The 2021–22 Regionalliga is the 14th 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 tenth under the new format, as the fourth tier of the
German
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football league system
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Format
According to the promotion rules decided upon in 2019, the Regionalliga Südwest and West receive a direct promotion spot. Based on a rotation principle, the Regionalliga Bayern receives the third direct promotion spot this season, while the Regionalliga Nord and Nordost champions will play a promotion play-off.
Regionalliga Nord
21 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 ...
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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
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will compete in the tenth season of the reformed Regionalliga Nord.
VfB Lübeck
VfB Lübeck is a German association football club playing in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein in the country's north. In addition to its football side the 1,000 member sports club also has departments for badminton, women's gymnastics, handball, an ...
was relegated from the
2020–21 3. Liga. Originally,
SV Meppen
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was also relegated from the 3. Liga, but was spared after
KFC Uerdingen did not receive a license.
No teams were promoted from the
2020–21 Oberliga Niedersachsen
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2020–21 Oberliga Hamburg
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2020–21 Bremen-Liga or
2020–21 Schleswig-Holstein-Liga since the seasons were abandoned.
The league was split into two regional groups again. The composition of the groups was retained from the previous season, with the exception of
Lüneburger SK Hansa
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, who were moved to the southern group to balance out the group sizes.
Nord
Top scorers
Süd
Top scorers
Championship round
All results achieved against other teams qualified for the championship round will be retained. The teams will only play against teams from the other regional division.
Relegation round
All results achieved against other teams qualified for the relegation round will be retained. The teams will only play against teams from the other regional division.
Regionalliga Nordost
20 teams from the states of
Berlin
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Brandenburg
Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an area of 29,480 square ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of
and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making it the ...
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 ...
will compete in the tenth season of the reformed Regionalliga Nordost.
Tasmania Berlin was promoted from the
2020–21 NOFV-Oberliga Nord and
FC Eilenburg was promoted from the
2020–21 NOFV-Oberliga Süd.
Top scorers
Regionalliga West
20 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 ...
will compete in the tenth season of the reformed Regionalliga West.
KFC Uerdingen was relegated from the
2020–21 3. Liga.
No teams were promoted from the
2020–21 Mittelrheinliga
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2020–21 Oberliga Niederrhein
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or
2020–21 Oberliga Westfalen since the seasons were abandoned.
Top scorers
Regionalliga Südwest
19 teams from
Baden-Württemberg
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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
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 t ...
will compete in the tenth season of the Regionalliga Südwest. No teams were promoted from the
2020–21 Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar,
2020–21 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg or
2020–21 Hessenliga since the seasons were abandoned.
Top scorers
Regionalliga Bayern
20 teams from Bavaria compete in the ninth season of the Regionalliga Bayern.
Bayern Munich II and
SpVgg Unterhaching were relegated from the
2020–21 3. Liga.
SC Eltersdorf
The SC Eltersdorf is a German association football club from the Eltersdorf district of Erlangen, Bavaria.
An amateur club who has mostly played in the lower leagues of Bavaria, the club achieved its greatest success in 2011–12 when it earn ...
was promoted from the
2019–2021 Bayernliga Nord and
FC Pipinsried was promoted from the
2019–2021 Bayernliga Süd.
Top scorers
Promotion play-offs
The order of the legs was determined in a draw.
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References
External links
Regionalliga DFB.de
Regionalliga Nord nordfv.de
Regionalliga West wdfv.de
Regionalliga Bayern bfv.de
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