
The 1966–67 Regionalliga was the fourth season of the
Regionalliga
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The term is often associated with the Germa ...
, the second tier of the
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. The league operated in five regional divisions,
Berlin
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North
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South
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,
Southwest
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and
West
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. The five league champions and all five runners-up, at the end of the season, entered a promotion play-off to determine the two clubs to move up to the
Bundesliga
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for the next season. The two promotion spots went to the Regionalliga Berlin and Regionalliga Südwest champions
Alemannia Aachen and
Borussia Neunkirchen
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History
From 1912 through ...
.
Regionalliga Nord
The 1966–67 season saw two new clubs in the league,
HSV Barmbeck-Uhlenhorst and
SC Sperber Hamburg, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.
Regionalliga Berlin
The 1966–67 season saw three new clubs in the league,
Rapide Wedding and
Kickers 1900 Berlin, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while
Tasmania 1900 Berlin had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.
Regionalliga West
The 1966–67 season saw four new clubs in the league,
VfR Neuß,
SSV Hagen,
Hammer SpVg and
Bonner SC
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, all promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.
Regionalliga Südwest
The 1966–67 season saw three new clubs in the league,
FC Homburg and
Germania Metternich, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while
Borussia Neunkirchen
Borussia VfB Neunkirchen is a German association football club based in Neunkirchen, Saarland. The club ''SC Borussia Neunkirchen'' was founded out of the 1907 merger of ''FC 1905 Borussia'' and ''SC Neunkirchen''.
History
From 1912 through ...
had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.
Regionalliga Süd
The 1966–67 season saw three new clubs in the league,
FC 08 Villingen,
Germania Wiesbaden and
BC Augsburg, all promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.
Bundesliga promotion round
Group 1
Group 2
References
Sources
* ''30 Jahre Bundesliga'' 30th anniversary special, publisher: ''
kicker Sportmagazin'', published: 1993
* ''kicker-Almanach 1990'' Yearbook of German football, publisher: ''kicker Sportmagazin'', published: 1989,
* ''DSFS Liga-Chronik seit 1945'' publisher:
DSFS, published: 2005
External links
Regionalliga on the official DFB websitekickerDas Deutsche Fussball Archiv Historic German league tables
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