The 2. Oberliga Süd was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the south of Germany from 1950 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. It covered the three states of Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Hesse.

Overview The 2. Oberliga Süd was formed in 1950 as a feeder league to the Oberliga Süd which had been operating since 1945. It was the second of the three second Oberligas, the other two being 2. Oberliga West (1949) and 2. Oberliga Südwest (1951).

The winners and runners-up of this league were promoted to the Oberliga Süd, the bottom two teams relegated to the Amateurligas. Below the 2nd Oberliga were the following Amateurligas:

Amateurliga Bayern (split into northern and southern group from 1953) Amateurliga Hessen Amateurliga Württemberg (split into two groups from 1960) Amateurliga Nordbaden Amateurliga Südbaden

The 1. FC Pforzheim was the only club to have played all 13 seasons in the league.

Disbanding of the 2. Oberliga In 1963 the league was dissolved. The teams on the places one to nine went to the new Regionalliga Süd, the new second division. The teams from 10 to 18 were relegated to the Amateurligas.

The following teams were admitted to the new Regionalliga: FSV Frankfurt ESV Ingolstadt SV Waldhof Mannheim 1. FC Pforzheim Freiburger FC Stuttgarter Kickers TSV Amicitia Viernheim SpVgg Neu-Isenburg Borussia Fulda

The following teams were relegated to the Amateurligas: Amateurliga Bayern: VfB Helmbrechts, VfL Neustadt, SSV Jahn Regensburg, 1. FC Haßfurt Amateurliga Hessen: SV Darmstadt 98, Viktoria Aschaffenburg, FC Hanau 93 Amateurliga Südbaden: FC Singen 04 Amateurliga Württemberg: VfR Heilbronn

Winners and runners-up of the 2. Oberliga Süd SeasonWinnerRunner-Up 1950–51 Stuttgarter Kickers Viktoria Aschaffenburg 1951–52 TSG Ulm 1846 BC Augsburg 1952–53 SSV Jahn Regensburg KSV Hessen Kassel 1953–54 TSV Schwaben Augsburg SSV Reutlingen 1954–55 TSV 1860 Munich Viktoria Aschaffenburg 1955–56 Freiburger FC FC Bayern Munich 1956–57 TSV 1860 Munich SSV Reutlingen 1957–58 SV Waldhof Mannheim TSG Ulm 1846 1958–59 Stuttgarter Kickers FC Bayern Hof 1959–60 SV Waldhof Mannheim Jahn Regensburg 1960–61 BC Augsburg Schwaben Augsburg 1961–62 KSV Hessen Kassel TSG Ulm 1846 1962–63 FSV Frankfurt ESV Ingolstadt

Placings in the 2. Oberliga Süd The league placings from 1950 to 1963:Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv Historical German domestic league tables Club 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 FC Bayern Munich S S S S S 2 S S S S S S S TSV 1860 Munich S S S 4 1 S 1 S S S S S S SSV Reutlingen S 11 8 2 S S 2 S S S S S S FC Bayern Hof 8 7 4 3 4 14 14 5 2 S S S S BC Augsburg S 2 S S S S S S S 6 1 S S TSV Schwaben Augsburg S S 5 1 S S S 17 2 S S TSG Ulm 1846 10 1 S 9 3 13 3 2 S S S 2 S KSV Hessen Kassel 4 3 2 S S 12 9 15 5 7 4 1 S FSV Frankfurt S S S S S S S S S S S S 1 ESV Ingolstadt 2 SV Waldhof Mannheim S S S S 8 6 7 1 S 1 S S 3 1. FC Pforzheim 6 4 15 11 5 11 4 11 13 9 12 3 4 Freiburger FC 14 14 6 8 11 1 S 4 3 11 6 6 5 Stuttgarter Kickers 1 S S S S S S S 1 S 8 14 6 TSV Amicitia Viernheim 6 9 13 15 13 7 SpVgg Neu-Isenburg 6 8 8 16 6 7 8 Borussia Fulda 16 17 9 5 9 SV Darmstadt 98 S 10 12 6 12 7 12 7 14 10 18 10 VfB Helmbrechts 16 15 14 15 4 10 12 11 VfL Neustadt 9 9 13 3 4 12 11 11 12 SSV Jahn Regensburg 3 8 1 S S S S S 7 2 S 15 13 1. FC Haßfurt 10 14 Viktoria Aschaffenburg 2 S S S 2 S S S S S 3 8 15 FC Singen 04 S 15 14 7 7 3 8 18 14 13 9 16 FC Hanau 93 16 10 4 11 10 6 17 4 17 VfR Heilbronn 18 18 SV Wiesbaden 9 9 9 14 14 8 16 13 12 3 5 16 SpVgg Bayreuth 5 14 17 ASV Cham 5 13 13 15 15 5 5 9 16 15 16 18 TSV Straubing 7 6 11 13 6 10 10 12 10 8 17 1. FC Bamberg 12 12 3 12 16 18 11 18 VfB Friedberg 18 Karlsruher FV 10 5 13 15 17 FC Penzberg 17 SpVgg Weiden 17 ASV Durlach 11 5 7 10 18 Union Böckingen 16 16 17 FC Wacker München 13 17 18 ASV Feudenheim 16 17 VfL Neckarau S S 18 VfR Aalen 18 SG Arheilgen 15 VfL Konstanz 17 SV Tübingen 18 Source:

Key Symbol Key S Oberliga Süd 1 League champions Place League Blank Played at a league level below this league

Top scorers Year Player Club Goals 1950–51 Klimmeck SV Wiesbaden 32 1951–52 Platzer BC Augsburg 24 1952–53 Hubeny Jahn Regensburg 24 1953–54 Struzina Schwaben Augsburg 26 Huttner FC Bayern Hof 26 1954–55 Kircher TSG Ulm 1846 25 1955–56 Lebefromm Waldhof Mannheim 27 1956–57 Hohmann Waldhof Mannheim 26 1957–58 Ruoff TSG Ulm 1846 28 1958–59 Horn FC Bayern Hof 27 1959–60 Schmid SV Wiesbaden 31 1960–61 Helmut Haller BC Augsburg 31 1961–62 Kreh FC Hassfurt 30 1962–63 Weselowski Amicitia Viernheim 24 Source:

References

Sources Kicker Almanach, The yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga, since 1937, published by the Kicker Sports Magazine Süddeutschlands Fussballgeschichte in Tabellenform 1897–1988 History of Southern German football in tables, publisher & author: Ludolf Hyll 100 Jahre Süddeutscher Fussball-Verband 100-year-anniversary book of Southern German football Association, publisher: Vindelica Verlag, published: 1997 Die Deutsche Liga-Chronik 1945–2005 History of German football from 1945 to 2005 in tables, publisher: DSFS, published: 2006

External links Das deutsche Fussball Archiv Historic German league tables Oberliga Süd at Fussballdaten.de