The Regionalliga Südwest ( en, Regional League Southwest) is the fourth tier of the
German football league system
The German football league system, or league pyramid, refers to the hierarchically interconnected league system for Football in Germany, association football in Germany that in the 2016–17 Season (sports), season consisted of 2,235 Sports_leag ...
in the states of
Hesse
Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major histor ...
,
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...
,
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
The Saarland (, ; french: Sarre ) is a state of Germany in the south west of the country. With an area of and population of 990,509 in 2018, it is the smallest German state in area apart from the city-states of Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg, and ...
Bavaria
Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...
, were joined by the clubs of the Regionalliga West from Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate.DFB-Bundestag beschließt Reform der Spielklassen DFB website. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2010
Teams
The following teams played in the 2019–20 season of the Regionalliga Südwest:
* Relegated team of the Südwest area from the
2019–20 3. Liga
The 2019–20 3. Liga was the twelfth season of the 3. Liga. It started on 19 July 2019 and concluded on 4 July 2020. Bayern Munich II won the league title on the final day of the season to become the first reserve team to win the 3. Liga.
Effec ...
:
**
SG Sonnenhof Großaspach
SG Sonnenhof Großaspach (german: Sportgemeinschaft Sonnenhof Großaspach e.V.), commonly known as Sonnenhof Großaspach, is a German professional football club based in Aspach, Baden-Württemberg. The club play in the Regionalliga Südwest, whi ...
* Remaining teams from the 2019–20 Regionalliga Südwest:
**
TSV Steinbach Haiger
TSV Steinbach Haiger is a German association football club from Steinbach, near Haiger, Hesse.
The club's greatest success has been to earn promotion to the tier four Regionalliga Südwest in 2015.
History
For most of its history the club was ...
**
SV Elversberg
SpVgg 07 Elversberg is a German association football club, located in Spiesen-Elversberg, Saarland.
History
The club was founded in 1907 as ''FC Germania Elversberg''. It was dissolved in 1914, but then re-constituted in 1918 as ''Sportverein ...
FC Astoria Walldorf
FC Astoria Walldorf is a German association football club from the town of Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg.
The club is named after John Jacob Astor, who was born in Walldorf in 1763 and later emigrated to the United States where he became a suc ...
**
1. FSV Mainz 05 II
1. FSV Mainz 05 II is a German association football club from the town of Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate.
It is the reserve team of 1. FSV Mainz 05. The team's greatest achievement came in 2014 when it won promotion to the 3. Liga for the first tim ...
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II is the reserve team of German association football club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, based in Hoffenheim, Baden-Württemberg. The team has been playing in the tier four Regionalliga since 2010.
History
With the rise of the first te ...
**
FC Bayern Alzenau
FC Bayern Alzenau is a football in Germany, German football club based in Alzenau, Bavaria. They currently are in the Hessenliga.
History
The club was initially formed as ''Alzenauer Fußball Club'' and joined gymnastics club ''Turn- und Sport A ...
FSV Frankfurt
Fußballsportverein Frankfurt 1899 e.V., commonly known as simply FSV Frankfurt, is a German association football club based in the Bornheim district of Frankfurt am Main, Hesse and founded in 1899. FSV Frankfurt also fielded a rather successfu ...
**
SC Freiburg II
SC Freiburg II is the reserve team of German association football club SC Freiburg, based in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg. The team played as SC Freiburg Amateure until 2005.
The team has reached the first round of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup ...
FC Gießen
FC Gießen is a German association football club from the city of Giessen and the Watzenborn-Steinberg quarter of the town of Pohlheim, both in Hesse. The club's greatest success has been promotion to the tier four Regionalliga Südwest in 20 ...
**
FK Pirmasens
FK Pirmasens is a German association football club in Pirmasens, Rhineland-Palatinate. The team was formed as the football section of the gymnastics and sports club TV Pirminia Pirmasens in 1903 and became independent in 1914. They took on thei ...
**
TSG Balingen
TSG Balingen is a German football club from the city of Balingen, Baden-Württemberg. With over 1,800 members, it is the largest sports club in the city and has departments for athletics, basketball, fencing, fistball, gymnastics, handball, j ...
Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar
The Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, formerly the ''Oberliga Südwest'', is the highest regional football league for the Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland states of Germany, organized by the Southwestern Regional Football Association. It is the fifth ...
:
**
TSV Schott Mainz
The TSV Schott Mainz is a Football in Germany, German Association football, association football club from the town of Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Apart from football the club also offers more than 30 other sports like ice hockey, field hockey a ...
* the champion of the 2019–20
Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
The Oberliga Baden-Württemberg is the highest association football league in the state of Baden-Württemberg and the Baden-Württemberg football league system. It is one of fourteen Oberligas in German football, the fifth tier of the German footb ...
KSV Hessen Kassel
KSV Hessen Kassel is a semi-professional German football club based in Kassel, Hesse. KSV competes in the German Regionalliga Südwest, the fourth tier of German football. Nicknamed "Die Löwen" (the lions), the club was founded as FC Union 9 ...
Owners and shareholders
The Regionalliga Südwest is owned by the Regionalliga Südwest GbR.
The shareholders are a total of nine
Football association
The Football Association (also known as The FA) is the governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. Formed in 1863, it is the oldest football association in the world an ...
. These are the seven DFB-German Football Association involved
*
Baden Football Association
The Baden Football Association (german: Badischer Fußballverband), the ''bfv'', is one of 21 state organisations of the German Football Association, the ''DFB'', and covers the north of Baden, the north-western part of the state of Baden-Württe ...
*
Hessian Football Association
The Hessian Football Association (german: Hessischer Fußball-Verband), the ''HFV'', is one of 21 state organisations of the German Football Association, the ''DFB'', and covers the state of Hesse.
The Hessian FA is also part of the Southern Ger ...
*
Rhineland Football Association
The Rhineland Football Association (german: Fussball-Verband Rheinland), the ''FVR'', is one of 21 state organisations of the German Football Association, the ''DFB'', and covers the northern part of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.Saarland Football Association
*
South Baden Football Association
The South Baden Football Association (german: Südbadischer Fußball-Verband), the ''SBFV'', is one of 21 state organisations of the German Football Association, the ''DFB'', and covers the south-western part of the state of Baden-Württemberg.
*
Southwest German Football Association
The South West German Football Association (german: Südwestdeutscher Fussball-Verband), the ''SWFV'', is one of 21 state organisations of the German Football Association, the ''DFB'', and covers the southern part of the state of Rhineland-Palatin ...
*
Württemberg Football Association
The Württemberg Football Association (german: Württembergischer Fußballverband), the ''WFV'', is one of 21 state organisations of the German Football Association, the ''DFB'', and covers the north-western part of the state of Baden-Württember ...
as well as two DFB-Regionalverbände
*
Southern German Football Association
The Southern German Football Association (german: Süddeutscher Fussball-Verband), the ''SFV'', is one of five regional organisations of the German Football Association, the ''DFB'', and covers the states of Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria and Hesse ...
*
Southwestern Regional Football Association
The Regional Football Association South West (german: Fussball-Regional-Verband Südwest), the ''FRVS'', is one of five regional organisations of the German Football Association, the ''DFB'', and covers the states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarl ...
History
The German league system had been reformed in 2008, when the 3rd Liga was established and the number of regional leagues increased from two to three. A further alteration was made in 2011. This was prompted by the large number of insolvencies in the fourth tier, caused by high costs and infrastructure requirements while, at the same time, the clubs at this level complained about low incomes and lack of interest from TV broadcasters. Regionalliga stadiums had to have at least 1,000 seats and a separate stand with separate entrance for away spectators; and such requirements were seen as causing excessive financial strain on amateur clubs. Many clubs also struggled to cope with the 400-page long licence application, as they had to rely on volunteers rather than being able to draw on permanent staff.
This led to Oberliga champions sometimes even declining their right to promotion to avoid the financial risks of the Regionalliga, thus breaking a basic principle of German football, that league champions would almost always be promoted.''Wendelsteiner Anstoß'' Bavarian FA website - The ''Wendelstein'' paper. Retrieved 6 July 2011
In October 2010, at a special conference of the
German Football Association
The German Football Association (german: Deutscher Fußball-Bund ; DFB ) is the governing body of football in Germany. A founding member of both FIFA and UEFA, the DFB has jurisdiction for the German football league system and is in charge of t ...
, the ''DFB'', 223 of the 253 delegates voted for a reform of the league system at the fourth level. The number of Regionalligas was to be expanded to five, with the re-establishment of the Regionalliga Nordost, the formation of the Regionalliga Bayern and a shift of the Regionalliga Süd to the new Regionalliga Süd/Südwest, later renamed Regionalliga Südwest.
The suggestion for the league reform had come from Bavaria, where, in a meeting of the Bavarian top-level amateur clubs at Wendelstein, the financial survival of the leagues and clubs in the current system had been questioned. This meeting resulted in the publication of what was called the ''Wendelsteiner Anstoß'', which demanded a clear demarcation between professional football on the first three tiers of German football and amateur football below that. For this purpose, the paper also demanded a re-establishment of the
German amateur football championship
The German amateur football championship was a national football competition in Germany organized by the German Football Association (German: Deutscher Fußball-Bund; DFB) and in existence from 1950 to 1998.
History
Overview
The championship w ...
as an incentive and goal for top amateur clubs who did not want to turn professional.Untere Ligen erfahren eine Aufwertung '' Augsburger Allgemeine''. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2011
With the Regionaliga reform in 2012, the Regionaliga was increased from three to five leagues. Since then, these have been the
North
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T ...
,
Northeast
The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each se ...
,
West
West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sunset, Sun sets on the Earth.
Etymology
The word "west" is a Germanic languages, German ...
, Southwest and Bavaria leagues. The league is hosted by the
Southwestern Regional Football Association
The Regional Football Association South West (german: Fussball-Regional-Verband Südwest), the ''FRVS'', is one of five regional organisations of the German Football Association, the ''DFB'', and covers the states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarl ...
and the
Southern German Football Association
The Southern German Football Association (german: Süddeutscher Fussball-Verband), the ''SFV'', is one of five regional organisations of the German Football Association, the ''DFB'', and covers the states of Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria and Hesse ...
(with the exception of the
Bavarian Football Association
The Bavarian Football Association (german: Bayerischer Fussball-Verband), the ''BFV'', is one of 21 regional organisations of the German Football Association, the ''DFB'', and covers the state of Bavaria.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 ...
,
Saarland
The Saarland (, ; french: Sarre ) is a state of Germany in the south west of the country. With an area of and population of 990,509 in 2018, it is the smallest German state in area apart from the city-states of Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg, and ...
,
Hesse
Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major histor ...
and
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...
.
From the 2012/13 to 2017/18 seasons, the champion and the runner-up took part in the
Promotion to the 3. Liga
The promotion to the 3. Liga (german: Aufstieg zur 3. Liga) determines the teams that are promoted each season from the Regionalliga, the fourth tier of German football, to the third-tier 3. Liga since its formation in 2008–09. The promotion f ...
. The runner-up was taken into account because six teams were required for the promotion round and because the region of the Regionalliga Südwest, then and now, had the most teams and members of all five regional leagues. For the 2018/19 to 2020/21 seasons, there was a rule that only the champion will be promoted directly to the 3. Liga; there will be no promotion for the runners-up. The relay strength in the 2019/20 season was 18 teams. From the leagues below the Regionalliga Südwest, there are a total of four promoted teams: from the upper leagues of Rhineland-Palatinate/Saar, Hessen and
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...
, one team each, usually the champions, is promoted; the three runners-up play to be the fourth promotion.
In 2017, the league signed an agreement to host the
China national under-20 football team
The China national under-20 football team, also known as the China Youth Team (国青队), represents the People's Republic of China in international football competitions in the FIFA U-20 World Cup and the AFC Youth Championship, as well as an ...
, allowing the team to compete in the league in friendly matches to fill in as the league's 20th club. The arrangement was only approved by 16 of the 19 clubs in the league, with those in opposition criticising it as part of the increasing commercialisation of football. During the team's match against
TSV Schott Mainz
The TSV Schott Mainz is a Football in Germany, German Association football, association football club from the town of Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Apart from football the club also offers more than 30 other sports like ice hockey, field hockey a ...
, the display of a
Tibetan flag
Tibetan may mean:
* of, from, or related to Tibet
* Tibetan people, an ethnic group
* Tibetan language:
** Classical Tibetan, the classical language used also as a contemporary written standard
** Standard Tibetan, the most widely used spoken dial ...
led to the team walking off in protest. Consequently, the Chinese players were recalled and the agreement was abrogated.
Founding Members 2012/13
SG Sonnenhof Großaspach
SG Sonnenhof Großaspach (german: Sportgemeinschaft Sonnenhof Großaspach e.V.), commonly known as Sonnenhof Großaspach, is a German professional football club based in Aspach, Baden-Württemberg. The club play in the Regionalliga Südwest, whi ...
,
Eintracht Frankfurt II
Eintracht Frankfurt II is the reserve team of Eintracht Frankfurt. Formerly known as ''Eintracht Frankfurt Amateure'' (Amateurs) until 2005 the team played as U23 (Under 23) to emphasize the character of the team as a link between youth academy a ...
,
Eintracht Trier
SV Eintracht Trier 05 is a German association football club based in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate. It was formed on 11 March 1948 out of the merger of Westmark 05 Trier and Eintracht Trier 06, on the 43rd anniversary of the establishment of pred ...
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II is the reserve team of German association football club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, based in Hoffenheim, Baden-Württemberg. The team has been playing in the tier four Regionalliga since 2010.
History
With the rise of the first te ...
,
1. FC Kaiserslautern II
1. FC Kaiserslautern II is the reserve team of German association football club 1. FC Kaiserslautern, based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. Historically the team has played as 1. FC Kaiserslautern Amateure until 2005.
The team has reach ...
,
SC Freiburg II
SC Freiburg II is the reserve team of German association football club SC Freiburg, based in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg. The team played as SC Freiburg Amateure until 2005.
The team has reached the first round of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup ...
,
1. FSV Mainz 05 II
1. FSV Mainz 05 II is a German association football club from the town of Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate.
It is the reserve team of 1. FSV Mainz 05. The team's greatest achievement came in 2014 when it won promotion to the 3. Liga for the first tim ...
,
KSV Hessen Kassel
KSV Hessen Kassel is a semi-professional German football club based in Kassel, Hesse. KSV competes in the German Regionalliga Südwest, the fourth tier of German football. Nicknamed "Die Löwen" (the lions), the club was founded as FC Union 9 ...
,
SV Elversberg
SpVgg 07 Elversberg is a German association football club, located in Spiesen-Elversberg, Saarland.
History
The club was founded in 1907 as ''FC Germania Elversberg''. It was dissolved in 1914, but then re-constituted in 1918 as ''Sportverein ...
,
SV Waldhof Mannheim
SV Waldhof Mannheim is a multi-sports club, located in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg. It is most known for its association football team; however, there are also professional handball and table-tennis sides. The club today has a membership of over ...
,
SC 07 Idar-Oberstein
SC Idar-Oberstein is a German association football club from the town of Idar-Oberstein, Rhineland-Palatinate. The club was created in 1971 out of the merger of ''1. FC Idar'', established 1 January 1907 as ''SC Alemannia Idar'', and ''Sportver ...
FC Bayern Alzenau
FC Bayern Alzenau is a football in Germany, German football club based in Alzenau, Bavaria. They currently are in the Hessenliga.
History
The club was initially formed as ''Alzenauer Fußball Club'' and joined gymnastics club ''Turn- und Sport A ...
1. FC Eschborn
1. FC Eschborn was a German association football club which played in Eschborn, a town close to Frankfurt, Hesse.
History
The association was founded 10 September 1930 and after World War II was re-established as SG Eschborn. In 1950, the foot ...
The league champions of the five new regional leagues no longer have the right to direct promotion to the 3rd Liga. Instead, the five league winners and the runners-up of the Süd/Südwest would play-off for three promotion spots. The play-offs are played in home-and-away format, and the two clubs from the Süd/Südwest region can not be paired against each other.Grundzüge der Spielklassenreform DFB website - Basics of the Regionalliga reform. Retrieved 6 July 2011
As four teams were relegated from the 3rd Liga at the end of the 2018–19 season, the Regionalliga Südwest champions Waldhof Mannheim, along with their counterparts from the Nordost and West, were promoted directly to the league. In 2020, the three direct promotion spots will go to the Südwest champions and the champions of the two leagues that participated in the promotion play-off in the previous season, while the champions of the Nordost and the West participate in the play-off. This format was initially installed as a temporary solution until the DFB-Bundestag in September 2019 decided on a format that could have enabled all Regionalliga champions to be promoted. On that date, the Bundestag delegates voted to grant the Südwest and West champions two direct promotions indefinitely starting in 2021. A third direct promotion place will be assigned according to a rotation principle among the Regionalliga Nord, Nordost and Bayern champions. The representatives from the remaining two Regionalligen will determine the fourth promoted club in two-legged playoffs.
Qualifying
The new league was nominally going to have 18 clubs; however, in its first, transitional season the ''DFB'' permitted up to 22 clubs in the league. Restrictions existed on reserve sides. No more than seven reserve teams were permitted per Regionalliga; should there be more in a league the additional ones would have to be moved to a different Regionalliga. Reserve teams of 3rd Liga clubs are not permitted to play in the Regionalliga. The make up of the clubs entering the new Regionalligas from the leagues below was left to the regional football association and not regulated by the ''DFB''.Spielklassenreform offiziell beschlossen Bavarian FA website. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011
One exception to the rule was the Bavarian club
FC Bayern Alzenau
FC Bayern Alzenau is a football in Germany, German football club based in Alzenau, Bavaria. They currently are in the Hessenliga.
History
The club was initially formed as ''Alzenauer Fußball Club'' and joined gymnastics club ''Turn- und Sport A ...
, who had traditionally played in
Hesse
Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major histor ...
's league system. This club would participate in the new Regionalliga Südwest, at their own request, rather than in the Regionalliga Bayern.
19 clubs qualified to play in the league's first season (
2012–13
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...
):
* From the Regionalliga Süd:
FC Bayern Alzenau
FC Bayern Alzenau is a football in Germany, German football club based in Alzenau, Bavaria. They currently are in the Hessenliga.
History
The club was initially formed as ''Alzenauer Fußball Club'' and joined gymnastics club ''Turn- und Sport A ...
,
SC Freiburg II
SC Freiburg II is the reserve team of German association football club SC Freiburg, based in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg. The team played as SC Freiburg Amateure until 2005.
The team has reached the first round of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup ...
,
Eintracht Frankfurt II
Eintracht Frankfurt II is the reserve team of Eintracht Frankfurt. Formerly known as ''Eintracht Frankfurt Amateure'' (Amateurs) until 2005 the team played as U23 (Under 23) to emphasize the character of the team as a link between youth academy a ...
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II is the reserve team of German association football club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, based in Hoffenheim, Baden-Württemberg. The team has been playing in the tier four Regionalliga since 2010.
History
With the rise of the first te ...
,
KSV Hessen Kassel
KSV Hessen Kassel is a semi-professional German football club based in Kassel, Hesse. KSV competes in the German Regionalliga Südwest, the fourth tier of German football. Nicknamed "Die Löwen" (the lions), the club was founded as FC Union 9 ...
Eintracht Trier
SV Eintracht Trier 05 is a German association football club based in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate. It was formed on 11 March 1948 out of the merger of Westmark 05 Trier and Eintracht Trier 06, on the 43rd anniversary of the establishment of pred ...
,
SV Elversberg
SpVgg 07 Elversberg is a German association football club, located in Spiesen-Elversberg, Saarland.
History
The club was founded in 1907 as ''FC Germania Elversberg''. It was dissolved in 1914, but then re-constituted in 1918 as ''Sportverein ...
,
SC Idar-Oberstein
SC Idar-Oberstein is a German association football club from the town of Idar-Oberstein, Rhineland-Palatinate. The club was created in 1971 out of the merger of ''1. FC Idar'', established 1 January 1907 as ''SC Alemannia Idar'', and ''Sportver ...
,
1. FC Kaiserslautern II
1. FC Kaiserslautern II is the reserve team of German association football club 1. FC Kaiserslautern, based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. Historically the team has played as 1. FC Kaiserslautern Amateure until 2005.
The team has reach ...
1. FSV Mainz 05 II
1. FSV Mainz 05 II is a German association football club from the town of Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate.
It is the reserve team of 1. FSV Mainz 05. The team's greatest achievement came in 2014 when it won promotion to the 3. Liga for the first tim ...
* Promoted from the Oberligas:
1. FC Eschborn
1. FC Eschborn was a German association football club which played in Eschborn, a town close to Frankfurt, Hesse.
History
The association was founded 10 September 1930 and after World War II was re-established as SG Eschborn. In 1950, the foot ...
The league champions and runners-up:
* Promoted teams in bold.
*1 SC Freiburg II did not apply for a 3. Liga licence and was replaced by third placed 1. FSV Mainz 05 II in the promotion round, which Mainz completed successfully.
Record
Most Points in a Season
*
SV Waldhof Mannheim
SV Waldhof Mannheim is a multi-sports club, located in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg. It is most known for its association football team; however, there are also professional handball and table-tennis sides. The club today has a membership of over ...
– 88 (2018/19)
*
1. FC Saarbrücken
1. FC Saarbrücken (german: 1. Fußball-Club Saarbrücken e. V.) is a football club based in Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club plays in the 3. Liga, which is the third tier of football in Germany. The club began its existence as the football de ...
SV Elversberg
SpVgg 07 Elversberg is a German association football club, located in Spiesen-Elversberg, Saarland.
History
The club was founded in 1907 as ''FC Germania Elversberg''. It was dissolved in 1914, but then re-constituted in 1918 as ''Sportverein ...
– 78 (2016/17)
*
SG Sonnenhof Großaspach
SG Sonnenhof Großaspach (german: Sportgemeinschaft Sonnenhof Großaspach e.V.), commonly known as Sonnenhof Großaspach, is a German professional football club based in Aspach, Baden-Württemberg. The club play in the Regionalliga Südwest, whi ...
– 75 (2013/14)
Players with the Most Playing Time
Stand: end of the 2019/20 season
Player with the Most Goals
Stand: End of the 2019/20 season
Championship Titles
Logo
The
logo
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of the Regionalliga Südwest, which was introduced in 2012, shows a football player wo is oriented towards the southwest. The seven blue stars symbolize the regional associations involved, the two white stars stand for the regional associations SFV and FRVS.
League statistics
The top goal scorers and spectator statistics for the league are:
Placings in the Regionalliga Südwest
Final league positions of all clubs who have played in the league:
* 1 At the end of the 2013–14 season Eintracht Frankfurt decided to withdraw its reserve side from all competitions after a ruling by the ''DFL'' allowed all Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga clubs to freely choose whether or not to operate an under-23 reserve team. Previous to that such teams had been compulsory.Eintracht Frankfurt meldet U23-Team ab weltfussball.de. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014
* 2 SSV Ulm 1846 declared insolvent at the end of the 2013–14 season and was relegated.
Key
References
Sources
* ''Deutschlands Fußball in Zahlen'', An annual publication with tables and results from the Bundesliga to Verbandsliga/Landesliga. DSFS.
* ''Kicker Almanach'', The yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga, since 1937. ''Kicker'' Sports Magazine.