The 2017–18 Regionalliga was the tenth 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 sixth under the new format, as the fourth tier of the
German
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football league system
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.
Regionalliga Nord
18 teams from the states of
Bremen
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,
Hamburg
Hamburg (, ; nds, label=Hamburg German, Low Saxon, Hamborg ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (german: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; nds, label=Low Saxon, Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg),. is the List of cities in Germany by popul ...
,
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...
and
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sc ...
competed in the sixth season of the reformed Regionalliga Nord; 15 teams were retained from last season and 3 were promoted from the Oberliga, namely
2016–17 Niedersachsenliga
The 2016–17 season of the Niedersachsenliga is the ninth season of the league at tier five (V) in the German football league system and the 27th overall.
2016–17 standings
The 2016–17 season saw five new clubs in the league, MTV ...
champions
SSV Jeddeloh
Spiel- und Sportverein Jeddeloh II e.V., commonly known as SSV Jeddeloh or SSV Jeddeloh II, is a German association football club based in the community of Jeddeloh II in the municipality of Edewecht, located in the district of Ammerland, Lower ...
and promotion round winners
Eutin 08
Eutin () is the district capital of Eastern Holstein county located in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein. As of 2020, the town had some 17,000 inhabitants.
History
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,
2016–17 Schleswig-Holstein-Liga champions, and
Altona 93,
2016–17 Oberliga Hamburg
The 2016–17 Oberliga Hamburg was the 72nd season of the Oberliga Hamburg, the top football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normall ...
champions. The season started on 28 July 2017.
Regionalliga Nordost
18 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 ...
and
Thuringia
Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million.
Erfurt is the capital and lar ...
competed in the sixth season of the reformed Regionalliga Nordost; 15 teams were retained from last season and 3 teams were promoted from the Oberliga.
VSG Altglienicke were promoted from
2016–17 NOFV-Oberliga Nord and
BSG Chemie Leipzig from
2016–17 NOFV-Oberliga Süd. A play-off was held between the two leagues' runners-up,
Optik Rathenow and
Germania Halberstadt, to determine the last participant. Halberstadt won the play-off on aggregate and were promoted. The season started on 29 July 2017.
Regionalliga West
18 teams from
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhab ...
competed in the sixth season of the reformed Regionalliga West; 14 teams were retained from last season and 4 were promoted from the Oberliga.
SC Paderborn
Sport-Club Paderborn 07 e.V., commonly known as simply SC Paderborn 07 () or SC Paderborn, is a German association football club based in Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club has enjoyed its greatest successes since the turn of the mille ...
were originally relegated from the
2016–17 3. Liga
The 2016–17 3. Liga was the ninth season of the 3. Liga. Fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced on 6 July 2016.
Teams
A total of 20 teams contested the league, including 14 sides from the 2015–16 3. Liga. Dynamo Dresden and Erzgebir ...
, but retained their place in 3. Liga following
1860 Munich
, commonly known as TSV 1860 München (; lettered as ) or 1860 Munich, is a sports club based in Munich. The club's football team currently plays in the 3. Liga, the third tier of German football.
1860 Munich was one of the founding members of ...
's failure to obtain a license for the
2017–18 3. Liga
The 2017–18 3. Liga was the tenth season of the 3. Liga. It began on 21 July 2017 and concluded on 12 May 2018.
The fixtures were announced on 4 July 2017.
Teams
Team changes
Stadiums and locations
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes ...
.
KFC Uerdingen were promoted from the
2016–17 Oberliga Niederrhein,
TuS Erndtebrück and
Westfalia Rhynern
Westfalia Rhynern is a German association football club from the district of Rhynern in the city of Hamm, Westphalia.
History
The club was established in 1935 as ''Turn- und Sportverein Rhynern'', but disappeared after two years when, like many ...
from the
2016–17 Oberliga Westfalen and
FC Wegberg-Beeck from the
2016–17 Oberliga Mittelrhein. The season started on 28 July 2017.
Westphalia DFB-Pokal play-off
As the
Westphalian Football and Athletics Association
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is one of three regional associations with the most participating teams in their league competitions, they were allowed to enter a second team for the
2018–19 DFB-Pokal
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(in addition to the
Westphalian Cup winners). A play-off took place between the best-placed eligible (non-reserve) Westphalian team of the Regionalliga West,
SV Rödinghausen, and the best-placed eligible team of the
Oberliga Westfalen,
SV Lippstadt, with the winners qualifying for the DFB-Pokal.
Regionalliga Südwest
19 teams from
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 ...
,
Hesse
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,
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 sixth season of the Regionalliga Südwest; 13 teams were retained from last season and 4 were promoted from the Oberliga.
Mainz 05 II and
FSV Frankfurt were relegated from the
2016–17 3. Liga
The 2016–17 3. Liga was the ninth season of the 3. Liga. Fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced on 6 July 2016.
Teams
A total of 20 teams contested the league, including 14 sides from the 2015–16 3. Liga. Dynamo Dresden and Erzgebir ...
.
Schott Mainz were promoted from the
2016–17 Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar,
Eintracht Stadtallendorf from the
2016–17 Hessenliga and
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 C ...
from the
2016–17 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg. The runners-up of the other Oberligas had a play-off round which was won by
Röchling Völklingen. The
Chinese under-20 national team was about to participate in this season from November onwards to even out the fixture list, but the Chinese withdrew after one game following protests from pro-Tibet demonstrators. Accordingly, their participation was cancelled. The season started on 28 July 2017.
Regionalliga Bayern
19 teams from
Bavaria
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competed in the sixth season of the Regionalliga Bayern; 14 teams were retained from last season and 3 were promoted from the
Bayernliga.
FC Unterföhring
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The club's greatest success came in 2017 when it qualified for the Regionalliga Bayern, the fourth tier of the German football league system ...
were promoted from the
Bayernliga Süd
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and
VfB Eichstätt from the
Bayernliga Nord.
FC Pipinsried were also promoted as they beat
Greuther Fürth II in the
2016–17 Bayernliga promotion play-off. Finally, in a play-off between the two losing teams, Greuther Fürth II beat
Viktoria Aschaffenburg
SV Viktoria 01 Aschaffenburg is a 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 associated Hessian l ...
, obtaining the last open spot in the league.
1860 Munich
, commonly known as TSV 1860 München (; lettered as ) or 1860 Munich, is a sports club based in Munich. The club's football team currently plays in the 3. Liga, the third tier of German football.
1860 Munich was one of the founding members of ...
were originally relegated from
2016–17 2. Bundesliga
The 2016–17 2. Bundesliga was the 43rd season of the 2. Bundesliga. It commenced on 5 August 2016 and ended on 21 May 2017. Fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced on 29 June 2016.
Teams
A total of 18 teams participate in the 2016–1 ...
to
2017–18 3. Liga
The 2017–18 3. Liga was the tenth season of the 3. Liga. It began on 21 July 2017 and concluded on 12 May 2018.
The fixtures were announced on 4 July 2017.
Teams
Team changes
Stadiums and locations
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes ...
, but failed to obtain a license and therefore competed in the Regionalliga.
[ This meant that this year's league was held with 19 teams instead of 18.
]
Relegation play-offs
The 16th and 17th placed teams from the Regionalliga play against the runners-up from the two Bayernliga divisions for two places in the next Regionalliga season.
Promotion play-offs
The draw for the 2017–18 promotion play-offs was held on 7 April, with another draw between the Regionalliga Südwest teams held on 27 April 2018.
Summary
The first legs were played on 24 May, and the second legs were played on 27 May 2018.
Matches
''All times Central European Summer Time
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(UTC+2
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''Principal cities: Cairo, Pretoria, Cape ...
)''
''1860 Munich won 5–4 on aggregate.''
----
''Energie Cottbus won 3–2 on aggregate.''
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''KFC Uerdingen won 3–0 on aggregate.''
Notes
References
External links
Regionalliga
DFB.de
Regionalliga Nord
nordfv.de
Regionalliga West
wdfv.de
Regionalliga Bayern
bfv.de
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