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.
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| Founded | 1965 |
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| Country |  Germany |
| State |  Hesse |
| Number of teams | 17 |
| Level on pyramid | Level 6 |
| Promotion to | Hessenliga |
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| Domestic cup(s) | Hessenpokal |
| Current champions | TSV Steinbach II (2021–22) |
Overview
editThe 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
editVerbandsliga
editThe league champions since the renaming of the league in 2008:
| Season | Club |
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| 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
editThe league champions until the renaming of the league in 2008:
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- 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
editThese clubs were promoted to the Oberliga after finishing second in the league:
| Season | Club |
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| 1993–94 | FC Herborn |
| 1995–96 | RSV Würges |
| 1998–99 | FSV Braunfels |
| 2000–01 | 1. FC Eschborn |
| 2005–06 | FSV Braunfels |
| 2006–07 | Eintracht Wetzlar |
| 2007–08 | 1. FC Eschborn |
| 2011–12 | FC Eddersheim |
| 2015–16 | FC Ederbergland |
| 2018–19 | TuS Dietkirchen |
References
edit- ^ Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte tables & results (in German) kicker.de. Retrieved 9 June 2014
- ^ Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte tables (in German) Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv. Retrieved 9 June 2014
Sources
editExternal links
edit- Hessischer Fußball-Verband – HFV (in German)