- Regionalliga West
The Regionalliga West will be the fourth tier of the German football league system with its introduction in 2008 [cite web|url=http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=3092|title=Offical DFB article on the 3rd Bundesliga and Regionalliga|accessdate=2008-03-05|author=|publisher=DFB] . It will cover the states of
Nordrhein-Westfalen ,Saarland , andRheinland-Pfalz .Overview
The league will start in August 2008 and will be formed from the clubs in its region which do not achieve admittance to the new
3rd Liga . On top of those clubs which are currently playing in the Regionalligas Süd and Nord, there will also be a set number of teams from the three Oberligas below it. At this stage the new Oberliga is planned to consist of four clubs from each Oberliga. The number of clubs in the new league is supposed to be 18. Along with the formation of this league there will be a merger of the Oberligas Nordrhein and Westfalen to a newOberliga Nordrhein-Westfalen .With the interception of the new Regionalliga West, there will be three Regionalligas which will form the fourth tier of the football league system, these are:
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Regionalliga Nord
*Regionalliga Süd
*Regionalliga WestThe league covers the same region, as the now defunct
Regionalliga West/Südwest did from 1994 to 2000. It shares its name with the "old" Regionalliga West, which operated from 1963 to 1974, but this league only covered the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen.Qualifying for the Regionalliga West
The qualifying process for the new league is now finished, the last round having been played on 1 June 2008. The following clubs have fulfilled the on-the-field qualification requirements [cite web|url=http://www.weltfussball.de/spielplan.php?Thema=133&Liga=5|title=Tables and results of the Regionalligas and Oberligas|accessdate=2008-05-31|author=|publisher=Weltfussball.de] :
From the Regionalliga Nord:
*Rot-Weiß Essen
*Borussia Dortmund II
*SC Verl From the Regionalliga Süd:
*SV Elversberg
*FSV Oggersheim From the Oberliga Nordrhein:
*Bayer Leverkusen II
*1. FC Köln II
*Borussia Mönchengladbach II
*1. FC Kleve From the Oberliga Westfalen:
*FC Schalke 04 II
*Preußen Münster
*VfL Bochum II
*Sportfreunde Lotte From the Oberliga Südwest:
*FSV Mainz 05 II
*Eintracht Trier
*1. FC Kaiserslautern II
*VfR Wormatia Worms From the Oberliga Nord:
*BV Cloppenburg References
External links
* [http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=3088 Official DFB website on Regionalliga football]
* [http://www.weltfussball.de/ Football results and tables from Germany]
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