Bayernliga
The Bayernliga (English: Bavarian league) is the highest amateur football league and the second highest football league (under the Regionalliga Bayern) in the state of Bavaria () and the Bavarian football league system. It is one of fourteen Ob ...
, the second highest association football league in
Bavaria
Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a States of Germany, state in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the list of German states by area, largest German state by land area, comprising approximately 1/5 of the total l ...
, was the seventh season of the league at tier five (V) 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_leagu ...
and the 70th season overall since establishment of the league in 1945. The regular season started on 11 July 2014 and finished on 23 May 2015, followed by relegation play-off games. The league season was interrupted by a winter break, which lasted from late November 2014 to 28 February 2015.Bayernliga Süd 2014/2015 Weltfussball.de, accessed: 24 July 2014Bayernliga Nord 2014/2015 Weltfussball.de, accessed: 24 July 2014
Modus
The northern division of the Bayernliga consists of 18 clubs while the southern division consists of 19. Clubs in each division will play each other in a home-and-away format with no league games played between clubs from different divisions during the regular season. The champions of each division were directly promoted to the
Regionalliga
A (, plural ) is a regional league in numerous Sports governing body, sports governing bodies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, usually located in the upper or middle tiers of the sports leagues.
The term is often associated with the Germa ...
, subject to fulfilling the licensing regulations of the later with no overall Bayernliga championship game being played between the two league winners. The runners-up of each league takes part in promotion round with the 16th and 15th placed clubs in the Regionalliga. The four clubs play for one more spot in the Regionalliga in 2015–16 unless the Regionalliga champion wins promotion to the
3. Liga
The 3. Liga is a professional association football league and the third division in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2. Bundesliga and the fourth-tier Regionalliga.
The modern 3. Liga was formed for t ...
, in which case two spots in the league may become available. Should the champions or runners-up not receive approval for a Regionalliga licence the direct promotion and play off spots will be passed down to the highest placed club with a licence approval.Auf- und Abstiegsregelung der Bayernligen und der Landesligen BFV website, accessed: 24 July 2014
The bottom two teams in the southern division and the bottom team in the northern division are directly relegated while the 15th, 16th and 17th placed teams from both divisions as well as the 14th placed team with the lesser points take part in the relegation playoffs with the five Landesliga runners-up.
Seven Bayernliga clubs applied for a Regionalliga licence for 2015–16, these being FC Pipinsried and
TSV Rain am Lech
The TSV Rain am Lech is a German association football club from the town of Rain am Lech, Bavaria.
The club's most notable achievement has been qualifying for the tier four Regionalliga Bayern in 2012, where it played for two seasons before r ...
from the southern division and
Viktoria Aschaffenburg
SV Viktoria 01 Aschaffenburg is a football in Germany, German football club based in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria.
Even though Aschaffenburg is located in Bavaria, Viktoria Aschaffenburg historically played its football in the Hessenliga (V) and the a ...
TSV Großbardorf
TSV Großbardorf is a German association football club from the city of Großbardorf, Bavaria. The footballers are part of a 602 member sports club that also has departments for bowling and table tennis.
History
The club made its first appea ...
and
SpVgg Bayern Hof
SpVgg Bayern Hof is a German association football club based in Hof, Bavaria. The club was founded on 1 June 1910 as ''Ballspielclub Hof'', but within a year was renamed ''Britannia Hof''. In 1913, they merged with ''FC Roland Hof'' and ''FC ...
from the northern division, with all of them having their application approved.
Landesliga
The Landesliga () is a tier of football in some states of the German football league system.
In Bavaria, Saxony, Thuringia, Bremen, Lower Saxony and Hamburg, the Landesligas are set right below the Oberliga and therefore are the sixth tier. The r ...
while
SpVgg Bayern Hof
SpVgg Bayern Hof is a German association football club based in Hof, Bavaria. The club was founded on 1 June 1910 as ''Ballspielclub Hof'', but within a year was renamed ''Britannia Hof''. In 1913, they merged with ''FC Roland Hof'' and ''FC ...
and
Viktoria Aschaffenburg
SV Viktoria 01 Aschaffenburg is a football in Germany, German football club based in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria.
Even though Aschaffenburg is located in Bavaria, Viktoria Aschaffenburg historically played its football in the Hessenliga (V) and the a ...
TSV Rain am Lech
The TSV Rain am Lech is a German association football club from the town of Rain am Lech, Bavaria.
The club's most notable achievement has been qualifying for the tier four Regionalliga Bayern in 2012, where it played for two seasons before r ...
The top goal scorers for the season:Torschützenliste BFV website – Goal scorers Bayernliga Süd, accessed: 24 July 2014Torschützenliste BFV website – Goal scorers Bayernliga Nord, accessed: 24 July 2014
Nord
Süd
Promotion play-offs
Promotion/relegation play-offs will be held at the end of the season for both the Regionalliga above and the Bayernliga: fupa.net, accessed: 13 May 2015
To the Regionalliga
The 15th and 16th placed Regionalliga teams,
SV Heimstetten
SV Heimstetten is a German association football club based in Kirchheim in the district of Munich, Bavaria.
History
The club was founded in 1967 and in addition to a football team has departments for basketball, gymnastics, Judo, table tenni ...
and VfR Garching, play the runners-up of the northern and southern division. In the north this is FC Amberg while, in the south, FC Pipinsried qualified regardless of its place in the table as no other team applied for a Regionalliga licence. The winner of these games then play each other for one more spot in the Regionalliga. Should
TSV 1860 Munich
, commonly known as TSV 1860 München (; ''sechzig'' locally ; lettered as ) or 1860 Munich, is a sports club based in Munich. The club's association football, football team plays in the 3. Liga, the third tier of German football league system ...
have suffered relegation from the 2. Bundesliga its reserve team would be forced to leave the Regionalliga. In this case 17th placed Regionalliga club SV Seligenporten would have entered the relegation play-offs and Heimstetten would retain their Regionalliga place.
First round
;First leg
;Second leg
Second round
The winners of the first round play each other for the one available spot in the Regionalliga:
;First leg
;Second leg
To the Bayernliga
The second placed teams of each of the five Landesliga division, together with the worst 14th placed team and the 15th, 16th and 17th placed teams from the two Bayernligas enter a play-off for the remaining three places in the 2015–16 Bayernliga. The twelve teams will be split into three groups of four clubs.
Northern group
;First round – first leg
;First round – second leg
''Sand won 4–0 on aggregate.''
''Selbitz won 3–3 on aggregate (away goal rule).''
;Second round – first leg
;Second round – second leg
''Sand won 7–1 on aggregate.''
Central group
;First round – first leg
;First round – second leg
''Burglengenfeld won 3–1 on aggregate.''
''Kötzting won 3–1 on aggregate.''
;Second round – first leg
;Second round – second leg
''Burglengenfeld won 4–2 on aggregate.''
Southern group
;First round – first leg
;First round – second leg
''Illertissen won 3–2 on aggregate.''
''Erlbach won 2–0 on aggregate.''
;Second round – first leg
;Second round – second leg
''Erlbach won 3–0 on aggregate.''
References
External links
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Bavarian Football Association
The Bavarian Football Association (), the ''BFV'', is one of 21 regional organisations of the German Football Association, the ''DFB'', and covers the state of Bavaria.2014-15
Bayern
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