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 teams32
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s)DFB Futsal Cup
Current championsTSV Weilimdorf (Süd)
Holzpfosten Schwerte (West)
VfL 05 Hohenstein-Ernstthal (Nordost)
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 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)

The champions and runners-up in the north and south-west of Germany are determined in regional tournaments.

League setup

Promotion

The champions of each division take part in the DFB Futsal Cup to determine the German champion at the end of the season. The second-placed teams have the chance to qualify for the DFB Futsal Cup if they win a playoff round.

Relegation

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

Champions

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