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Leagues | 65 |
Level on pyramid | Level 6, 7 and 8 |
The Landesliga (English: Football State League) is a tier of football in some of the states of Germany.
In Bavaria, Sachsen, Thuringia, Bremen, Lower Saxony and Hamburg the Landesligas are set right below the Oberlig and therefore are the sixth tier. The reason for this is that Bavaria, Hamburg, Lower Saxony and Bremen are the only places in Germany where the Oberliga, the State and the Verband are geographically the same, while the other two states simply chose to call their leagues Landesligas when establishing them in 1990. In the Middle Rhine and Lower Rhine regions of North Rhine-Westphalia it is also, since 2012, the sixth tier. In Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate (south-western part only), North Rhine-Westphalia (Westphalia), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt and Berlin it is the seventh tier, below the Verbandsliga. In the Saarland, the Landesligas are set as the eighth tier.[1][2][3]
Typically, in each Bundesland, the Landesligen are split up into different Staffeln or "divisions". In Bavaria, the Landesliga is split up into five divisions, South-West, South-East, Central, North-West and North-East. In Sachsen, Bremen and Thüringen the Landesliga is in a single division format. In Hamburg, it consists of two divisions.[2]
In 2017, Schleswig-Holstein will introduce Landesligen at the sixth tier,[4] leaving Hesse as the only German state not to have Landesligen. The Rheinland region of Rhineland-Palatinate also operates without such a league.[2]
In Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia the league below the Landesligas is the Landesklasse (English: State Class).[2]
Leagues
Tier-VI Landesligas
Of the 65 Landesligas in Germany 18 are set at tier six of the German football league system, these being:[2]
League | State | Region | Promotion to | Relegation to |
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Sachsenliga | Saxony | NOFV-Oberliga Süd | Landesklasse Mitte Landesklasse Nord Landesklasse Süd Landesklasse West | |
Thüringenliga | Thuringia | Landesklasse Nord Landesklasse Ost Landesklasse Süd | ||
Landesliga Bayern-Südwest | Bavaria | Southwest | Bayernliga | Bezirksliga |
Landesliga Bayern-Südost | Southeast | |||
Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | Central | |||
Landesliga Bayern-Nordwest | Northwest | |||
Landesliga Bayern-Nordost | Northeast | |||
Landesliga Bremen | Bremen | Bremen-Liga | Bezirksliga Bremen Bezirksliga Bremerhaven | |
Landesliga Hamburg-Hammonia | Hamburg | Oberliga Hamburg | Bezirksliga Nord Bezirksliga Ost Bezirksliga Süd Bezirksliga West | |
Landesliga Hamburg-Hansa | ||||
Landesliga Niederrhein 1 Landesliga Niederrhein 2 |
North Rhine-Westphalia | Lower Rhine | Oberliga Niederrhein | Bezirksliga |
Landesliga Mittelrhein 1 Landesliga Mittelrhein 2 |
Middle Rhine | Oberliga Mittelrhein | ||
Landesliga Braunschweig | Lower Saxony | Braunschweig | Niedersachsenliga | Bezirksliga Braunschweig 1 Bezirksliga Braunschweig 2 Bezirksliga Braunschweig 3 Bezirksliga Braunschweig 4 |
Landesliga Hannover | Hannover | Bezirksliga Hannover 1 Bezirksliga Hannover 2 Bezirksliga Hannover 3 Bezirksliga Hannover 4 | ||
Landesliga Lüneburg | Lüneburg | Bezirksliga Lüneburg 1 Bezirksliga Lüneburg 2 Bezirksliga Lüneburg 3 Bezirksliga Lüneburg 4 | ||
Landesliga Weser-Ems | Weser-Ems | Bezirksliga Weser-Ems 1 Bezirksliga Weser-Ems 2 Bezirksliga Weser-Ems 3 Bezirksliga Weser-Ems 4 Bezirksliga Weser-Ems 5 | ||
Landesliga Schleswig-Holstein | Schleswig-Holstein | Schleswig Holstein |
Schleswig-Holstein-Liga | Verbandsliga Nord-Ost Verbandsliga Nord-West Verbandsliga Süd-Ost Verbandsliga Süd-West |
- The Landesligen of Thuringia and Saxony are unique in their naming as every other league in Germany of this standing carries the name Verbandsliga. This was done so simply by choice of the local football associations in Saxony and Thuringia and the name could be changed to Verbandsliga if they wish to do so. Bavaria does not have this option however, since its Landesligas are not the highest leagues in the Verband. This position is held by the Oberligas in this state.
Tier VII-Landesligas
Apart from the above-mentioned states, Landesligen also exist in the states of Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate (in the south-west part only), North Rhine-Westphalia (Westphalia), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Berlin and as Landesklasse, in Saxony and Thuringia as tier seven leagues, below the Verbandsligas:[2]
Leagues | State | Region | Promotion to | Relegation to |
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Landesliga Württemberg 1 Landesliga Württemberg 2 Landesliga Württemberg 3 Landesliga Württemberg 4 |
Baden-Württemberg | Württemberg | Verbandsliga Württemberg | Bezirksliga |
Landesliga Mittelbaden Landesliga Odenwald Landesliga Rhein/Neckar |
Baden (North) | Verbandsliga Baden | Kreisliga | |
Landesliga Südbaden 1 Landesliga Südbaden 2 Landesliga Südbaden 3 |
Baden (South) | Verbandsliga Südbaden | Bezirksliga | |
Landesliga Südwest Ost Landesliga Südwest West |
Rhineland-Palatinate | Southwest | Verbandsliga Südwest | |
Landesliga Westfalen 1 Landesliga Westfalen 2 Landesliga Westfalen 3 Landesliga Westfalen 4 |
North Rhine-Westphalia | Westphalia | Westfalenliga 1 Westfalenliga 2 | |
Landesliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern-Nord Landesliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern-Ost Landesliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern-West |
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Landesklasse | |
Landesliga Brandenburg-Nord Landesliga Brandenburg-Süd |
Brandenburg | Brandenburg-Liga | ||
Landesliga Sachsen-Anhalt-Nord Landesliga Sachsen-Anhalt-Süd |
Saxony-Anhalt | Verbandsliga Sachsen-Anhalt | ||
Landesliga Berlin 1 Landesliga Berlin 2 |
Berlin | Berlin-Liga | Bezirksliga | |
Landesklasse Mitte Landesklasse Nord Landesklasse Ost Landesklasse West |
Saxony | Sachsenliga | Kreisoberliga | |
Landesklasse Thüringen 1 Landesklasse Thüringen 2 Landesklasse Thüringen 3 |
Thuringia | Thüringenliga |
Tier VIII-Landesligas
Uniquely, the Saarland has the Landesligas as the eighth tier of its league system; in Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Saxony-Anhalt the equivalent tier is Landesklasse.[2]
Leagues | State | Region | Promotion to | Relegation to |
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Landesliga Nord Landesliga Ost Landesliga Süd Landesliga West |
Saarland | Verbandsliga Saarland Nordost Verbandsliga Saarland Südwest |
Bezirksliga | |
Landesklasse Nord Landesklasse Ost Landesklasse Süd Landesklasse West |
Brandenburg | Landesliga | Kreisoberliga | |
Landesklasse 1 Landesklasse 2 Landesklasse 3 Landesklasse 4 Landesklasse 5 Landesklasse 6 |
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | |||
Saxony-Anhalt |
Clubs in the tier-six Landesligas
References
- ^ Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv Template:De icon Historical German domestic league tables
- ^ a b c d e f g Fussball.de - ErgebnisseTemplate:De icon Tables and results of all German football leagues Template:Wayback
- ^ Amateurligen Template:De icon The German amateur leagues at kicker.de
- ^ "Neue Ligenstruktur und Verjüngung" [New league structure and rejuvenation]. fupa.net (in German). 31 May 2016.
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