for the last spot there. However, in some years additional promotion places were available in the Landesliga. The three bottom teams of
90-691: The Bezirksoberligas were disbanded. Instead, the Bezirksligas took the place of the Bezirksoberligas once more below the Landesligas . The following qualifying modus applied at the end of the 2011–12 season: The winner of the Bezirksliga Oberbayern-Nord, like the winner of the Bezirksliga Oberbayern-Ost and Bezirksliga Oberbayern-Süd was, until 2011, directly promoted to the Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern . The runners-up of
105-682: The Regionalliga Bayern , is currently the fourth tier of German football. The lowest league in Bavaria is currently the C-Klasse, which is the 12th tier of German football. In 2012, the league system experienced a major overhaul when the Regionalliga Bayern was established, the Bayernliga split into two regional divisions and the Landesliga expanded from three to five divisions. The top-tiers of
120-470: The Bezirksligas in Upper Bavaria 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 five Landesligas. Given that the new Landesligas, unlike the old ones, are not geographically fixed
135-557: The Bezirksoberliga joined the following leagues: The following teams have won or finished runners-up in the league: The following clubs have won the league more than once: The final placings in the league since its interception: Bavarian football league system The Bavarian football league system of the Bavarian Football Association ranks within the German football league system . Its highest division,
150-484: The Bezirksoberliga were relegated to the Bezirksliga, the team just above those faced a play-off against the second placed Bezirksliga teams. With the league reform at the end of the 2011–12 season, which includes an expansion of the number of Landesligas from three to five, the Bezirksoberligas were disbanded. Instead, the Bezirksligas took the place of the Bezirksoberligas below the Landesligas once more. The clubs from
165-792: The champion could end up in either the Landesliga Bayern-Mitte , the Landesliga Bayern-Südwest or the Landesliga Bayern-Südost . 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 Oberbayern-Nord
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#1732877278625180-430: The league champions were not automatically promoted but instead had to play-off for promotion as there was five Bezirksligas feeding the Landesliga but initially only three, later four promotion spots. The clubs from Oberbayern-Nord were generally quite successful in the promotion round, only missing out seven times in 25 seasons. In 1988, when the Bezirksoberligas were introduced, the league lost some of its status as it
195-1192: The league system as operated from 2014–15 onwards: Level League(s)/Division(s) I Bundesliga 18 clubs II 2. Bundesliga 18 clubs III 3. Liga 20 clubs IV Regionalliga Bayern 18 clubs V Bayernliga Nord 18 clubs Bayernliga Süd 18 clubs VI Landesliga Nordost 18 clubs Landesliga Nordwest 17 clubs Landesliga Mitte 18 clubs Landesliga Südost 17 clubs Landesliga Südwest 17 clubs VII Bezirksligas Unterfranken Bezirksligas Oberfranken Bezirksligas Mittelfranken Bezirksligas Oberpfalz Bezirksligas Niederbayern Bezirksligas Oberbayern Bezirksligas Schwaben (see also: Swabian football league system ) East West East West Mittelfranken 1 Mittelfranken 2 North South East West North South East North South VIII Kreisligas Unterfranken Kreisligas Oberfranken Kreisligas Mittelfranken Kreisligas Oberpfalz Bezirksliga Oberbayern-Nord The Bezirksliga Oberbayern-Nord (English: District league Upper Bavaria-North )
210-520: The sixth tier. From the league's inception in 1963 to the introduction of the Bezirksoberliga in 1988 it was the fifth tier. 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 were established. Until the establishment of the Bezirksoberliga,
225-412: 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. When the Bezirksoberliga was established, five clubs from the league gained entry to the new league: 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,
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