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| Founded | 1975(Championship)2005(Bayernliga) |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Number of clubs | 12 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Under 15 Regionalliga Süd |
| Relegation to | Bezirksoberliga (7 divisions) |
| Current champions | Würzburger Kickers (2018–19) |
| Most championships | 1. FC Nürnberg (15 titles) |
TheUnder 15 Bayernliga (German:C-Jugend Bayernliga) is the highest level of competition for under 15 football teams inBavaria and the second tier of the Southern German league system, set below theUnder 15 Regionalliga Süd.
The competition was established in 1975, as a championship rather than a league, alongside theBavarian Under 17 championship. Since then, the winner of the competition is determined by an on-off final.[1]
To qualify for the championship, a club had to win one of the sevenBezirksoberligas in Bavaria, the highest football leagues at this level and age.
The seven champions played a quarter final round with home-and-away games, whereby six clubs are drawn against each other for three games. The three winners plus the team that had a bye in this round reach the semi-finals, now played at a neutral ground. The two semi-finals winner enter the Bavarian championship final. Semi-final and final are held on the same weekend and location.
There is no national German championship at this level but anUnder 15 Southern German championship exists since 1979,[2] where the regional champions of Bavaria,Württemberg, NorthBaden, South Baden andHesse compete.
Below this level, at the under 13 (German:D-Jugend), no Bavarian championship exists. The under 15 level is currently, as of 2008, the highest level of play where clubs likeFC Bayern Munich and1. FC Nürnberg still compete with their first teams at state level.
In 2008, the Bavarian football association had 2,630 registered under 15 teams, a marginal increase from the previous year. All up, 20,699 junior teams were registered with theBFV in 2008[3]
Since 1994, a knock-out cup competition, theBau Pokal, is also played.[4]
In 2005, following the example of the under 19 and under 17Bayernligas, two regional leagues, north and south, were formed. From then on, the two league winners would meet in the Bavarian final. The northern division operates with 14, the southern with 12 clubs. This difference results from the fact that the north has fourBezirksoberligas as the leagues below while the south only has three.
The bottom four clubs in the north and the bottom three clubs in the south are relegated while the sevenBezirksoberliga champions earn direct promotion. In 2008, there were five clubs promoted to the northern division due toSV Memmelsdorf withdrawing at the end of season.
In the 2006–07 season, FC Bayern Munich remained unbeaten throughout the league season, winning the Bavarian final, too, ending the season with 18 wins and five draws.[5]
In the 2007–08 season, Bayern Munich remained unbeaten throughout the league season again,[6] only losing the final to 1. FC Nürnberg.1. FCN in turn only lost one regular season game, drew one and won all 24 others.[7]
On 24 September 2008, with a 0–1 loss to TSV 1860 Munich in the 2008–09 season's first round,[8] Bayern Munichs unbeaten run of 44 league games came to an end. Previously, the club had lost 0–2 in the league on 10 June 2006 to TSV 1860 Rosenheim in the last round of the 2005–06 season.[9]
In October 2008, the Southern German football federation decided that, from 2010 onwards, anUnder 15 Regionalliga South would be established, a step similar to what had been taken for the under 19 in 1996 and the under 17 in 2000.Regionalligas already exist in the two regions west and north and the south was concerned it would fall behind. After a lengthy debate, 86 of 131 delegates voted for the new league which will include five clubs from Bavaria, alongside clubs fromHesse andBaden-Württemberg. In this vote, the delegates from Baden-Württemberg, where a unitedOberliga already exists since 2008, voted against while the other two regions plus the delegates from the professional clubs voted for the proposal.[10]
Below theBayernliga, there is sevenBezirksoberligas, roughly organised within the boundaries of the seven BavarianRegierungsbezirke, these being:
| Season | Winner | Finalist | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974–75 | FC Bayern Munich | FC Michelau | 11–1 |
| 1975–76 | 1. FC Nürnberg | FC Bayern Munich | 2–0 |
| 1976–77 | SpVgg Bayreuth | FC Bayern Munich | 2–1 aet |
| 1977–78 | FC Bayern Munich | SpVgg Bayreuth | 3–0 |
| 1978–79 | TSV 1860 Munich | TSV Katzwang | 2–0 |
| 1979–80 | TSV 1860 Munich | 1. FC Nürnberg | 1–0 |
| 1980–81 | 1. FC Nürnberg | FC Augsburg | 2–1 |
| 1981–82 | FC Bayern Munich | 1. FC Nürnberg | 4–2 aet |
| 1982–83 | 1. FC Nürnberg | FC Augsburg | 4–2 aet |
| 1983–84 | 1. FC Nürnberg | FC Ergolding | 4–2 |
| 1984–85 | FC Bayern Munich | FC Augsburg | 3–0 |
| 1985–86 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 | 7–6 after pen. |
| 1986–87 | FC Bayern Munich | 1. FC Nürnberg | 3–0 |
| 1987–88 | 1. FC Nürnberg | FC Bayern Munich | 3–0 |
| 1988–89 | 1. FC Nürnberg | SpVgg Landshut | 2–1 |
| 1989–90 | FC Bayern Munich | TSV 1861 Nördlingen | 8–1 |
| 1990–91 | FC Bayern Munich | SpVgg Landshut | 4–1 |
| 1991–92 | 1. FC Nürnberg | FC Bayern Munich | 2–1 |
| 1992–93 | 1. FC Nürnberg | SpVgg Unterhaching | 1–0 |
| 1993–94 | FC Bayern Munich | 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 | 1–0 |
| 1994–95 | FC Bayern Munich | 1. FC Nürnberg | 8–2 |
| 1995–96 | FC Augsburg | 1. FC Nürnberg | 1–0 |
| 1996–97 | TSV 1860 Munich | FC Augsburg | 2–1 |
| 1997–98 | TSV 1860 Munich | FC Memmingen | 8–3 |
| 1998–99 | Viktoria Aschaffenburg | 1. FC Nürnberg | 4–1 |
| 1999–2000 | TSV 1860 Munich | 1. FC Nürnberg | 1–1 / 5–3 after pen. |
| 2000–01 | 1. FC Nürnberg | MTV Ingolstadt | 4–0 |
| 2001–02 | 1. FC Nürnberg | ETSV 09 Landshut | 10–2 |
| 2002–03 | 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 | TSV 1860 Rosenheim | 1–1 / 5–3 after pen. |
| 2003–04 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | SpVgg Unterhaching | 1–1 / 7–6 after pen. |
| 2004–05 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Jahn Regensburg | 4–1 |
| Season | North | South | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | 1. FC Nürnberg | SpVgg Unterhaching | 1–0 |
| 2006–07 | 1. FC Nürnberg | FC Bayern Munich | 0–1 |
| 2007–08 | 1. FC Nürnberg | FC Bayern Munich | 1–0 |
| 2008–09 | 1. FC Nürnberg | FC Bayern Munich | 0–3 |
| 2009–10 | 1. FC Nürnberg | FC Augsburg | 1–1 / 4–5 after pen. |
| 2010–11 | FSV Erlangen–Bruck | SpVgg Unterhaching | 1–3 |
| 2011–12 | SSV Jahn Regensburg | TSV 1860 Munich | 1–6 |
| 2012–13 | 1. FC Nürnberg II | SpVgg Unterhaching | 6–1 |
| 2013–14 | SpVgg Bayern Hof | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 0–5 |
| 2014–15 | SSV Jahn Regensburg | SpVgg Unterhaching | 2–0 |
| 2015–16 | FC Ingolstadt 04 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 1–1 aet (7–6 pen) |
| 2016–17 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | SpVgg Unterhaching | 1–0 |
| 2017–18 | DFI Bad Aibling | SpVgg Bayern Hof | 3–2 |
| 2018–19 | Würzburger Kickers | ASV Neumarkt | 6–1 |
As of 2019, this is the standings in the all–time winners list:
The placings in the northern and southern division since 2005–06:[11]
| North | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahn Regensburg | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | R | R | R | R |
| SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | R | R | R | R | R | R | 1 | R | R |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | R | R | R | R | R | R | 2 | R | R |
| FC Ingolstadt 04 | S | S | S | S | S | 1 | R | 1 | R | R | R | |||
| Würzburger Kickers | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Viktoria Aschaffenburg | 3 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | |
| FC Coburg | 10 | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| JFG Wendelstein | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 5 | |||||||||
| SpVgg Bayreuth | 13 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |||||||
| FC Eintracht Bamberg | 10 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| SG Quelle Fürth | 8 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | R | 8 | |
| SpVgg Bayern Hof | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 9 | |||
| SC Eltersdorf | 6 | 8 | 12 | 10 | ||||||||||
| DJK Don Bosco Bamberg | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| FSV Erlangen-Bruck | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | |||
| Würzburger FV | 6 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 13 | ||||||
| SpVgg Mögeldorf | 14 | |||||||||||||
| ASV Neumarkt | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | S | |||||||||
| SpVgg SV Weiden | 9 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 11 | ||||||
| JFG Obere Vils | 12 | |||||||||||||
| ASV Cham | 9 | 14 | S | 5 | S | S | S | |||||||
| 1. FC Nürnberg II | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||
| TSV Großbardorf | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | ||||||||
| SpVgg Ansbach | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||||||
| SV Burgweinting | 12 | S | ||||||||||||
| TSV Kareth-Lappersdorf | 13 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| DVV Coburg | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| SK Lauf | 11 | |||||||||||||
| SSV Kitzingen | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 1. FC Haßfurt | 8 | |||||||||||||
| TSV Weißenburg | 13 | |||||||||||||
| FC Amberg | 10 | 6 | 14 | |||||||||||
| BSC Woffenbach | 11 | |||||||||||||
| SV Memmelsdorf | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 1. SC Feucht | 8 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| FSG Wiesentheid | 13 | |||||||||||||
| SG 83 Nürnberg-Fürth | 11 | |||||||||||||
| SV Friesen | 12 | |||||||||||||
| JFG Bayerischer Odenwald | 14 |
| South | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Augsburg | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| FC Bayern Munich | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| FC Ingolstadt 04 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | R | N | R | R | R | |||
| SpVgg Unterhaching | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | R | 1 | R | 1 | 1 | 1 | R | R |
| SpVgg GW Deggendorf | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | R | R |
| TSV 1860 Munich | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | R | 1 | R | R | R | 2 | 3 | R | R |
| DFI Bad Aibling | 4 | 1 | R | |||||||||||
| ASV Neumarkt | N | N | N | N | 1 | |||||||||
| TSV Schwaben Augsburg | 2 | |||||||||||||
| FC Memmingen | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
| SV Wacker Burghausen | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| ASV Cham | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | ||||||||||
| FC Deisenhofen | 6 | |||||||||||||
| TSV Milbertshofen | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
| FC Gundelfingen | 11 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||
| FC Stätzling | 8 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||
| TSV Weißenburg | N | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||
| SpVgg Landshut | 11 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||
| SC Fürstenfeldbruck | 10 | 7 | 9 | 12 | ||||||||||
| SV Planegg-Krailling | 8 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 13 | |||||||||
| FC Amberg | 14 | |||||||||||||
| FC Königsbrunn | 9 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | |||||||
| SV Schalding-Heining | 9 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| SV Burgweinting | 12 | |||||||||||||
| FC Bayern Munich II | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1. FC Passau | 12 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| FC Dingolfing | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 11 | |||||||
| TSG Thannhausen | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 9 | |||||
| TSV 1860 Rosenheim | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | |||||
| FC Augsburg II | 9 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||
| TSV Kareth-Lappersdorf | 11 | |||||||||||||
| JFG TaF Glonntal | 12 | |||||||||||||
| SC Eintracht Freising | 10 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||
| TSV 1861 Nördlingen | 11 | 9 | 12 | |||||||||||
| FC Lauingen | 12 | |||||||||||||
| FC Ergolding | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Spvgg Ruhmannsfelden | 12 | |||||||||||||
| FC Vilshofen | 12 |
| R:Regionalliga South | 1:Bavarian champions | 1:Division champions |