2014–15 Oberliga Westfalen

Oberliga Westfalen
Season2014–15
ChampionsTuS Erndtebrück
PromotedTuS Erndtebrück
Rot Weiss Ahlen
RelegatedVfB Hüls
Westfalia Herne
Matches played306[1]
Top goalscorerStefan Oerterer (30 goals)[2]
Total attendance118,454[1]
Average attendance387[1]

The 2014–15 season of the Oberliga Westfalen, the highest association football league in the Westphalia region of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, was the third season of the league at tier five (V) of the German football league system and the 33rd season overall since establishment of the league in 1978. The league was defunct from 2008 to 2012, when it was re-established.[3]

The season began on 15 August 2014 and finished on 14 June 2015.[4]

The champions and runners-up of the league were promoted to the Regionalliga West. Additionally the league champion also qualified directly for the first round of the 2015–16 DFB-Pokal.[5]

League table

The 2014–15 season saw three new clubs in the league, SuS Stadtlohn and ASC 09 Dortmund, both promoted from the Westfalenliga, while SV Lippstadt 08 had been relegated from the Regionalliga West to the league.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 TuS Erndtebrück (C, P) 34 22 7 5 72 22 +50 73 Promotion to Regionalliga West
2 Rot Weiss Ahlen (P) 34 22 4 8 72 39 +33 70
3 Westfalia Rhynern 34 20 4 10 73 36 +37 64
4 SC Roland Beckum 34 20 4 10 61 38 +23 64
5 SV Lippstadt 08 34 16 12 6 66 36 +30 60
6 SpVgg Erkenschwick 34 16 11 7 54 33 +21 59
7 SuS Stadtlohn 34 15 4 15 52 59 −7 49
8 Arminia Bielefeld II 34 15 3 16 61 57 +4 48
9 TuS Ennepetal 34 12 9 13 52 57 −5 45
10 FC Eintracht Rheine 34 13 4 17 56 65 −9 43
11 Hammer SpVg 34 12 7 15 44 61 −17 43
12 ASC 09 Dortmund 34 12 6 16 58 73 −15 42
13 FC Gütersloh 2000 34 9 11 14 37 51 −14 38
14 TSG Sprockhövel 34 8 10 16 39 62 −23 34
15 SuS Neuenkirchen 34 8 9 17 42 67 −25 33
16 VfB Hüls[a] (R) 34 7 9 18 53 79 −26 30 Relegation to Westfalenliga
17 SV Zweckel 34 6 11 17 33 60 −27 29
18 Westfalia Herne (R) 34 7 7 20 40 70 −30 28 Relegation to Westfalenliga
Source: kicker.de, soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) head-to-head results; 5) goals scored away from home against opponent; 6) goals scored away from home; 7) drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ VfB Hüls withdrew from the league at the end of the season for financial reasons.

Top goalscorers

The top goal scorers for the season:[2]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Germany Stefan Oerterer SpVgg Erkenschwick 30
2 Croatia Damir Ivancicevic Rot Weiss Ahlen 25
3 Germany Laurenz Wassinger TuS Erndtebrück 23
4 Germany Timo Scherping FC Eintracht Rheine 21

Promotion play-off

The runners-up of the two divisions of the Westfalenliga competed for one more spot in the Oberliga.[6]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
SV Schermbeck 3–0 BV Westfalia Wickede

References

  1. ^ a b c "Oberliga Westfalen 2014/2015 » Zuschauer » Heimspiele" [Oberliga Westfalen 2014–15 » Spectators » Home games]. weltfussball.de (in German). Weltfussball. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Oberliga Westfalen 2014/2015 » Torschützenliste" [Oberliga Westfalen 2014–15 » Goal scorers]. weltfussball.de (in German). Weltfussball. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Historic German football tables". f-archiv.de (in German). Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Oberliga Westfalen - Spieltag / Tabelle" [Oberliga Westfalen - Round / Table]. kicker.de (in German). Kicker (sports magazine). Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Diese Teams spielen 2015/16 im DFB-Pokal" [These teams play in the 2015–16 DFB-Pokal]. kicker.de (in German). Kicker (sports magazine). 7 June 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  6. ^ "ENTSCHEIDUNGSSPIEL" [Decider]. fussball.de (in German). Retrieved 5 June 2016.