2. Oberliga Südwest
The 2. Oberliga Südwest (English: 2nd Premier league Southwest) was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the southwest of Germany from 1951 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. It covered the two states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. OverviewThe 2. Oberliga Südwest was formed in 1951 as a feeder league to the Oberliga Südwest which had been operating from 1945. It was the last of the three second Oberligas, the other two being 2. Oberliga West (1949) and 2. Oberliga Süd (1950). The winners and runners-up of this league were promoted to the Oberliga Südwest, the bottom two teams relegated to the Amateurligas. Below the 2. Oberliga were the following Amateurligas: The TSC Zweibrücken was the only club to play all twelve seasons in the league. Disbanding of the 2. OberligaIn 1963 the league was dissolved. Six of its clubs went to the new Regionalliga Südwest, the new second division. The other ten teams were relegated to the Amateurligas. The following teams were admitted to the new Regionalliga:
The following teams were relegated to the Amateurliga:
Winners and runners-up of the 2. Oberliga SüdwestThe winners and runners-up of the league:[1]
Placings in the 2. Oberliga SüdwestThe league placings from 1951 to 1963:
Source:"2nd Oberliga Südwest". Das deutsche Fussball-Archiv. Archived from the original on 5 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-08. Key
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