German football league system

:"For the league system of former East Germany, see East German football league system."ˡ in some areas called Landesliga, in others Verbandsliga.

ˡˡ in some areas called Kreisliga A, Kreisliga B, Kreisliga C and Kreisliga D or 1. Kreisklasse, 2. Kreisklasse and 3. Kreisklasse.

League structure has shifted frequently and typically reflects the degree of participation in the sport in various parts of the country. In the early 90's, changes were driven by the reunification of Germany and the subsequent intregration of the national leagues of East and West Germany. All these levels are interconnected by way of promotion and relegation. The next diagram shows how this works for the first five levels. Note that the actual number of clubs being promoted and relegated below the Regionalliga level is frequently subject to change by the German Football Association.

League timeline 1945 to 2009

External links

* [http://www.dfb.de Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB)]
* [http://www.kicker.de/fussball/2bundesliga/startseite/ Kicker.de]
* [http://www.dfb.de/bliga/bundes/index.html Bundesliga archive]

References

ources

* [http://www.fussball.de/fussball/servlet/content/20 The offical DFB website with tables and results from all German leagues]
* "Kicker Almanach" The Football Yearbook on German football from Bundesliga to Oberliga, since 1937, published by the Kicker Sports Magazine