The 2021–22 Regionalliga was the 14th season of the
Regionalliga
A (, plural ) is a regional league in numerous Sports governing body, 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 Germa ...
, the tenth under the new format, as the fourth tier of the
German football
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league system
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.
Format
According to the promotion rules decided upon in 2019, the Regionalliga Südwest and West received a direct promotion spot. Based on a rotation principle, the Regionalliga Bayern also received the third direct promotion spot this season, while the Regionalliga Nord and Nordost champions played a promotion play-off.
Regionalliga Nord
21 teams from the states of
Bremen
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,
Hamburg
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,
Lower Saxony
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and
Schleswig-Holstein
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competed in the tenth season of the reformed Regionalliga Nord.
VfB Lübeck was relegated from the
2020–21 3. Liga. Originally,
SV Meppen was also relegated from the 3. Liga, but was spared after
KFC Uerdingen did not receive a license.
No teams were promoted from the
2020–21 Oberliga Niedersachsen,
2020–21 Oberliga Hamburg,
2020–21 Bremen-Liga or
2020–21 Schleswig-Holstein-Liga since the seasons were abandoned.
The league was split into two regional groups again. The composition of the groups was retained from the previous season, with the exception of
Lüneburger SK Hansa, who were moved to the southern group to balance out the group sizes.
Nord
Top scorers
Süd
Top scorers
Championship round
All results achieved against other teams qualified for the championship round were retained. The teams only played against teams from the other regional division.
Top scorers
Relegation round
All results achieved against other teams qualified for the relegation round were retained. The teams only played against teams from the other regional division.
Top scorers
Regionalliga Nordost
20 teams from the states of
Berlin
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,
Brandenburg
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,
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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,
Saxony
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,
Saxony-Anhalt
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and has a population of 2.17 million inhabitants, making it the List of German states ...
and
Thuringia
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competed in the tenth season of the reformed Regionalliga Nordost.
Tasmania Berlin was promoted from the
2020–21 NOFV-Oberliga Nord and
FC Eilenburg was promoted from the
2020–21 NOFV-Oberliga Süd.
Top scorers
Regionalliga West
20 teams from
North Rhine-Westphalia
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competed in the tenth season of the reformed Regionalliga West.
KFC Uerdingen was relegated from the
2020–21 3. Liga.
No teams were promoted from the
2020–21 Mittelrheinliga,
2020–21 Oberliga Niederrhein or
2020–21 Oberliga Westfalen
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since the seasons were abandoned.
Top scorers
Regionalliga Südwest
19 teams from
Baden-Württemberg
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,
Hesse
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,
Rhineland-Palatinate
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and
Saarland
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competed in the tenth season of the Regionalliga Südwest. No teams were promoted from the
2020–21 Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar,
2020–21 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg or
2020–21 Hessenliga since the seasons were abandoned.
Top scorers
Regionalliga Bayern
20 teams from Bavaria compete in the ninth season of the Regionalliga Bayern.
Bayern Munich II
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and
SpVgg Unterhaching were relegated from the
2020–21 3. Liga.
SC Eltersdorf was promoted from the
2019–2021 Bayernliga Nord and
FC Pipinsried was promoted from the
2019–2021 Bayernliga Süd.
Top scorers
Relegation play-offs
Promotion play-offs
The order of the legs was determined in a draw. The matches take place on 28 May and 4 June 2022.
''All times
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UTC+2
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As standard time (year-round)
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''VfB Oldenburg won 3–2 on aggregate.''
References
External links
Regionalliga DFB.de
Regionalliga Nord nordfv.de
wdfv.de
Regionalliga Bayern bfv.de
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