The 1991–92 season of the

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was the first season of the league at tier three (III) of the

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after

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. The NOFV-Oberliga was split into three divisions,

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and

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. The champions of each division entered into a

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with the champion of the

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. Each team played each other home and away, with Wolfsburg gaining promotion to the 1992–93 2. Fußball-Bundesliga.

North

Central

South

2. Bundesliga play-off

FC Berlin, 1. FC Union Berlin and FSV Zwickau qualified for the promotion round to the 2. Bundesliga by winning their respective divisions of the NOFV-Oberliga. VfL Wolfsburg was also assigned to the promotion round by winning the

. The four teams faced each other in two legs and thus each played six matches to determine. VfL Wolfsburg ultimately prevailed, which meant that no team from the former

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achieved promotion.

External links

NOFV-Online
– official website of the North-East German Football Association {{DEFAULTSORT:Nofv-Oberliga 1991-92 NOFV-Oberliga seasons 3

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