2025–26 Regionalliga

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The 2025–26 Regionalliga is the 18th season of the Regionalliga, the 14th 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 Nord is expected to receive the third direct promotion spot this season, while the Regionalliga Nordost and Bayern champions are expected to play a promotion play-off.[1]

Regionalliga Nord

18 teams from the states of Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein compete in the 14th season of the reformed Regionalliga Nord. Hannover 96 II was relegated from the 2024–25 3. Liga. HSC Hannover and FSV Schöningen were promoted from the 2024–25 Oberliga Niedersachsen and Altona 93 from the 2024–25 Oberliga Hamburg.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 SSV Jeddeloh 4 4 0 0 11 4 +7 12 Promotion to 3. Liga
2 SV Drochtersen/Assel 4 3 0 1 10 3 +7 9
3 VfB Oldenburg 4 3 0 1 9 4 +5 9
4 Phönix Lübeck 4 2 1 1 10 4 +6 7
5 SV Meppen 4 2 1 1 8 6 +2 7
6 Weiche Flensburg 4 2 0 2 13 9 +4 6
7 Kickers Emden 4 2 0 2 7 6 +1 6
8 Hannover 96 II 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
9 Hamburger SV II 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
10 Altona 93 3 1 1 1 8 8 0 4
11 HSC Hannover 3 1 1 1 3 6 −3 4
12 Eintracht Norderstedt 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
13 Werder Bremen II 2 1 0 1 4 7 −3 3
14 VfB Lübeck 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
15 Bremer SV 3 1 0 2 1 5 −4 3 Possible relegation to Oberliga
16 Blau-Weiß Lohne 3 1 0 2 4 9 −5 3
17 FC St. Pauli II 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0 Relegation to Oberliga
18 FSV Schöningen 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results table

Home \ Away ALT BSV BRE DRO EMD FLE HAM HAN HSC JED LOH PHÖ LÜB MEP NOR OLD SCH STP
Altona 93 4–4 2–1
Bremer SV 1–0
Werder Bremen II 1–5
SV Drochtersen/Assel 3–1 0–2
Kickers Emden 3–0 3–2 0–1
Weiche Flensburg 4–0 2–5
Hamburger SV II 0–0 1–2
Hannover 96 II 3–0
HSC Hannover 0–0
SSV Jeddeloh 3–2 3–0
Blau-Weiß Lohne 2–1 2–3
Phönix Lübeck 5–0 0–2
VfB Lübeck 2–0
SV Meppen 3–1 0–1
Eintracht Norderstedt 1–3
VfB Oldenburg 1–3 4–0
FSV Schöningen 0–2
FC St. Pauli II 2–3 0–5
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. Source: kicker.de
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Top scorers

As of 17 August 2025[2]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Germany Moritz Göttel Weiche Flensburg 4
2 Germany Rafael Brand VfB Oldenburg 3
Greece Stelios Kokovas Phönix Lübeck
Germany Julian Ulbricht SV Meppen
5 19 players 2

Regionalliga Nordost

18 teams from the states of Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia compete in the 14th season of the reformed Regionalliga Nordost. BFC Preussen was promoted from the 2024–25 NOFV-Oberliga Nord and 1. FC Magdeburg II from the 2024–25 NOFV-Oberliga Süd.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hallescher FC 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Qualification for promotion play-offs
2 Rot-Weiß Erfurt 3 3 0 0 8 5 +3 9
3 Lokomotive Leipzig 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
4 Carl Zeiss Jena 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
5 VSG Altglienicke 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
6 FSV Luckenwalde 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
7 Chemnitzer FC 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
8 BFC Preussen 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
9 FC Eilenburg 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4
10 FSV Zwickau 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
11 Hertha BSC II 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 3
12 Greifswalder FC 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
13 1. FC Magdeburg II 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
14 BFC Dynamo 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
15 ZFC Meuselwitz 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1 Possible relegation to NOFV-Oberliga
16 SV Babelsberg 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
17 Chemie Leipzig 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
18 Hertha Zehlendorf 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0 Relegation to NOFV-Oberliga
Updated to match(es) played on 13 August 2025. Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results table

Home \ Away ALT BAB DYN BSC PRE CHE EIL ERF GRE HAL JEN LEI LOK LUC MAG MEU ZEH ZWI
VSG Altglienicke 2–1 2–0
SV Babelsberg 1–4 0–2
BFC Dynamo 2–3
Hertha BSC II 5–2
BFC Preussen 1–2 2–2
Chemnitzer FC 1–0 1–0
FC Eilenburg 3–0
Rot-Weiß Erfurt 3–2 a 2–1
Greifswalder FC 3–0
Hallescher FC 1–0 5–1
Carl Zeiss Jena 1–0 a
Chemie Leipzig 0–2
Lokomotive Leipzig 1–0 1–0
FSV Luckenwalde 2–1
1. FC Magdeburg II 0–1 1–2
ZFC Meuselwitz 1–1
Hertha Zehlendorf 0–2
FSV Zwickau 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 13 August 2025. Source: kicker.de
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Top scorers

As of 13 August 2025[3]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Germany Osman Atılgan Greifswalder FC 4
2 Nigeria Obed Chidindu Ugondo Rot-Weiß Erfurt 3
3 Germany Julien Damelang Hallescher FC 2
Germany Manassé Eshele Carl Zeiss Jena
Estonia Soufian Gouram Hertha BSC II
Germany Sofiene Jannene FSV Luckenwalde
Germany Jonas Nietfeld VSG Altglienicke
Germany Niclas Stierlin Hallescher FC

Regionalliga West

18 teams from North Rhine-Westphalia compete in the 14th season of the reformed Regionalliga West. Borussia Dortmund II was relegated from the 2024–25 3. Liga. Bonner SC was promoted from the 2024–25 Mittelrheinliga, SSVg Velbert from the 2024–25 Oberliga Niederrhein, and Sportfreunde Siegen and VfL Bochum II from the 2024–25 Oberliga Westfalen.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 4 3 1 0 10 4 +6 10 Promotion to 3. Liga
2 FC Gütersloh 4 3 0 1 12 8 +4 9
3 Sportfreunde Siegen 4 2 2 0 11 6 +5 8
4 Fortuna Düsseldorf II 4 2 2 0 7 4 +3 8
5 SC Paderborn II 4 2 1 1 10 4 +6 7
6 Fortuna Köln 4 2 1 1 9 4 +5 7
7 1. FC Bocholt 4 2 1 1 12 8 +4 7
8 SC Wiedenbrück 4 2 0 2 5 9 −4 6
9 Borussia Dortmund II 4 1 2 1 9 10 −1 5
10 VfL Bochum II 4 1 2 1 5 6 −1 5
11 Sportfreunde Lotte 3 1 1 1 7 8 −1 4
12 Wuppertaler SV 4 1 1 2 5 9 −4 4
13 SV Rödinghausen 4 1 0 3 6 7 −1 3
14 Bonner SC 4 1 0 3 7 11 −4 3
15 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 4 1 0 3 4 9 −5 3 Possible relegation to Oberliga
16 1. FC Köln II 4 1 0 3 5 12 −7 3 Relegation to Oberliga
17 Schalke 04 II 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
18 SSVg Velbert 4 0 2 2 5 9 −4 2
Updated to match(es) played on 19 August 2025. Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results table

Home \ Away BOC VFL BON DOR DÜS GÜT KÖL FOR LOT MÖN OBE PAD RÖD SCH SIE VEL WIE WUP
1. FC Bocholt 3–0 4–0
VfL Bochum II 1–4 2–2
Bonner SC 2–3 0–4
Borussia Dortmund II 2–2 2–2
Fortuna Düsseldorf II 2–2 1–0
FC Gütersloh 6–3 1–3
1. FC Köln II 2–4 3–0
Fortuna Köln 0–0 5–1
Sportfreunde Lotte 3–5 2–2
Borussia Mönchengladbach II 1–1 3–2
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 3–1 0–2
SC Paderborn II 3–0 5–0
SV Rödinghausen 0–2 1–2
Schalke 04 II 1–1
Sportfreunde Siegen 3–0 2–2
SSVg Velbert 1–2 0–3
SC Wiedenbrück 3–1 2–1
Wuppertaler SV 0–2 0–5
Updated to match(es) played on 19 August 2025. Source: kicker.de
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Top scorers

As of 19 August 2025[4]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Germany Jan Urbich Borussia Mönchengladbach II 6
2 Germany Leon Demaj Sportfreunde Lotte 4
Germany Cedric Euschen 1. FC Bocholt
Germany Luis Hartwig VfL Bochum II
Germany Cagatay Kader Sportfreunde Siegen
Germany Stefano Marino SC Paderborn II
Czech Republic Patrik Twardzik FC Gütersloh

Regionalliga Südwest

18 teams from Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland will compete in the 14th season of the Regionalliga Südwest. SV Sandhausen was relegated from the 2024–25 3. Liga. Schott Mainz was promoted from the 2024–25 Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, Sonnenhof Großaspach and TSG Balingen from the 2024–25 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg, and Bayern Alzenau from the 2024–25 Hessenliga.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 SGV Freiberg 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9 Promotion to 3. Liga
2 TSV Steinbach Haiger 3 3 0 0 10 4 +6 9
3 Stuttgarter Kickers 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
4 Sonnenhof Großaspach 3 2 0 1 12 5 +7 6
5 Kickers Offenbach 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
6 FSV Frankfurt 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 6
7 Hessen Kassel 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
8 Eintracht Trier 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
9 SC Freiburg II 3 1 1 1 7 8 −1 4
10 Mainz 05 II 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
11 Bahlinger SC 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
12 SV Sandhausen 3 1 0 2 6 7 −1 3
13 Schott Mainz 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
14 TSG Balingen 3 1 0 2 3 10 −7 3 Possible relegation to Oberliga
15 FC 08 Homburg 2 0 1 1 4 6 −2 1
16 Astoria Walldorf 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1 Relegation to Oberliga
17 Bayern Alzenau 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
18 Barockstadt Fulda-Lehnerz 3 0 0 3 3 6 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 19 August 2025. 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]

Results table

Home \ Away ALZ BAH BAL FRA SGV FRE FUL GRO HOM KAS MAI SCH OFF SAN STE STU TRI WAL
Bayern Alzenau 2–2 0–4
Bahlinger SC 0–2
TSG Balingen 0–3
FSV Frankfurt 1–3
SGV Freiberg 3–0 4–0
SC Freiburg II 5–3
Barockstadt Fulda-Lehnerz 1–2 0–1
Sonnenhof Großaspach 6–1 2–3
FC 08 Homburg 1–1
Hessen Kassel 3–0
Mainz 05 II 3–1 0–0
Schott Mainz 1–3
Kickers Offenbach 1–0
SV Sandhausen 1–2 3–2
TSV Steinbach Haiger 3–2 4–2
Stuttgarter Kickers 3–2 1–1
Eintracht Trier 3–2
Astoria Walldorf 1–4
Updated to match(es) played on 19 August 2025. Source: kicker.de
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Top scorers

As of 19 August 2025[6]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Germany Marius Köhl SGV Freiberg 4
2 Turkey Volkan Çeliktaş Sonnenhof Großaspach 3
Germany Fabian Eisele Sonnenhof Großaspach
Germany Benjamin Girth Hessen Kassel
Serbia Damjan Marčeta Eintracht Trier

Regionalliga Bayern

18 teams from Bavaria compete in the 13th season of the Regionalliga Bayern. SpVgg Unterhaching was relegated from the 2024–25 3. Liga. VfB Eichstätt was promoted from the 2024–25 Bayernliga Nord and FC Memmingen from the 2024–25 Bayernliga Süd.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 SpVgg Unterhaching 4 4 0 0 11 3 +8 12 Qualification for promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal
2 1. FC Nürnberg II[a] 4 4 0 0 7 2 +5 12
3 Würzburger Kickers 4 3 1 0 7 1 +6 10
4 Bayern Munich II[a] 4 3 0 1 13 6 +7 9
5 Wacker Burghausen 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4 9
6 TSV Buchbach 4 2 1 1 9 8 +1 7
7 SpVgg Bayreuth 4 2 1 1 5 6 −1 7
8 VfB Eichstätt 4 2 0 2 7 4 +3 6
9 FV Illertissen 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
10 TSV Aubstadt 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5
11 FC Memmingen 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
12 Viktoria Aschaffenburg 4 1 1 2 1 5 −4 4
13 Greuther Fürth II[a] 4 1 0 3 7 6 +1 3
14 DJK Vilzing 4 1 0 3 6 8 −2 3
15 SpVgg Hankofen-Hailing 4 1 0 3 1 7 −6 3 Qualification for relegation play-offs
16 SpVgg Ansbach 4 0 1 3 4 11 −7 1
17 FC Augsburg II[a] 4 0 0 4 4 10 −6 0 Relegation to Bayernliga
18 Schwaben Augsburg 4 0 0 4 1 11 −10 0
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2025. Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Reserve teams are ineligible for qualification for the DFB-Pokal.

Results table

Home \ Away ANS ASC AUB FCA AUG BAY BUC BUR EIC FÜR HAN ILL MEM MUN NÜR UNT VIL WÜR
SpVgg Ansbach 2–2 1–2
Viktoria Aschaffenburg 0–4
TSV Aubstadt 0–1 0–0
FC Augsburg II 1–2 2–3
Schwaben Augsburg 0–1 1–4
SpVgg Bayreuth 0–0 2–0 1–5
TSV Buchbach 3–0 1–1
Wacker Burghausen 3–0 2–1
VfB Eichstätt 2–0 1–2
Greuther Fürth II 1–2 1–2
SpVgg Hankofen-Hailing 1–0
FV Illertissen 2–1 0–3
FC Memmingen 0–2
Bayern Munich II 5–0 6–3
1. FC Nürnberg II 2–1 1–0 2–1
SpVgg Unterhaching 3–0 2–0
DJK Vilzing 4–1 1–3
Würzburger Kickers 1–0 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2025. Source: kicker.de
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Top scorers

As of 16 August 2025[7]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Germany Jorden Aigboje SpVgg Unterhaching 4
Germany Anton Heinz Bayern Munich II
3 Germany Yannick Glessing FV Illertissen 3
Germany Jermain Nischalke Würzburger Kickers
Germany Cornelius Pfeiffer SpVgg Unterhaching

Relegation play-offs

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Bayernliga Nord/Süd runners-upRegionalliga Bayern 15th/16th placeTBDTBD
Bayernliga Nord/Süd runners-upRegionalliga Bayern 15th/16th placeTBDTBD

Promotion play-offs

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

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Regionalliga NordostvRegionalliga Bayern
Regionalliga BayernvRegionalliga Nordost

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 2025/26". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Regionalliga Nordost – Torjäger 2025/26". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Regionalliga West – Torjäger 2025/26". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Spielordnung der Regionalliga Südwest" (PDF) (in German). Regionalliga Südwest. 27 July 2022. pp. 22–23. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Regionalliga Südwest – Torjäger 2025/26". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Regionalliga Bayern – Torjäger 2025/26". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 27 July 2025.