2025–26 Regionalliga
18th season of the Regionalliga
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The 2025–26 Regionalliga was the 18th season of the Regionalliga, the 14th under the current format, as the fourth tier of the German football league system.
Lokomotive Leipzig (Nordost)
Fortuna Köln (West)
Sonnenhof Großaspach (Südwest)
1. FC Nürnberg II (Bayern)
Fortuna Köln
Sonnenhof Großaspach
Würzburger Kickers
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Champions | SV Meppen (Nord) Lokomotive Leipzig (Nordost) Fortuna Köln (West) Sonnenhof Großaspach (Südwest) 1. FC Nürnberg II (Bayern) |
| Promoted | SV Meppen Fortuna Köln Sonnenhof Großaspach Würzburger Kickers |
| Relegated | Blau-Weiß Lohne Altona 93 ZFC Meuselwitz FC Eilenburg Hertha Zehlendorf Wuppertaler SV SSVg Velbert Fortuna Düsseldorf II Bayern Alzenau Schott Mainz TSG Balingen Bahlinger SC Viktoria Aschaffenburg SpVgg Hankofen-Hailing |
← 2024–25 2026–27 → | |
Format
According to the promotion rules decided upon in 2019, the Regionalliga Südwest and West received a direct promotion spot. Based on a rotation principle, the Regionalliga Nord received the third direct promotion spot this season, while the Regionalliga Nordost and Bayern champions played a promotion play-off.[1]
Regionalliga Nord
18 teams from the states of Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein competed in the 14th season of the reformed Regionalliga Nord. Hannover 96 II was relegated from the 2024–25 3. Liga. HSC Hannover and FSV Schöningen were promoted from the 2024–25 Oberliga Niedersachsen and Altona 93 from the 2024–25 Oberliga Hamburg.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SV Meppen (C, P) | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 103 | 35 | +68 | 83 | Promotion to 3. Liga |
| 2 | SV Drochtersen/Assel | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 83 | 48 | +35 | 70 | |
| 3 | VfB Oldenburg | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 87 | 45 | +42 | 69 | |
| 4 | SSV Jeddeloh | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 81 | 50 | +31 | 64 | |
| 5 | Phönix Lübeck | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 56 | |
| 6 | Hannover 96 II | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 63 | 49 | +14 | 53 | |
| 7 | Bremer SV | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 52 | |
| 8 | Kickers Emden | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 51 | |
| 9 | Weiche Flensburg | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 69 | 63 | +6 | 49 | |
| 10 | Hamburger SV II | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 47 | |
| 11 | VfB Lübeck | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 45 | |
| 12 | Werder Bremen II | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 57 | 71 | −14 | 40 | |
| 13 | HSC Hannover | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 49 | 84 | −35 | 37 | |
| 14 | FSV Schöningen | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 56 | 84 | −28 | 34 | |
| 15 | Eintracht Norderstedt | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 51 | 79 | −28 | 30 | |
| 16 | FC St. Pauli II | 34 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 38 | 72 | −34 | 25 | |
| 17 | Blau-Weiß Lohne (R) | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 38 | 78 | −40 | 23 | Relegation to Oberliga |
| 18 | Altona 93 (R) | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 44 | 92 | −48 | 23 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results table
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SV Meppen | 27 | |
| 2 | VfB Oldenburg | 25 | |
| 3 | Hamburger SV II | 23 | |
| 4 | Bremer SV | 22 | |
| 5 | FSV Schöningen | 17 |
Regionalliga Nordost
18 teams from the states of Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia competed in the 14th season of the reformed Regionalliga Nordost. BFC Preussen was promoted from the 2024–25 NOFV-Oberliga Nord and 1. FC Magdeburg II from the 2024–25 NOFV-Oberliga Süd.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lokomotive Leipzig (C) | 34 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 65 | 30 | +35 | 72 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 65 | 35 | +30 | 72 | |
| 3 | FSV Zwickau | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 64 | |
| 4 | Hallescher FC | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 63 | 36 | +27 | 63 | |
| 5 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 68 | 47 | +21 | 61 | |
| 6 | VSG Altglienicke | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 53 | |
| 7 | Chemnitzer FC | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 51 | |
| 8 | BFC Preussen | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 50 | |
| 9 | 1. FC Magdeburg II | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 49 | |
| 10 | FSV Luckenwalde | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 43 | |
| 11 | SV Babelsberg | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 67 | 65 | +2 | 41 | |
| 12 | BFC Dynamo | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 40 | |
| 13 | Chemie Leipzig | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 40 | |
| 14 | Hertha BSC II | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 46 | 60 | −14 | 40 | |
| 15 | Greifswalder FC | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 38 | |
| 16 | ZFC Meuselwitz (R) | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 44 | 61 | −17 | 33 | Relegation to NOFV-Oberliga |
| 17 | FC Eilenburg (R) | 34 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 68 | −33 | 23 | |
| 18 | Hertha Zehlendorf (R) | 34 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 79 | −49 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results table
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VSG Altglienicke | 19 | |
| 2 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 18 | |
| 3 | Lokomotive Leipzig | 17 | |
| Chemie Leipzig | |||
| 5 | Chemnitzer FC | 15 | |
| ZFC Meuselwitz |
Regionalliga West
18 teams from North Rhine-Westphalia competed in the 14th season of the reformed Regionalliga West. Borussia Dortmund II was relegated from the 2024–25 3. Liga. Bonner SC was promoted from the 2024–25 Mittelrheinliga, SSVg Velbert from the 2024–25 Oberliga Niederrhein, and Sportfreunde Siegen and VfL Bochum II from the 2024–25 Oberliga Westfalen.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortuna Köln (C, P) | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 71 | 30 | +41 | 70 | Promotion to 3. Liga |
| 2 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 60 | 40 | +20 | 66 | |
| 3 | Schalke 04 II | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 77 | 50 | +27 | 61 | |
| 4 | FC Gütersloh | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 59 | |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund II | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 66 | 50 | +16 | 58 | |
| 6 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 61 | 46 | +15 | 58 | |
| 7 | Sportfreunde Siegen | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 54 | |
| 8 | SC Paderborn II | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 46 | |
| 9 | Bonner SC | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 46 | |
| 10 | 1. FC Köln II | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 55 | 63 | −8 | 45 | |
| 11 | Sportfreunde Lotte | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 45 | |
| 12 | 1. FC Bocholt | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 39 | |
| 13 | VfL Bochum II | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 38[a] | |
| 14 | SV Rödinghausen | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 46 | 63 | −17 | 29 | |
| 15 | SC Wiedenbrück | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 39 | 65 | −26 | 29 | |
| 16 | Wuppertaler SV (R) | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 70 | −34 | 26 | Relegation to Oberliga |
| 17 | SSVg Velbert (R) | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 35 | 72 | −37 | 25 | |
| 18 | Fortuna Düsseldorf II[b] (R) | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 40 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- The match between Bonner SC and VfL Bochum II was counted as a 2–2 draw for Bonn (the match's original outcome) and as a 0–2 loss for Bochum due to Bochum fielding an ineligible player.
- As Fortuna Düsseldorf's senior team was relegated from the 2. Bundesliga, their reserve team was moved to the end of the table and automatically relegated to the Oberliga based on the DFB statutes, sparing SC Wiedenbrück from relegation.
Results table
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SV Rödinghausen | 19 | |
| 2 | Schalke 04 II | 15 | |
| Sportfreunde Lotte | |||
| 4 | Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 14 | |
| FC Gütersloh | |||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach II | |||
| Fortuna Köln |
Regionalliga Südwest
18 teams from Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland competed in the 14th season of the Regionalliga Südwest. SV Sandhausen was relegated from the 2024–25 3. Liga. Schott Mainz was promoted from the 2024–25 Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, Sonnenhof Großaspach and TSG Balingen from the 2024–25 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg, and Bayern Alzenau from the 2024–25 Hessenliga.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonnenhof Großaspach (C, P) | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 86 | 43 | +43 | 68 | Promotion to 3. Liga |
| 2 | SGV Freiberg | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 68 | 38 | +30 | 62 | |
| 3 | FSV Frankfurt | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 57 | |
| 4 | FC 08 Homburg | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 71 | 42 | +29 | 56 | |
| 5 | TSV Steinbach Haiger | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 78 | 58 | +20 | 56 | |
| 6 | Hessen Kassel | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 62 | 51 | +11 | 54 | |
| 7 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 54 | |
| 8 | SV Sandhausen | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 54 | |
| 9 | Mainz 05 II | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 53 | |
| 10 | Barockstadt Fulda-Lehnerz | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 49 | |
| 11 | SC Freiburg II | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 74 | 73 | +1 | 48 | |
| 12 | Astoria Walldorf | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 64 | 65 | −1 | 47 | |
| 13 | Eintracht Trier | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 47 | |
| 14 | Kickers Offenbach | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 57 | 58 | −1 | 43 | |
| 15 | Bayern Alzenau (R) | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 45 | 74 | −29 | 27 | Relegation to Oberliga |
| 16 | Schott Mainz (R) | 34 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 40 | 83 | −43 | 25 | |
| 17 | TSG Balingen (R) | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 38 | 87 | −49 | 25 | |
| 18 | Bahlinger SC[a] (R) | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 75 | −41 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Play-off (only when deciding promotion or relegation)[6]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results table
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[7] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonnenhof Großaspach | 22 | |
| 2 | SV Sandhausen | 21 | |
| 3 | Astoria Walldorf | 15 | |
| 4 | SC Freiburg II | 13 | |
| Stuttgarter Kickers | |||
| FSV Frankfurt | |||
| Sonnenhof Großaspach | |||
| Stuttgarter Kickers |
Regionalliga Bayern
18 teams from Bavaria competed in the 14th season of the Regionalliga Bayern. SpVgg Unterhaching was relegated from the 2024–25 3. Liga. VfB Eichstätt was promoted from the 2024–25 Bayernliga Nord and FC Memmingen from the 2024–25 Bayernliga Süd.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. FC Nürnberg II[a] (C) | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 68 | 35 | +33 | 77 | |
| 2 | Würzburger Kickers (O, P) | 34 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 74 | 25 | +49 | 75 | Qualification for promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal |
| 3 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 72 | 30 | +42 | 70 | |
| 4 | FV Illertissen | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 72 | 46 | +26 | 64 | |
| 5 | DJK Vilzing | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 51 | |
| 6 | TSV Aubstadt | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 49 | 45 | +4 | 49 | |
| 7 | VfB Eichstätt | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 48 | |
| 8 | Bayern Munich II[b] | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 47[c] | |
| 9 | Wacker Burghausen | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 47 | |
| 10 | SpVgg Ansbach | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 65 | −11 | 46 | |
| 11 | TSV Buchbach | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 69 | −15 | 46 | |
| 12 | FC Memmingen | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 42 | |
| 13 | SpVgg Bayreuth | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 38 | |
| 14 | FC Augsburg II[b] | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 34 | |
| 15 | Schwaben Augsburg (O) | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 39 | 60 | −21 | 34 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 16 | Greuther Fürth II[b] (O) | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 28 | |
| 17 | Viktoria Aschaffenburg (R) | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 71 | −40 | 26 | Relegation to Bayernliga |
| 18 | SpVgg Hankofen-Hailing (R) | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 31 | 74 | −43 | 23 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Reserve teams are ineligible for qualification for the DFB-Pokal.
Results table
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[10] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich II | 21 | |
| 2 | Würzburger Kickers | 15 | |
| Würzburger Kickers | |||
| TSV Aubstadt | |||
| 5 | FV Illertissen | 14 | |
| SpVgg Unterhaching |
Relegation play-offs
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SV Kirchanschöring | 3–5 | Schwaben Augsburg | 2–3 | 1–2 |
| ASV Cham | 1–4 | Greuther Fürth II | 1–3 | 0–1 |
Promotion play-offs
The matches were scheduled to be played on 27 and 31 May 2026 due to Würzburger Kickers qualifying for the 2025–26 Bavarian Cup final on 23 May.[11] They were later moved back by one day each after Lokomotive Leipzig qualified due to a scheduling conflict with the 2026 UEFA Conference League final also taking place in Leipzig.[12]
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lokomotive Leipzig | 1–3 | Würzburger Kickers | 0–1 | 1–2 |
All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
| Würzburger Kickers | 2–1 | Lokomotive Leipzig |
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Würzburger Kickers won 3–1 on aggregate and was promoted to the 2026–27 3. Liga.