1956–57 Rheinlandliga

The 1956–57 Rheinlandliga was the fifth season of the highest amateur class of the Rhineland Football Association under the name of 1. Amateurliga Rheinland. It was a predecessor of today's Rheinlandliga. It was the first season in which the league played with two game divisions, East and West. The Rhineland champion was determined through a game between the division champions.

1. Amateurliga Rheinland
Season1956–57
ChampionsGermania Metternich
RelegatedSportfreunde Herdorf II, TuS Diez (East Division), TuS Konz, SV Trier-West (West Division)

The 1. Amateurliga was below II. Division Southwest until 1963 and therefore the third-class in the hierarchy. In the seasons 1956–57 to 1962–63 the league was played in two divisions (East and West). The two division champions played to determine the Rhineland champion. With the introduction of the regional league Southwest as second highest class, starting in the 1963–64 season, the Amateur league Rheinland was again combined into one division. Beginning in the 1974–75 season, the league played a role as a sub-team to the newly introduced 2. Bundesliga, where the Rhineland champion played in a relegation against the champion of the Verbandsliga Südwest and the Saarlandliga, for a position in the south divisions of the 2. Bundesliga. Starting from the 1978–79 season, the Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar was introduced as the highest amateur class and this class was renamed to the "Verbandsliga Rheinland" and since then only fourth class.

Results

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Rhineland champion was Germania Metternich[1] through the victory against West division champion FC Bitburg. Subsequently, Germania Metternich managed a second place in the relegations rounds and moved up to the II. Division Southwest. TuS Diez, Sportsfreunde Herdorf II, SV Trier-West and TuS Konz had to descend, after this season, into the 2. Amateur League.[2]

For the following 1957–58 season, teams that moved up from the 2. Amateur League:

  • From the West Division: TuS Mosella Schweich
  • From the East Division: SSV Heimbach-Weis, VfB Wissen

For the following 1957–58 season, Sportsfreunde Herdorf came down from the II.Division into the East division.

SC Moselweiß switched to the West division after the season.

East Division

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Rank Club Matches Goals Points
1. Germania Metternich (N) 22 76:38 34:10
2. SG Betzdorf (N) 22 69:44 32:12
3. SpVgg Bendorf 22 58:37 32:12
4. VfL Bad Ems 22 80:63 25:19
5. Adler Fischbach 22 51:57 23:21
6. SC Wirges 22 69:53 22:22
7. SC Moselweiß (N) 22 44:55 20:24
8. TuS Montabaur 22 39:44 18:26
9. Eintracht Höhr-Grenzhausen 22 41:58 18:26
10. SC Eitelborn (N) 22 38:54 17:27
11. TuS Diez (N) 22 36:50 16:28
12. Sportfreunde Herdorf II (N) 22 36:74 7:37

West Division

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Rank Club Matches Goals Points
1. FC Bitburg (N) 22 55:50 30:14
2. TuS Mayen (N) 22 71:41 29:15
3. SC 07 Bad Neuenahr 22 43:30 28:16
4. Fortuna Saarburg (N) 22 53:42 27:17
5. SpVgg Andernach (A) 22 81:43 25:19
6. Rheinland Mayen 22 59:51 25:19
7. SC Sinzig 22 57:49 25:19
8. SV Ehrang 22 62:53 23:21
9. Fortuna Kottenheim (N) 22 45:51 16:28
10. SV Neuwied 22 38:53 15:29
11. SV Trier-West (N) 22 40:61 15:29
12. TuS Konz 22 28:111 6:38
Amateur League Champion Southwest
Relegation to 2. Amateur League
(M) Previous year's champions
(A) Previous year's descendants from the 2nd Division
(N) Previous year's climbers from the 2. Amateur League

References

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  1. ^ "Ehrentafel Rheinlandmeister" (in German). DSFS. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  2. ^ "Amateurliga Rheinland 1956-57" (in German). Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv. Retrieved 2017-01-30.