2024–25 Regionalliga

The 2024–25 Regionalliga will be the 17th season of the Regionalliga, the 13th under the new 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 Bayern receives the third direct promotion spot this season, while the Regionalliga Nord and Nordost champions will play a promotion play-off.

Regionalliga Nord
18 teams from the states of Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein will compete in the 13th season of the reformed Regionalliga Nord. VfB Lübeck was relegated from the 2023–24 3. Liga. Kickers Emden was promoted from the 2023–24 Oberliga Niedersachsen, Werder Bremen II from the 2023–24 Bremen-Liga and SV Todesfelde from the 2023–24 Oberliga Schleswig-Holstein.

Regionalliga Nordost
18 teams from the states of Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia will compete in the 13th season of the reformed Regionalliga Nordost. Hallescher FC was relegated from the 2023–24 3. Liga. Hertha Zehlendorf was promoted from the 2023–24 NOFV-Oberliga Nord and VFC Plauen from the 2023–24 NOFV-Oberliga Süd.

Regionalliga West
18 teams from North Rhine-Westphalia will compete in the 13th season of the reformed Regionalliga West. MSV Duisburg was relegated from the 2023–24 3. Liga. Eintracht Hohkeppel was promoted from the 2023–24 Mittelrheinliga, KFC Uerdingen from the 2023–24 Oberliga Niederrhein, and Sportfreunde Lotte and Türkspor Dortmund were promoted from the 2023–24 Oberliga Westfalen.

The best-placed Westphalian non-reserve team will qualify for the 2025–26 DFB-Pokal.

Regionalliga Südwest
18 teams from Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland will compete in the 13th season of the Regionalliga Südwest. SC Freiburg II was relegated from the 2023–24 3. Liga. Eintracht Trier was promoted from the 2023–24 Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, FC 08 Villingen and 1. Göppinger SV from the 2023–24 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and FC Gießen from the 2023–24 Hessenliga.

Regionalliga Bayern
18 teams from Bavaria will compete in the twelfth season of the Regionalliga Bayern. SpVgg Hankofen-Hailing was promoted from the 2023–24 Bayernliga Nord and Schwaben Augsburg from the 2023–24 Bayernliga Süd.

Relegation play-offs

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Promotion play-offs



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