The Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte, until 2008 named Landesliga Hessen-Mitte, is currently the sixth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it was the fifth tier of the league system, until the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 the fourth tier.
Overview The Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte was formed in 1965 as the Landesliga Hessen-Mitte, a tier four feeder league to the then Amateurliga Hessen.
The winner of the Verbandsliga Mitte automatically qualifies for the Hessenliga, the runners-up need to compete with the runners-up of the Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord and the Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd as well as the 15th placed team of the Hessenliga for another promotion spot.
The Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte is fed by the Gruppenliga Hessen-Wiesbaden, and Hessen-Gießen/Marburg. The winners of those are automatically promoted to the Verbandsliga, the runners-up play-off for another promotion spot.
Up until 1973 it was common for teams to move between Landesligen, resulting in the fact that some teams have won titles in two different Landesligen. This practice has since stopped.
Along with the renaming of the Oberliga Hessen to Hessenliga in 2008, the Landesliga was renamed Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte.
League champions The league champions:Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte tables & results kicker.de. Retrieved 9 June 2014Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte tables Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv. Retrieved 9 June 2014 Verbandsliga The league champions since the renaming of the league in 2008: Season Club 2008–09 VfB Marburg 2009–10 Eintracht Wetzlar 2010–11 SpVgg Hadamar 2011–12 FSV Braunfels 2012–13 SV Wiesbaden 2013–14 TSV Steinbach 2014–15 Teutonia Watzenborn-Steinberg 2015–16 Viktoria Kelsterbach 2016–17 SC Waldgirmes 2017–18 FC Eddersheim 2018–19 FSV 1926 Fernwald 2019–20 SV Zeilsheim 2020–21 Season curtailed and voided 2021–22 TSV Steinbach II
Landesliga The league champions until the renaming of the league in 2008:
Season Club1965–66FC Hanau 931966–67Kickers Viktoria Mühlheim1967–68TuS Naunheim1968–691. FC 1911 Hochstadt1969–70FSV 07 Bischofsheim1970–71Kickers Offenbach II1971–72SpVgg Bad Homburg1972–73SSV 1911 Dillenburg1973–74FVgg Kastel 061974–75TSV Klein-Linden1975–76Viktoria Sindlingen1976–77SG 01 Hoechst1977–78Viktoria Sindlingen1978–79FVgg Kastel 061979–80Eintracht Haiger
Season Club1980–81Viktoria Sindlingen1981–82SV Wiesbaden1982–83RSV Würges1983–84TSV Battenberg1984–85VfL Marburg1985–86SV Wiesbaden1986–87SG 01 Hoechst1987–88TSV Battenberg1988–89SV Wehen1989–90VfL Marburg1990–91RSV Würges1991–92VfL Marburg1992–93SG 01 Hoechst1993–94VfR 07 Limburg
Season Club1994–95VfB Gießen1995–96TSV Battenberg1996–97VfB Unterliederbach1997–98FC Ederbergland1998–99VfB Marburg1999–00SG Walluf 19322000–01TSG Wörsdorf2001–02SC Waldgirmes2002–03FSV Braunfels2003–04SC Waldgirmes2004–05FSV Steinbach2005–06RSV Würges2006–07SV Wehen II2007–08TSV Eintracht Stadtallendorf
FC Ederbergland hold the record in numbers of titles for the Landesliga Mitte, having won four, the first three under the name of TSV Battenberg. Only SpVgg Bad Homburg hold the same number of titles but those were won in the other two Landesligen – Mitte and Süd.
Additionally promoted teams These clubs were promoted to the Oberliga after finishing second in the league: Season Club1993–94FC Herborn1995–96RSV Würges1998–99FSV Braunfels2000–011. FC Eschborn2005–06FSV Braunfels2006–07Eintracht Wetzlar2007–081. FC Eschborn2011–12FC Eddersheim2015–16FC Ederbergland2018–19TuS Dietkirchen
References
Sources Deutschlands Fußball in Zahlen, DSFS Süddeutschlands Fußballgeschichte in Tabellenform 1897-1988 by Ludolf Hyll Die Deutsche Liga-Chronik 1945-2005 DSFS 2006
External links Hessischer Fußball-Verband – HFV