2. Oberliga Südwest
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| Country |
 Germany
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| State | |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Folded | 1963 (12 seasons) |
| Replaced by | Regionalliga Südwest |
| Level on pyramid | Level 2 |
| Promotion to | Oberliga Südwest |
| Relegation to | |
| Last champions | Phönix Ludwigshafen (1962–63) |
The 2. Oberliga Südwest (English: 2nd Premier league Southwest) was the second-highest level of the German football league system in the southwest of Germany from 1951 until the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963. It covered the two states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland.
The 2. Oberliga Südwest was formed in 1951 as a feeder league to the Oberliga Südwest which had been operating since 1945. It was the last of the three second Oberligas, the other two being 2. Oberliga West (1949) and 2. Oberliga Süd (1950).
The winners and runners-up of this league were promoted to the Oberliga Südwest, the bottom two teams relegated to the Amateurligas. Below the 2. Oberliga were the following Amateurligas:
The TSC Zweibrücken was the only club to play all twelve seasons in the league.
In 1963 the league was dissolved. Six of its clubs went to the new Regionalliga Südwest, the new second division. The other ten teams were relegated to the Amateurligas.
The following teams were admitted to the new Regionalliga:
The following teams were relegated:
The winners and runners-up of the league:
The league placings from 1951 to 1963:
Source:"2nd Oberliga Südwest". Das deutsche Fussball-Archiv. Archived from the original on 5 January 2008.
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