Landesliga Hamburg-Hammonia


The Landesliga Hamburg-Hammonia is the sixth tier of the German football league system and the second-highest league in the German state of Hamburg, together with the Landesliga Hamburg-Hansa. It is named after the Latin word for Hamburg, Hammonia.

Overview

1947 to 1950

The league was formed in 1947, alongside three other divisions on the same level in the city of Hamburg, as the Bezirksklasse Hamburg-Hammonia. The other three leagues were:
The four new leagues replaced the 1. Klasse Hamburg as the feeder leagues to the Stadtliga Hamburg, which was now renamed Verbandsliga Hamburg. The 1. Klasse Hamburg had been operating since the end of the Second World War in 1945 and consisted of three divisions. The change in the league system at this level came together with the establishment of the Oberliga Nord as the new tier-one league in Northern Germany. This meant the new Bezirksklasse in Hamburg was now the third tier of the league system, below Oberliga and Verbandsliga.
The league started out with ten clubs, with the league champion being promoted to the Verbandsliga. In its second season, the league expanded to twelve clubs. The league above it was renamed from Verbandsliga Hamburg to Amateurliga Hamburg at the end of this season. The year after, in 1950, the Amateurliga was then reduced to one single division from the two it had been operating at previously.
For the Bezirksklasse, this also meant a change: The four existing divisions were disbanded and replaced by two leagues:
  • Bezirksklasse Hamburg-Alster
  • Bezirksklasse Hamburg-Elbe
For the Hammonia-division this meant a temporary end to its operation.

1953 to 1963

In 1953, the league was once more reestablished and the Elbe-Staffel and Alster-Staffel disbanded. Three of the four leagues in existence until 1950 were reformed, the Olympia-Staffel however, was not. The leagues were now named Verbandsligas:Verbandsliga Hamburg-Hammonia
Each of the three divisions had now fourteen clubs and the league champion was again promoted directly to the Amateurliga Hamburg. The leagues were again the third tier of the German league system. In the fourteen-team per division era, usually the bottom two teams of each division were relegated. Additionally, teams would be moved between the three divisions according to geographical necessity, to balance them out.
In 1963, the Bundesliga was established in Germany. The old Oberliga Nord was disbanded and at its stead, the Regionalliga Nord was set as the second tier of the league system. The Amateurliga Hamburg, now renamed Landesliga Hamburg, slipped to third tier in the league system, making the three Verbandsligas the fourth tier now. Otherwise, nothing changed for the three leagues.

1963 to 1974

In the first couple of seasons after 1963, nothing changed for the three leagues.
In 1970, the Germania-Staffel was disbanded, leaving only the Hansa and Hammonia division on this level, as it is today. The two remaining divisions were increased in size, Hansa to seventeen and Hammonia to sixteen. Also, the leagues changed their name from Verbandsliga to Amateurliga. The following season, both divisions operated with sixteen clubs.
In 1974, the Regionalliga Nord was replaced by the 2nd Bundesliga Nord as the second tier in the region. As the new third tier, the Oberliga Nord was re-established. The Landesliga Hamburg, now renamed Verbandsliga Hamburg slipped to fourth tier because of this change and the two Amateurligas below it therefore to fifth tier.

1974 to 1994

In 1978, the Amateurligas in Hamburg were renamed to Landesliga, a name they carry to date. Nothing changed otherwise for the Landesliga Hamburg-Hammonia.
The league experienced no change in the two decades from 1974 to 1994, operating on sixteen teams for all but one season. Also, changes in the league system above it did not affect it in this time.
In 1994, however, the Regionalligas were reformed. In the north, this meant a reestablishing of the Regionalliga Nord. The Oberliga Nord was disbanded again and in its stead, the Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein was formed. The Regionalliga becoming the new third tier in the league system meant for the Landesligas that they now fell to sixth tier.

1994 to current

The league continued to remain unchanged. The Oberliga Nord was re-formed, again, in 2004, replacing the Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein at this level. This meant no change for the Landesligas.
In 2008, the 3. Liga was established and the Oberliga Nord once more disbanded. Instead of this league, the five northern Verbandsligas were elevated to the status of Oberliga, meaning, the Verbandsliga Hamburg now became the Oberliga Hamburg. The two leagues below it remained as the Landesligas, unchanged in name and tier.

Position of the ''Hammonia-Staffel'' in the league system

YearsLeague nameTierPromotion to
1947-48Bezirksklasse Hamburg-HammoniaIIIVerbandsliga Hamburg
1948-50Bezirksklasse Hamburg-HammoniaIIIAmateurliga Hamburg
1953-63Verbandsliga Hamburg-HammoniaIIIAmateurliga Hamburg
1963-70Verbandsliga Hamburg-HammoniaIVLandesliga Hamburg
1970-74Amateurliga Hamburg-HammoniaIVLandesliga Hamburg
1974-78Amateurliga Hamburg-HammoniaVVerbandsliga Hamburg
1978-94Landesliga Hamburg-HammoniaVVerbandsliga Hamburg
1994–2008Landesliga Hamburg-HammoniaVIVerbandsliga Hamburg
2008-currentLandesliga Hamburg-HammoniaVIOberliga Hamburg

League champions

SeasonClub
1947–48TSV Veddel
1948–49TSV Langenhorn
1949–50Eimsbütteler SV
1950–1953no competition
1953–54Post SV Hamburg
1954–55Hamburger SV Am.
1955–56TSV Duwo 08
1956–57Ahrensburger TSV
1957–58Düneberger SV
1958–59Ahrensburger TSV
1959–60Concordia Hamburg Amateure
1960–61TSV Langenhorn
1961–62Barmbek-Uhlenhorst
1962–63SC Urania Hamburg
1963–64TSV Sasel
1964–65TSG Bergedorf 1860
1965–66SV St. Georg
1966–67FC Voran Ohe
1967–68TSV Duwo 08
1968–69FC St. Pauli Amateure
1969–70SC Poppenbüttel
1970–71Blau–Weiß Schenefeld
1971–72Eidelstedter SV
1972–73VfL 93 Hamburg
1973–74Holsatia Elmshorn

SeasonClub
1974–75SV Lurup
1975–76Viktoria Wilhelmsburg-Veddel
1976–77Harburger TB
1977–78FC St. Pauli Amateure
1978–79Holstein Quickborn
1979–80TuS Güldenstern Stade
1980–81SC Pinneberg
1981–82FSV Harburg
1982–83FC Altona 93
1983–84Blau–Weiß Schenefeld
1984–85FC Süderelbe
1985–86Rasensport Elmshorn
1986–87VfL Stade
1987–88TuRa Harksheide
1988–89Komet Blankenese
1989–90FC St. Pauli Amateure
1990–91SC Langenhorn
1991–92SV Halstenbek–Rellingen
1992–93Horner TV
1993–94Elmshorner MTV
1994–95SV Blankenese
1995–96Wedeler TSV
1996–97Harburger SC
1997–98Holstein Quickborn

SeasonClub
1998–99ETSV Altona
1999–2000VfL 93 Hamburg
2000–01Holstein Quickborn
2001–02Örnek Türkspor
2002–03SV Rugenbergen
2003–04SV Eidelstedt
2004–05FC Süderelbe
2005–06TSV Buchholz 08
2006–07SV Rugenbergen
2007–08SC Egenbüttel
2008–09Wedeler TSV
2009–10Germania Schnelsen
2010–11VfL Pinneberg
2011–12FC Elmshorn
2012–13SV Blankenese
2013–14VfL 93 Hamburg
2014–15SV Lurup
2015–16TuS Osdorf
2016–17FC Teutonia Ottensen
2017–18Hamburg-Eimsbütteler BC
2018–19Hamburger SV III
2019–20Hamburg-Eimsbütteler BC
2020–21Season curtailed and annulled
2021–22Season played in 3 divisions