The 1996–97 Regionalliga was the third season of the
Regionalliga
The Regionalliga () is the fourth tier in the German football league system. Until 1974, it was the second tier in Germany. In 1994, it was introduced as the third tier. Upon the creation of the new nationwide 3. Liga in 2008, it became the four ...
as the third tier of
German football. The league was organised in four regional divisions,
Nord
Nord, a word meaning "north" in several European languages, may refer to:
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,
Nordost,
West-Südwest and
Süd.
FC Energie Cottbus,
SG Wattenscheid 09,
1. FC Nürnberg
1. Fußball-Club Nürnberg Verein für Leibesübungen e. V., often called 1. FC Nürnberg (, en, 1. Football Club Nuremberg) or simply Nürnberg, is a German association football club in Nuremberg, Bavaria, who currently compete in the 2. Bund ...
and
SpVgg Greuther Fürth were promoted to the
2. Bundesliga
The 2. Bundesliga ( ) is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was implemented 11 years after the founding of the Fußball-Bundesliga as the new second division for professional football. The 2. Bundesliga is ranked below ...
.
North
Final table
Top scorers
North-East
Final table
Top scorers
West/South-West
Final table
Top scorers
South
Final table
Top scorers
Promotion playoff
The last promotion place was contested between the champions of the North and North-East regions.
Aufstiegsrunde 2. Bundesliga 1996/1997 » Entscheidungsspiel
Weltfussball.de, accessed: 22 November 2015
;First leg
;Second leg
:'' Energie Cottbus won 3–1 on aggregate and so were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga.''
References
External links
Regionalliga Nord 1996–97
at '' kicker.de''
Regionalliga Nordost 1996–97
at '' kicker.de''
Regionalliga West/Südwest 1996–97
at '' kicker.de''
Regionalliga Süd 1996–97
at '' kicker.de''
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