30-634: The Schleswig-Holstein Cup (German: Schleswig-Holstein Pokal ) is one of the 21 regional cup competitions of German football . It is a qualifying competition for the German Cup , with the winner of the competition being automatically qualified for the first round of the German Cup in the following season. For sponsorship reasons, the official name of the competition is SHFV-LOTTO-Pokal . The competition
60-715: A German Cup final, losing 2−0 to Schalke 04 . With the league changes in Germany in 2008, the Oberliga Nord was again disbanded and the level below the Regionalliga Nord in this region were the five Verbandligas. This required a promotion play-off for this league winners as there were not five promotion spots available for their region. No changes were made in the NOFV region, where the two Oberligas Nord and Süd remained. The following four teams were promoted to
90-588: A conference as well as live stream them and that all finals would be played on the same date, 28 May 2016. Regionalliga Nord The Regionalliga Nord (English: Regional League North ) is the fourth tier of the German football league system in the states of Lower Saxony , Schleswig-Holstein , Bremen and Hamburg . It is one of five leagues at this level, together with the Regionalliga Bayern , Regionalliga Nordost , Regionalliga Südwest and
120-596: A double chance to qualify for the first round of the DFB-Pokal, through the Verbandspokale and through finishing in the top four in their league. The finals of the competitions can attract large numbers of spectators, like the 2014 Lower Rhine Cup between MSV Duisburg and TV Jahn Hiesfeld did, which was watched by 24,000 in Duisburg . As of 2013–14, Werder Bremen II , reserve team of Werder Bremen ,
150-480: A highest regional league for the north of Germany and to allow its champions, and some years the runners-up too, to be directly promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga . Prior to the introduction of the four Regionalligas, the leagues below the second division were the Oberligas, in which there was ten. Those ten Oberliga champions had to go through a promotion play-off rather than being directly promoted. The champions of
180-502: A licence for the Regionalliga. In 2001, SV Wilhelmshaven was refused a licence for the Regionalliga. In 2009, Türkiyemspor Berlin avoided relegation after Kickers Emden withdrew from the 3. Liga . In 2001, FC Sachsen Leipzig was refused a licence for the Regionalliga. In 2005, KFC Uerdingen was refused a licence for the Regionalliga. In 1998, VfL Hamburg 93 withdrew their team from
210-533: A two-legged play-offs to determine the fourth promotion place. The winners and runners-up of the league: Source: "Regionalliga Nord" . Das deutsche Fussball-Archiv . Retrieved 19 March 2008 . Season abandoned in June 2020, with final standings decided on a points-per-game basis. Season abandoned in April 2021 with Weiche Flensburg leading the north division and Werder Bremen II leading
240-539: Is the most successful team in any Verbandspokal competition, having won the Bremen Cup twenty times, followed by Tennis Borussia Berlin with sixteen Berlin Cup wins and Holstein Kiel with fifteen Schleswig-Holstein Cup wins. Rules and regulations for the Verbandspokale are set by the regional football associations and vary. Bavaria, the largest one, stipulates that reserve teams are not permitted to participate in
270-653: The 2nd Bundesliga : Admitted from the Regionalliga West/Südwest : Admitted from the Regionalliga Nordost : With the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 and of a third Regionalliga, the Regionalliga West , the league became the fourth tier of German football. The clubs from North Rhine-Westphalia left the league again and joined the new Regionalliga West. The make up of the leagues was: The following 18 teams fulfilled
300-659: The DFB-Bundestag in September 2019 decided on 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 from 2021, with the third direct promotion place rotating between the Regionalliga Nord, Nordost and Bavarian champions. The representatives from the two remaining Regionalligen enter
330-819: The Lower Rhine Cup was established in 1980, the Westphalia Cup in 1981, and the Middle Rhine Cup in 1994. In South Western Germany, the Rhineland Cup was established in 1953, the South West Cup in 1973, and the Saarland Cup in 1974. The winners of the 2017–18 Verbandspokal competitions: In February 2016 it was announced that German broadcaster ARD for the first time would show all 21 Verbandspokal finals live in
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#1732793491052360-456: The Regionalliga West . Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it was the third tier. From 1963 to 1974, a Regionalliga Nord existed as the second tier of the German football league system, but it is not related to the current Regionalliga. The Regionalliga Nord was introduced in 1994 along with three other Regionalligas , those being: The reason for its introduction was to create
390-812: The Württemberg Cup in 1950. In Northern Germany, the Bremen Cup was established in 1950, the Schleswig-Holstein Cup from 1953, the Hamburg Cup was sporadically played from 1954 and permanently from 1981, and the Lower Saxony Cup from 1955. In the former East Germany , the Verbandspokale, in the form of the Brandenburg Cup , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Cup , Saxony Cup , Saxony-Anhalt Cup , and Thuringia Cup , were established in 1990. In Western Germany,
420-485: The 2012–13 season. It was also decided to limit the number of reserve teams per Regionalliga to seven. As four teams were relegated from the 3. Liga at the end of the 2018–19 season, the champions of the Regionalliga Nordost, Regionalliga Südwest and Regionalliga West were promoted directly to the 3. Liga and the remaining two champions, VfL Wolfsburg II of the Regionalliga Nord and Bayern Munich II of
450-595: The 24 regional cup winners in Bavaria, the Kreispokale , are also qualified for the first round of the Bavarian Cup. If a game is undecided after regular time a penalty shoot out follows, no extra time is played. In Lower Saxony, the third-largest association, clubs from the state playing in the 3. Liga, Regionalliga Nord and Oberliga Niedersachsen as well as the four Bezirkspokal winners are qualified for
480-425: The Bavarian Cup. Teams from lower divisions always have home advantage, if two teams of the same division are drawn against each other the team drawn first receives home advantage. Bavarian clubs from the 3. Liga and Regionalliga Bayern, except reserve teams, are obliged to participate in the cup. Clubs from the two Bayernliga divisions and the five Landesliga Bayern divisions play a qualifying round. Additionally,
510-652: The Regionalliga Bayern, played a two-legged promotion play-off for the last promotion spot, which was won by Bayern Munich II. In 2020, the three direct promotion spots went to the champions of the Regionalliga Südwest, Regionalliga Nord and Regionalliga Bayern, while the Nordost and the West champions participated in the play-off. This format was installed initially as a temporary solution until
540-885: The Regionalliga from 2009: The Regionalliga Nord was formed in 1994 with 18 clubs, fourteen from the Oberliga Nord and one each from the Verbandsligas of Niedersachsen, Bremen, Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein. The founding members were: From the Oberliga Nord : From the Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein : From the Verbandsliga Hamburg : From the Verbandsliga Bremen : From the Verbandsliga Niedersachsen : The "new" Regionalliga Nord
570-592: The Regionalligas Nord and Nordost however 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. The Regionalliga Nord was direct continuation of the Oberliga Nord , which was disbanded in 1994 in favour of the Regionalliga. Fourteen out of sixteen Oberliga Nord clubs qualified for
600-573: The first round and the competition is played in single-game knock-out format. The winners of the competition: Verbandspokal A Verbandspokal (English: Association Cup) is a regional men's association football competition in Germany . There are 21 Verbandspokal competitions which function as qualifying tournaments for the following season's DFB-Pokal , the premier German Cup competition. Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga clubs are not permitted to enter as they are already directly qualified for
630-518: The first round of the DFB-Pokal. While no Verbandspokal winner has ever gone on to win the German Cup, two have reached the final. Hertha BSC Amateure won the Berlin Cup in 1992 and went on to lose the 1993 DFB-Pokal final against Bayer Leverkusen , and Energie Cottbus won the 1996 Brandenburg Cup and went on to lose the 1997 DFB-Pokal final against VfB Stuttgart . Apart from the 21 Verbandspokal champions, three more teams qualify from
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#1732793491052660-791: The first round of the Lower Saxony Cup. The longest-running competition of the Verbandspokale is the Berlin Cup , first held in 1907. All other cup competitions originated after the Second World War . In Southern Germany, the South Baden Cup was established in 1945, the Hesse Cup in 1946, the Bavarian Cup in 1947, with a long interruption from 1954 to 1998, the North Baden Cup in 1949, and
690-476: The league. Tennis Borussia Berlin declared insolvency on 21 May 2010 and was automatically relegated. Hansa Rostock II withdrew from the league in 2010 for financial reasons. VfB Lübeck and FC Oberneuland declared insolvency in 2013 and were relegated from the league. Eintracht Braunschweig II was relegated to the Oberliga in 2018 following the first team's relegation from
720-509: The new league, only the bottom two teams were relegated to the two new Oberligas. To replace the Oberliga Nord below the Regionalliga, two new leagues were formed, those being the Oberligas Niedersachsen/Bremen and Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein . These two leagues were in turn disbanded in 2004 when the Oberliga Nord was reformed. In 2001, Union Berlin of this league became only the second Regionalliga side to reach
750-434: The regional football association, to bring the number of clubs in the first round of the DFB-Pokal to 64. These three teams come from the three regional associations with the most members, these currently being Bavaria, Lower Saxony and Westphalia. The regional competitions, (plural: Verbandspokale ) are generally open to all clubs in the 3. Liga and below, however regional rules vary between associations. 3. Liga clubs have
780-464: The south division. TSV Havelse were nominated for the promotion play-offs. The top goalscorers and attendance figures for the league are: Final league positions for clubs from the region currently covered by the league: Final league positions for clubs from the regions formerly covered by the league: Source: "Regionalliga Nord" . Das deutsche Fussball-Archiv . Retrieved 11 December 2007 . In 2002, 1. FC Magdeburg were refused
810-494: The teams placed two to six were permitted to remain in the league. The league champion, VfL Osnabrück, was promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga and all clubs from place seven to eighteen were relegated to the Verbandsligas. The league was expanded to nineteen teams and fourteen clubs from the 2nd Bundesliga, Regionalliga West/Südwest and Regionalliga Nordost were admitted. Remaining in the Regionalliga Nord : Relegated from
840-694: The various qualification criteria and were granted a license for play in the new Regionalliga Nord for the 2008-09 season. Remaining in the Regionalliga Nord : From the Oberliga Nord : From the NOFV-Oberliga Nord : From the NOFV-Oberliga Süd : In October 2010, another reform of the Regionalligas expanded the number of leagues to five, with the Nordost clubs leaving the Regionalliga Nord to form their own Regionalliga Nordost once more. The new system came into operation in
870-464: Was actually a reformation of the "old" Regionalliga Nord which operated from 1963 to 1974 in the same region but then as the second tier of German football. Unlike the "old" Regionalliga, the new one allowed reserve teams to compete in it. After six seasons, in 2000, the number of Regionalligas was reduced from four to two. Only the Regionalligas Süd and Nord survived. The clubs of the other two were spread according to their geographical location. Only
900-456: Was first held in 1953–54, with TSV Brunsbüttelkoog being the first winner. It has since been held annually, with Holstein Kiel (16 titles) and VfB Lübeck (16 titles) being most successful teams. The 2011 final was held on 3 June between those two sides, with Holstein winning the game 3–0. All teams from Schleswig-Holstein playing in the 3. Liga and the Regionalliga Nord plus the eleven regional cup winners (Kreispokale) are qualified for
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