Landesliga |
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Nation |
Germany |
Levels on Pyramid |
Level 6, 7 and 8 |
Number of leagues |
44 |
The Fußball-Landesliga (English: Football State League) is a tier of football in some of the states of Germany.
In Bavaria, Sachsen, Thuringia, Bremen, Lower Saxony and Hamburg the Landesligas are set right below the Fußball-Oberliga and therefore are the sixth tier. The reason for this is that Bavaria, Hamburg, Lower Saxony and Bremen are the only places in Germany where the Oberliga, the State and the Verband are geographically the same, while the other two states simply chose to call their leagues Landesligas when establishing them in 1990. In Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate (south-western part only), North Rhine-Westphalia, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt and Berlin it is the seventh tier, below the Fußball-Verbandsliga. In the Saarland, the Landesligas are set as the eighth tier.[1][2][3]
Typically, in each Bundesland, the Landesligen are split up into different Staffeln or "divisions". In Bavaria, the Landesliga is split up into three divisions, South, Central and North. In Sachsen, Bremen and Thüringen the Landesliga is in a single division format. In Hamburg, it consists of two divisions.[2]
Schleswig-Holstein and Hesse are the only two German states not to have Landesligen. The Rheinland region of Rhineland-Palatinate also operates without such a league.[2]
In Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony Anhalt and Thuringia the league below the Landesligas is the Landesklasse.[2]
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Twelve of the 45 Landesligas in Germany are set at tier six of the German football league system, these being:[2]
League | State | Region | Promotion to | Relegation to |
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Landesliga Sachsen | Saxony | Saxony | NOFV-Oberliga Süd | Bezirksliga Chemnitz Bezirksliga Leipzig Bezirksliga Dresden |
Landesliga Thüringen | Thuringia | Thuringia | NOFV-Oberliga Süd | Landesklasse Ost Landesklasse West |
Landesliga Bayern-Süd | Bavaria | South | Oberliga Bayern | Bezirksoberliga Schwaben Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern |
Landesliga Bayern-Mitte | Bavaria | Central | Oberliga Bayern | Bezirksoberliga Mittelfranken Bezirksoberliga Oberpfalz Bezirksoberliga Niederbayern |
Landesliga Bayern-Nord | Bavaria | North | Oberliga Bayern | Bezirksoberliga Unterfranken Bezirksoberliga Oberfranken |
Landesliga Bremen | Bremen | Bremen | Oberliga Bremen | Bezirksliga Bremen Bezirksliga Bremerhaven |
Landesliga Hamburg-Hammonia | Hamburg | Hamburg | Oberliga Hamburg | Bezirksliga Nord Bezirksliga Ost Bezirksliga Süd Bezirksliga West |
Landesliga Hamburg-Hansa | Hamburg | Hamburg | Oberliga Hamburg | Bezirksliga Nord Bezirksliga Ost Bezirksliga Süd Bezirksliga West |
Landesliga Braunschweig | Lower Saxony | Braunschweig | Niedersachsenliga | Bezirksliga Braunschweig 1 Bezirksliga Braunschweig 2 Bezirksliga Braunschweig 3 Bezirksliga Braunschweig 4 |
Landesliga Hannover | Lower Saxony | Hannover | Niedersachsenliga | Bezirksliga Hannover 1 Bezirksliga Hannover 2 Bezirksliga Hannover 3 Bezirksliga Hannover 4 |
Landesliga Lüneburg | Lower Saxony | Lüneburg | Niedersachsenliga | Bezirksliga Lüneburg 1 Bezirksliga Lüneburg 2 Bezirksliga Lüneburg 3 Bezirksliga Lüneburg 4 |
Landesliga Weser-Ems | Lower Saxony | Weser-Ems | Niedersachsenliga | Bezirksliga Weser-Ems 1 Bezirksliga Weser-Ems 2 Bezirksliga Weser-Ems 3 Bezirksliga Weser-Ems 4 Bezirksliga Weser-Ems 5 |
Apart from the above mentioned states, Landesligen also exist in the states of Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate (in the south-west part only), North Rhine-Westphalia, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt and Berlin as tier seven leagues, below the Verbandsligas:[2]
Leagues | State | Region | Promotion to | Relegation to |
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Landesliga Württemberg 1 Landesliga Württemberg 2 Landesliga Württemberg 3 Landesliga Württemberg 4 |
Baden-Württemberg | Württemberg | Verbandsliga Württemberg | Bezirksliga |
Landesliga Mittelbaden Landesliga Odenwald Landesliga Rhein/Neckar |
Baden-Württemberg | Baden (North) | Verbandsliga Baden | Kreisliga |
Landesliga Südbaden 1 Landesliga Südbaden 2 Landesliga Südbaden 3 |
Baden-Württemberg | Baden (South) | Verbandsliga Südbaden | Bezirksliga |
Landesliga Südwest Ost Landesliga Südwest West |
Rhineland-Palatinate | Southwest | Verbandsliga Südwest | Bezirksliga |
Landesliga Niederrhein 1 Landesliga Niederrhein 2 Landesliga Niederrhein 3 |
North Rhine-Westphalia | Lower Rhine | Niederrheinliga | Bezirksliga |
Landesliga Mittelrhein 1 Landesliga Mittelrhein 2 |
North Rhine-Westphalia | Middle Rhine | Mittelrheinliga | Bezirksliga |
Landesliga Westfalen 1 Landesliga Westfalen 2 Landesliga Westfalen 3 Landesliga Westfalen 4 Landesliga Westfalen 5 |
North Rhine-Westphalia | Westphalia | Verbandsliga Westfalen 1 Verbandsliga Westfalen 2 |
Bezirksliga |
Landesliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern-Ost Landesliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern-West |
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Landesklasse |
Landesliga Brandenburg-Nord Landesliga Brandenburg-Süd |
Brandenburg | Brandenburg | Verbandsliga Brandenburg | Landesklasse |
Landesliga Sachsen-Anhalt-Nord Landesliga Brandenburg-Süd |
Saxony-Anhalt | Saxony-Anhalt | Verbandsliga Sachsen-Anhalt | Landesklasse |
Landesliga Berlin 1 Landesliga Berlin 2 |
Berlin | Berlin | Berlin-Liga | Bezirksliga |
Uniquely, the Saarland has the Landesligas as the eighth tier of its league system:[2]
Leagues | State | Region | Promotion to | Relegation to |
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Landesliga Nordost Landesliga Südwest |
Saarland | Saarland | Verbandsliga Saarland | Bezirksliga |
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