2016−17 Regionalliga Südwest

For the 2016−17 season, the following clubs qualified:

• the relegated clubs from the southwest region of the 2015–16 3. Liga:
  • Stuttgarter Kickers, VfB Stuttgart II
• the defeated teams from the Promotion to the 3. Liga:
  • SV Elversberg, SV Waldhof Mannheim
• the remaining teams from the Regionalliga Südwest 2015/16:
  • Kickers Offenbach, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II, SV Eintracht Trier 05, FC 08 Homburg, 1. FC Saarbrücken, KSV Hessen Kassel, Wormatia Worms, 1. FC Kaiserslautern II, FC Astoria Walldorf, TSV Steinbach Haiger, FK Pirmasens
• the champion of the 2015–16 Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar:
  • TuS Koblenz
• the champion of the 2015–16 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg:
  • SSV Ulm 1846^[1]
• the champion of the 2015–16 Hessenliga:
  • SC Teutonia Watzenborn-Steinberg
• the winner of the promotion round to the Regionalliga Südwest:
  • FC Nöttingen

Promotion to the 3. Liga
The champion and the runner-up were sportingly qualified for the participation in the Promotion to the 3. Liga.

Relegation from the Regionalliga Südwest
Up to six teams in 14th, 15th and 16th place and safely in 17th, 18th and 19th place relegated. Due to the relegation of 1. FSV Mainz 05 II and FSV Frankfurt from the 3rd division to the Regionalliga Südwest, the number of relegated teams to the Oberliga increased to five. Due to the missed promotion of SV Waldhof Mannheim and SV Elversberg it was clear that a total of six teams had to relegate.