The Landesliga () is a tier of football in some states of the German football league system.
In Bavaria, Saxony, Thuringia, Bremen, Lower Saxony and Hamburg, the Landesligas are set right below the Oberliga and therefore are the sixth tier. The reason for this is that Bavaria, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, and Bremen are the only places in Germany where the Oberliga, the State, and the Verband are geographically the same, while the other two states simply chose to call their leagues Landesligas when establishing them in 1990. In the Middle Rhine and Lower Rhine regions of North Rhine-Westphalia it is also, since 2012, the sixth tier.
In Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate (southwestern part only), North Rhine-Westphalia (Westphalia), Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, and Berlin, the Landesliga is the seventh tier, below the Verbandsliga. In the Saarland, the Landesligas are set as the eighth tier.Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv Historical German domestic league tablesFussball.de - Ergebnisse Tables and results of all German football leagues Amateurligen The German amateur leagues at kicker.de
Typically, in each Bundesland, the Landesligas are divided into different Staffeln or "divisions". In Bavaria, the Landesliga is divided into five divisions, South-West, South-East, Central, North-West, and North-East. In Saxony, Bremen, and Thuringia, the Landesliga is in a single division format. In Hamburg, it consists of two divisions.
In 2017, Schleswig-Holstein introduced Landesligas at the sixth tier, leaving Hesse as the only German state not to have Landesligas. The Rheinland region of Rhineland-Palatinate also operates without such a league.
In Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia the league below the Landesligas is the Landesklasse (). Also in 2017, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania reduced the number of Landesligas and Landesklasses to 2 and 4 divisions respectively, but temporarily reverted them to 3 and 5 divisions for two seasons in 2020. Saxony renamed its Landesklasse to Sachsenklasse in 2024.
Leagues
Tier-VI Landesligas Of the 69 Landesligas in Germany 20 are set at tier six of the German football league system, these being: League State Region Promotion to Relegation to SachsenligaSaxonyNOFV-Oberliga Süd Sachsenklasse NordSachsenklasse OstSachsenklasse West ThüringenligaThuringia Landesklasse Nord Landesklasse OstLandesklasse Süd Landesliga Bayern-SüdwestBavaria SouthwestBayernligaBezirksliga Landesliga Bayern-Südost Southeast Landesliga Bayern-Mitte Central Landesliga Bayern-Nordwest Northwest Landesliga Bayern-Nordost Northeast Landesliga BremenBremen Bremen-Liga Bezirksliga BremenBezirksliga Bremerhaven Landesliga Hamburg-HammoniaHamburgOberliga HamburgBezirksliga NordBezirksliga OstBezirksliga SüdBezirksliga West Landesliga Hamburg-Hansa Landesliga Niederrhein 1Landesliga Niederrhein 2Landesliga Niederrhein 3North Rhine-Westphalia Lower Rhine Oberliga NiederrheinBezirksliga Landesliga Mittelrhein 1Landesliga Mittelrhein 2 Middle Rhine Oberliga Mittelrhein Landesliga BraunschweigLower Saxony BraunschweigNiedersachsenliga Bezirksliga Braunschweig 1Bezirksliga Braunschweig 2Bezirksliga Braunschweig 3Bezirksliga Braunschweig 4 Landesliga Hannover Hannover Bezirksliga Hannover 1Bezirksliga Hannover 2Bezirksliga Hannover 3Bezirksliga Hannover 4 Landesliga Lüneburg Lüneburg Bezirksliga Lüneburg 1Bezirksliga Lüneburg 2Bezirksliga Lüneburg 3Bezirksliga Lüneburg 4 Landesliga Weser-Ems Weser-Ems Bezirksliga Weser-Ems 1Bezirksliga Weser-Ems 2Bezirksliga Weser-Ems 3Bezirksliga Weser-Ems 4Bezirksliga Weser-Ems 5Landesliga Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-HolsteinSchleswigHolsteinOberliga Schleswig-HolsteinVerbandsliga NordVerbandsliga OstVerbandsliga SüdVerbandsliga West The Landesligas of Thuringia and Saxony are unique in their naming as every other league in Germany of this standing carries the name Verbandsliga. This was done so simply by choice of the local football associations in Saxony and Thuringia and the name could be changed to Verbandsliga if they wish to do so. Bavaria does not have this option however, since its Landesligas are not the highest leagues in the Verband. This position is held by the Oberligas in this state.
Tier VII-Landesligas Apart from the above-mentioned states, Landesligas also exist in the states of Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate (in the southwest part only), North Rhine-Westphalia (Westphalia), Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Berlin and as Landesklasse, in Saxony and Thuringia as tier seven leagues, below the Verbandsligas:
Leagues State Region Promotion to Relegation to Landesliga Württemberg 1Landesliga Württemberg 2Landesliga Württemberg 3Landesliga Württemberg 4Baden-Württemberg Württemberg Verbandsliga Württemberg Bezirksliga Landesliga MittelbadenLandesliga OdenwaldLandesliga Rhein/Neckar Baden Verbandsliga Baden Kreisliga Landesliga Südbaden 1Landesliga Südbaden 2Landesliga Südbaden 3 Baden Verbandsliga SüdbadenBezirksliga Landesliga Südwest OstLandesliga Südwest West Rhineland-Palatinate Southwest Verbandsliga Südwest Landesliga Westfalen 1Landesliga Westfalen 2Landesliga Westfalen 3Landesliga Westfalen 4 North Rhine-Westphalia Westphalia Westfalenliga 1Westfalenliga 2 Landesliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern-OstLandesliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern-West Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Landesklasse Landesliga Brandenburg-NordLandesliga Brandenburg-SüdBrandenburg Brandenburg-Liga Landesliga Sachsen-Anhalt-NordLandesliga Sachsen-Anhalt-MitteLandesliga Sachsen-Anhalt-SüdSaxony-Anhalt Verbandsliga Sachsen-Anhalt Landesliga Berlin 1Landesliga Berlin 2Berlin Berlin-Liga Bezirksliga Sachsenklasse NordSachsenklasse OstSachsenklasse WestSaxony Sachsenliga Kreisoberliga Landesklasse Thüringen 1Landesklasse Thüringen 2Landesklasse Thüringen 3Thuringia Thüringenliga
Tier VIII-Landesligas Uniquely, the Saarland has the Landesligas as the eighth tier of its league system; in Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, and Saxony-Anhalt the equivalent tier is Landesklasse.
Leagues State Region Promotion to Relegation to Landesliga NordLandesliga OstLandesliga SüdLandesliga WestSaarland Verbandsliga Saarland NordostVerbandsliga Saarland Südwest Bezirksliga Landesklasse NordLandesklasse OstLandesklasse Süd Landesklasse WestBrandenburgLandesligaKreisoberliga Landesklasse 1Landesklasse 2Landesklasse 3Landesklasse 4Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Landesklasse 1Landesklasse 2Landesklasse 3Landesklasse 4Landesklasse 5Landesklasse 6Landesklasse 7Saxony-Anhalt
References
External links Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv DFB: State Associations