clubs promoted from there. In the 2008–09 season, three teams from Bremen played above the Verbandsliga level, these being: SV Werder Bremen (Bundesliga) SV Werder Bremen II (3. Liga) FC Oberneuland (Regionalliga Nord) While this seems a small number, one has to consider that the Bremen FA only consists of 80 clubs. From the 2008–09 season, the league effectively has the status of an Oberliga and is referred to as such on some websites while the DFB list the league as Bremen-Liga as its new official name. Position of the Bremen-Liga in the league system Source: Founding members of the Amateurliga Bremen Thirteen clubs, four from Niedersachsen and the other nine from Bremen, formed the league in 1947, these clubs being: TuS Bremerhaven 93 Blumenthaler SV SV Hemelingen ATS Bremerhaven Komet Bremen Hastedter TSV VfL Visselhövede, club based in Lower Saxony SSV Delmenhorst, club based in Lower Saxony Cuxhavener SV, club based in Lower Saxony TuRa Bremen TV Arsten Delmenhorster BV, club based in Lower Saxony TSV Bassum Source: Winners of the Bremen–Liga Source: Bold denotes club gained promotion. In 1974 runner–up Bremer SV was also promoted. In 1994 the FC Mahndorf, SC Vahr and BTS Neustadt were also promoted. In 2005 the runner–up Brinkumer SV was promoted instead. In 2013 the fifth placed Brinkumer SV unsuccessfully took part in the promotion round as all better placed clubs were ineligible for the Regionalliga. In 2021 there was no champion or promotion after the decision to curtail the season during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. League placings The complete list of clubs and placings in the league since elevation to Oberliga status (2008–present): 1 FC Oberneuland had to declare insolvency in 2013 and was relegated from the Regionalliga Nord, dropping two tiers to the Landesliga Bremen. 2 SFL Bremerhaven withdrew its first team from the league in 2022. 3 FC Bremerhaven was dissolved in 2012 and its football section joined FC Sparta Bremerhaven. Key References Sources Deutschlands Fußball in Zahlen, An annual publication with tables and results from the Bundesliga to Verbandsliga/Landesliga. DSFS. Kicker Almanach, The yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga, since 1937. Kicker Sports Magazine Die Deutsche Liga-Chronik 1945-2005 History of German football from 1945 to 2005 in tables. DSFS. 2006. External links Das deutsche Fussball Archiv Historic German league tables The Bremen Football Association (BFV) Oberliga (football) Football competitions in Bremen (state) 1947 establishments in Germany