2026–27 Regionalliga

Regionalliga
Season2026–27
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The 2026–27 Regionalliga is the 19th season of the Regionalliga, the 15th under the current format, as the fourth tier of the German football league system.

Format

According to the promotion rules decided upon in 2019, the Regionalliga Südwest and West receive a direct promotion spot. Based on a rotation principle, the Regionalliga Nordost is expected to receive the third direct promotion spot this season, while the Regionalliga Nord and Bayern champions are expected to play a promotion play-off.[1]

Regionalliga Nord

Eighteen teams from the states of Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein compete in the 15th season of the reformed Regionalliga Nord. Atlas Delmenhorst was promoted from the 2025–26 Oberliga Niedersachsen, Eimsbütteler TV from the 2025–26 Oberliga Hamburg and SV Todesfelde from the 2025–26 Schleswig-Holstein-Liga.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 VfB Oldenburg 6 5 1 0 22 7 +15 16 Qualification for promotion play-offs
2 Weiche Flensburg 6 5 1 0 18 7 +11 16
3 FSV Schöningen 6 4 2 0 12 6 +6 14
4 Hannover 96 II 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11
5 SV Drochtersen/Assel 6 3 0 3 11 10 +1 9
6 Eimsbütteler TV 6 3 0 3 14 17 −3 9
7 Phönix Lübeck 5 2 2 1 9 4 +5 8
8 HSC Hannover 5 2 2 1 9 7 +2 8
9 Eintracht Norderstedt 6 2 2 2 13 13 0 8
10 SV Todesfelde 6 2 2 2 14 15 −1 8
11 Atlas Delmenhorst 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 8
12 Kickers Emden 6 1 3 2 15 19 −4 6
13 Werder Bremen II 6 1 2 3 7 11 −4 5
14 Bremer SV 6 1 2 3 4 9 −5 5 Possible relegation to Oberliga
15 FC St. Pauli II 6 1 1 4 10 15 −5 4
16 Hamburger SV II 6 1 1 4 8 14 −6 4
17 SSV Jeddeloh 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 4 Relegation to Oberliga
18 VfB Lübeck 6 0 2 4 5 14 −9 2
Updated to match(es) played on 30 August 2026. Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Top scorers

As of 30 August 2026[2]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Germany Mats Facklam VfB Oldenburg 8
Germany Rasmus Tobinski Weiche Flensburg
3 Germany Luc Ihorst Kickers Emden 6
4 Germany Jonas Behounek Eintracht Norderstedt 4
Germany Toralf Hense Eimsbütteler TV
Germany Theo Schröder Kickers Emden
Germany Jack Wardius FC St. Pauli II

Regionalliga Nordost

Eighteen teams from the states of Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia compete in the 15th season of the reformed Regionalliga Nordost. Erzgebirge Aue was relegated from the 2025–26 3. Liga. Tasmania Berlin was promoted from the 2025–26 NOFV-Oberliga Nord and RSV Eintracht from the 2025–26 NOFV-Oberliga Süd.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Rot-Weiß Erfurt 7 5 2 0 23 5 +18 17 Promotion to 3. Liga
2 Chemnitzer FC 7 5 2 0 16 3 +13 17
3 Erzgebirge Aue 7 4 2 1 13 10 +3 14
4 1. FC Magdeburg II 7 4 1 2 17 12 +5 13
5 FSV Zwickau 7 4 1 2 8 9 −1 13
6 Greifswalder FC 7 3 3 1 15 10 +5 12
7 VSG Altglienicke 6 3 3 0 14 9 +5 12
8 BFC Dynamo 7 3 2 2 10 8 +2 11
9 Carl Zeiss Jena 6 3 1 2 9 5 +4 10
10 Lokomotive Leipzig 7 3 1 3 13 13 0 10
11 Hallescher FC 6 2 3 1 7 5 +2 9
12 RSV Eintracht 7 1 3 3 11 15 −4 6
13 SV Babelsberg 7 1 2 4 9 12 −3 5
14 Hertha BSC II 7 1 2 4 5 15 −10 5
15 Tasmania Berlin 6 1 1 4 8 20 −12 4
16 BFC Preussen 7 0 3 4 5 12 −7 3
17 FSV Luckenwalde 7 1 0 6 5 18 −13 3 Possible relegation to NOFV-Oberliga
18 Chemie Leipzig 7 0 2 5 2 9 −7 2 Relegation to NOFV-Oberliga
Updated to match(es) played on 30 August 2026. Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Top scorers

As of 30 August 2026[3]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Germany Colin Kroll-Thiel Greifswalder FC 5
2 Niger Isma Baraze Adam RSV Eintracht 4
Japan Hinata Gonda Rot-Weiß Erfurt
Germany Jonas Marx Chemnitzer FC
Germany Emilio Munser Carl Zeiss Jena
Germany Niclas Stierlin Hallescher FC

Regionalliga West

Eighteen teams from North Rhine-Westphalia compete in the 15th season of the reformed Regionalliga West. SV Bergisch Gladbach was promoted from the 2025–26 Mittelrheinliga, VfB Hilden from the 2025–26 Oberliga Niederrhein, and Westfalia Rhynern and SG Wattenscheid from the 2025–26 Oberliga Westfalen.

The best-placed Westphalian non-reserve team will qualify for the 2027–28 DFB-Pokal.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 FC Gütersloh 5 4 1 0 10 3 +7 13 Promotion to 3. Liga and qualification for DFB-Pokal
2 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 5 3 1 1 11 5 +6 10
3 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 5 3 1 1 9 4 +5 10
4 Schalke 04 II 5 3 0 2 13 11 +2 9
5 Borussia Dortmund II 4 2 2 0 7 3 +4 8
6 1. FC Bocholt 5 2 2 1 13 11 +2 8
7 Westfalia Rhynern 4 2 2 0 8 6 +2 8
8 1. FC Köln II 5 2 2 1 7 8 −1 8
9 VfB Hilden 5 1 3 1 4 4 0 6
10 VfL Bochum II 5 1 2 2 7 8 −1 5
11 SV Rödinghausen 5 1 2 2 6 8 −2 5
12 Sportfreunde Siegen 5 1 2 2 5 7 −2 5
13 SC Paderborn II 5 1 2 2 8 11 −3 5
14 SG Wattenscheid 5 1 1 3 6 9 −3 4
15 SV Bergisch Gladbach 5 1 1 3 6 12 −6 4 Possible relegation to Oberliga
16 Bonner SC 5 0 3 2 8 10 −2 3 Relegation to Oberliga
17 Sportfreunde Lotte 5 0 3 2 4 6 −2 3
18 SC Wiedenbrück 5 0 2 3 6 12 −6 2
Updated to match(es) played on 29 August 2026. Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Top scorers

As of 29 August 2026[4]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Germany Jean-Paul Ndiaye Schalke 04 II 5
Germany Thilo Töpken Borussia Mönchengladbach II
Czech Republic Patrik Twardzik FC Gütersloh
4 Germany Timur Mehmet Kesim Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 4
Germany Davud Tuma SC Wiedenbrück

Regionalliga Südwest

Eighteen teams from Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland compete in the 15th season of the Regionalliga Südwest. SSV Ulm was relegated from the 2025–26 3. Liga. Eintracht Frankfurt II was promoted from the 2025–26 Hessenliga, VfR Aalen and VfR Mannheim from the 2025–26 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg, and 1. FC Kaiserslautern II from the 2025–26 Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Kickers Offenbach 4 4 0 0 11 2 +9 12 Promotion to 3. Liga
2 SGV Heilbronn-Freiberg 4 3 1 0 10 1 +9 10
3 Stuttgarter Kickers 4 3 1 0 10 6 +4 10
4 SC Freiburg II 4 1 3 0 8 4 +4 6
5 Eintracht Trier 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
6 TSV Steinbach Haiger 4 1 3 0 5 4 +1 6
7 FC 08 Homburg 4 2 0 2 5 6 −1 6
8 FSV Frankfurt 4 1 2 1 8 6 +2 5
9 Barockstadt Fulda-Lehnerz 4 1 2 1 8 8 0 5
10 VfR Aalen 4 1 2 1 5 6 −1 5
11 SV Sandhausen 4 1 1 2 7 10 −3 4
12 VfR Mannheim 4 0 3 1 3 4 −1 3
13 Eintracht Frankfurt II 4 1 0 3 6 8 −2 3
14 Hessen Kassel 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3 Possible relegation to Oberliga
15 Mainz 05 II 4 1 0 3 5 9 −4 3
16 SSV Ulm 4 0 2 2 4 8 −4 2 Relegation to Oberliga
17 Astoria Walldorf 4 0 2 2 4 8 −4 2
18 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 4 0 2 2 3 12 −9 2
Updated to match(es) played on 30 August 2026. Source: kicker.de
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)[5]

Top scorers

As of 30 August 2026[6]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Germany Fabian Rüdlin SC Freiburg II 4
2 Croatia Roko Ivanković Barockstadt Fulda-Lehnerz 3
South Korea Lee Gwang-in SGV Heilbronn-Freiberg
Germany Filip Pandza FSV Frankfurt
Netherlands Cas Peters FSV Frankfurt
Germany Maximilian Schmid Kickers Offenbach
Germany Benedikt von Hagen Kickers Offenbach
Germany Maximilian Wolfram Kickers Offenbach

Regionalliga Bayern

Nineteen teams from Bavaria compete in the 15th season of the Regionalliga Bayern. 1860 Munich and 1. FC Schweinfurt were relegated from the 2025–26 3. Liga. SC Eltersdorf was promoted from the 2025–26 Bayernliga Nord and TSV Landsberg from the 2025–26 Bayernliga Süd.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 TSV Buchbach 6 4 2 0 14 5 +9 14 Qualification for promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal
2 FC Memmingen 6 4 1 1 10 6 +4 13
3 DJK Vilzing 6 4 0 2 11 9 +2 12
4 FV Illertissen 6 3 2 1 12 6 +6 11
5 FC Augsburg II[a] 6 3 2 1 13 12 +1 11
6 1. FC Schweinfurt 6 3 2 1 12 11 +1 11
7 1860 Munich 5 2 3 0 11 7 +4 9
8 SC Eltersdorf 6 2 3 1 8 7 +1 9
9 Schwaben Augsburg 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8
10 SpVgg Unterhaching 5 2 2 1 3 4 −1 8
11 VfB Eichstätt 6 2 2 2 7 9 −2 8
12 Wacker Burghausen 6 2 1 3 14 12 +2 7
13 SpVgg Bayreuth 6 2 1 3 10 9 +1 7
14 TSV Aubstadt 5 1 2 2 10 10 0 5
15 Bayern Munich II[a] 5 1 1 3 4 6 −2 4
16 1. FC Nürnberg II[a] 5 1 1 3 6 9 −3 4 Qualification for relegation play-offs
17 TSV Landsberg 6 0 3 3 5 9 −4 3
18 Greuther Fürth II[a] 6 1 0 5 6 12 −6 3 Relegation to Bayernliga
19 SpVgg Ansbach 5 0 0 5 3 15 −12 0
Updated to match(es) played on 30 August 2026. Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 4 Reserve teams are ineligible for qualification for the DFB-Pokal.

Top scorers

As of 30 August 2026[7]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Germany Andreas Jünger DJK Vilzing 5
2 Germany Samed Bahar TSV Buchbach 4
Germany Michael Eberwein 1860 Munich
Germany Moritz Leitner Wacker Burghausen
Germany Jason Prodanović 1. FC Schweinfurt

Relegation play-offs

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Bayernliga Nord/Süd runners-upRegionalliga Bayern 16th/17th placeTBDTBD
Bayernliga Nord/Süd runners-upRegionalliga Bayern 16th/17th placeTBDTBD

Promotion play-offs

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Regionalliga NordRegionalliga BayernTBDTBD

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Regionalliga NordvRegionalliga Bayern
Regionalliga BayernvRegionalliga Nord

References

  1. ↑ "Reihenfolge des Direktaufstiegs zur 3. Liga nun festgelegt" [Order of direct promotion to the 3. Liga now determined]. DFB.de. DFB. 6 March 2020. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Regionalliga Nord – Torjäger 2026/27". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Regionalliga Nordost – Torjäger 2026/27". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Regionalliga West – Torjäger 2026/27". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Spielordnung der Regionalliga Südwest" (PDF) (in German). Regionalliga Südwest. 27 July 2022. pp. 22–23. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Regionalliga Südwest – Torjäger 2026/27". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Regionalliga Bayern – Torjäger 2026/27". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 29 July 2026.
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