 In 1920, the new "Südkreisliga" was created as the new top division of football in the eastern part of today's Lower Saxony, covering Brunswick, the city state of Bremen, as well as the Province of Hanover.Just one season later, however, the Südkreisliga (later renamed "Oberliga Südhannover/Braunschweig") was reformed again, this time covering a smaller area including Brunswick and the southern part of Hanover.