Football Regionalliga West
| Regionalliga West | |
| Full name | Football Regionalliga West |
| abbreviation | RL West |
| Association | WDFV |
| First edition | 1963, 2012 |
| hierarchy | 4th league |
| Teams | 21 or 22 |
| master | SV Rödinghausen |
| Record champions | Alemannia Aachen , Borussia Dortmund II , Sportfreunde Lotte , VfL Bochum , FC Viktoria Köln (2 each) |
| Current season | 2020/21 |
| Website | www.wdfv.de |
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The Football Regionalliga West is a league in German amateur football. It is one of five regional leagues that are currently the fourth highest division in the league system in Germany . It is sponsored by the West German Football Association (WDFV) based in Duisburg . The master takes part in the promotion round to the 3rd division . The squadron strength is currently ( 2020/21 season ) 21 or 22 teams, when it was founded in 2012 it was 20.
Founding members 1963/64
Alemannia Aachen , Wuppertaler SV , Fortuna Düsseldorf , TSV Marl-Hüls , SC Viktoria Köln , Westfalia Herne , Rot-Weiß Oberhausen , Borussia Mönchengladbach , Duisburger SpV , Rot-Weiss Essen , Arminia Bielefeld , Bayer 04 Leverkusen , Schwarz-Weiß Essen , Hamborn 07 , STV Horst-Emscher , SpVgg Herten , VfB Bottrop , Sportfreunde Siegen , TuS Duisburg 48/99 , Lüner SV .
Playing times
Second-rate regional league (1963–1974)
From 1963/64 to 1973/74, the Regionalliga West, together with the Regional Leagues North , Berlin , Southwest and South , was one of the five second-highest divisions in the Bundesliga . At that time it comprised the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia . Masters and runners-up took part in the promotion round to the Bundesliga.
Fourth class regional league in three seasons (2008–2012)
With the introduction of the 3rd league , the regional league was played in three seasons from the 2008/09 season (regional league north , west and south) . Thus, the Regionalliga West returned, but was now only fourth class. Their catchment area was North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland , so like the area of the Regionalliga West / Südwest from 1994 to 2000. In the 2008/09 season, the club BV Cloppenburg was incorporated into the west relay, although it should have been in the north have to play. This happened because only 18 clubs should play in all three seasons. The champions of the Regionalliga West rose directly to the 3rd division.
Fourth class regional league in five seasons (since 2012)
With the regional league reform in 2012, the regional league was increased to five leagues: North, Northeast, West, Southwest and Bavaria . As from 1963/64 to 1973/74, the catchment area of the Regionalliga West is limited to North Rhine-Westphalia. The champion of the Regionalliga West is qualified for the promotion round to the 3rd division .
5 regional league seasons from 1963/64 to 1973/74
3 regional league seasons from 2008/09 to 2011/12
5 regional leagues since 2012/13
Master and runner-up
( clubs in bold = newcomers)
Championship title
| rank | society | Championships |
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| 1 | Alemannia Aachen | 2 |
| VfL Bochum | 2 | |
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2 | |
| Sports fanatic Lotte | 2 | |
| FC Viktoria Cologne | 2 | |
| 5 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 1 |
| Red and white food | 1 | |
| SC Fortuna Cologne | 1 | |
| Borussia Monchengladbach | 1 | |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 1 | |
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 1 | |
| Prussia Munster | 1 | |
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 1 | |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | 1 | |
| SG Wattenscheid 09 | 1 | |
| Wuppertal SV | 1 | |
| KFC 05 Uerdingen | 1 | |
| SV Rödinghausen | 1 |
Clubs of the 2020/21 season
Venues of the Regionalliga West 2020/21
1 FC Schalke 04 II |
So far, the following clubs have qualified for the 2020/21 season:
- the relegated from North Rhine-Westphalia from the 3rd league 2019/20 :
- the remaining teams from the Regionalliga West 2019/20 :
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SV Rödinghausen
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Red and white food
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Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
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1. FC Cologne II
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Alemannia Aachen
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Sports fanatic Lotte
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Borussia Mönchengladbach II
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Borussia Dortmund II
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SC Fortuna Cologne
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Fortuna Düsseldorf II
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FC Schalke 04 II
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Wuppertal SV
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Bonner SC
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TuS Haltern
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SV Lippstadt 08
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SV Bergisch Gladbach 09
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VfB Homberg
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- the team of the Mittelrheinliga 2019/20 registered for promotion :
- the team of the Oberliga Niederrhein 2019/20 registered for promotion :
- the teams of the Oberliga Westfalen 2019/20 registered for promotion :
See also
- Football regional league
- Football league system in Germany
- Eternal table of the second-rate regional football league
- List of top scorers in the regional soccer league
Web links
Bundesliga | 2. Bundesliga | 3rd league
4. Division level ( regional leagues ): Bavaria | North (north and south) | Northeast | Southwest | west
5th league level ( major leagues ): Baden-Württemberg | Bavaria (north and south) | Bremen | Hamburg | Hessen | Middle Rhine | Lower Rhine | Lower Saxony (2 seasons) | Northeast (North and South) | Rhineland-Palatinate / Saar (north and south) | Schleswig-Holstein (north and south) | Westphalia
6. Division level ( national or association leagues ): Baden | Bavaria (northeast, northwest, center, southeast and southwest) | Berlin | Brandenburg | Bremen | Hamburg (Hansa and Hammonia) | Hesse (north, center and south) | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | Middle Rhine (2 seasons) | Lower Rhine (3 seasons) | Lower Saxony (Weser-Ems, Hanover, Lüneburg and Braunschweig) | Rhineland | Saarland | Saxony | Saxony-Anhalt | Schleswig-Holstein (Schleswig, Central and Holstein) | South Baden | Southwest | Thuringia | Westphalia (2 seasons) | Württemberg
Status: 2020/21 season. Including follow depending on the state association , the national leagues , district leagues , county leagues , as well as the A, B, C and D classes, if necessary