Regionalliga West
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- For the Austrian Regionalliga West, see Austrian Regional League West.
| Regionalliga West |
|---|
| Founded |
| 2008 |
| Nation |
 Germany |
 |
| State |
 Nordrhein-Westfalen |
 Rheinland-Pfalz |
 Saarland |
| Promotion To |
| 3rd Liga |
| Relegation To |
| Oberliga Südwest |
| Oberliga Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Level on Pyramid |
| Level 4 |
The Regionalliga West will be the fourth tier of the German football league system with its introduction in 2008[1]. It will cover the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen, Saarland, and Rheinland-Pfalz.
Contents |
[edit] Overview
The league will start in August 2008 and will be formed from the clubs in its region which do not achieve admittance to the new 3rd Liga. On top of those clubs which are currently playing in the Regionalligas Süd and Nord, there will also be a set number of teams from the three Oberligas below it. At this stage the new Oberliga is planned to consist of four clubs from each Oberliga. The number of clubs in the new league is supposed to be 18. Along with the formation of this league there will be a merger of the Oberligas Nordrhein and Westfalen to a new Oberliga Nordrhein-Westfalen.
With the interception of the new Regionalliga West, there will be three Regionalligas which will form the fourth tier of the football league system, these are:
- Regionalliga Nord
- Regionalliga Süd
- Regionalliga West
The league covers the same region, as the now defunct Regionalliga West/Südwest did from 1994 to 2000. It shares its name with the "old" Regionalliga West, which operated from 1963 to 1974, but this league only covered the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen.
[edit] Qualifying for the Regionalliga West
The qualifying process for the new league is now finished, the last round having been played on 1 June 2008. The following clubs have fulfilled the on-the-field qualification requirements[2]:
From the Regionalliga Nord:
From the Regionalliga Süd:
From the Oberliga Nordrhein:
From the Oberliga Westfalen:
From the Oberliga Südwest:
[edit] References
- ^ Offical DFB article on the 3rd Bundesliga and Regionalliga. DFB. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
- ^ Tables and results of the Regionalligas and Oberligas. Weltfussball.de. Retrieved on 2008-05-31.
[edit] External links
|
|||||||||||
