League Champions
From 1957 to 1978 a championship decider was played to determined the Westfalen champion, usually played on home-and-away base with a third game if necessary. Some seasons however, there was only one game, on neutral ground and in 1966 and 1968 no games were played.
| Season | Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | SpVgg Beckum | Sportfreunde Gladbeck | 5-1 | 3-3 | - | |
| 1958 | SpVgg Erkenschwick | FV Hombruch 09 | 2-3 | 3-7 | - | |
| 1959 | SpVgg Beckum | Sportfreunde Siegen | 2-0 | 2-1 | - | |
| 1960 | BV Selm | SSV Hagen | 1-3 | 3-0 | 2-1 | |
| 1961 | Germania Datteln | Sportfreunde Siegen | 0-3 | 5-0 | 2-0 | |
| 1962 | Arminia Bielefeld | BV Brambauer | 2-1 | 0-0 | - | |
| 1963 | VfB 03 Bielefeld | Lüner SV | - | - | 1-3 | |
| 1964 | Eintracht Gelsenkirchen | SC Dortmund 95 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2-0 | |
| 1965 | SpVgg Erkenschwick | VfL Bochum | 1-4 | 3-2 | 1-1 | |
| 1966 | Hammer SpVg | SSV Hagen | - | - | - | |
| 1967 | SpVgg Erkenschwick | Lüner SV | - | - | 0-0 | |
| 1968 | SpVgg Erkenschwick | SSV Hagen | - | - | - | |
| 1969 | DJK Gütersloh | SG Wattenscheid 09 | - | - | 3-1 | |
| 1970 | Eintracht Gelsenkirchen | Westfalia Herne | - | - | 2-1 | |
| 1971 | Arminia Gütersloh | VfL Klafeld-Geisweid | - | - | 1-0 | |
| 1972 | STV Horst-Emscher | Sportfreunde Siegen | 3-1 | 0-4 | 6-7 | |
| 1973 | VfB 03 Bielefeld | Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid | - | - | 2-1 | |
| 1974 | SC Recklinghausen | TuS Neuenrade | 0-3 | 2-4 | - | |
| 1975 | Arminia Gütersloh | Westfalia Herne | 0-2 | 2-4 | - | |
| 1976 | SC Herford | SV Holzwickede | 3-1 | 1-2 | - | |
| 1977 | Arminia Gütersloh | Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid | 2-6 | 2-0 | - | |
| 1978 | 1. FC Paderborn | DSC Wanne-Eickel | 0-2 | 2-1 | - |
- Promoted teams in bold.
- In 1965, VfL Bochum won by coin flip.
- In 1966 and 1968, no champion was determined; in 1967 the contest was drawn.
- In 1969, SpVgg Erkenschwick, runners-up of Group 1, was also promoted.
With the introduction of the Oberliga Westfalen in 1978, the winner of this league was the official champion of Westfalen, deciders between the two Verbandsliga champions were therefore unnecessary. League winners were automatically promoted, some seasons the runners-up too.
| Jahr | Group 1 | Group 2 | Promoted runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | VfB Waltrop | Teutonia Lippstadt | - |
| 1980 | Hammer SpVg | STV Horst-Emscher | - |
| 1981 | Eintracht Hamm-Heesse | Lüner SV | - |
| 1982 | ASC Schöppingen | VfL Bochum II | - |
| 1983 | FC Gohfeld | SV Langendreer 04 | - |
| 1984 | VfL Reken | Hellweg Lütgendortmund | - |
| 1985 | 1. FC Recklinghausen | SuS Hüsten 09 | - |
| 1986 | SC Verl | SG Wattenscheid 09 II | - |
| 1987 | SpVgg Marl | Borussia Dortmund II | SC Buer-Hassel |
| 1988 | VfB Rheine | Sportfreunde Siegen | - |
| 1989 | SpVgg Beckum | VfR Sölde | VfL Bochum II |
| 1990 | VfB Hüls | Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid | 1. FC Recklinghausen |
| 1991 | FC Gütersloh | VfL Gevelsberg | - |
| 1992 | FC Schalke 04 II | Sportfreunde Siegen | SV Brakel, SG Wattenscheid 09 II |
| 1993 | TSG Dülmen | SV Holzwickede | - |
| 1994 | VfB Hüls | Sportfreunde Siegen | - |
| 1995 | TuS Ahlen | Sportfreunde Oestrich-Iserlohn | SV Rotthausen |
| 1996 | TSG Dülmen | TuS Hordel | - |
| 1997 | Blau-Weiß Recklinghausen | FC Schalke 04 II | VfL Bochum II |
| 1998 | FC Eintracht Rheine | VfB Kirchhellen | SV Lippstadt 08, SV Langendreer |
| 1999 | SC Herford | Westfalia Herne | SV Rotthausen |
| 2000 | Lüner SV | TSG Sprockhövel | - |
| 2001 | VfB Fichte Bielefeld | SC Buer-Hassel | Hövelhofer SV |
| 2002 | Arminia Bielefeld II | TSG Sprockhövel | SpVgg Emsdetten, Sportfreunde Siegen II |
| 2003 | LR Ahlen II | SV Schermbeck | Vorwärts Kornharpen |
| 2004 | Sportfreunde Lotte | SpVgg Erkenschwick | - |
| 2005 | Delbrücker SC | Westfalia Herne | - |
| 2006 | Hammer SpVg | DSC Wanne-Eickel | Sportfreunde Oestrich-Iserlohn |
| 2007 | SV Schermbeck | TSG Sprockhövel | SC Wiedenbrück 2000, DJK Germania Gladbeck |
| 2008 | VfB Hüls | SG Wattenscheid 09 | - |
| 2009 | SC Wiedenbrück 2000 | TSG Sprockhövel | - |
| 2010 | SV Westfalia Rhynern | SpVgg Erkenschwick | - |
| 2011 | TuS Dornberg | TuS Erndtebrück | - |
| 2012 | SV Lippstadt 08 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | see note |
| 2013 | SV Rödinghausen |
- In 2006, DSC Wanne-Eickel was refused promotion.
- In 2012, because of the recreation of the Oberliga Westfalen, Hammer SpVgg, FC Gütersloh 2000, SC Roland Beckum, 1. FC Gievenbeck, SuS Neuenkirchen, SpVgg Erkenschwick, TuS Heven, TuS Ennepetal and TSG Sprockhövel were also promoted.
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