Bezirksliga Schwaben-Nord
The Bezirksliga Schwaben-Nord is currently the seventh tier of the German football league system in the northern half of the Bavarian "Regierungsbezirk" of Swabia (German: "Schwaben"). Until the disbanding of the Bezirksoberliga Schwaben in 2012 it was the eighth tier. From 2008, when the "3. Liga" was introduced, was the seventh tier of the league system, until the introduction of the "Regionalligas" in 1994 the sixth tier. From the leagues interception in 1968 to the introduction of the "Bezirksoberliga" in 1988 it was the fifth tier. Overview. Before the "Bezirksoberligas" in Bavaria were introduced in 1988  the "Bezirksligas" were the leagues set right below the "Landesligas Bayern" in the football pyramid. From 1963 to 1968 the "Bezirksliga Schwaben" was played in one single division, in 1968 it was split in a northern and a southern division. For the purpose of administration, the two leagues are still seen as one and teams can be shifted between the two-halves at the end of season. The winner of the "Bezirksliga Schwaben-Nord", like the winner of the "Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd", is now directly promoted to the "Landesliga Bayern-Südwest". From 1968 to 1988, the league champions were promoted  to the "Landesliga Bayern-Süd", from 1988 to 2011 to the "Bezirksoberliga Schwaben". In the later years of the league the runners-up were also given the opportunity to earn promotion by playing a promotion round with the runners-up of the southern division and the three "Bezirksligas" from Upper Bavaria. The bottom three teams of each group find themselves relegated to one of the six "Kreisligas". At the same time the six "Kreisliga" winners are promoted to the "Bezirksliga". The runners-up of those face a play-off with each other and the 13th placed teams in the "Bezirksliga . The area covered by the Swabian FA is not identical with the Bezirk Schwaben, there is a large number of clubs from Upper Bavaria playing in Swabia, especially in the north. The Bezirksliga Schwaben-Nord is fed by the following Kreisligas. Without doubt the greatest player ever to play in the Bezirksliga Schwaben-Nord" was the legendary Gerd Müller. In his last season before signing with "FC Bayern Munich" in 1963–64 he scored 51 goals in 31 matches for his hometown club "TSV 1861 Nördlingen" and helped them win promotion! In 2008–09, the "FC Schrobenhausen", league champion in 2006–07 and  Schwaben Cup finalist in 2008, failed to win or draw any of their league games and scored only five goals in 30 games, while conceding 223. With the league reform at the end of the 2011–12 season, which included an expansion of the number of "Landesligas" from three to five, the "Bezirksoberligas" were disbanded. Instead, the Bezirksligas took the place of the "Bezirksoberligas" once more below the "Landesligas". The following qualifying modus applied at the end of the 2011–12 season: League timeline. The league went through the following timeline of name changes, format and position in the league system: League  champions. The following teams have won the league: Multiple winners. The following clubs have won the league more than once: Current clubs. The clubs in the league in the 2021–22 season and their 2019–21 final position: