Regionalliga

A '''''' (, plural ) is a regional league in numerous sports governing bodies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, usually located in the upper or middle tiers of the sports leagues.

Key facts

Football league.logo: Fußball-Regionalliga logo.svg
Football league.pixels: 175
Football league.country: Germany
Football league.confed: UEFA (Europe)
Football league.teams: 90
Football league.organiser: DFB
Football league.level: 2 (1963–1974)3 (1994–2008)4 (2008–present)
Football league.champions: TSV Havelse (Nord)Lokomotive Leipzig (Nordost)MSV Duisburg (West)TSG Hoffenheim (Südwest)1. FC Schweinfurt (Bayern)
Football league.season: 2024–25
Football league.current: 2025–26

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Image: Regionalliga-Staffeln ab 2012-13.png

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event interval: 1
inception: 1963-00-00
number of participants: 93
sports league level: 4

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Contents

History of the ''Regionalligen'' in Germany
1963–1974
1994–2000
2000–2008
2008–2012
2012–present
Changes to promotion rules from 2018
Maps
Regionalliga in Austria since 1945
League setup
Licensing
Promotion
Relegation
Squad rules
Champions
1963–1974
1994–2000
2000–2008
2008–2012
2012–present
References
External links

A '''' (, plural ) is a regional league in numerous sports governing bodies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, usually located in the upper or middle tiers of the sports leagues.

The term is often associated with the German football league system where it is the fourth tier or one of the three divisions of Regionalliga in Austria, which represent the third tier in that country. Until 1974, Regionalliga was the second tier in Germany. In 1994, it was reintroduced as the third tier. Upon the creation of the new Germany-wide in 2008, it became the fourth tier. While all of the clubs in the top three divisions of German football are professional, the has a mixture of professional and semi-professional clubs.