2026–27 Regionalliga

The 2026–27 Regionalliga will be the 19th season of the Regionalliga, the 15th under the current format, as the fourth tier of the German football league system.

Regionalliga

Season	2026–27
← 2025–26 2027–28 →

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 Nordost is expected to receive the third direct promotion spot this season, while the Regionalliga Nord 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 15th season of the reformed Regionalliga Nord. Atlas Delmenhorst was promoted from the 2025–26 Oberliga Niedersachsen, Eimsbütteler TV from the 2025–26 Oberliga Hamburg and SV Todesfelde from the 2025–26 Schleswig-Holstein-Liga.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bremer SV	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for promotion play-offs
2	Werder Bremen II	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Atlas Delmenhorst	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	SV Drochtersen/Assel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Eimsbütteler TV	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Kickers Emden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Weiche Flensburg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Hamburger SV II	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Hannover 96 II	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	HSC Hannover	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	SSV Jeddeloh	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	Eintracht Norderstedt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible relegation to Oberliga
15	VfB Oldenburg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	FSV Schöningen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FC St. Pauli II	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to Oberliga
18	SV Todesfelde	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 31 July 2026. 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 15th season of the reformed Regionalliga Nordost. Erzgebirge Aue was relegated from the 2025–26 3. Liga. Tasmania Berlin was promoted from the 2025–26 NOFV-Oberliga Nord and RSV Eintracht from the 2025–26 NOFV-Oberliga Süd.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	VSG Altglienicke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to 3. Liga
2	Erzgebirge Aue	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	SV Babelsberg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	BFC Dynamo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Hertha BSC II	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	BFC Preussen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Tasmania Berlin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Chemnitzer FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Rot-Weiß Erfurt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Greifswalder FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Hallescher FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Carl Zeiss Jena	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Chemie Leipzig	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Lokomotive Leipzig	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	FSV Luckenwalde	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	1. FC Magdeburg II	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	RSV Eintracht	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible relegation to NOFV-Oberliga
18	FSV Zwickau	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to NOFV-Oberliga

First match(es) will be played: 24 July 2026. 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 15th season of the reformed Regionalliga West. SV Bergisch Gladbach was promoted from the 2025–26 Mittelrheinliga, VfB Hilden from the 2025–26 Oberliga Niederrhein, and Westfalia Rhynern and SG Wattenscheid from the 2025–26 Oberliga Westfalen.

The best-placed Westphalian non-reserve team will qualify for the 2027–28 DFB-Pokal.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	SV Bergisch Gladbach	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to 3. Liga
2	1. FC Bocholt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	VfL Bochum II	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Bonner SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Borussia Dortmund II	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	FC Gütersloh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for DFB-Pokal
7	VfB Hilden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	1. FC Köln II	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	Westfalia Rhynern	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	SV Rödinghausen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Schalke 04 II	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible relegation to Oberliga
16	Sportfreunde Siegen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to Oberliga
17	SG Wattenscheid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	SC Wiedenbrück	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 31 July 2026. 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 15th season of the Regionalliga Südwest. SSV Ulm was relegated from the 2025–26 3. Liga. Eintracht Frankfurt II was promoted from the 2025–26 Hessenliga, VfR Aalen and VfR Mannheim from the 2025–26 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg, and 1. FC Kaiserslautern II from the 2025–26 Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	VfR Aalen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to 3. Liga
2	Eintracht Frankfurt II	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	FSV Frankfurt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	SGV Heilbronn-Freiberg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	SC Freiburg II	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Barockstadt Fulda-Lehnerz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	FC 08 Homburg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	1. FC Kaiserslautern II	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Hessen Kassel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Mainz 05 II	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	VfR Mannheim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Kickers Offenbach	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible relegation to Oberliga
13	SV Sandhausen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	TSV Steinbach Haiger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Stuttgarter Kickers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Eintracht Trier	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to Oberliga
17	SSV Ulm	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: 7 August 2026. 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

19 teams from Bavaria will compete in the 15th season of the Regionalliga Bayern. 1860 Munich and 1. FC Schweinfurt were relegated from the 2025–26 3. Liga. SC Eltersdorf was promoted from the 2025–26 Bayernliga Nord and TSV Landsberg from the 2025–26 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	TSV Aubstadt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	FC Augsburg II	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Schwaben Augsburg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	SpVgg Bayreuth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	TSV Buchbach	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Wacker Burghausen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	VfB Eichstätt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	SC Eltersdorf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Greuther Fürth II	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FV Illertissen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	TSV Landsberg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	FC Memmingen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	1860 Munich	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Bayern Munich II	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for relegation play-offs
16	1. FC Nürnberg II	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	1. FC Schweinfurt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to Bayernliga
18	SpVgg Unterhaching	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	DJK Vilzing	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 24 July 2026. 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 Nord		Regionalliga Bayern	TBD	TBD

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Regionalliga Nord	v	Regionalliga Bayern

Regionalliga Bayern	v	Regionalliga Nord

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