Due to the special situation of Saarland, its clubs left the German football league system from 1948 to 1951 with the 1.

From its return in 1951, now under the name of Amateurliga Saarland, until the establishment of the Oberliga Südwest in 1978, it was the third tier of the football league system.

The league was established in 1947 with ten teams, the winner gaining promotion to the Oberliga Südwest.

The founder members were: With the return to the German league system in 1951, two teams from the Amateurliga were admitted to the Oberliga Südwest, the 1.

Oberliga Südwest, the Viktoria Hühnerfeld, SC Altenkessel und Sportfreunde Saarbrücken.