Futsal-Regionalliga

The Futsal-Regionalliga (German pronunciation: [ʁeɡi̯oˈnaːlˌliːɡa]) is the first tier of futsal in the German futsal league system.

This article is about the men's futsal regional leagues in Germany. For the German football division, see Fussball-Regionalliga. For other uses, see Regionalliga (disambiguation).

Regionalliga
Country Germany
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Number of teams≈55
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toqualifiers for the Futsal-Bundesliga
Relegation toVerbandsliga
Current championsTSV Weilimdorf (Süd)
Fortuna Düsseldorf (West)
VfL 05 Hohenstein-Ernstthal (Nordost)
HSV-Panthers (Nord)
TSG TSG 1846 Mainz-Bretzenheim (Südwest)
Current: 2016–17 Futsal-Regionalliga

History of the Futsal-Regionalliga

The Futsal-Regionalliga West was introduced in 2005 with nine teams and UFC Münster were crowned the first champions. The NOFV-Pelada-Futsal-Liga was introduced in the 2013–14 season with seven teams and the Futsal-Regionalliga Süd in the 2015–16 season with seven teams.

Currently, there are three leagues which are the highest of four divisions in German futsal:

  • Futsal-Regionalliga Nord, (8 teams covering the states of Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein)
  • Futsal-Regionalliga West, (10 teams covering the state of North Rhine-Westphalia)
  • Futsal-Regionalliga Nordost, (12 teams in 2 groups covering parts of Eastern Germany)
  • Futsal-Regionalliga Süd, (10 teams covering the states of Bavaria, Hessia and Baden-Württemberg)
  • Futsal Regionalliga Südwest, (5 teams covering the states of Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate)

League setup

Promotion

The champions of each division take part in the Playoffs for the Promotion to the Futsal Bundesliga.

Relegation

The bottom teams of each division are relegated directly or compete in a relegation playoff round.

Champions

2015–
Season Regionalliga Nord Regionalliga Nordost Regionalliga West Regionalliga Süd
2015–16 VfL 05 Hohenstein-Ernstthal[1] Holzpfosten Schwerte[2] TSV Weilimdorf[3]
2016–17

References
  1. "NOFV-Pelada-Futsal-Regionalliga 2015/16". Fupa.net. (in German)
  2. "Futsalliga West 2015/16". Fupa.net. (in German)
  3. "Futsal Regionalliga Süd 2015/16". Fupa.net. (in German)
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