The system of the German Football League, or league pyramid, while a series of hierarchically connected clubs leagues Association Football in Germany, which consists of over 2,300 men of the divisions, which all are bound together by leagues the principle of promotion and relegation. Clubs that have been successful in their league can rise higher in the pyramid, while those who finish in the bottom may be falling down. The three largest professional level contains one division each. Below that level semi-professional and amateur progressively more parallel sections, each covering progressively smaller geographic areas. In theory, it is possible for even the lowest local amateur club to reach the top of the system and become champions of German football.
The number of teams promoted between leagues vary, and advancement to higher levels of the pyramid is usually conditional on meeting additional criteria, particularly in terms of appropriate facilities and finances.
Structure
Level I: Bundesliga
Bundesliga (English: German League) is the best German football league system and operates the German Football League (German: Deutsche Fußball Liga - DFL), German professional football governing body. 18 clubs compete for the title of the German Football League round-robin home and away season Day 34. Two crosses finishing last in every season back automatically Bundesliga 2. Clubs finishing third last game at home and away play-off against the team finishing third Bundesliga 2, with the winners earning the last spot in the Bundesliga next season.
Level II: 2 Bundesliga
2. Bundesliga (English: German League 2) is a second tier of German football league system and has also worked as the German Football League. 18 clubs compete in a round robin home and away season Day 34. Two clubs to finish first at all times of the year will be automatically transferred to the Bundesliga. Clubs finishing third place home and away play-off against the team finishing third in the Bundesliga last year. The two clubs finish the last 3 Liga back automatically. Clubs finishing third last game at home and away play-off against the team finishing third 3 Liga, with the winners earning a place on the last 2 Bundesliga season.
Level III: 3 League
The third Liga (English: League 3) is the third part of German Football League System and the lower layer of professional football in Germany. The championship is run by the German Football Association (German: Deutscher Fußball Bund - DFB), Germany national football association. 20 clubs competing in a round house and away season Day 38. The clubs finishing first in every season is automatically promoted to the second Bundesliga. The club became the number three parts of a home and away play-off against the club finished third in the Bundesliga last second. The three teams finishing last is automatically relegated to the Regionalliga. The upper third portion of the league, a team subject to a professional club is allowed to compete. In the case, the final reserve teams Advertising spot in the regional league, the teams eligible to be followed in the final ranking will be promoted instead.
Level IV: Regionalliga
The Regionalliga (English: Regional League) is the fourth in the league system of German football and consider it a semi-professional league. The league is operated by the German Football Association, in collaboration with its five regional football associations. Each regional football association covers the whole of one to six German states.
Currently, there are three divisions Regionalliga with a total of 55 clubs competing. Until the 2011-12 season, the winners of each division regional league promoted directly to the third league, while a number of teams finishing in the bottom of the table will be relegated to the Oberliga, depending on their state association matching. Because of a structural reform of the regional league in 2012, relegation rules do not apply for the 2011-12 season.
Level V: Oberliga
Oberliga (English Premier League) is the fifth level of the system and the German football league amateur football league in Germany, which is, historically, has been a long period of time called the Amateur-Oberliga. Oberliga manages regional and national football associations in the German Football Federation.
Jurisdiction to the state football association covering the area most of their German state match, with the exception of three government agencies in North Rhine-Westphalia and Baden-Wuerttemberg, respectively, two NGOs, in Rhineland-Palatinate.
Currently there are 10-Oberliga Oberliga with NOFV divided into two divisions, a total of 11 groups, usually from 16 to 18 clubs each. Normally, the division Oberliga organized by the state of football 1-3. This is outside NOFV-Oberliga operated by the German Football Federation northeast, and beyond NRW-Liga, operated by the West German football and athletics. The two bodies regional associations of state covered.
With the exception of the 2011-12 season, usually the winners of each division are promoted to the Regionalliga Oberliga, while the number of teams finishing bottom of the table is to expel Verbandsliga oder Landesliga, according to their corresponding state association football . Due to the reform structurual Regionalliga Oberliga and some divisions in 2012 special rules for the promotion and the drop will be valid for the period 2011-12.
Level VI and the lowest
From the Level VI, each of the 21 The German Football Association, the race was sampled pyramid in their jurisdiction. Typically, one or two winners in each State to earn a higher level associations to promote the Oberliga place, depending on the size of the association state. Since the autonomy of the state associations throughout the league Oberliga systems are different from the name, size and area covered. Rather than a general state of the association is in the pyramid league Verbandsliga (England: League Association) or Landesliga (in English: State League), the level of VI, or Landesliga Bezirksoberliga (England: County Premier League) level, VII, and Bezirksliga (England: County League), the VIII. With each deeper level, the number of sectors multiplied usually two or three, with a covered area should be progressively smaller. In 2010-11 at the Tier-VI of the national total cost of 33 leagues in existence, and 92 VII-tier leagues, championships and 221, is a level-VIII.
Below the flight low in states all Football, run a series of district football league of their own pyramid with a top-flight Kreisliga usually called (in English: District League) or, in some states Kreisoberliga (in English: District Premier League) as a charger football condition is pyramid shaped. The district football association normally covers the area of a big city or a larger district, with a typically hierarchical multiple leagues, usually called A, B Kreisliga Kreisliga, and so on. Nationwide, more than 2300 of these divisions is headed by a District football 300.
The number of teams promoted between leagues vary, and advancement to higher levels of the pyramid is usually conditional on meeting additional criteria, particularly in terms of appropriate facilities and finances.
Structure
Level I: Bundesliga
Bundesliga (English: German League) is the best German football league system and operates the German Football League (German: Deutsche Fußball Liga - DFL), German professional football governing body. 18 clubs compete for the title of the German Football League round-robin home and away season Day 34. Two crosses finishing last in every season back automatically Bundesliga 2. Clubs finishing third last game at home and away play-off against the team finishing third Bundesliga 2, with the winners earning the last spot in the Bundesliga next season.
Level II: 2 Bundesliga
2. Bundesliga (English: German League 2) is a second tier of German football league system and has also worked as the German Football League. 18 clubs compete in a round robin home and away season Day 34. Two clubs to finish first at all times of the year will be automatically transferred to the Bundesliga. Clubs finishing third place home and away play-off against the team finishing third in the Bundesliga last year. The two clubs finish the last 3 Liga back automatically. Clubs finishing third last game at home and away play-off against the team finishing third 3 Liga, with the winners earning a place on the last 2 Bundesliga season.
Level III: 3 League
The third Liga (English: League 3) is the third part of German Football League System and the lower layer of professional football in Germany. The championship is run by the German Football Association (German: Deutscher Fußball Bund - DFB), Germany national football association. 20 clubs competing in a round house and away season Day 38. The clubs finishing first in every season is automatically promoted to the second Bundesliga. The club became the number three parts of a home and away play-off against the club finished third in the Bundesliga last second. The three teams finishing last is automatically relegated to the Regionalliga. The upper third portion of the league, a team subject to a professional club is allowed to compete. In the case, the final reserve teams Advertising spot in the regional league, the teams eligible to be followed in the final ranking will be promoted instead.
Level IV: Regionalliga
The Regionalliga (English: Regional League) is the fourth in the league system of German football and consider it a semi-professional league. The league is operated by the German Football Association, in collaboration with its five regional football associations. Each regional football association covers the whole of one to six German states.
Currently, there are three divisions Regionalliga with a total of 55 clubs competing. Until the 2011-12 season, the winners of each division regional league promoted directly to the third league, while a number of teams finishing in the bottom of the table will be relegated to the Oberliga, depending on their state association matching. Because of a structural reform of the regional league in 2012, relegation rules do not apply for the 2011-12 season.
Level V: Oberliga
Oberliga (English Premier League) is the fifth level of the system and the German football league amateur football league in Germany, which is, historically, has been a long period of time called the Amateur-Oberliga. Oberliga manages regional and national football associations in the German Football Federation.
Jurisdiction to the state football association covering the area most of their German state match, with the exception of three government agencies in North Rhine-Westphalia and Baden-Wuerttemberg, respectively, two NGOs, in Rhineland-Palatinate.
Currently there are 10-Oberliga Oberliga with NOFV divided into two divisions, a total of 11 groups, usually from 16 to 18 clubs each. Normally, the division Oberliga organized by the state of football 1-3. This is outside NOFV-Oberliga operated by the German Football Federation northeast, and beyond NRW-Liga, operated by the West German football and athletics. The two bodies regional associations of state covered.
With the exception of the 2011-12 season, usually the winners of each division are promoted to the Regionalliga Oberliga, while the number of teams finishing bottom of the table is to expel Verbandsliga oder Landesliga, according to their corresponding state association football . Due to the reform structurual Regionalliga Oberliga and some divisions in 2012 special rules for the promotion and the drop will be valid for the period 2011-12.
Level VI and the lowest
From the Level VI, each of the 21 The German Football Association, the race was sampled pyramid in their jurisdiction. Typically, one or two winners in each State to earn a higher level associations to promote the Oberliga place, depending on the size of the association state. Since the autonomy of the state associations throughout the league Oberliga systems are different from the name, size and area covered. Rather than a general state of the association is in the pyramid league Verbandsliga (England: League Association) or Landesliga (in English: State League), the level of VI, or Landesliga Bezirksoberliga (England: County Premier League) level, VII, and Bezirksliga (England: County League), the VIII. With each deeper level, the number of sectors multiplied usually two or three, with a covered area should be progressively smaller. In 2010-11 at the Tier-VI of the national total cost of 33 leagues in existence, and 92 VII-tier leagues, championships and 221, is a level-VIII.
Below the flight low in states all Football, run a series of district football league of their own pyramid with a top-flight Kreisliga usually called (in English: District League) or, in some states Kreisoberliga (in English: District Premier League) as a charger football condition is pyramid shaped. The district football association normally covers the area of a big city or a larger district, with a typically hierarchical multiple leagues, usually called A, B Kreisliga Kreisliga, and so on. Nationwide, more than 2300 of these divisions is headed by a District football 300.
