Regionalliga Nordost

Regionalliga Nordost
Country  Germany
State
Confederation North East German Football Association
Founded 1994 (disbanded in 2000
and reformed in 2012)
Number of teams 16
Level on pyramid Level 4
Promotion to 3. Liga
Relegation to
Current champions TSG Neustrelitz
(2013–14)
2014–15 Regionalliga Nordost

The Regionalliga Nordost is the fourth tier of the German football league system in the states of Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony and Thuringia. These comprise the states of former East Germany as well as West-Berlin. As such, its territorial cover is almost identical to the old DDR-Oberliga.

It is one of five leagues at the fourth tier, together with the Regionalliga Bayern, Regionalliga Südwest, Regionalliga Nord and the Regionalliga West. From 1994 to 2000 it was part of the third tier, until the first of many re-structurings of the league system. The last of these occurred in 2012, which saw the Regionalliga Nordost reinstated.

Overview

The Regionalliga Nordost was formed in 1994 to form a regional third level of play between the 2nd Bundesliga and the NOFV-Oberligas Nord, Mitte and Süd. The league was made up of 18 clubs, with two coming from the 2nd Bundesliga and six each from Mitte and Nord while the south only sent four. It was formed alongside three other Regionalligas, the Regionalliga Nord, West/Südwest and Süd. With the introduction of the Regionalliga also went the disbanding of the central division of the NOFV-Oberligas. Its clubs were spread between the remaining two.

The founding members of the Regionalliga Nordost were:

From the 2nd Bundesliga:

From the NOFV-Oberliga Nord:

From the NOFV-Oberliga Mitte:

From the NOFV-Oberliga Süd:

The league always contained 18 teams throughout its original six years.

The league winner was not always promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga. The champions of the Regionalligas Nord and Nordost had to play-off for a spot in the 2nd Bundesliga from 1996 to 2000. The winner of this contest was promoted, the loser faced the runners-ups of the Regionalligas Süd and West/Südwest for another spot in the second division.

In 1997, Energie Cottbus became the first club from the Regionalliga to reach a German Cup final, losing 2-0 to VfB Stuttgart.

The league was disbanded after six seasons. In 2000, the number of Regionalligas was reduced from four to two. Most clubs from the league went to the Regionalliga Nord, some clubs from the south went to the Regionalliga Süd.

The Fußball-Regionalliga's from 2012 onwards.

With the changes in the German league system in 2008, the number of Regionalligas was extended to three, with the formation of the Regionalliga West, a league which essentially is a reformation of the Regionalliga West/Südwest. The Regionalliga Nordost was not recreated, however. Instead, its clubs remained in the Regionalliga Nord. Teams from its region playing in the Regionalliga Süd moved to the northern group as well, unless they qualified for the 2nd or 3rd Bundesliga.

Disbanding of the Regionalliga Nordost

When the league was discontinued in 2000, the top seven clubs in the league went to the two remaining Regionalligas, five to the north and two to the south, these being the two clubs from the state of Thüringen. The other eleven league teams were relegated to the NOFV-Oberligas.

To the Regionalliga Nord:

To the Regionalliga Süd:

Reestablishing the Regionalliga Nordost

In October 2010, another reform of the Regionalligas was agreed. The number of leagues was again expanded to five. The defunct Regionalliga Nordost was reestablished and a Regionalliga Bayern was established. Also, the Regionalliga West lost the clubs from the south west to a new league, formed out of those clubs and clubs from Regionalliga Süd outside Bavaria. The new system came into operation at the beginning of the 2012–13 season. The number of reserve teams per Regionalliga was limited to seven.[1]

The five league champions, plus the runner-up of the Regionalliga Süd/Südwest, will then play-off for the three promotion spots, in a home-and-away series. The new leagues will consist of up to 22 clubs in their inaugural season, but will then have to be reduced to between 16 and 18 clubs. The Regionalligas will not be administrated by the DFB, but rather by the regional football associations. With regard to reserve teams, initially only seven are permitted per league, however, this rule may be subject to change under certain circumstances. Reserve sides of 3rd Liga teams are not permitted in the Regionalliga.[2]

The reorganisation of the Regionalligas, so soon after the last changes in 2008, became necessary because of a large number of insolvencies. These were caused by a lack of media interest in the leagues combined with large expenses and infrastructure demands.[2]

Overview of football in the Nordost region

Pre–1990 1990–1991 1991–1994 1994–2000 2000–2008 2008–2012 Since 2012
Tier 1 DDR-Oberliga NOFV-Oberliga Bundesliga
Tier 2 DDR-Liga NOFV-Liga 2. Bundesliga
Tier 3 Bezirksliga NOFV-Oberliga Nord
NOFV-Oberliga Mitte
NOFV-Oberliga Süd		 Regionalliga Nordost Regionalliga Nord
Regionalliga Süd		 3. Liga
Tier 4 Landesliga
Verbandsliga		 NOFV-Oberliga Nord
NOFV-Oberliga Süd		 Regionalliga Nord Regionalliga Nordost
Tier 5 Landesliga
Verbandsliga		 NOFV-Oberliga Nord
NOFV-Oberliga Süd

Winners and runners-up of the Regionalliga Nordost

The winners and runners-up of the league:

Season Winner Runner-Up
1994–95 FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Sachsen Leipzig
1995–96 Tennis Borussia Berlin 1. FC Union Berlin
1996–97 Energie Cottbus Erzgebirge Aue
1997–98 Tennis Borussia Berlin Dynamo Dresden
1998–99 Chemnitzer FC VfB Leipzig
1999–2000 1. FC Union Berlin Dresdner SC
2012–13 RB Leipzig FC Carl Zeiss Jena
2013–14 TSG Neustrelitz 1. FC Magdeburg

Source: "Regionalliga Nordost". Das deutsche Fussball-Archiv. Retrieved 2008-03-19.

League statistics

The top goal scorers and spectator statistics for the league since its reforming in 2012 are:

Season Overall
Spectators		 Per game Best supported Club Spectators
/game		 Top goal scorer Goals
2012–13 434,272[3] 1,809 RB Leipzig 7,563 Daniel Frahn (RBL)[4] 20
2013–14 369,841[5] 1,541 1. FC Magdeburg 5,482 Christian Beck (FCM)[6] 22
League record

Placings in the Regionalliga Nordost

The following clubs have played in the league and achieved the following final positions:

Club 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2013 2014 2015
1. FC Union Berlin 3 2 5 6 6 1 2B 2B 2B
Erzgebirge Aue 9 5 2 7 7 3 2B 2B 2B
RB Leipzig 1 3L 2B
Energie Cottbus 7 3 1 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B 3L
Dynamo Dresden B 4 7 2 11 8 2B 2B 3L
Chemnitzer FC 2B 2B 4 8 1 2B 3L 3L 3L
Rot-Weiß Erfurt 5 7 3 5 10 7 3L 3L 3L
TSG Neustrelitz 8 1 x
1. FC Magdeburg 12 3 10 6 2 x
FC Carl Zeiss Jena 1 2B 2B 2B 9 4 2 3 x
1. FC Union Berlin II 12 4 x
FSV Wacker 90 Nordhausen 11 12 17 5 x
FSV Zwickau 2B 2B 2B 2B 4 18 3 6 x
VfB Auerbach 14 7 x
FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin 8 x
VFC Plauen1 10 10 5 13 13 9 x
ZFC Meuselwitz 7 10 x
Berliner AK 07 4 11 x
Hertha BSC II 13 18 11 5 12 x
Germania Halberstadt 9 13 x
SV Babelsberg 03 14 15 5 3L 14 x
Berliner FC Dynamo 11 13 13 11 8 17 x
FSV Budissa Bautzen x
1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 2B 2B 2B 2B 2 9 10 15
FSV Optik Rathenow 15 17 11 16
Energie Cottbus II 15
Torgelower SV Greif 16
Tennis Borussia Berlin 4 1 6 1 2B 2B
Dresdner SC 13 2
FC Sachsen Leipzig 2 6 9 4 14 6
FC Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt 8 14 8 3 17 12
VfL Halle 1896 14
Tennis Borussia Berlin II 15
Lok Altmark Stendal 16 8 11 9 12 16
Spandauer SV 14 10 16 13 16
SD Croatia Berlin 18
Hertha Zehlendorf 10 12 15 15
Reinickendorfer Füchse 6 9 14 16
Hansa Rostock II 18
SC Charlottenburg 17
FSV Velten 15 18
Bischofswerdaer FV 08 12 16
BSV Stahl Brandeburg 17
Türkiyemspor Berlin 18

Key

Symbol Key
B Bundesliga
2B 2. Bundesliga
3L 3rd Liga
1 League champions
Place League
Blank Played at a league level below this league
RL Played in one of the other Regionalligas

Player stats

Most appearances

Player Clubs Appearances
1. Oskar Kosche 1. FC Union Berlin
SV Babelsberg 03		 196
2. Heiko Brestrich BFC Dynamo
VfB Leipzig		 191
3. Frank Bartz EFC Stahl 189
Steffen Kraus Rot-Weiß Erfurt
5. Mike Klenge Tennis Borussia Berlin
EFC Stahl
Altmark Stendal		 185
6. Mario Kallnik BFC Dynamo 180
Ulf Wiemer EFC Stahl

Most goals

Player Clubs Goals
1. Rainer Wiedemann Altmark Stendal 82
2. Detlef Irrgang Energie Cottbus 54
3. Bernd Jopek Spandauer SV
FC Berlin		 50
Rocco Milde Dynamo Dresden
FSV Zwickau
Dresdner SC
5. Mikhail Rusyayev Tennis Borussia Berlin
Carl Zeiss Jena		 49
6. Harun Isa Hertha BSC (A)
Tennis Borussia Berlin
Erzgebirge Aue		 48
Danilo Kunze Erzgebirge Aue
Chemnitzer FC

References

  1. ↑ [http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500014&tx_dfbnews_pi1[showUid]=25239&tx_dfbnews_pi1[sword]=Regionalligareform&tx_dfbnews_pi4[cat]=212 DFB-Bundestag beschließt Reform der Spielklassen] (German) DFB website, published: 22 October 2010, accessed: 15 May 2012
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 DFB weitet die Spielklassenreform aus (German) kicker.de, published: 29 April 2011, accessed: 15 May 2012
  3. ↑ Regionalliga Nordost 2012/2013 .:. Zuschauer .:. Heimspiele (German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 28 May 2013
  4. ↑ Regionalliga Nordost 2012/2013 .:. Torschützenliste (German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 28 May 2013
  5. ↑ Regionalliga Nordost 2013/2014 .:. Zuschauer .:. Heimspiele (German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 22 May 2014
  6. ↑ Regionalliga Nordost 2013/2014 » Torschützenliste (German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 22 May 2014
  7. ↑ Der Fall VFC Plauen - Chronologie einer Posse (German) Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, accessed: 24 February 2015

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