The 2020–21 Regionalliga was the 13th 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 fourt ...
, the ninth under the new format, as the fourth tier of the
German
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football league system
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.
Format
A new promotion format was decided on in 2019. From this season onward, the Regionalliga Südwest and West receive a fixed promotion spot. A third promotion spot rotates between the other three divisions, with the remaining two champions participating in play-offs for a fourth spot. A draw has determined that the Regionalliga Nordost receives the third direct promotion spot this season.
Regionalliga Nord
22 teams from the states of
Bremen
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,
Hamburg
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,
Lower Saxony
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and
Schleswig-Holstein
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competed in the ninth season of the reformed Regionalliga Nord.
VfV Hildesheim
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and
Atlas Delmenhorst were promoted from the
2019–20 Oberliga Niedersachsen,
Teutonia Ottensen was promoted from the
2019–20 Oberliga Hamburg,
FC Oberneuland was promoted from the
2019–20 Bremen-Liga and
Phönix Lübeck was promoted from the
2019–20 Schleswig-Holstein-Liga.
As the league expanded during the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, the league was split into two regional groups. The five best teams from each group were supposed to qualify for a championship round, with the other teams qualifying for a relegation round. The relegation rules were not announced.
On 8 April 2021, the clubs voted to abandon the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany and declare the third-best team by points per game,
TSV Havelse, participants in the
promotion play-offs, since
Weiche Flensburg and
Werder Bremen II did not apply for a 3. Liga license. No teams are supposed to be promoted to or relegated from the Regionalliga. The abandonment was confirmed by the
Northern German Football Association (NFV) presidium on 20 April 2021. No teams were relegated to or promoted from the Oberliga. On 18 May 2021, the NFV presidium announced that it has made an official decision on who would participate in the promotion play-offs. First, the top teams of each group that applied for a 3. Liga license,
Teutonia Ottensen and TSV Havelse, were determined. Then, with involvement from the two clubs, the NFV presidium decided to nominate TSV Havelse for the promotion play-offs.
Nord
Top scorers
Süd
Top scorers
Regionalliga Nordost
20 teams from the states of
Berlin
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,
Brandenburg
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,
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; nds, Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in pop ...
,
Saxony
Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...
,
Saxony-Anhalt
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and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making it the ...
and
Thuringia
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Erfurt is the capital and lar ...
competed in the eighth season of the reformed Regionalliga Nordost.
Chemnitzer FC
Chemnitzer Fußballclub e.V. is a German association football club based in Chemnitz, Saxony. The club competes in Regionalliga Nordost, the fourth tier of German football.
The roots of the club go back to its establishment as Chemnitzer BC 1 ...
and
Carl Zeiss Jena were relegated from the
2019–20 3. Liga.
Tennis Borussia Berlin
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History
The team was founded in 1902 as ''Berliner Tennis- und Ping-Pong ...
was promoted from the
2019–20 NOFV-Oberliga Nord and
FSV Luckenwalde
FSV 63 Luckenwalde is a German football club based in Luckenwalde, Brandenburg, currently playing in the Regionalliga (IV).
History
The earliest forerunner of FSV 63 Luckenwalde was founded in 1906 as ''BV 06 Luckenwalde'', which became '' ...
was promoted from the
2019–20 NOFV-Oberliga Süd.
On 24 March 2021, the clubs unanimously voted to abandon the season due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
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On 27 January 2020, the first case in Germany was confirmed near Munich, Bavaria. By mid February, the arising cluster of cases had been fully containe ...
and declare
Viktoria Berlin
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champions. This decision was confirmed by the
Northeastern German Football Association
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presidium on 16 April 2021, which also decided that one team would be relegated and the league size limited to 22 teams for the next season, which meant that a second team would have been relegated had three teams been relegated to the Regionalliga Nordost.
Top goalscorers
Regionalliga West
21 teams from
North Rhine-Westphalia
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competed in the Regionalliga West.
Preußen Münster was relegated from the
2019–20 3. Liga.
FC Wegberg-Beeck was promoted from the
2019–20 Mittelrheinliga,
SV Straelen was promoted from the
2019–20 Oberliga Niederrhein and
SC Wiedenbrück
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and
Rot Weiss Ahlen were promoted from the
2019–20 Oberliga Westfalen.
Contrary to previous seasons, due to time pressure the Westphalia DFB-Pokal play-off was not be played for the next two seasons. Originally, the winner of the
2020–21 Oberliga Westfalen was supposed to qualify for the
2021–22 DFB-Pokal, while the best-placed Westphalian team from the
2021–22 Regionalliga West was supposed to qualify for the
2022–23 DFB-Pokal
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. However, due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
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On 27 January 2020, the first case in Germany was confirmed near Munich, Bavaria. By mid February, the arising cluster of cases had been fully containe ...
, the Oberliga Westfalen had to be abandoned and the order was swapped.
Initially, five teams were going to be relegated. However, the
Mittelrheinliga,
Oberliga Niederrhein and
Oberliga Westfalen were all abandoned, with no teams from these leagues being promoted. Therefore, only one team was relegated.
Top goalscorers
Regionalliga Südwest
22 teams from
Baden-Württemberg
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,
Hesse
Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major historic cities are Da ...
,
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...
and
Saarland
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competed in the eighth season of the Regionalliga Südwest.
Sonnenhof Großaspach was relegated from the
2019–20 3. Liga.
Schott Mainz was promoted from the
2019–20 Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar,
VfB Stuttgart II was promoted from the
2019–20 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and
Eintracht Stadtallendorf and
Hessen Kassel were promoted from the
2019–20 Hessenliga.
Initially, six teams were going to be relegated. However, the
Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar,
Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and
Hessenliga were all abandoned, with no teams from these leagues being promoted. Therefore, only two teams were relegated.
Top goalscorers
Regionalliga Bayern
The
Bavarian Football Association
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Türkgücü München is a German association football club from the city of Munich, Bavaria.
The club, which is based in the Turkish community of Munich, was formed in 2009 in a merger of Türkischer SV 1975 München and ATA Spor München. Tür ...]
in the
2020–21 3. Liga. The ongoing 2019–20 season had to resume without Türkgücü in September 2020 and conclude in mid-2021.
Championship play-offs
Top scorers
Promotion play-offs
The match dates were announced on 23 April 2021. A draw was held on 8 May 2021 to determine the order of the legs.
''All times
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UTC+2
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''Principal cities: Cairo, Pretoria, Cape ...
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''TSV Havelse won 2–0 on aggregate.''
References
External links
Regionalliga DFB.de
Regionalliga Nord nordfv.de
wdfv.de
Regionalliga Bayern bfv.de
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2020–21 in European fourth tier association football leagues
Germany
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