Landesliga

The Landesliga is the 7th tier of football in most of Germany, one division below the Verbandsliga. In Bavaria, Sachsen, Thüringen, Bremen and Hamburg the Landesligas are set right below the "Oberliga" and therefore are the 6th tier. The reason for this is that Bavaria, Hamburg and Bremen are the only places in Germany where the Oberliga, the State and the Verband are geographically the same, while the other two states simple chose to call their leagues "Landesligas" when establishing them in 1990.

Typically, in each Bundesland, the "Landesligen" are split up into different "Staffel" or "divisions".

In Bavaria, the "Landesliga" is split up into three divisions, South, Central and North. In Sachsen, Bremen and Thüringen the "Landesliga" is in a single division format. In Hamburg, it consists of two divisions.

Niedersachsen (since 2007), Schleswig-Holstein and Hessen are the only three German states not to have "Landesligas". The Rheinland region of Rheinland-Pfalz also operates without such a league.

Tier-VI Landesligas

Twelve of the 41 "Landesligas" in Germany are set at tier five of the German football league system, these being:

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*The Landesligas of Thüringen and Sachsen are unique in their naming as every other league in Germany of this standing carries the name Verbandsliga. This was done so simply by choice of the local "football associations" (German:"Fussball Verband") in Sachsen and Thüringen and the name could be changed to "Verbandsliga" if they wish to do so. Bavaria does not have this option however, since its "Landesligas" are not the highest leagues in the "Verband". This position is held by the Oberligas in this state.

Tier VII-Landesligas

Apart from the above mentioned states, Landesligas also exist in the states of Baden-Württemberg, Saarland, Rheinland-Pfalz (in the southwest part only), Nordrhein-Westfalen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Sachsen-Anhalt and Berlin as tier six leagues, below the Verbandsligas.

In Baden-Württemberg:

*Landesliga Württemberg 1
*Landesliga Württemberg 2
*Landesliga Württemberg 3
*Landesliga Württemberg 4

*Landesliga Südbaden 1
*Landesliga Südbaden 2
*Landesliga Südbaden 3

*Landesliga Mittelbaden
*Landesliga Odenwald
*Landesliga Rhein/Neckar

In Saarland:

*Landesliga Saarland-Nordost
*Landesliga Saarland-Südwest

In Rheinland-Pfalz:

*Landesliga Südwest-Ost
*Landesliga Südwest-West

In Nordrhein-Westfalen:

*Landesliga Niederrhein 1
*Landesliga Niederrhein 2
*Landesliga Niederrhein 3

*Landesliga Mittelrhein 1
*Landesliga Mittelrhein 2

*Landesliga Westfalen 1 Ost
*Landesliga Westfalen 2 Süd
*Landesliga Westfalen 3 West
*Landesliga Westfalen 4 Nord
*Landesliga Westfalen 5 Mitte

In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern:

*Landesliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern-Ost
*Landesliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern-West

In Brandenburg:

*Landesliga Brandednburg-Nord
*Landesliga Brandednburg-Süd

In Sachsen-Anhalt:

*Landesliga Sachsen-Anhalt-Nord
*Landesliga Sachsen-Anhalt-Mitte
*Landesliga Sachsen-Anhalt-Süd

In Berlin:

*Landesliga Berlin 1
*Landesliga Berlin 2

Teams in the Landesligas (Tier VI)

achsen

Thüringen

Bayern

Bremen

Hamburg

Teams in the Landesligas (Tier VII - selected)

Berlin

External links

* [http://www.f-archiv.de/ Das deutsche Fussball Archiv ]
* [http://www.fussball.de/fussball/servlet/content/20 DFB: State Associations]