2025–26 Regionalliga

Regionalliga
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The 2025–26 Regionalliga will be the 18th season of the Regionalliga, the 14th under the current format, as the fourth tier of the German football league system.

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 Nord is expected to receive the third direct promotion spot this season, while the Regionalliga Nordost and Bayern champions are expected to play a promotion play-off.[1]

Regionalliga Nord

18 teams from the states of Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein will compete in the 14th season of the reformed Regionalliga Nord. Hannover 96 II was relegated from the 2024–25 3. Liga. HSC Hannover and FSV Schöningen were promoted from the 2024–25 Oberliga Niedersachsen and Altona 93 from the 2024–25 Oberliga Hamburg.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Altona 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to 3. Liga
2 Bremer SV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Werder Bremen II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 SV Drochtersen/Assel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Kickers Emden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Weiche Flensburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Hamburger SV II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Hannover 96 II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 HSC Hannover 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 SSV Jeddeloh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Blau-Weiß Lohne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Phönix Lübeck 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 VfB Lübeck 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 SV Meppen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Eintracht Norderstedt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible relegation to Oberliga
16 VfB Oldenburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FSV Schöningen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Oberliga
18 FC St. Pauli II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 July 2025. Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Regionalliga Nordost

18 teams from the states of Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia will compete in the 14th season of the reformed Regionalliga Nordost. BFC Preussen was promoted from the 2024–25 NOFV-Oberliga Nord and 1. FC Magdeburg II from the 2024–25 NOFV-Oberliga Süd.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 VSG Altglienicke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for promotion play-offs
2 SV Babelsberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 BFC Dynamo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Hertha BSC II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 BFC Preussen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Chemnitzer FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FC Eilenburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Rot-Weiß Erfurt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Greifswalder FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Hallescher FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Carl Zeiss Jena 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Chemie Leipzig 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Lokomotive Leipzig 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FSV Luckenwalde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 1. FC Magdeburg II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible relegation to NOFV-Oberliga
16 ZFC Meuselwitz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Hertha Zehlendorf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FSV Zwickau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to NOFV-Oberliga
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Regionalliga West

18 teams from North Rhine-Westphalia will compete in the 14th season of the reformed Regionalliga West. Borussia Dortmund II was relegated from the 2024–25 3. Liga. Bonner SC was promoted from the 2024–25 Mittelrheinliga, SSVg Velbert from the 2024–25 Oberliga Niederrhein, and Sportfreunde Siegen and VfL Bochum II from the 2024–25 Oberliga Westfalen.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 1. FC Bocholt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to 3. Liga
2 VfL Bochum II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Bonner SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Borussia Dortmund II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Fortuna Düsseldorf II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 FC Gütersloh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 1. FC Köln II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Fortuna Köln 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Sportfreunde Lotte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 SC Paderborn II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 SV Rödinghausen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Schalke 04 II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Sportfreunde Siegen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible relegation to Oberliga
16 SSVg Velbert 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Oberliga
17 SC Wiedenbrück 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Wuppertaler SV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 July 2025. Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Regionalliga Südwest

18 teams from Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland will compete in the 14th season of the Regionalliga Südwest. SV Sandhausen was relegated from the 2024–25 3. Liga. Schott Mainz was promoted from the 2024–25 Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, Sonnenhof Großaspach and TSG Balingen from the 2024–25 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg, and Bayern Alzenau from the 2024–25 Hessenliga.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Bayern Alzenau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to 3. Liga
2 Bahlinger SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 TSG Balingen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 FSV Frankfurt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 SGV Freiberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 SC Freiburg II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Barockstadt Fulda-Lehnerz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Sonnenhof Großaspach 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FC 08 Homburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Hessen Kassel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Mainz 05 II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Schott Mainz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Kickers Offenbach 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 SV Sandhausen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible relegation to Oberliga
15 TSV Steinbach Haiger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Stuttgarter Kickers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Oberliga
17 Eintracht Trier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Astoria Walldorf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 1 August 2025. Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Play-off (only when deciding promotion or relegation)[2]

Regionalliga Bayern

18 teams from Bavaria will compete in the 13th season of the Regionalliga Bayern. SpVgg Unterhaching was relegated from the 2024–25 3. Liga. VfB Eichstätt was promoted from the 2024–25 Bayernliga Nord and FC Memmingen from the 2024–25 Bayernliga Süd.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 SpVgg Ansbach 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal
2 Viktoria Aschaffenburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 TSV Aubstadt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 FC Augsburg II[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Schwaben Augsburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 SpVgg Bayreuth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 TSV Buchbach 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Wacker Burghausen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 VfB Eichstätt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Greuther Fürth II[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 SpVgg Hankofen-Hailing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 FV Illertissen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 FC Memmingen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Bayern Munich II[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 1. FC Nürnberg II[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for relegation play-offs
16 SpVgg Unterhaching 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DJK Vilzing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Bayernliga
18 Würzburger Kickers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 July 2025. Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Reserve teams are ineligible for qualification for the DFB-Pokal.

Relegation play-offs

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Bayernliga Nord/Süd runners-upRegionalliga Bayern 15th/16th placeTBDTBD
Bayernliga Nord/Süd runners-upRegionalliga Bayern 15th/16th placeTBDTBD

Promotion play-offs

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Regionalliga NordostRegionalliga BayernTBDTBD

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Regionalliga NordostvRegionalliga Bayern
Regionalliga BayernvRegionalliga Nordost

References

  1. ^ "Reihenfolge des Direktaufstiegs zur 3. Liga nun festgelegt" [Order of direct promotion to the 3. Liga now determined]. DFB.de. DFB. 6 March 2020. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Spielordnung der Regionalliga Südwest" (PDF) (in German). Regionalliga Südwest. 27 July 2022. pp. 22–23. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
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