Amateurliga Württemberg
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| Country |
 Germany
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| State |
 Baden-Württemberg
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| Region | Württemberg |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Folded | 1978 |
| Replaced by | |
| Level on pyramid | Level 3 |
| Promotion to |
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| Domestic cup(s) | Württembergischer Pokal |
| Last champions |
SSV Ulm 1846 (1977-78) |
The Amateurliga Württemberg was the highest football league in the region of the Württemberg FA and the third tier of the German football league system from its inception in 1945 until the formation of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and the Verbandsliga Württemberg below it in 1978.
The Amateurliga Württemberg was formed in 1945 in the northern half of the state of Württemberg, which is now the eastern 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.
Originally, the league was called Landesliga Württemberg; in 1950 it was renamed Amateurliga after being downgraded from second to third tier. Along with this went the integration of three clubs from the Südwürttemberg region, which had been playing in two separate groups and four clubs from the now disbanded southern group of the Oberliga Südwest.
The separation of Württemberg and Südwürttemberg results from the outcome of the Second World War 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 winner of the Amateurliga Württemberg 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, Nordbaden and (from 1961) Schwarzwald-Bodensee.
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