| Founded | 1950 |
|---|---|
| Folded | 1963 (13 seasons) |
| Replaced by | Regionalliga Süd |
| Country | |
| State | |
| Level on pyramid | Level 2 |
| Promotion to | Oberliga Süd |
| Relegation to | |
| Last champions | FSV Frankfurt (1962–63) |
The2. Oberliga Süd was the second-highest level of theGerman football league system in the south ofGermany from 1950 until theformation of theBundesliga in 1963. It covered the three states ofBavaria,Baden-Württemberg andHesse.
The 2. Oberliga Süd was formed in 1950 as a feeder league to theOberliga Süd which had been operating since 1945. It was the second of the three second Oberligas, the other two being2. Oberliga West (1949) and2. Oberliga Südwest (1951).
The winners and runners-up of this league were promoted to the Oberliga Süd, the bottom two teams relegated to the Amateurligas. Below the 2nd Oberliga were the following Amateurligas:
The1. FC Pforzheim was the only club to have played all 13 seasons in the league.
In 1963 the league was dissolved. The teams on the places one to nine went to the newRegionalliga Süd, the new second division. The teams from 10 to 18 were relegated to the Amateurligas.
The following teams were admitted to the new Regionalliga:
The following teams were relegated to the Amateurligas:
| Season | Winner | Runner-Up |
| 1950–51 | Stuttgarter Kickers | Viktoria Aschaffenburg |
| 1951–52 | TSG Ulm 1846 | BC Augsburg |
| 1952–53 | SSV Jahn Regensburg | KSV Hessen Kassel |
| 1953–54 | TSV Schwaben Augsburg | SSV Reutlingen |
| 1954–55 | TSV 1860 Munich | Viktoria Aschaffenburg |
| 1955–56 | Freiburger FC | FC Bayern Munich |
| 1956–57 | TSV 1860 Munich | SSV Reutlingen |
| 1957–58 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | TSG Ulm 1846 |
| 1958–59 | Stuttgarter Kickers | FC Bayern Hof |
| 1959–60 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | Jahn Regensburg |
| 1960–61 | BC Augsburg | Schwaben Augsburg |
| 1961–62 | KSV Hessen Kassel | TSG Ulm 1846 |
| 1962–63 | FSV Frankfurt | ESV Ingolstadt |
The league placings from 1950 to 1963:[1]
Source:"2nd Oberliga Süd". Das deutsche Fussball-Archiv.Archived from the original on 5 January 2008. Retrieved2008-01-08.
| Symbol | Key |
|---|---|
| S | Oberliga Süd |
| 1 | League champions |
| Place | League |
| Blank | Played at a league level below this league |
| Year | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950–51 | Klimmeck | SV Wiesbaden | 32 |
| 1951–52 | Platzer | BC Augsburg | 24 |
| 1952–53 | Hubeny | Jahn Regensburg | 24 |
| 1953–54 | Struzina | Schwaben Augsburg | 26 |
| Huttner | FC Bayern Hof | 26 | |
| 1954–55 | Kircher | TSG Ulm 1846 | 25 |
| 1955–56 | Lebefromm | Waldhof Mannheim | 27 |
| 1956–57 | Hohmann | Waldhof Mannheim | 26 |
| 1957–58 | Ruoff | TSG Ulm 1846 | 28 |
| 1958–59 | Horn | FC Bayern Hof | 27 |
| 1959–60 | Schmid | SV Wiesbaden | 31 |
| 1960–61 | Helmut Haller | BC Augsburg | 31 |
| 1961–62 | Kreh | FC Hassfurt | 30 |
| 1962–63 | Weselowski | Amicitia Viernheim | 24 |
Source:100 Jahre Süddeutscher Fussball-Verband. Vindelica Verlag. 1997. p. 170.