2025–26 Regionalliga

Regionalliga

Season	2025–26
← 2024–25 2026–27 →

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.

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.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Werder Bremen II	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to 3. Liga
2	SV Drochtersen/Assel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Kickers Emden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Phönix Lübeck	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible relegation to Oberliga
14		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to Oberliga
18		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: unknown. 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.

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	BFC Dynamo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Chemnitzer FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Rot-Weiß Erfurt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Greifswalder FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Carl Zeiss Jena	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	FSV Zwickau	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible relegation to NOFV-Oberliga
16		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18		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.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	FC Gütersloh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to 3. Liga
2	1. FC Köln II	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Fortuna Köln	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Sportfreunde Lotte	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Borussia Mönchengladbach II	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	SV Rödinghausen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible relegation to Oberliga
16		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to Oberliga
17		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: unknown. 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.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	FSV Frankfurt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to 3. Liga
2	SGV Freiberg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	TSV Steinbach Haiger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Stuttgarter Kickers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible relegation to Oberliga
15		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to Oberliga
17		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: unknown. 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)

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.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	TSV Buchbach	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal
2	Greuther Fürth II	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	FV Illertissen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	SpVgg Unterhaching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for relegation play-offs
16		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to Bayernliga
18		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:

Relegation play-offs

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Bayernliga Nord/Süd runners-up		Regionalliga Bayern 15th/16th place	TBD	TBD
Bayernliga Nord/Süd runners-up		Regionalliga Bayern 15th/16th place	TBD	TBD

Promotion play-offs

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Regionalliga Nordost		Regionalliga Bayern	TBD	TBD

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Regionalliga Nordost	v	Regionalliga Bayern

Regionalliga Bayern	v	Regionalliga Nordost

External links

• Regionalliga (in German) DFB.de
• Regionalliga Nord (in German) nordfv.de
• Regionalliga West (in German) wdfv.de
• Regionalliga Bayern (in German) bfv.de