The Kreisliga Schwaben-Süd is currently the eighth tier of the German football league system in the southern region of the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk of Swabia (German: Schwaben). Until the disbanding of the Bezirksoberliga Schwaben in 2012 it was the ninth tier. From 2008, when the 3. Liga was introduced, was the eighth tier of the league system, until the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 the seventh tier.
Overview The winner of the Kreisliga Schwaben-Süd, like the winner of the Kreisliga Schwaben-Mitte and the Kreisliga Schwaben-Augsburg, is directly promoted to the Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd. The second placed teams out of those leagues and the 13th placed team out of the Bezirksliga play-off for the last spot there.
The teams relegated from the Kreisliga have to step down to the Kreisklasse. The Kreisliga Schwaben-Süd is fed by the Kreisklasses Schwaben-Allgäu III and Schwaben-Allgäu IV.
Until 1998, the Kreisliga Süd was called A-Klasse Süd. Until 2009, reserve teams of clubs in the league had to enter a parallel reserves division without promotion or relegation but have since been allowed to join the regular league system.Spiele und Ergebnisse Archiv 2008/2009 Bavarian Football Association website – Results archive 2008–09. Retrieved 4 August 2010
League champions The league champions since 1993 were:
Season Club1992–93TSV Dietmannsried1993–94FC Füssen1994–951. FC Sonthofen1995–96TSV Sulzberg1996–97TSV Fischen1997–98TSV Betzigau1998–99TSV Friesenried1999–2000FC Füssen 2000–01VfB Durach 2001–02TSV Marktoberdorf 2002–03VfB Durach2003–04SSV Wildpoldsried 2004–05TSV Lengenwang2005–06BSK Olympia Neugablonz Season Club2006–07SV Pforzen 2007–081. FC Sonthofen II 2008–09TSV Lengenwang 2009–10FC Füssen2010–11SSV Wildpoldsried 2011–12FC Wiggensbach2012–13FC Kempten2013–14SSV Wildpoldsried2014–15FC Kempten2015–16TV Bad Grönenbach2016–17VfB Durach II2017–18FC Thalhofen2018–19SV Stöttwang2019–21FC Oberstdorf In 2017, VfB Durach II was ineligible for promotion. FC Kempten was promoted as runners-up instead.
Current clubs The clubs in the league in the 2021–22 season and their 2019–21 final positions:Kreisliga Süd Bavarian Football Association website – League tables and results of the Kreisliga Schwaben-Süd ClubPosition TSV Kottern II 2nd VfB Durach II 3rd FC Wiggensbach 4th TV Weitnau 5th SC Ronsberg 6th FC Türkspor Kempten 7th TSV Betzigau 8th TSV Pfronten 9th TV Haldenwang 10th FC Füssen 11th TSV Altusried 12th SG Niedersonth./Martinszell KK (promoted) SC Untrasried KK (promoted)
References
Sources Das Fussball Jahresjournal Annual end-of-season magazine of the Swabian FA
External links Bayerischer Fussball-Verband (Bavarian FA)