 Liga in 2008 it was the fifth tier of the league system, until the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 the fourth tier.The Verbandsliga Hessen-Mitte was formed in 1965 as the "Landesliga Hessen-Mitte", a tier four feeder league to the then "Amateurliga Hessen".The winner of the Verbandsliga Mitte automatically qualifies for the Hessenliga, the runners-up need to compete with the runners-up of the Verbandsliga Hessen-Nord and the Verbandsliga Hessen-Süd as well as the 15th placed team of the Hessenliga for another promotion spot.