Bavarian football league system

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Bavarian football league system
Nation
Flag of Germany Germany
State
Flag of Bavaria Bavaria
Map of Germany: Position of Bavaria highlighted
Number of senior men's leagues season 2007-08
371
Level on Pyramid
Level 5 to 13

The Bavarian football league system ranks within the German football league system. It's highest division, the Oberliga Bayern, is currently the 5th tier of German Football. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008 it was the 4th tier of the league system. The lowest league in Bavaria is currently the C-Klasse, which is the 13th tier of German football.

Contents

[edit] The league system

Level

League(s)/Division(s)

V

Oberliga Bayern
18 clubs

VI

Landesliga Bayern-Nord
18 clubs

Landesliga Bayern-Mitte
18 clubs

Landesliga Bayern-Süd
18 clubs

VII

Bezirksoberliga Unterfranken
16 clubs

Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken
16 clubs

Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken
16 clubs

Bezirksoberliga Oberpfalz
16 clubs

Bezirksoberliga Niederbayern
16 clubs

Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern
16 clubs

Bezirksoberliga Schwaben
16 clubs

VIII

Bezirksliga Unterfranken Gruppe 1

Bezirksliga Unterfranken Gruppe 2

Bezirksliga Oberfranken-Ost

Bezirksliga Oberfranken-West

Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Nord

Bezirksliga Mittelfranken-Süd

Bezirksliga Oberpfalz-Nord

Bezirksliga Oberpfalz-Süd

Bezirksliga Niederbayern-Ost

Bezirksliga Niederbayern-West

Bezirksliga Oberbayern-Nord

Bezirksliga Oberbayern-Süd

Bezirksliga Oberbayern-Ost

Bezirksliga Schwaben-Nord

Bezirksliga Schwaben-Süd

IX

Kreisligas Unterfranken

Kreisligas Oberfranken

Kreisligas Mittelfranken

Kreisligas Oberpfalz

Kreisligas Niederbayern

Kreisligas Oberbayern

Kreisligas Schwaben

Würzburg 1

Würzburg 2

Aschaffenburg

Rhön

Schweinfurt 1

Schweinfurt 2

Bamberg

Bayreuth

Coburg

Kronach

Hof

Marktredwitz

Nürnberg

Frankenhöhe

Jura

Neumarkt

Erlangen/Pegnitz 1

Erlangen/Pegnitz 2

Regensburg 1

Regensburg 2

Nord

Süd

Ost

West

Landshut

Straubing

Bayerwald

Passau

Zugspitze 1

Zugspitze 2

Inn/Salzach 1

Inn/Salzach 2

Donau/Isar 1

Donau/Isar 2

München 1

München 2

München 3

Nord

Ost

West

Augsburg

Mitte

Süd

X

Kreisklasses Unterfranken

Kreisklasses Oberfranken

Kreisklasses Mittelfranken

Kreisklasses Oberpfalz

Kreisklasses Niederbayern

Kreisklasses Oberbayern

Kreisklasses Schwaben

14 Kreisklasses

13 Kreisklasses

15 Kreisklasses

8 Kreisklasses

12 Kreisklasses

18 Kreisklasses

14 Kreisklasses

XI

A-Klasses Unterfranken

A-Klasses Oberfranken

A-Klasses Mittelfranken

A-Klasses Oberpfalz

A-Klasses Niederbayern

A-Klasses Oberbayern

A-Klasses Schwaben

30 A-Klasses

21 A-Klasses

27 A-Klasse

11 A-Klasses

21 A-Klasses

28 A-Klasses

17 A-Klasses

XII




B-Klasses Oberpfalz


B-Klasses Oberbayern





18 B-Klasses


24 B-Klasses


XIII






C-Klasses Oberbayern







26 C-Klasses


Source:Leagues of the Bavarian FA. Bayrischer Fussball Bund. Retrieved on 2007-12-15.

  • All leagues on same level run parallel.

[edit] Recent changes

In 1998, the Bavarian FA renamed the three lowest football leagues:

  • A-Klasse became Kreisliga
  • B-Klasse became Kreisklasse
  • C-Klasse became A-Klasse

On top of this, in some of the seven Bezirke, two new lowest levels were introduced and named B and C-Klasse. The reason for this was the integration of all reserve teams into the normal competition. In the Bezirke who did not follow suit, like Schwaben, the reserve teams of clubs in the Kreisliga and below still compete in separate, parallel leagues.

[edit] Bayrischer Toto-Pokal

The seven Bezirke in Bavaria each play there own cup competition which in turn function as a qualifying to the German Cup (DFB-Pokal). Since 1998 these seven cup-winners advance to the Bavarian Cup. The two finalists of this competition advance to the German Cup.[1]

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ , Bayerischer Toto-Pokal, BFV, accessdate: 04/11/2007