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The Under 17 Bundesliga (German: B-Junioren Bundesliga) is the highest level of play in German football for male juniors between the ages of 15 and 17.[1] It was formed in 2007 and operates in three regional divisions with 14 clubs each. At the end of season, the three league winners and one of the runners-up determine the German champions for this age group.
[edit] History
The league was formed in 2007, when the five U 17 Regionalligas merged to form the three Bundesligas as follows:
- Under 17 Bundesliga North/Northeast formed from:
- Under 17 Regionalliga North
- Under 17 Regionalliga Northeast
- Under 17 Bundesliga South/Southwest formed from:
- Under 17 Regionalliga South
- Under 17 Regionalliga Southwest
- Under 17 Bundesliga West formed from:
- Under 17 Regionalliga West
As such, the DFB followed the example it had set with the Under 19 Bundesligas in 2004, which were reorganised in the same fashion.
The Regionalligas itself had only been formed in 2000, to replace an even more regionalised system with separate leagues for every regional football association.[2]
The clubs in each of the three divisions play a home-and-away round whereby there is no inter-league play. Every club plays therefore 26 regular season games. The bottom three teams in each division are relegated to the next level below, in turn, the best three teams from the region are promoted.
The winner of each league plus the runners-up of the South/Southwest region play in the finals round for the German Under 17 championship. The semi-finals are played in a home-and-away format. If the two semi-final teams playing each other are level on points and goals after the second game, there will be a penalty shoot-out. No extra time will be played.
The two semi-final winners reach the final, which is held at the location of the winner of the predetermined semi-final A, unless the teams stadium does not comply with DFB requirement, in which case an alternative venue will be determined. In the final, which is one game only, in case of a draw after normal time, a 20 minute extra time will be played. If the game is still a draw, a penalty shoot-out will determine the winner.[3]
[edit] Geography
Bundesliga North/Northeast
Bundesliga South/Southwest
The three Bundesligas are not geographically balanced, North/Northeast covers a large area while West a rather small one, but in population termes, the arangement is much more level. The three leagues cover the following states:
- Under 17 Bundesliga North/Northeast
- Under 17 Bundesliga South/Southwest
[edit] League pyramide
Below the three Bundesligas, a number of second tier leagues exist which teams are promoted from and relegated to. The league system operates as follows for the 2008-09 season.[4]
[edit] Under 17 Bundesliga North/Northeast
The league has two second divisions as the tier below, these being:
- Regionalliga North
- Regionalliga Northeast
The league champions are directly promoted while the two runners-ups play each other for a third promotion spot
[edit] Under 17 Bundesliga South/Southwest
The league has four second divisions as the tier below, these being:
- Regionalliga Southwest
- Hessenliga
- Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
- Bayernliga
The winners of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and Bayernliga are directly promoted. A third promoted team is determined between the winners of the Hessenliga and the Regionalliga Southwest.
[edit] Under 17 Bundesliga West
The league has three second divisions as the tier below, these being:
- Verbandsliga Mittelrhein
- Verbandsliga Niederrhein
- Westfalenliga
The three league champions are directly promoted.
[edit] Levels of youth football
German football recognises seven levels of junior football, determined by age and labeled with letters, whereby A is the oldest. In the A level, mixed teams of male and females are not permitted while in B and C mixed teams are allowed if the parents or guardiens of the children permit it. Below the C level, mixed teams are generally permitted without restrictions.[5]
| Name |
Age |
| A-Junioren |
Under 19 |
| B-Junioren |
Under 17 |
| C-Junioren |
Under 15 |
| D-Junioren |
Under 13 |
| E-Junioren |
Under 11 |
| F-Junioren |
Under 9 |
| G-Junioren |
Under 7 |
[edit] League winners
| Season |
North/Northeast |
South/Southwest |
West |
| 2007-08 |
Hertha BSC Berlin |
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim |
Borussia Dortmund |
| 2008-09 |
VfL Wolfsburg |
FC Bayern Munich |
Borussia Mönchengladbach |
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[edit] Championship winners
The German under 17 football championship begun in 1977, with the first final being played on 3 July 1977 in Niefern.[6]
[edit] Pre-Bundesliga era
[edit] Bundesliga era
| Season |
Winner |
Finalist |
Result |
| 2007-08 |
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim |
Borussia Dortmund |
6-4 |
| 2008-09 |
VfB Stuttgart |
FC Bayern Munich |
3-1 aet |
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- Winner in bold.
- (2) denotes the number of titles the club has one at this stage when it won more then one.
- Source: Alle B-Junioren-Meister (German) official DFB website: List of all champions, accessed: 16 November 2008
[edit] Winners & Finalists
As of 2008, this is the standing in the all-time winners list:
| Club |
Championships |
Finals |
| VfB Stuttgart |
6 |
11 |
| FC Bayern Munich |
4 |
6 |
| Borussia Dortmund |
4 |
9 |
| Hertha BSC Berlin |
3 |
4 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt |
3 |
5 |
| FC Schalke 04 |
2 |
4 |
| TSG 1899 Hoffenheim |
1 |
1 |
| TSV 1860 Munich |
1 |
2 |
| Bayer Leverkusen |
1 |
1 |
| 1. FC Köln |
1 |
1 |
| Hertha Zehlendorf |
1 |
3 |
| Bayer Uerdingen |
1 |
1 |
| VfL Bochum |
1 |
1 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
1 |
2 |
| SG Wattenscheid 09 |
1 |
1 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach |
1 |
1 |
| Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin |
1 |
1 |
| Werder Bremen |
0 |
2 |
| Hannover 96 |
0 |
2 |
| Hansa Rostock |
0 |
1 |
| Energie Cottbus |
0 |
1 |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken |
0 |
1 |
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
0 |
1 |
| 1. FC Nuremberg |
0 |
1 |
| Schwarz-Weiß Essen |
0 |
1 |
| Kickers Offenbach |
0 |
1 |
| FC Augsburg |
0 |
1 |
- On four occasions, the Fussball-Bundesliga champions also won the German under 17 title:
- 1989: FC Bayern Munich
- 1996: Borussia Dortmund
- 1997: FC Bayern Munich
- 2001: FC Bayern Munich
- On two occasions, the Fussball-Bundesliga champions also won the German under 17 and under 19 title:
- 1996: Borussia Dortmund
- 2001: FC Bayern Munich
- On four occasions, the under 19 champions also won the under 17 title:
- 1987: Bayer Uerdingen
- 1996: Borussia Dortmund
- 1998: Borussia Dortmund
- 2001: FC Bayern Munich
[edit] Past championships
| Date |
Home |
Away |
Result |
| 11 June 2008 |
Hertha BSC Berlin |
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim |
1-6 |
| 15 June 2008 |
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim |
Hertha BSC Berlin |
1-3 |
| 11 June 2008 |
1. FC Kaiserslautern |
Borussia Dortmund |
1-3 |
| 15 June 2008 |
Borussia Dortmund |
1. FC Kaiserslautern |
0-1 |
| Date |
Home |
Away |
Result |
| 21 June 2008 |
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim |
Borussia Dortmund |
6-4 |
- Source: Endrunde 2008 (German) official DFB website, accessed: 16 November 2008
| Date |
Home |
Away |
Result |
| 17 June 2009 |
Bayern Munich |
VfL Wolfsburg |
3-0 |
| 21 June 2009 |
VfL Wolfsburg |
Bayern Munich |
1-0 |
| 17 June 2009 |
VfB Stuttgart |
Borussia Mönchengladbach |
2-1 |
| 21 June 2009 |
Borussia Mönchengladbach |
VfB Stuttgart |
0-1 |
| Date |
Home |
Away |
Result |
| 27 June 2009 |
Bayern Munich |
VfB Stuttgart |
1-3 aet |
- Source: Endrunde 2009 (German) official DFB website, accessed: 25 June 2009
- Winner in bold.
[edit] Clubs & league finishes
[edit] North/Northeast
[edit] South/Southwest
| Colour |
Region of origin |
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North |
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Northeast |
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South |
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Southwest |
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West |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] Sources
- kicker Almanach 1990 (German) Yearbook of German football, publisher: kicker, published: 1989, ISBN 3767902974
[edit] References
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