2018–19 Regionalliga

Regionalliga
Season2018–19
ChampionsVfL Wolfsburg II (Nord)
Chemnitzer FC (Nordost)
Viktoria Köln (West)
Waldhof Mannheim (Südwest)
Bayern Munich II (Bayern)
PromotedChemnitzer FC
Viktoria Köln
Waldhof Mannheim
Bayern Munich II
RelegatedGermania Egestorf/Langreder
VfL Oldenburg
Lupo Martini Wolfsburg
Oberlausitz Neugersdorf
Budissa Bautzen
1. FC Kaan-Marienborn
SV Straelen
SC Wiedenbrück
TV Herkenrath
VfB Stuttgart II
Wormatia Worms
Eintracht Stadtallendorf
Hessen Dreieich
FC Ingolstadt II
FC Pipinsried

The 2018–19 Regionalliga is the eleventh season of the Regionalliga, the seventh under the new format, as the fourth tier of the German football league system.

Format

A new promotion format was used this season. The champions of the Regionalliga Nordost and Südwest were promoted directly to the 2019–20 3. Liga, as well as the champion of a third league determined in a draw. The other two champions participated in the promotion play-offs to determine the fourth promoted team.[1]

The draw to determine which league got the final direct promotion spot (Bayern, Nord or West), along with the pairing order of the promotion play-offs took place on 27 April 2018.[2][3]

Regionalliga Nord

18 teams from the states of Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein competed in the seventh season of the reformed Regionalliga Nord. Werder Bremen II was relegated from the 2017–18 3. Liga. Lupo Martini Wolfsburg and VfL Oldenburg were promoted from the 2017–18 Oberliga Niedersachsen and Holstein Kiel II was promoted from the 2017–18 Oberliga Schleswig-Holstein.

The relegation process was reformed for this season. The regular scenario saw the bottom three clubs relegated. They were replaced by the champions of the Oberliga Niedersachsen, while the champions of the Bremen-Liga, Oberliga Hamburg and Oberliga Schleswig-Holstein played a round-robin play-off for the remaining two places. The fifteenth-placed club played off against the Oberliga Niedersachsen runners-up for a final place in the Regionalliga. This scenario varied depending on promotion to and relegation from the 3. Liga.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 VfL Wolfsburg II (C) 34 23 8 3 86 28 +58 77 Qualification for promotion play-offs
2 VfB Lübeck 34 22 8 4 70 23 +47 74
3 Werder Bremen II 34 18 7 9 54 38 +16 61
4 Weiche Flensburg 34 16 11 7 65 41 +24 59
5 SV Drochtersen/Assel 34 14 10 10 44 43 +1 52
6 Hannover 96 II 34 14 9 11 46 33 +13 51
7 Hamburger SV II 34 13 10 11 46 42 +4 49
8 Schwarz-Weiß Rehden 34 13 8 13 42 46 −4 47
9 VfB Oldenburg 34 11 12 11 49 44 +5 45
10 Holstein Kiel II 34 12 9 13 51 51 0 45
11 TSV Havelse 34 13 5 16 39 55 −16 44
12 SSV Jeddeloh 34 12 7 15 47 65 −18 43
13 Eintracht Norderstedt 34 11 8 15 51 66 −15 41
14 FC St. Pauli II 34 12 4 18 41 47 −6 40
15 Lüneburger SK Hansa (O) 34 11 7 16 40 58 −18 40 Qualification for relegation play-offs
16 Germania Egestorf/Langreder (R) 34 11 3 20 36 57 −21 36 Relegation to Oberliga
17 VfL Oldenburg (R) 34 7 4 23 37 79 −42 25
18 Lupo Martini Wolfsburg (R) 34 4 8 22 31 61 −30 20
Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Relegation play-offs

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Eintracht Northeim 0–3 Lüneburger SK Hansa 0–1 0–2

Regionalliga Nordost

18 teams from the states of Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia competed in the seventh season of the reformed Regionalliga Nordost. Chemnitzer FC and Rot-Weiß Erfurt were relegated from the 2017–18 3. Liga. Optik Rathenow was promoted from the 2017–18 NOFV-Oberliga Nord and Bischofswerdaer FV was promoted from the 2017–18 NOFV-Oberliga Süd.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Chemnitzer FC (C, P) 34 25 2 7 82 36 +46 77 Promotion to 3. Liga
2 Berliner AK 07 34 21 7 6 64 36 +28 70
3 Wacker Nordhausen 34 19 7 8 59 38 +21 64
4 Hertha BSC II 34 16 9 9 60 43 +17 57
5 Rot-Weiß Erfurt 34 15 9 10 57 42 +15 54
6 Lokomotive Leipzig 34 14 8 12 51 41 +10 50
7 SV Babelsberg 34 13 7 14 53 44 +9 46
8 Germania Halberstadt 34 12 10 12 46 38 +8 46
9 VfB Auerbach 34 13 7 14 47 53 −6 46
10 ZFC Meuselwitz 34 13 5 16 52 55 −3 44
11 Viktoria Berlin[a] 34 14 10 10 50 38 +12 43
12 BFC Dynamo 34 12 6 16 38 61 −23 42
13 Union Fürstenwalde 34 10 10 14 43 60 −17 40
14 VSG Altglienicke 34 9 12 13 54 59 −5 39
15 Oberlausitz Neugersdorf[b] (R) 34 10 7 17 40 64 −24 37 Relegation to Oberliga
16 Bischofswerdaer FV 34 10 4 20 29 58 −29 34
17 Optik Rathenow 34 8 4 22 36 65 −29 28
18 Budissa Bautzen (R) 34 6 8 20 21 51 −30 26 Relegation to Oberliga
Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Viktoria Berlin were deducted nine points due to filing for insolvency.[4]
  2. ^ Oberlausitz Neugersdorf were voluntarily relegated to the Oberliga, sparing Optik Rathenow from relegation.[5]

Regionalliga West

18 teams from North Rhine-Westphalia competed in the seventh season of the reformed Regionalliga West. TV Herkenrath was promoted from the 2017–18 Mittelrheinliga, SV Straelen was promoted from the 2017–18 Oberliga Niederrhein and SV Lippstadt and 1. FC Kaan-Marienborn were promoted from the 2017–18 Oberliga Westfalen.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Viktoria Köln (C, P) 34 19 10 5 62 30 +32 67 Promotion to 3. Liga
2 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 34 18 10 6 58 41 +17 64
3 SV Rödinghausen 34 19 6 9 58 29 +29 63
4 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 34 15 12 7 47 38 +9 57
5 Borussia Dortmund II 34 16 8 10 62 36 +26 56
6 Alemannia Aachen 34 13 10 11 48 39 +9 49
7 SC Verl[a] 34 11 13 10 51 46 +5 46 Qualification for DFB-Pokal play-off
8 Rot-Weiss Essen 34 13 7 14 42 40 +2 46
9 1. FC Köln II 34 12 9 13 54 46 +8 45
10 Wuppertaler SV 34 12 8 14 45 49 −4 44
11 SG Wattenscheid 34 11 10 13 44 44 0 43
12 Fortuna Düsseldorf II 34 11 9 14 47 62 −15 42
13 SV Lippstadt 34 11 8 15 36 48 −12 41
14 Bonner SC 34 11 7 16 42 51 −9 40
15 1. FC Kaan-Marienborn (R) 34 9 12 13 50 54 −4 39 Relegation to Oberliga
16 SV Straelen (R) 34 9 12 13 36 62 −26 39
17 SC Wiedenbrück (R) 34 9 11 14 42 52 −10 38
18 TV Herkenrath (R) 34 3 6 25 34 91 −57 15
Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ SC Verl qualified for the DFB-Pokal play-off as the second-best Westphalian team as the best-placed team, SV Rödinghausen, already qualified for the 2019–20 DFB-Pokal by winning the Westphalian Cup.

Westphalian DFB-Pokal play-off

As the Westphalian Football and Athletics Association is one of three regional associations with the most participating teams in their league competitions, they are allowed to enter a second team for the 2019–20 DFB-Pokal (in addition to the Westphalian Cup winners). A play-off took place between the best-placed eligible (non-reserve) Westphalian team of the Regionalliga West and the best-placed eligible team of the Oberliga Westfalen, with the winners qualifying for the DFB-Pokal.

TuS Haltern1–3SC Verl
Steinfeldt 72' Report
Stauseekampfbahn, Haltern am See
Attendance: 1,274
Referee: Florian Exner

Regionalliga Südwest

18 teams from Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland competed in the seventh season of the Regionalliga Südwest. FC 08 Homburg and FK Pirmasens were promoted from the 2017–18 Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, TSG Balingen was promoted from the 2017–18 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and Hessen Dreieich was promoted from the 2017–18 Hessenliga.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Waldhof Mannheim (C, P) 34 28 4 2 88 32 +56 88 Promotion to 3. Liga
2 1. FC Saarbrücken 34 20 7 7 77 35 +42 67
3 FC 08 Homburg 34 19 7 8 54 30 +24 64
4 SV Elversberg 34 19 3 12 61 40 +21 60
5 Kickers Offenbach 34 16 11 7 61 34 +27 59
6 SSV Ulm 34 17 6 11 50 43 +7 57
7 SC Freiburg II 34 15 10 9 50 37 +13 55
8 TSV Steinbach Haiger 34 14 9 11 46 44 +2 51
9 FK Pirmasens 34 12 7 15 36 60 −24 43
10 1899 Hoffenheim II 34 11 8 15 55 62 −7 41
11 TSG Balingen 34 9 14 11 39 49 −10 41
12 FSV Frankfurt 34 11 7 16 42 56 −14 40
13 Astoria Walldorf 34 10 9 15 42 53 −11 39
14 Mainz 05 II 34 8 9 17 39 48 −9 33
15 VfB Stuttgart II (R) 34 7 10 17 35 56 −21 31 Relegation to Oberliga
16 Wormatia Worms[a] (R) 34 8 7 19 34 58 −24 30
17 Eintracht Stadtallendorf (R) 34 8 5 21 37 63 −26 29
18 Hessen Dreieich (R) 34 4 7 23 29 75 −46 19
Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Wormatia Worms was deducted one point due to riots during the match against FK Pirmasens.[6]

Regionalliga Bayern

18 teams from Bavaria competed in the seventh season of the Regionalliga Bayern. SV Heimstetten was promoted from the 2017–18 Bayernliga Süd and Viktoria Aschaffenburg was promoted from the 2017–18 Bayernliga Nord.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bayern Munich II[a] (C, O, P) 34 22 7 5 72 30 +42 73 Qualification for promotion play-offs
2 VfB Eichstätt 34 19 9 6 69 44 +25 66 Qualification for DFB-Pokal
3 Wacker Burghausen 34 16 8 10 50 41 +9 56
4 1. FC Schweinfurt 34 14 13 7 55 43 +12 55
5 1. FC Nürnberg II 34 15 10 9 50 38 +12 55
6 FC Memmingen 34 13 9 12 55 57 −2 48
7 FV Illertissen 34 14 5 15 58 63 −5 47
8 TSV Buchbach 34 13 7 14 52 48 +4 46
9 SpVgg Bayreuth 34 12 9 13 51 47 +4 45
10 Viktoria Aschaffenburg 34 9 14 11 47 54 −7 41
11 VfR Garching 34 10 11 13 46 53 −7 41
12 SV Schalding-Heining 34 11 8 15 41 53 −12 41
13 FC Augsburg II 34 11 6 17 43 50 −7 39
14 Greuther Fürth II 34 10 8 16 45 49 −4 38
15 1860 Rosenheim (O) 34 10 7 17 37 58 −21 37 Qualification for relegation play-offs
16 SV Heimstetten (O) 34 10 5 19 48 73 −25 35
17 FC Pipinsried (R) 34 8 9 17 46 69 −23 33 Relegation to Bayernliga
18 FC Ingolstadt II[b] (R) 34 12 9 13 53 48 +5 45
Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Bayern Munich II is ineligible for qualification for the DFB-Pokal as they are a reserve team.
  2. ^ Due to the relegation of FC Ingolstadt to the 3. Liga, FC Ingolstadt II were moved to 18th place and forcibly relegated, as reserve teams of clubs in the 3. Liga must be in the fifth-division Oberliga or below. FC Ingolstadt II previously finished the season in 9th place.

Relegation play-offs

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
DJK Gebenbach 1–2 1860 Rosenheim 0–1 1–1
TSV Rain am Lech 2–3 SV Heimstetten 1–1 1–2

Second round

Since Bayern Munich II were promoted to the 3. Liga, the losers from the first round played for another Regionalliga spot.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
DJK Gebenbach 1–2 TSV Rain am Lech 0–2 1–0

Promotion play-offs

The participants and pairing order for the 2018–19 promotion play-offs was determined by a draw held on 27 April 2018.[3] The first leg was played on 22 May and the second leg on 26 May 2019.

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

VfL Wolfsburg II3–1Bayern Munich II
 Report Ziegele 44' (o.g.)
Attendance: 4,552
Referee: Thorben Siewer
Bayern Munich II4–1VfL Wolfsburg II
 Report Hanslik 8'
Attendance: 7,283
Referee: Lasse Koslowski

Bayern Munich II won 5–4 on aggregate.

References

  1. ^ "Änderung der Aufstiegsregelung in der Regionalliga beschlossen". dfb.de (in German). DFB. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Lauth lost Aufstiegsspiele zur 3. Liga aus" [Lauth draws promotion matches to the 3. Liga]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Auslosung der Aufstiegsspiele: Saarbrücken gegen Bayern-Meister" [Draw of the promotion play-offs: Saarbrücken against Bayern champions]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Viktoria Berlin verpflichtet Timo Gebhart". kicker.de. kicker. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  5. ^ "FC Oberlausitz zieht sich in Oberliga zurück – Budissa Bautzen plant Neuanfang". mdr.de. Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Worms akzeptiert Punktabzug und Geldstrafe". kicker.de. kicker. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2019.