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| Founded | 2009 |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Saarland |
| Number of clubs | 18 |
| Level on pyramid | Level 6 |
| Promotion to | Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar |
| Relegation to | Verbandsliga Saarland |
| Domestic cup(s) | Saarland Cup |
| Current champions | SV Auersmacher (2021–22) |
TheSaarlandliga (English:Saarland league) is currently the sixth tier of theGerman football league system in the German federal state ofSaarland. It was a new league, introduced at the end of the 2008-09 season.
In the past, the termSaarlandliga has unofficially been used for what was at times theEhrenliga Saarland, theAmateurliga Saarland and, from 1978, theVerbandsliga Saarland. The new league however carries its name officially and is not known by any other name.
The league was introduced after a decision made by theSaarland Football Association on 31 May 2008. It was decided that the new league would be operating from the 2009-10 season onwards and slotted in between the tier-fiveOberliga Südwest and, from then on, the tier-sevenVerbandsliga Saarland.[1] The Verbandsliga remains as a single-division competition, which is unusual for the German football pyramid, where most leagues have two to three feeder leagues below itself.
To qualify for the new league, a club had to finish within the following specifications at the end of the 2008-09 season:
As the number of clubs relegated from the Oberliga from Saarland was not known at the time this system was decided on, it was determined that for every team relegated, one fewer from the Verbandsliga would qualify. In this case, theSV Mettlach having been relegated, the seventeenth club from the Verbandsliga would not gain entry to the new Saarlandliga. The clubs from the Verbandsliga not qualified for the new league were to remain in the Verbandsliga and would not suffer relegation to the Landesligas.
Eighteen teams are scheduled to compete in the league since 2009-10, with a home-and-away season format. The league winner is promoted to the Oberliga, while the two last placed teams are relegated to the Verbandsliga. In turn, the best two teams out of that league earn direct promotion to the Saarlandliga.
The league champions:[2]
| Season | Club |
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| 2009–10 | 1. FC Saarbrücken II |
| 2010–11 | SV Röchling Völklingen |
| 2011–12 | SC Halberg Brebach |
| 2012–13 | FC Hertha Wiesbach |
| 2013–14 | Saar 05 Saarbrücken |
| 2014–15 | FSV Jägersburg |
| 2015–16 | FV Diefflen |
| 2016–17 | FV Eppelborn |
| 2017–18 | TuS Herrensohr |
| 2018–19 | SV Elversberg II |
| 2019–20 | FV Eppelborn |
| 2020–21 | Season curtailed and annulled |
| 2021–22 | SV Auersmacher |
The following clubs qualified for the new league, according to the above system:
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