The 2024–25 Regionalliga was the 17th season of the
Regionalliga
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The term is often associated with the Germa ...
, the 13th under the new format, as the fourth tier of the
German football
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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
18 teams from the states of
Bremen
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,
Hamburg
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,
Lower Saxony
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and
Schleswig-Holstein
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competed in the 13th season of the reformed Regionalliga Nord.
VfB Lübeck was relegated from the
2023–24 3. Liga.
Kickers Emden was promoted from the
2023–24 Oberliga Niedersachsen,
Werder Bremen II from the
2023–24 Bremen-Liga and
SV Todesfelde from the
2023–24 Oberliga Schleswig-Holstein.
Results table
Top scorers
Regionalliga Nordost
18 teams from the states of
Berlin
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,
Brandenburg
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,
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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,
Saxony
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,
Saxony-Anhalt
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and has a population of 2.17 million inhabitants, making it the List of German states ...
and
Thuringia
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competed in the 13th season of the reformed Regionalliga Nordost.
Hallescher FC was relegated from the
2023–24 3. Liga.
Hertha Zehlendorf was promoted from the
2023–24 NOFV-Oberliga Nord and
VFC Plauen from the
2023–24 NOFV-Oberliga Süd.
Results table
Top scorers
Regionalliga West
18 teams from
North Rhine-Westphalia
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competed in the 13th season of the reformed Regionalliga West.
MSV Duisburg
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was relegated from the
2023–24 3. Liga.
Eintracht Hohkeppel was promoted from the
2023–24 Mittelrheinliga,
KFC Uerdingen from the
2023–24 Oberliga Niederrhein, and
Sportfreunde Lotte and
Türkspor Dortmund were promoted from the
2023–24 Oberliga Westfalen.
The best-placed
Westphalian non-reserve team will qualify for the
2025–26 DFB-Pokal.
Results table
Top scorers
Regionalliga Südwest
18 teams from
Baden-Württemberg
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,
Hesse
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,
Rhineland-Palatinate
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and
Saarland
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competed in the 13th season of the Regionalliga Südwest.
SC Freiburg II was relegated from the
2023–24 3. Liga.
Eintracht Trier was promoted from the
2023–24 Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar,
FC 08 Villingen and
1. Göppinger SV from the
2023–24 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and
FC Gießen from the
2023–24 Hessenliga.
Results table
Top scorers
Regionalliga Bayern
18 teams from
Bavaria
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competed in the twelfth season of the Regionalliga Bayern.
SpVgg Hankofen-Hailing was promoted from the
2023–24 Bayernliga Nord and
Schwaben Augsburg from the
2023–24 Bayernliga Süd.
Results table
Top scorers
Relegation play-offs
Promotion play-offs
The order of the legs was determined in a draw.
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''TSV Havelse won 4–1 on aggregate and was promoted to the 2025–26 3. Liga.''
References
External links
Regionalliga
DFB.de
Regionalliga Nord
nordfv.de
Regionalliga West
wdfv.de
Regionalliga Bayern
bfv.de
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Germany
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