Saar - Final Tables 1948/49-1950/51

1948/49 | 1949/50 | 1950/51
All-Time Table

The Ehrenliga Saarland was first played in the 1947/48 season as a feeder to the Oberliga Südwest.
Due to the political situation after the end of the second World War, the regional federation had obtained independent FIFA membership in 1947, and after the 1947/48 season, football in the region was separated completely from that in Germany. The four Saar clubs in the Oberliga, 1.FC Saarbrücken (2nd in 1947/48 behind Kaiserslautern), VfB Neunkirchen (4th, scoring more than 100 goals in 26 matches), SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken (9th) and SV Völklingen (11th) were forced to join the second tier Ehrenliga, from that moment on the top level league for all clubs from this FIFA member association.
1.FC Saarbrücken refused to enter the league (to them entirely uninteresting from a competitive point of view), but their second team joined Neunkirchen, Saar 05 and Völklingen to form the 1948/49 Ehrenliga together with Homburg, Sportfreunde Saarbrücken, Ensdorf, Halberg-Brebach, Merchweiler, Püttlingen, Ludweiler and Dudweiler (who had finished, in that order, in the top-8 of the Ehrenliga 1947/48) and the two promoted sides Marpingen and Merzig (while SC Blieskastel and Viktoria Hühnerfeld went down).

Meanwhile, 1.FC Saarbrücken played hors concours in the French Division 2 1948/49, and after being refused renewed entry for 1949/50 they organised the Saarlandpokal in 1949/50 and 1950/51, to which various foreign clubs were invited. VfB Neunkirchen joined them as hosts of the Saarlandpokal in 1950/51.

Ehrenliga Saarland 1948/49

Final Table:

 1. VfB Neunkirchen            26  20  2  4  106- 25  42  Champions
 2. SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken     26  15  2  9   77- 42  32
 3. FC Homburg                 26  11 10  5   47- 32  32
 4. FC Ensdorf                 26  13  6  7   65- 48  32
 4. Sportfreunde Burbach       26  14  3  9   61- 49  31
 5. 1.FC Saarbrücken II        26  14  3  9   82- 78  31
 7. SV Völklingen              26  11  7  8   58- 47  29
 8. SV Merchweiler             26  12  2 12   58- 57  26
 9. ASC Dudweiler              26  10  5 11   50- 56  25
10. FV Puttlingen              26  10  2 14   44- 61  22
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11. SC Halberg-Brebach         26   7  4 15   41- 66  18  Relegated
12. Hellas Marpingen           26   8  1 17   56- 95  17  Relegated
13. SV Ludweiler               26   5  5 16   51- 85  15  Relegated
14. SpVgg Merzig               26   3  6 17   25- 80  12  Relegated

821 goals = 4.511 g/match

Champions: VfB Neunkirchen                                        
Promotion: SV Mittelbexbach and SC Friedrichsthal                  

NB: after the season, Sportfreunde Burbach were renamed Sportfreunde Saarbrücken

Ehrenliga Saarland 1949/50

Final Table:

 1. Sportfreunde Saarbrücken   22  16  3  3   64- 33  35  Champions
 2. VfB Neunkirchen            22  15  3  4   74- 31  33
 3. 1.FC Saarbrücken II        22  11  6  5   55- 41  28
 4. SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken     22  10  5  7   53- 43  25
 5. FC Ensdorf                 22  10  4  8   56- 42  24
 6. SV Völklingen              22   6  7  9   39- 47  19
 7. SV Merchweiler             22   7  5 10   32- 42  19
 8. SV Mittelbexbach           22   7  5 10   34- 46  19
 9. FC Homburg                 22   6  6 10   26- 39  18
10. SC Friedrichsthal          22   7  3 12   38- 60  17
11. ASC Dudweiler              22   5  5 12   37- 51  15
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12. FV Puttlingen              22   5  2 15   31- 64  12  Relegated

NB: the match Spfr. Saarbrücken vs. Borussia Neunkirchen was awarded
    a win to Sportfreunde without goals

Champions: Sportfreunde Saarbrücken                               
Promotion: SV Sankt Ingbert, Viktoria Hühnerfeld and SC Altenkessel                                      

NB: following the example of 1.FC Saarbrücken, VfB Neunkirchen withdrew
    from the Ehrenliga after this season; in 1950/51 their place was taken 
    by their reserve side

539 goals = 4.083 g/match

Ehrenliga Saarland 1950/51

Final Table:

 1. 1.FC Saarbrücken II        26  17  5  4   83- 38  39  Champions 
 2. SV Merchweiler             26  13  7  6   55- 41  33  Second Place Playoff
 3. SV Sankt Ingbert           26  13  7  6   58- 45  33  Second Place Playoff
 4. SV Völklingen              26  12  6  8   45- 40  30
 5. Viktoria Hühnerfeld        26  10  9  7   55- 47  29
 6. SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken     26  12  4 10   62- 52  28
 7. FC Homburg                 26  11  5 10   39- 39  27
 8. ASC Dudweiler              26   9  8  9   64- 47  26
 9. VfB Neunkirchen II         26  10  6 10   50- 39  26
10. Sportfreunde Saarbrücken   26  11  4 11   49- 50  26
11. SV Mittelbexbach           26  10  5 11   47- 47  25
12. SC Altenkessel             26   6  5 15   37- 60  17
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13. FC Ensdorf                 26   4  5 17   33- 82  13  Relegated
14. SC Friedrichsthal          26   3  6 17   37- 87  12  Relegated

Second Place Playoff [May 10, 1951, Dudweiler]
SV Merchweiler    4-2 SV Sankt Ingbert

Champions: FC Saarbrücken II                                      
Promotion: Hellas Marpingen, Rot-Weiß Sulzbach, SpVgg Elversberg and SV Fraulautern

714 goals = 3.923 g/match

Starting from the 1951/52 season, the Saar league was incorporated
into the German league structure as a second level regional league
(under the Oberliga Südwest);
1.FC Saarbrücken joined the Oberliga Südwest itself, won it with
6 points to spare, and went all the way to the final of the 
(West) German championship which they lost to VfB Stuttgart).

All-Time Table 1948-1951

 1. 1.FC Saarbrücken II        74  42  14  18  220- 157  98
 2. Sportfreunde Saarbrücken   74  41  10  23  174- 132  92  [*1]
 3. SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken     74  37  11  26  192- 137  85
 4. SV Völklingen              74  29  20  25  142- 134  78
 5. SV Merchweiler             74  32  14  28  145- 140  78
 6. FC Homburg                 74  28  21  25  112- 110  77
 7. VfB Neunkirchen            48  35   5   8  180-  56  75  [*2]
 8. FC Ensdorf                 74  27  15  32  154- 172  69
 9. ASC Dudweiler              74  24  18  32  151- 154  66
10. SV Mittelbexbach           48  17  10  21   81-  93  44
11. FV Puttlingen              48  15   4  29   75- 125  34
12. SV Sankt Ingbert           26  13   7   6   58-  45  33
13. Viktoria Hühnerfeld        26  10   9   7   55-  47  29
14. SC Friedrichsthal          48  10   9  29   75- 147  29
15. VfB Neunkirchen II         26  10   6  10   50-  39  26  [*2]
16. SC Halberg-Brebach         26   7   4  15   41-  66  18
17. SC Altenkessel             26   6   5  15   37-  60  17
18. Hellas Marpingen           26   8   1  17   56-  95  17
19. SV Ludweiler               26   5   5  16   51-  85  15
20. SpVgg Merzig               26   3   6  17   25-  80  12
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                              992 399 194 399 2074-2074 992

Additional Notes:

[*1] Sportfreunde Burbach were renamed Sportfreunde Saarbrücken in 1949
[*2] VfB Neunkirchen were renamed Borussia Neunkirchen (their traditional name
     from before World War II) in July 1951

About this document

Sources: [Bor 05] (for 1948/49 and 1949/50), Claudio Nicoletti (for 1950/51), SV Merchweiler (for playoff 1951)

Prepared and maintained by Dinant Abbink and Karel Stokkermans for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Authors: Dinant Abbink and Karel Stokkermans
Last updated: 9 Feb 2025

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