The Futsal-Regionalliga (German pronunciation: [ʁeɡi̯oˈnaːlˌliːɡa]) is the first tier of futsal in the German futsal league system.
| Country |  Germany |
|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Number of teams | ≈55 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | qualifiers for the Futsal-Bundesliga |
| Relegation to | Verbandsliga |
| Current champions | TSV Weilimdorf (Süd) Fortuna Düsseldorf (West) VfL 05 Hohenstein-Ernstthal (Nordost) HSV-Panthers (Nord) TSG TSG 1846 Mainz-Bretzenheim (Südwest) |
| Current: 2016–17 Futsal-Regionalliga | |
History of the Futsal-Regionalliga
editThe Futsal-Regionalliga West was introduced in 2005 with nine teams and UFC Münster were crowned the first champions. The NOFV-Pelada-Futsal-Liga was introduced in the 2013–14 season with seven teams and the Futsal-Regionalliga Süd in the 2015–16 season with seven teams.
Currently, there are three leagues which are the highest of four divisions in German futsal:
- Futsal-Regionalliga Nord, (8 teams covering the states of Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein)
- Futsal-Regionalliga West, (10 teams covering the state of North Rhine-Westphalia)
- Futsal-Regionalliga Nordost, (12 teams in 2 groups covering parts of Eastern Germany)
- Futsal-Regionalliga Süd, (10 teams covering the states of Bavaria, Hessia and Baden-Württemberg)
- Futsal Regionalliga Südwest, (5 teams covering the states of Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate)
League setup
editPromotion
editThe champions of each division take part in the Playoffs for the Promotion to the Futsal Bundesliga.
Relegation
editThe bottom teams of each division are relegated directly or compete in a relegation playoff round.
Champions
edit2015–
edit| Season | Regionalliga Nord | Regionalliga Nordost | Regionalliga West | Regionalliga Süd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | VfL 05 Hohenstein-Ernstthal[1] | Holzpfosten Schwerte[2] | TSV Weilimdorf[3] | |
| 2016–17 |
References
edit- ^ "NOFV-Pelada-Futsal-Regionalliga 2015/16". Fupa.net. (in German)
- ^ "Futsalliga West 2015/16". Fupa.net. (in German)
- ^ "Futsal Regionalliga Süd 2015/16". Fupa.net. (in German)
External links
edit- Futsal-Regionalliga Süd on Fussball.de (in German)
- Regionalliga results and league table on Sueddeutscher Fussballverband Archived 31 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- Futsal-Regionalliga West on Fussball.de (in German)
- Futsal-Regionalliga Nordost on FuPa.net (in German)