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.
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 Ensdorf 26 13 6 7 65- 48 32 4. FC Homburg 26 11 10 5 47- 32 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 -------------------------------------------------------- 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
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 St.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
NB: W-D-L records not known.
Final Table:
1. 1.FC Saarbrücken II 26 81- 38 39 Champions
2. SV Merchweiler 26 55- 41 33
3. SV St.Ingbert 26 58- 45 33
4. SV Völklingen 26 45- 40 30
5. Viktoria Hühnerfeld 26 55- 47 29
6. SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken 26 62- 52 28
7. FC Homburg 26 36- 42 27
8. ASC Dudweiler 26 64- 47 26
9. VfB Neunkirchen II 26 50- 39 26
10. Sportfreunde Saarbrücken 26 47- 49 26
11. SV Mittelbexbach 26 47- 47 25
12. SC Altenkessel 26 37- 60 17
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13. FC Ensdorf 26 33- 82 13 Relegated
14. SC Friedrichsthal 26 37- 87 12 Relegated
NB: 9 goals more conceded than scored; the error most likely is in
the record of either SV Völklingen (54 scored instead of 45) or
SC Friedrichsthal (78 conceded instead of 87)
Champions: FC Saarbrücken II
Promotion: Hellas Marpingen, Rot-Weiß Sulzbach, SpVgg Elversberg
and SV Fraulautern
707(716) goals = 3.885 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).
NB: W-D-L records not known for 1950/51.
1. 1.FC Saarbrücken II 74 218-157 98
2. Sportfreunde Saarbrücken 74 172-131 92 [*1]
3. SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken 74 192-137 85
4. SV Völklingen 74 142-134 78
5. SV Merchweiler 74 145-140 78
6. FC Homburg 74 109-113 77
7. VfB Neunkirchen 48 35 5 8 180- 56 75 [*2]
8. FC Ensdorf 74 154-172 69
9. ASC Dudweiler 74 151-154 66
10. SV Mittelbexbach 48 81- 93 44
11. FV Puttlingen 48 15 4 29 75-125 34
12. SV St.Ingbert 26 58- 45 33
13. Viktoria Hühnerfeld 26 55- 47 29
14. VfB Neunkirchen II 26 50- 39 26 [*2]
15. SC Friedrichsthal 48 75-147 29
16. SC Altenkessel 26 37- 60 17
17. SC Halberg-Brebach 26 7 4 15 41- 66 18
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 2067-2076 992
NB: overall goal difference -9 (see remark 1950/51).
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
Source (for first two seasons): [Bor 05]
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