Being the top flight of the South Baden state association, the Verbandsliga is currently a level 6 division of the German football league system.

For this reason the clubs from the south of Baden found themselves thrown in with the Oberliga Südwest (northern group), as those also were in the French zone.

With the introduction of the Bundesliga in 1963 the Amateurliga was placed below the new Regionalliga Süd but still retained its third-tier status.

The Offenburger FV is the undisputed champion of this league, having won it a record 12 times.

[1] The club played 28 out of a possible 33 seasons in the Amateurliga Südbaden, interrupted only by a four-year spell in the Oberliga Südwest.

From 1950 to 1978 it was always a member of the league and continued to be a third division side in the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg until 1991, making it 42 uninterrupted years, a German record.

The FC Rastatt and SC Freiburg also belonged to the Amateurliga Südbaden for exactly the same time but with lesser success.

The winner of this play-off has to face the runners-up of the Verbandsliga Württemberg for the final Oberliga spot.