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 four ...
, the tenth under the new format, as the fourth tier of the
German
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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
21 teams from the states of
Bremen
Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state consis ...
,
Hamburg
(male), (female) en, Hamburger(s),
Hamburgian(s)
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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
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 Sch ...
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, and ...
was relegated from the
2020–21 3. Liga
The 2020–21 3. Liga was the 13th season of the 3. Liga. It began on 18 September 2020 and concluded on 22 May 2021. The season was originally scheduled to begin on 24 July 2020 and conclude on 15 May 2021, though this was delayed due to postpon ...
. Originally,
SV Meppen
SV Meppen is a German association football club playing in Meppen, Lower Saxony. The club was founded on 29 November 1912 as ''Amisia Meppen'' and joined ''Männer-Turnverein Meppen'' on 8 February 1920 to form ''TuS Meppen 1912''. The football ...
was also relegated from the 3. Liga, but was spared after
KFC Uerdingen
KFC Uerdingen 05 is a German football club in the Uerdingen district of the city of Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. The former Bundesliga side enjoyed its greatest successes in the 1980s but now plays in the fifth-level Oberliga.
History
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No teams were promoted from the
2020–21 Oberliga Niedersachsen,
2020–21 Oberliga Hamburg,
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, 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
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...
,
Brandenburg
Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a states of Germany, 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 ar ...
,
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 po ...
,
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 ...
,
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 larg ...
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
FC Eilenburg is a German association football club from the city of Eilenburg, Saxony.
History
The association was created 1 January 1994 as the successor side to ''Sportverein Mörtitz''. The new club joined the Landesliga Sachsen (V) on the ...
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 States of Germany, state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more tha ...
will compete in the tenth season of the reformed Regionalliga West.
KFC Uerdingen
KFC Uerdingen 05 is a German football club in the Uerdingen district of the city of Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. The former Bundesliga side enjoyed its greatest successes in the 1980s but now plays in the fifth-level Oberliga.
History
The ...
was relegated from the
2020–21 3. Liga
The 2020–21 3. Liga was the 13th season of the 3. Liga. It began on 18 September 2020 and concluded on 22 May 2021. The season was originally scheduled to begin on 24 July 2020 and conclude on 15 May 2021, though this was delayed due to postpon ...
.
No teams were promoted from the
2020–21 Mittelrheinliga,
2020–21 Oberliga Niederrhein or
2020–21 Oberliga Westfalen since the seasons were abandoned.
Top scorers
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
Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major histor ...
,
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 ...
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
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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
FC Bayern Munich II (''FC Bayern Munich Amateure'' until 2005) are the reserve team of German association football club FC Bayern Munich, they currently play in the Regionalliga Bayern. In 2010–11 they played in the 3. Liga, having qualifie ...
and
SpVgg Unterhaching
Spielvereinigung Unterhaching () is a German sports club in Unterhaching, a semi-rural municipality on the southern outskirts of the Bavarian capital Munich. The club is widely known for playing in the first-division association football league B ...
were relegated from the
2020–21 3. Liga
The 2020–21 3. Liga was the 13th season of the 3. Liga. It began on 18 September 2020 and concluded on 22 May 2021. The season was originally scheduled to begin on 24 July 2020 and conclude on 15 May 2021, though this was delayed due to postpon ...
.
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 earned ...
was promoted from the
2019–2021 Bayernliga Nord and
FC Pipinsried
The FC Pipinsried is a German association football club from the town of Pipinsried, Bavaria.
The club's greatest success came in 2013 when it qualified for the southern division of the Bayernliga, the fifth tier of the German football league ...
was promoted from the
2019–2021 Bayernliga Süd.
Top scorers
Promotion play-offs
The order of the legs was determined in a draw.
''All times
Central European Summer Time
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UTC+2
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''Principal cities: Cairo, Pretoria, Cape ...
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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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