Under 19 Fußball-Bayernliga
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| Country | Germany |
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| Confederation | UEFA |
| Founded | 1946 (Championship) 1974 (Bayernliga) |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Under 19 Bundesliga |
| Relegation to | Landesliga Bayern-Süd Landesliga Bayern-Nord |
| Current champions |
FC Augsburg (2015–16) |
| Most championships | 1. FC Nuremberg (26 titles) |
The Under 19 Bayernliga (German: A-Jugend Bayernliga) is the second tier of under 19 youth football in Bavaria, set below the Under 19 Bundesliga South/Southwest.
Until 1996, the league was the highest tier of under 19 football, containing the youth teams of such clubs as FC Bayern Munich, TSV 1860 Munich and 1. FC Nuremberg.
A Bavarian championship was played from 1946 onwards, only in 1952 and 1953 was it not held. Until 1971, the Bavarian champions advanced to the Southern German under 19 championship. This competition was disbanded after 1971 in light of the interception of a German championship from 1969 onwards.
The under 19 team of the 1. FC Nuremberg started a remarkable series from 1967 onwards, reaching the Bavarian final every year until 1994, 28 times in a row! Only in 1995 did Viktoria Aschaffenburg finish above the 1. FCN.
The Bayernliga was established in 1974, operating as two regional divisions, a northern and a southern one, the A-Jugend Bayernliga Nord and the A-Jugend Bayernliga Süd. The winner of each division would then advance to the Bavarian championship final, an on-off game. The winner of this game, the Bavarian champions, then advanced to the German under 19 championship.
In 1996, the Under 19 Regionalliga South was established, relegating the two Bayernligas to second division status. From now on, the best Bavarian clubs would play in the Regionalliga and the Bayernliga champions played for promotion to this league.
Since 2001, the final between the two league winners was now played in a home-and-away format. Should each team win a game the goals scored were not taken into consideration, instead, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.
In 2003, the Under 19 Regionalliga South and the Under 19 Regionalliga Southwest merged to form the Under 19 Bundesliga South/Southwest. This changed nothing in the status of the Bayernligas as second divisions.
In the 2007–08 season, the 1. FC Nuremberg remained unbeaten throughout its 26 league games but then lost in the finals to Unterhaching.
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