The Landesliga Bayern-Süd () was the sixth tier of the German football league system in southern Bavaria. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga (Third League) in 2008, it was the fifth tier of the league system, until the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 the fourth tier.
The winner of the Landesliga Süd was automatically qualified for the Bayernliga, while the runners-up needed to compete with the runners-up of Landesliga Bayern-Mitte and Landesliga Bayern-Nord and the 15th-placed team of the Bayernliga for another promotion spot.
The league was disbanded in 2012, when the Regionalliga Bayern was introduced as the new fourth tier of the German league system in Bavaria. Below this league, the Bayernliga was expanded to two divisions while the number of state leagues grew from three to five divisions. However, none of the new leagues carried the name Landesliga Bayern-Süd, with the Landesliga Bayern-Südwest coming closest in territorial coverage.Auf- und Abstiegsregelung der Bayernliga und der Landesligen für das Qualifikationsspieljahr 2011/2012 Bavarian FA website – Regulations for promotion and relegation in 2012, accessed: 16 July 2011
Overview
The Landesligen in Bavaria were formed in 1963, in place of the 2nd Amateurligas, which operated below the Bayernliga until then. In the region of the Landesliga Süd, the 2nd Amateurligas were split into three groups, Schwaben, Oberbayern A and Oberbayern B. The league was formed from sixteen clubs, six of them from the Amateurliga Südbayern (III) and ten from the 2nd Amateurligas.Die Bayernliga 1945–1997 publisher: DSFS, published: 1998, page: 55 & 56, accessed: 26 June 2009
In the first eighteen seasons, up until 1980, only the league champions were promoted to the Bayernliga. This was altered in 1981, when the three Landesliga runners-up were given the opportunity to earn promotion, too, via a promotion round.Die Bayernliga 1945–1997 publisher: DSFS, published: 1998, page: 116, accessed: 26 June 2009 The Bavarian football association actually stipulates in its rules and regulations that every league champion has to be promoted, unless it declines to do so, and every runners-up has to have the opportunity to earn promotion, too.
Below the league, the Bezirksligas were set as the fifth tier of league football, until 1988, when the Bezirksoberligas were formed. In the early years, three teams were promoted from the Bezirksligas, two from Oberbayern and one from Schwaben; from 1966, it was four clubs, two from each region. The Landesliga Süd is now fed by the two Bezirksoberligen of Schwaben and Oberbayern.
In the early years, the league operated with a strength of sixteen clubs, occasionally dropping to fifteen. From 1968, it was enlarged to eighteen.Landesliga Bayern-Süd Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv, accessed: 27 June 2009 In 1981, TSV Schwaben Augsburg became the first club to be promoted from the Landesligas as a runners-up. Alongside, the number of clubs promoted to the league was increased to five. The league strength now became more fluctuating due to the unpredictability of promotion-relegation play-offs, and it moved between sixteen and nineteen clubs.
With the introduction of the Bezirksoberligas below it in 1988, the winner of those were automatically promoted, while the runners-up played-off for another promotion spot. The loser of this game then faced the 15th placed team of Landesliga to determine the winner of the last available spot in the Landesliga.
Clubs from the border region to Baden-Württemberg traditionally chose to play in the Baden-Württemberg Football League System rather than in the Bavarian Football League System. These so-called "Iller Vereine", after the river Iller who forms the boundary between the two states in this area, left the Schwaben FA in 1946. Notable clubs are the SpVgg Lindau, FV Illertissen and SpVgg Au/Iller. The later played in the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg on a number of occasions.
In the 1993–94 and 2007–08 season, two direct promotion spots to the Bayernliga were available, while the third placed team qualified for the promotion round. The MTV Ingolstadt and TSV Rain am Lech qualified through this process as the third team. The reason for this was changes in the German league system, the introduction of the Regionalliga in 1994 and the 3. Liga in 2008.
Disbanding The Bavarian football federation carried out drastic changes to the league system at the end of the 2011–12 season. With the already decided introduction of the Regionalliga Bayern from 2012–13, it also placed two Bayernligas below the new league as the new fifth tier of the German league system. Below those, five Landesligas instead of the existing three were set, which would be geographically divided to limit travel and increase the number of local derbies.Attraktive Gegner, regionale Einteilung, weniger Fahrtkosten BFV website, published: 12 February 2011, accessed: 29 April 2011
The clubs from the Landesliga Bayern-Süd joined the following leagues: Champions and runners-up: Promotion round to the Regionalliga, winners to the Regionalliga, losers to the Bayernliga. Teams placed 3rd to 8th: Directly qualified to the Bayernliga. Teams placed 9th to 15th: Promotion round to the Bayernliga, winners to the Bayernliga, losers to the Landesliga. Teams placed 16th or worse: Directly qualified to the Landesliga.
Founding members When the league was formed in 1963 as the new fourth tier of the Bavarian league system in Upper Bavaria and Swabia, in place of the 2nd Amateurligas, it consisted of the following sixteen clubs from the following leagues:
From the Amateurliga Südbayern SpVgg Kaufbeuren TSV Kottern FC Kempten FC Bayern Munich II TSV 1860 Munich II TSV Gersthofen From the 2nd Amateurliga Schwaben Meringer SV TSG Augsburg FC Memmingen TSV Kriegshaber BC Aichach
From the 2nd Amateurliga Oberbayern-A TSV 1860 Rosenheim FC Deisenhofen FSV Pfaffenhofen From the 2nd Amateurliga Oberbayern-B ASV Dachau Sportfreunde Pasing
The clubs in the Amateurliga Südbayern placed seventh or better were admitted to the new Amateurliga Bayern, all others went to the new Landesligas. Schwaben had originally only four qualifying spots for its 2nd Amateurliga while Oberbayern had six, this was altered to a five each ratio. The top teams in each league were qualified. The two third placed teams in the two Oberbayern leagues had to play a decider, which Sportfreunde Pasing won 3–0 over FC Traunstein.
Top-three of the Landesliga The following teams have finished in the top-three in the league:Tables and results of the Landesliga Bayern-Süd Manfreds Fussball Archiv, accessed: 4 February 2011 Season Champions Runners–up Third 1963–64 TSG Augsburg SpVgg Kaufbeuren Meringer SV 1964–65 SpVgg Kaufbeuren TSV 1860 Munich II TSV 1860 Rosenheim 1965–66 MTV Ingolstadt TSV 1860 Rosenheim FC Bayern Munich II 1966–67 FC Bayern Munich II TSV 1860 Munich II TSG Pasing 1967–68 SpVgg Kaufbeuren MTV Ingolstadt TSG Pasing 1968–69 MTV Ingolstadt TSG Pasing FC Memmingen 1969–70 FC Memmingen TSG Augsburg ASV Dachau 1970–71 SC Fürstenfeldbruck BSC Sendling Wacker Burghausen 1971–72 BSC Sendling TSG Pasing Wacker Burghausen 1972–73 FC Bayern Munich II Wacker Burghausen VfR Neuburg 1973–74 SpVgg Kaufbeuren TSV 1860 Munich II VfR Neuburg 1974–75 VfR Neuburg TSG Augsburg TSV Ottobrunn 1975–76 TSV 1860 Rosenheim TSV Ottobrunn TSV 1861 Nördlingen 1976–77 MTV Ingolstadt FC Augsburg II SpVgg Starnberg 1977–78 SB/DJK Rosenheim SC Fürstenfeldbruck TSV 1861 Nördlingen 1978–79 TSV Ampfing SC Fürstenfeldbruck BSK Olympia Neugablonz 1979–80 SC Fürstenfeldbruck SB/DJK Rosenheim TSV Schwaben Augsburg 1980–81 SpVgg Unterhaching TSV Schwaben Augsburg FC Wacker München 1981–82 FC Wacker München TSV 1860 Munich II SpVgg Kaufbeuren 1982–83 TSV Eching TSV Aindling SC Fürstenfeldbruck 1983–84 ESV Ingolstadt Wacker Burghausen TSV Aindling 1984–85 SC Fürstenfeldbruck TSV Eching TSV 1860 Rosenheim 1985–86 TSV Großhadern FC Wacker München TSG Augsburg 1986–87 FC Wacker München MTV Ingolstadt Türk Gücü München 1987–88 Türk Gücü München TSV Schwaben Augsburg SpVgg Starnberg 1988–89 SpVgg Starnberg FC Memmingen SV Lohhof 1989–90 TSV Eching SV Lohhof TSV Großhadern 1990–91 TSV Schwaben Augsburg FC Gundelfingen TSV Ampfing 1991–92 SpVgg Starnberg FC Gundelfingen TSV Königsbrunn 1992–93 Wacker Burghausen FC Gundelfingen Türk Gücü München 1993–94 SV Türk Gücü München FC Enikon Augsburg MTV Ingolstadt 1994–95 TSV 1860 Rosenheim TSV Eching TSV Schwaben Augsburg 1995–96 TSV 1860 Munich II TSV Aindling MTV Ingolstadt 1996–97 TSV 1860 Rosenheim TSV Landsberg MTV Ingolstadt 1997–98 TSV Schwaben Augsburg Türk Gücü München MTV Ingolstadt 1998–99 FC Kempten TSV Bobingen FC Ismaning 1999–2000 FC Ismaning MTV Ingolstadt SpVgg Unterhaching II 2000–01 SC Falke Markt Schwaben SpVgg Unterhaching II Eintracht Freising 2001–02 SC Fürstenfeldbruck TSV Schwaben Augsburg FC Gundelfingen 2002–03 FC Memmingen SV Gendorf MTV Ingolstadt 2003–04 MTV Ingolstadt BCF Wolfratshausen Wacker Burghausen II 2004–05 Wacker Burghausen II FC Kempten TSV Rain am Lech 2005–06 SV Heimstetten TSG Thannhausen TSV 1860 Rosenheim 2006–07 FC Kempten TSG Thannhausen TSV Rain am Lech 2007–08 TSV Buchbach FC Ingolstadt 04 II TSV Rain am Lech 2008–09 TSV 1860 Rosenheim FC Affing SV Pullach 2009–10 SV Heimstetten VfB Eichstätt FC Augsburg II 2010–11 SB/DJK Rosenheim TSV Gersthofen TSV Kottern 2011–12 Wacker Burghausen II FC Augsburg II TSV Schwabmünchen Promoted teams in bold. The Bavarian football association requires deciders to be played when two teams are on equal pointsSpielordnung: § 14 (2) Feststellung des Meisters BFV website – Rules of the game: § 14 (2) How to determine the league champion, accessed: 7 February 2011 at the end of the season to determine promotion/relegation. Championship deciders were necessary in the following years: For first place: 1979: TSV Ampfing defeated SC Fürstenfeldbruck. 1983: TSV Eching defeated TSV Aindling. 1995: TSV 1860 Rosenheim defeated TSV Eching 2–1. 2004: MTV Ingolstadt defeated BCF Wolfratshausen 5–2. 2010: SV Heimstetten defeated VfB Eichstätt 2–1. For second place: none
Multiple winners The following clubs have won the league more than once: Club Wins Years MTV Ingolstadt 4 1966, 1969, 1977, 2004 SC Fürstenfeldbruck 4 1971, 1980, 1985, 2002 TSV 1860 Rosenheim 4 1976, 1995, 1997, 2009 SpVgg Kaufbeuren 3 1965, 1968, 1974 Wacker Burghausen II 2 2005, 2012 SB/DJK Rosenheim 2 1978, 2011 SV Heimstetten 2 2006, 2010 FC Kempten 2 1999, 2007 FC Memmingen 2 1970, 2003 TSV Schwaben Augsburg 2 1991, 1998 Türk Gücü München 2 1988, 1994 SpVgg Starnberg 2 1989, 1992 TSV Eching 2 1983, 1990 FC Wacker München 2 1982, 1987 FC Bayern Munich II 2 1967, 1973
All-time table 1963–2012 In the all-time table of the league from its formation in 1963 to its disbanding in 2012, TSV 1860 Rosenheim is the clear leader, 388 points ahead of second placed FC Gundelfingen, with BC Aichach third. The last place, number 121, goes to SpVgg Günz-Lauben with only 12 points. The 121st and last-ever team to enter the league was the VfB Durach for the 2011–12 season.All-time table of the Landesliga Süd 1963–2011 , source: FC Gundelfingen accessed: 28 June 2013
The TSV 1860 Rosenheim holds the record for all three Landesligen with 1,833 points from 1,206 games in 36 seasons, of a possible 49 up to 2012, the final year of the league.
Pos. Club Seasons M W D L GF GA P 1TSV 1860 Rosenheim361206503324379199116781833 2FC Gundelfingen311016396257363168516691445 3BC Aichach29972352245375166017251310 4–118 115 clubs 119VfB Durach1344525317617 120SK Srbija München1343625348515 121SpVgg Günz-Lauben13433283210412
League placings since 1988–89
The complete list of clubs and placings in the league since the 1988–89 season:Das deutsche Fussball Archiv: Landesliga Bayern-Süd Historic German league tables, accessed: 7 February 2011