Hamburg
The Hamburg Football Association league system is the state association league system in the state of Hamburg and starts at level 5 of the German league system with the Oberliga Hamburg on top. The current (2011–12 season) champions are SC Victoria Hamburg. The champions enter a promotion playoff along with the Bremen-Liga champions, the Schleswig-Holstein-Liga champions and the Oberliga Niedersachsen runner-up for two promotions to the Regionalliga Nord.
As the state of Hamburg consists only of the city of Hamburg itself, there are no local associations below. In the 2012–13 season, the full system comprises 24 divisions having 381 teams Additionally, 5 teams play above the state association league system: Hamburger SV (Bundesliga), FC St. Pauli (2. Bundesliga), Hamburger SV II, FC St. Pauli II and SC Victoria Hamburg (all Regionalliga Nord).
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Level |
Division |
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↑ 1 promotion playoff spot to Regionalliga Nord |
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5 |
Oberliga Hamburg – 18 teams |
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6 |
2 divisions of Landesliga – 32 teams |
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7 |
4 divisions of Bezirksliga – 64 teams |
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8 |
8 divisions of Kreisliga – 128 teams |
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9 |
9 divisions of Kreisklasse – 139 teams |
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