Amateurliga Nordbaden
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| Country |
 Germany
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|---|---|
| State |
 Baden-Württemberg
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| Region | Baden |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Folded | 1978 |
| Replaced by |
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| Level on pyramid | Level 3 |
| Promotion to |
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| Domestic cup(s) | North Baden Cup |
| Last champions |
FV 09 Weinheim (1977-78) |
The Amateurliga Nordbaden was the highest football league in the region of the Nordbaden FA and the third tier of the German football league system from its inception in 1945 to the formation of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and the Verbandsliga Nordbaden below it in 1978.
The Amateurliga Nordbaden was formed in 1945 in the northern half of the then state of Baden, which is now the western half of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It was a feeder league to the Oberliga Süd and therefore the second tier of the football league system in the south of Germany until the interception of the 2nd Oberliga Süd in 1950. From 1950 until the establishment of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg in 1978, it was the third tier of the football league system.
The winner of the Amateurliga Nordbaden was not automatically promoted but rather had to take part in a promotion play-off to its league above. Usually, the champion would have to compete with the winners of the Amateurligas Südbaden, Württemberg and (from 1961) Schwarzwald-Bodensee.
The separation of Nordbaden and Südbaden results from the outcome of the World War II when the state was split into two separate occupation zones. The north was in the US zone and the south in the French zone. The official names for the two FAs reflect the separation of Südbaden from the originally association, with Nordbaden just simply calling itself Baden FA.
The league was established in 1945 with ten teams, the winner gaining promotion to the Oberliga Süd. The founder members were:
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