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68-637: The Bayernliga (English: Bavarian league) is the highest amateur football league and the second highest football league (under the Regionalliga Bayern ) in the state of Bavaria ( German : Bayern ) and the Bavarian football league system . It is one of fourteen Oberligas in German football, the fifth tier of the German football league system . Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it

136-463: A 1–0 home victory for FC Eintracht Bamberg against SpVgg Bayern Hof . Alexander Deptalla of Bamberg became the first ever goal scorer in the league. While the league attendance in the early rounds was below 900 spectators a match an attendance record was set when the reserve teams of Bayern Munich and TSV 1860 met in front of 6,000 spectators on 5 August 2012. The league was won by the reserve team of 1860 Munich , while FV Illertissen finished as

204-608: A format that could have enabled all Regionalliga champions to be promoted. On that date, the Bundestag delegates voted to grant the Südwest and West champions two direct promotions indefinitely starting in 2021. A third direct promotion place will be assigned according to a rotation principle among the Regionalliga Nord, Nordost and Bavarian champions. The representatives from the two remaining Regionalligen will determine

272-526: A league the additional ones would have to be moved to a different Regionalliga. Reserve teams of 3. Liga clubs are not permitted to play in the Regionalliga from 2012–13 onwards. The make up of the clubs entering the new Regionalligas from the leagues below was left to the regional football association and not regulated by the DFB . Specifically, this would have meant that, for Bavaria, should one or more of

340-541: A meeting of the Bavarian top-level amateur clubs at Wendelstein , the financial survival of the leagues and clubs in the current system was questioned. It resulted in the publication of what was called the Wendelsteiner Anstoß , which demanded a clear demarcation between professional football on the first three tiers of German football and amateur football below that. For this purpose, the paper also demanded

408-435: A new Regionalliga Bayern record set when 15,224 spectators attended Jahn Regensburg's home match in their new stadium against FC Bayern Munich II. Regensburg, relegated from the 3. Liga the previous season, won the league and gained promotion by defeating VfL Wolfsburg II in the promotion play-off. At the bottom of the table newly promoted FC Amberg and TSV Rain am Lech were both relegated again. The biggest home win in

476-400: A promotion play-off by FC Schweinfurt , who were fourth at the time the league was cancelled but subsequently won a regional play-off series . Schweinfurt were then defeated by TSV Havelse , the Regionalliga Nord champions, who won a place in the 2021–22 3. Liga . The new league nominally plays with 18 clubs, however, in its first, transitional season the DFB permitted up to 22 clubs in

544-483: A promotion round with, nominally the six Landesliga champions and runners-up for three more spots in the new league, but dependent on licensing for the new league. Fluctuations of this formula were however also possible if a Bavarian club was promoted to or relegated from the 3rd Liga. The losers of the Regionalliga qualification round, nine clubs, and the Landesliga clubs placed third to eighth, 18 clubs, all entered

612-649: A two-legged promotion play-off for the last promotion spot. For 2020, the three direct promotion spots went to the Südwest champions and the champions of the two leagues that participated in the promotion play-off in the previous season, while the Nordost and the West champions participate in the play-off. This format was installed initially as a temporary solution until the DFB-Bundestag in September 2019 decided on

680-517: Is one of fourteen Oberligas in German football, the fifth tier of the German football league system . Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it was the fourth tier of the league system, until the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 the third tier. The league was formed in 1945 and except for its first two seasons it has always played as one single division. The league was called Landesliga -Hessen until 1950 and actually formed

748-670: The DFB , in October 2010, 223 of 253 delegates voted for a reform of the league system on the fourth level. The number of Regionalligas was to be expanded to five, with the reestablishment of the Regionalliga Nordost , the formation of the Regionalliga Bayern and a shift of the Regionalliga Süd to the new Regionalliga Südwest . The suggestion for the league reform had come from Bavaria, where, in

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816-574: The Oberliga Baden-Württemberg , decided to follow Aschaffenburg's example and switched to the Bavarian league system from the 2012–13 season onwards. Both Aschaffenburg and Illertissen fulfilled the qualifying norm and gained entry to the Regionalliga for 2012–13. The level below the new Regionalliga continued to be taken up by the Bayernliga, but now in two regional divisions, north and south. The league would consist of all

884-506: The Regionalliga Süd , the new second tier of the league system in the south. The Amateurliga retained its status as a tier three league. Seven clubs from the northern and southern division each plus four from the 2nd Oberliga made up the newly reunited league in 1963. The league champion still had to compete for promotion with the winners of the other southern German amateur leagues while the bottom three teams were relegated. Below

952-537: The SpVgg Selbitz . Of those BC Aichach, for example, had finished only eighth in its league but as two licences were available and only BC Aichach and FC Augsburg II had applied for one from this league, the two clubs were automatically qualified for the play-off, without regards to the final position. Apart from the nine directly qualified clubs from the Bayernliga only the SV Heimstetten qualified for

1020-516: The 2. Bundesliga instead. The Oberliga Hessen still remained below the Regionalliga Süd after the reduction of the number of Regionalligas from four to two in 2000 but this reduction meant that the Oberliga champions in that year were not promoted. With the changes in the league system in 2008, four clubs from the Hessenliga were promoted to Regionalliga Süd after the 2007–08 season, nominally

1088-576: The 2011–12 season, Viktoria played in the league while Alzenau played one level above in the Regionalliga. From 2012 onwards, the league became a feeder league to the new Regionalliga Südwest , together with the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and the Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar . The previous league the Hessenliga was set below at, the Regionalliga Süd, was disbanded after the 2011–12 season. The league champions since 1945: The complete list of clubs and placings in

1156-429: The 2012–13 season. It was also decided to limit the number of reserve teams per Regionalliga to seven. The Bavarian football federation carried out drastic changes to the league system from 2012 onwards. With the already decided introduction of the Regionalliga Bayern from 2012 to 2013, it placed two Bayernligas below the new league as the new fifth tier of the German league system. Below those, five Landesligas instead of

1224-558: The 2018–19 season. 1860 Munich captured the league title and, after a one-goal aggregate victory against 1. FC Saarbrücken in the promotion play-offs, earned promotion to the 3. Liga. The new five Regionalligas with their five league champions will not have the right to direct promotion to the 3. Liga anymore. Instead, the five league winners and the runners-up of the Süd/Südwest would play-off for three promotion spots. The promotion round will be played in home-and-away format, whereby

1292-523: The 3. Liga, would also qualify directly for the first round of the German Cup . Due to the ban of reserve teams in the German Cup, this spot would be handed to the best placed first team should the champions be a reserve side. With the deadline for the licence applications for the new league set for 1 April 2012, 32 clubs had applied for the new league. Of those, one came from the 3. Liga, six from

1360-513: The 400-pages long license application, having to rely on volunteers rather than being able draw on permanent staff. This led to Oberliga champions even, at times, declining their right for promotion to avoid the financial risk the Regionalliga meant to them, breaking with a basic principle of German football that league champions would almost always be promoted. In a special conference of the German Football Association ,

1428-415: The Bayernliga and, possibly, Regionalliga Süd clubs who failed to gain entry to the new Regionalliga Bayern. Additionally, the six Landesliga champions and runners-up who failed to qualify for the Regionalliga were also to be grouped in the Bayernliga. From the three Landesligas, the clubs placed third to eighth would also be directly qualified. Further places in the two Bayernligas were then determined between

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1496-414: The Bayernliga at the end of the 2011–12 season gained direct entry to the new Regionalliga. The clubs placed tenth to fifteenth took part in a promotion play-off with six Landesliga clubs, nominally the champions and runners-up of each of the three Landesligas, in a home-and-away knockout format for three additional clubs in the Regionalliga. The losers of these games would remain on Bayernliga level. Of

1564-544: The Bayernliga or Landesliga. Viktoria Aschaffenburg decided to take up this option in November 2011, voting to join the Bavarian association from 2012. Playing in the Hessenliga , the club, finishing in the top nine, was automatically qualified for the Regionalliga Bayern. If it finished tenth or worse, it would have been grouped in the northern division of the Bayernliga. In December 2011 FV Illertissen , playing in

1632-578: The Bayernliga since the league was sub-divided into two divisions: The complete list of clubs and placings in the Bayernliga Nord since the league was sub-divided into two divisions: The complete list of clubs and placings in the Bayernliga Süd since the league was sub-divided into two divisions: The league records in regards to points, wins, losses and goals for the clubs in the league are: Source: "Tables and results of

1700-553: The Bayernliga" . Herzing Manfred. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012 . Retrieved 28 June 2009 . Regionalliga Bayern The league was established at the end of the 2011–12 season and replaced the Regionalliga Süd at this level in Bavaria. The German league system, having gone through its last adjustment in 2008, when the 3. Liga was established and the number of Regionalligas increased from two to three, required another adjustment in 2011. The reason for this

1768-414: The Bayernliga, three Landesligas were established and remain there to this date, with their champions directly promoted: The league remained unchanged throughout the coming years, until 1974, when the Regionalliga was replaced by the 2. Bundesliga Süd . For the Bayernliga, this still meant little change, the winner still had to play-off for promotion to the new league. The year 1978 saw a reformation of

1836-536: The Landesliga clubs placed ninth to 13th and the Bezirksoberliga champions. For the league's first season, 2012–13 , 20 clubs qualified to play in it, these being: Final league positions of all clubs who have played in the league: Hessenliga The Hessenliga (until 2008 Oberliga Hessen ) is the highest football league in the state of Hesse and the Hessian football league system. It

1904-464: The Oberligas had to play-off for the four promotion spots to the 2. Bundesliga with the other Oberliga winners. In 1994, with the introduction of the Regionalliga, six clubs from Hesse were qualified for the new league, based on their performance over the last three seasons, these clubs being: Originally, FSV Frankfurt , champions of 1994, would have also been qualified but gained promotion to

1972-408: The Regionalliga Bayern for the 2017-18 season. Originally they had finished the season in second place. 18th placed Bayern Hof were also relegated. The league was expanded for the 2017–18 season to admit TSV 1860 Munich. This meant that this year's league was held with 19 teams instead of 18. As no Bavarian team was relegated from the 3. Liga after the season, the number of teams was restored to 18 in

2040-401: The Regionalliga through the play-offs. The other two available spots went to FC Augsburg II and Würzburger Kickers, who thereby jumped directly from the sixth to the fourth tier of the league system. The qualifying modus allowed for Bavarian clubs not playing in the states league system to qualify for the league too, should they finish on a direct qualification rank in their equivalent league to

2108-423: The Regionalliga, eight from the Landesliga and two from leagues outside Bavaria. Of the 18 Bayernliga clubs, 15 applied for a licence, with only TSV Gersthofen , TSV Aindling and SpVgg Unterhaching II deciding not to apply. Of the Landesliga clubs, eight applied for a licence. The BFV planned to complete the licensing procedure by 20 April 2012 and notify all clubs of the outcome by that date, but this process

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2176-482: The Regionalliga, providing their finances complied with the leagues regulations, those clubs being: The Bayernliga champion, SpVgg Bayreuth , was refused a Regionalliga licence, Bamberg took its spot instead. Due to the Sportfreunde Siegen also being denied a licence, another Bavarian team was promoted to the Regionalliga, this being the reserve team of Unterhaching. In October 2010, another reform of

2244-538: The Regionalligas was decided upon. The number of leagues were now to be expanded to five, with the defunct Regionalliga Nordost to be reestablished and a Regionalliga Bayern to be established. Also, the Regionalliga West would lose the clubs from the south west to a new league, formed out of those clubs and the clubs from Regionalliga Süd without the Bavarian teams. The new system came into operation in

2312-497: The Staffel Nordbayern and Staffel Südbayern with the league champions playing each other for the Bavarian championship and promotion. The year after, the leagues went to thirteen teams each. In 1948, the league was reunited in one group of sixteen teams with the top-two clubs gaining promotion. The 1949–50 season was run on fourteen clubs with the top-five clubs gaining promotion to the new 2. Oberliga Süd . The league

2380-482: The best non-reserve side and thereby earned the title of Bavarian amateur champion, which qualified the club for the first round of the German Cup . The league champions in turn qualified for the promotion round to the 3. Liga, in which it met the runners-up of the Regionalliga Südwest, SV Elversberg , and lost. FC Bayern Munich II won the league title in the second season of the league but was, like

2448-423: The eighteen Bayernliga clubs, fifteen applied for a Regionalliga licence, with only Aindling, Gerstofen and Unterhaching II opting not to. FSV Erlangen-Bruck later withdrew its application. Only eight Landesliga clubs opted to apply for a Regionalliga licence, the clubs being FC Augsburg II , BC Aichach , SV Schalding-Heining , SSV Jahn Regensburg II , SpVgg Landshut , SpVgg Bayreuth , Würzburger Kickers and

2516-756: The end of the 2011–12 season. The league was formed in 1945 from nine clubs as the Landesliga Bayern , being then the second tier of the German football league system, right below the Oberliga Süd in the re-formed state of Bavaria, then part of the US occupation zone in Germany. The league run then in parallel with the Landesligas of Hessen , Württemberg and Nordbaden . The league expanded in its second season to two divisions of eleven teams each,

2584-602: The existing three were set which are geographically divided to limit travel and increase the number of local derbies. This model was adopted in late April 2011. With the league reform at the end of the 2011–12 season, the Bezirksoberligas were also disbanded. Instead, the Bezirksligas took the place of the Bezirksoberligas once more below the Landesligas, a system already in place from 1963 to 1988. While it

2652-477: The fourth promoted club in two-legged playoffs. Because the coronavirus pandemic disrupted the 2019–20 season, it brought extraordinary circumstances about promotion. The team that led the table before the season was suspended, Türkgücü München , were promoted to the 3. Liga for the 2020–21 season, and there was no official champion in 2020. As the BFV also curtailed competition in 2020–21, Bavaria were represented in

2720-453: The fourth-last Bayernliga team for one more spot in the league. In some seasons, additional promotion spots were available, for example when the Bayernliga champion managed to move up to the 2nd Bundesliga. After having been a tier three league for 44 seasons, the re-introduction of the Regionalligas , now at this level, made the Bayernliga slip to tier four. It also adopted a new, shorter name, being simply called Oberliga Bayern now, because

2788-457: The highest (German: Oberste ) amateur league was now the Regionalliga. The six teams with the best overall record over the last three seasons in the Bayernliga, or above, gained entry to the new Regionalliga Süd , these being: This fact also allowed a greater number of clubs then usually to move up from the Landesliga . But above all, for the first time since 1980, the Bavarian champion

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2856-511: The highest Amateurligas in Germany, their number was halved from sixteen to eight, making direct promotion for the southern champions possible for the first time. The Amateurligas were also renamed Amateur-Oberligas, which was generally shortened to AOL or, more commonly, just Oberliga. In the south, this meant the Bayernliga now run parallel to the Amateur-Oberligas of Hessen , Baden-Württemberg and Südwest . Direct promotion for

2924-480: The league and thereby qualified for the first round of the German Cup again. The league was won by Würzburger Kickers which thereby qualified for the promotion round to the 3. Liga and also the first round of the 2015–16 DFB-Pokal . Second and third place were taken up by the reserve teams of Bayern and TSV 1860 Munich. The encounters of these two teams also attracted the most spectators per game, being seen by 12,000 spectators on each occasion. The 2015–16 season saw

2992-464: The league system: In 1945–46, the Landesliga Bayern was played as a single division, in 1946–47 and 1947–48 it was played in two regional divisions with a home-and-away final to determine the Bavarian champion. From 1948 to 1953, it was played as a single division again: From 1953 to 1963, the Bayernliga was divided into a northern and a southern group again. From 1956 onwards, a Bavarian final

3060-454: The league's history was recorded: 12–0, by FC Augsburg II against SV Seligporten. Marco Richter scored seven goals. Meanwhile, the biggest away win was 8–1, for SpVgg Unterhaching over VfR Garching. Unterhaching won the league for the first time, beating SV Elversberg for promotion. 1860 Munich II were relegated due to the 1860 Munich first team not being able obtaining a licence for the 2017–18 3. Liga and subsequently being admitted to

3128-415: The league, with the number eventually settling at 20. All Bavarian clubs from the current Regionalliga Süd were directly qualified for the league. Additionally, any Bavarian club relegated from the 3. Liga in 2012 would also have been qualified, however this did not eventuate. Restrictions existed however on reserve sides. No more than seven reserve teams were permitted per Regionalliga, should there be more in

3196-523: The leagues below the Bayernliga were the 2. Amateurligas , which there was supposed to be seven of, according to the number of Bezirke in Bavaria. However, some, like Oberbayern , split their 2nd Amateurliga in more than one division. In 1963, with the introduction of the Bundesliga , the Oberliga Süd and 2nd Oberliga Süd were disbanded. The Amateurliga Bayern was reunited and now came under

3264-615: The make-up of the new league. It also meant that Bayernliga side SpVgg Unterhaching II and the Landesliga sides SSV Jahn Regensburg II and Wacker Burghausen II could not gain entry to the Regionalliga unless the first teams won promotion to the 2. Bundesliga. As Jahn Regensburg did indeed earn promotion the club's reserve side could have entered the league but finished only third in its Landesliga division and thereby narrowly missed out. The seventh Bavarian Regionalliga club, FC Bayern Alzenau , traditionally playing in Hesse 's league system,

3332-464: The new Bayernligas, as did the winners of the Bayernliga promotion round between the Landesliga clubs placed eleventh to 15th and the Bezirksoberliga champions. The Landesliga clubs that failed to qualify for the Bayernligas remained in one of the five new Landesligas; there was no relegation to the Bezirksligas. The league went through the following timeline of name changes, format and position in

3400-423: The other three Bavarian clubs in the league, 1860 Munich II , Greuther Fürth II and Ingolstadt 04 II . However, as their first teams played in the 2. Bundesliga and could possibly have been relegated to the 3. Liga after the 2011–12 season, the reserve sides would then be barred from entry to the Regionalliga Bayern. As no Bavarian team was relegated from the 2. Bundesliga or 3. Liga, this clause had no effect on

3468-408: The promotion round: Since 2012 the Bayernliga has once more been divided into a northern and a southern group: Source: "Oberliga Bayern" . Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv . Retrieved 7 March 2008 . The top scorers in the league since 2005: Source: 50 Jahre Bayerischer Fußball-Verband . Vindelica Verlag. 1996. p. 211. The complete list of clubs and placings in

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3536-415: The promotion rounds to the 2nd Oberliga instead of only one. Being the largest of the southern German federations, Bavaria felt disadvantaged by the fact that only its champion was permitted to take part in the promotion rounds. The number of teams in the two leagues kept fluctuating and sometimes clubs from central Bavaria were moved between divisions to balance out the strength. In those years up to 1963,

3604-485: The reestablishment of the German amateur football championship as an incentive and goal for top amateur clubs who did not want to turn professional. On 16 December 2011, the Bavarian Football Association (German abbreviation: BFV) introduced the league's logo. In March 2012 the BFV announced that the league champions, apart from having the opportunity to compete in the promotion round to

3672-426: The reserve of 1860 Munich the year before, unable to win promotion in the promotion round to the 3. Liga. TSV Rain am Lech, Bayern Hof and Viktoria Aschaffenburg were directly relegated while FC Schweinfurt 05 and TSV 1860 Rosenheim entered the relegation round, with the former defending its league place while the later was relegated. The FV Illertissen was, for the second consecutive season the best non reserve side in

3740-546: The second tier of southern German football. With the introduction of the 2nd Oberliga Süd in 1950, the Landesliga-Hessen was renamed Amateurliga Hessen. From 1978, it was called Amateur Oberliga Hessen and finally, in 1994 it was renamed Oberliga Hessen. Since introduction of the Regionalliga Süd in 1994, the winner of the Oberliga Hessen is automatically promoted to this league. Until 1994 the winners of

3808-468: The southern champions only lasted two seasons however, 1978–79 and 1979–80. In 1981, the 2. Bundesliga was united to one single division, making it necessary for the Oberliga champions to have a promotion round again. In this season, the Bavarian FA (German: Bayrischer Fußball Verband ) also introduced a promotion round for the Landesligas, meaning the three second placed teams in those leagues played

3876-506: The three 3. Liga clubs from the state, SSV Jahn Regensburg , SpVgg Unterhaching or Wacker Burghausen , be relegated at the end of the 2011-12 season, they would directly enter the new Regionalliga Bayern. Additionally, the Bavarian Regionalliga clubs FC Memmingen , 1. FC Nürnberg II and Bayern Munich II would be directly qualified for the league, unless they earned promotion to the 3. Liga. The same rule also applied to

3944-420: The top four teams, however, there was also financial requirements to receive a Regionalliga licence. The four clubs were: The Hessenliga is fed by the three Verbandsligen. The winners of those are directly promoted to the Hessenliga, the three runners-up play-off for one more promotion spot. The Hessenliga also, at times, accommodated teams from Bavaria , Viktoria Aschaffenburg and FC Bayern Alzenau . In

4012-489: The two clubs from the Süd/Südwest region can not be paired against each other. As the 3. Liga relegated four teams starting at the end of the 2018–19 season, the champions of the Regionalliga Nordost, along with their counterparts from the Südwest and West, were promoted directly to the 3. Liga. The West was chosen by a draw. The remaining two champions also determined by the same draw, Bayern and Nord, played

4080-564: Was delayed. On 20 April 2012 the FSV Erlangen-Bruck opted to withdraw its Regionalliga application because of ongoing financial issues. All Bayernliga and Regionalliga clubs had their licence applications approved by 27 April 2012 while the Landesliga clubs had to wait another week before being notified of a decision. The 2019–20 season was interrupted by the coronavirus disease pandemic in Germany that broke out in March 2020. It

4148-416: Was directly promoted again, now to the Regionalliga. The one exception for this was the year 2000, when the number of Regionalligas was reduced from four to two. The year 2008 saw another league system change. The 3. Liga was introduced to slide between 2nd Bundesliga and Regionalligas. For the Bayernliga this meant a further fall, to tier five now. However, its best four teams of this season gained entry to

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4216-505: Was grouped in the new Regionalliga Süd/Südwest, at their own request. Of the 3. Liga clubs, only the SpVgg Unterhaching considered it necessary to apply for a Regionalliga licence, as both Wacker and Jahn were placed in the top third of the 3. Liga at the time of the deadline and were unlikely to suffer relegation. Eventually, Unterhaching was able to finish above a relegation rank in the 3. Liga, too. The top nine clubs from

4284-418: Was held again: From 1963 onwards, the Bayernliga was always held as a single division. From 1963 to 1980 and from 1995 onwards, the league champion had the right to direct promotion. In 1974 and 1981, no promotion was available and from 1982 to 1994, the league champion had to participate in the promotion round. When the league champion declined, as has happened twice, the runners-up was promoted/qualified for

4352-408: Was later suspended until 31 August, necessitating a cancellation of the 2020–21 season as the BFV approved a resumption of the preceding one with 17 teams after 1 September and its extension to mid-2021. The top goal scorers and spectator statistics for the league are: The first-ever round of the new Regionalliga Bayern kicked off on 19 July 2012 with the opening game held at Bamberg , ending with

4420-430: Was originally thought that the Regionalliga Bayern would carry the name Bayernliga, it was later revealed that the current Bayernliga would have that honour, making the Bayernliga a divided league as it had been from 1953 to 1963. The new qualification mode would see all current Bavarian Regionalliga teams qualify for the new league as well as the top nine of the Bayernliga. Additionally, the teams placed 10th to 15th entered

4488-474: Was renamed Amateurliga Bayern, a name it would carry until 1978, and was now the third tier of the league system, below the 2nd Oberliga. It consisted of sixteen clubs in its first season, then went to eighteen and later nineteen. In 1953, the league split into a northern and a southern group again, each with fifteen clubs. The main reasons for this was to reduce travel-costs and time, but also to create two regional champions in Bavaria which both could take part in

4556-424: Was the fourth tier of the league system, until the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 the third tier. From the 2012–13 season onwards, the league has been divided once more into a northern and a southern division, having previously placed in single division format since 1963. The league sits directly under the Regionalliga Bayern and above the Landesligas, which were expanded in number from three to five at

4624-489: Was the large number of insolvencies on the fourth level, caused by high cost and infrastructure requirements while, at the same time, the clubs at this level complained about low incomes and little interest from TV broadcasters. Some Regionalliga requirements were seen as causing too much of a financial strain on amateur clubs, for example stadiums had to have at least 1,000 seats, and a separate stand with separate entrance for away spectators. Many clubs also struggled to cope with

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