2016–17 Regionalliga Explained

Competition:Regionalliga
Season:2016–17
Continentalcup1:Withdrawn
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:RB Leipzig II
Prevseason:2015–16
Nextseason:2017–18

The 2016–17 Regionalliga was the ninth season of the Regionalliga, the fifth under the new format, as the fourth tier of the German football league system.

Regionalliga Nord

18 teams from the states of Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein competed in the fifth season of the reformed Regionalliga Nord; 15 teams were retained from last season and 3 were promoted from the Oberliga, namely 2015–16 Niedersachsenliga champions Lupo Martini Wolfsburg[1] and promotion round winners SV Eichede, 2015–16 Schleswig-Holstein-Liga champions,[2] and 1. FC Germania Egestorf/Langreder, Niedersachsenliga runners-up. The season started on 31 July 2016.[3]

Top goalscorers

.[4]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Benjamin GirthSV Meppen20
2 Törles Tim KnöllHamburger SV II17
Marcel ReichweinVfL Wolfsburg II
4 Deniz UndavTSV Havelse16
5 René GuderETSV Weiche15

Regionalliga Nordost

18 teams from the states of Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony and Thuringia competed in the fifth season of the reformed Regionalliga Nordost; 15 teams were retained from the last season and 2 teams were promoted from the Oberliga. FC Energie Cottbus was relegated from the 2015–16 3. Liga.[5] 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig and FSV Union Fürstenwalde qualified by winning the NOFV-Oberliga Süd and the NOFV-Oberliga Nord respectively.[6] [7] The season started on 31 July 2016.[8] The fixtures were published on 29 June 2016.[9]

Top goalscorers

.[10]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Federico Palacios MartínezRB Leipzig II22
2 Andis ShalaSV Babelsberg 0321
3 Dennis SrbenyBFC Dynamo18
4 Myroslav SlavovBerliner AK 0716
5 Ümit ErgirdiFC Viktoria 1889 Berlin15

Regionalliga West

18 teams from North Rhine-Westphalia competed in the fifth season of the reformed Regionalliga West; 14 teams were retained from the last season and 4 were promoted from the Oberliga. Wuppertaler SV was promoted from the 2015–16 Oberliga Niederrhein, Sportfreunde Siegen and TSG Sprockhövel from the 2015–16 Oberliga Westfalen and Bonner SC from the 2015–16 Oberliga Mittelrhein.[11] [12] [13] [14] The season started on 29 July 2016.[15] The fixtures were published on 5 July 2016.[16]

Westphalia DFB-Pokal play-off

As the Westphalian Football and Athletics Association is one of three regional associations with the most participating teams in their league competitions, they were allowed to enter a second team for the 2017–18 DFB-Pokal (in addition to the Westphalian Cup winners). A play-off took place between the best-placed eligible (non-reserve) Westphalian team of the Regionalliga West, SG Wattenscheid, and the best-placed eligible team of the Oberliga Westfalen, TuS Erndtebrück, with the winners qualifying for the DFB-Pokal.

Top goalscorers

.[17]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Mike WunderlichFC Viktoria Köln29
2 Lucas MusculusBonner SC20
Roman Prokoph1. FC Köln II
4 Hamadi Al GhaddiouiBorussia Dortmund II19
5 Simon EngelmannRot-Weiß Oberhausen14
Mike FeigenspanBorussia Mönchengladbach II
Cihan YılmazRot Weiss Ahlen

Regionalliga Südwest

19 teams from Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland competed in the fourth season of the Regionalliga Südwest; 13 teams were retained from last season and 4 were promoted from the Oberliga. VfB Stuttgart II and Stuttgarter Kickers were relegated from the 2015–16 3. Liga.[18] TuS Koblenz was promoted from the 2015–16 Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, Teutonia Watzenborn-Steinberg from the 2015–16 Hessenliga and SSV Ulm 1846 from the 2015–16 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg.[19] [20] [21] The runners-up of the other Oberligas had a playoff round which was won by FC Nöttingen.[22] The season started on 5 August 2016.[23] The fixtures were published on 5 July 2016.[24]

Top goalscorers

.[25]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Muhamed AlawieSV Eintracht Trier 0522
Patrick Schmidt1. FC Saarbrücken
3 Sargis AdamyanTSV Steinbach16
4 Edmond KapllaniSV Elversberg15
5 Maximilian OesterhelwegSV Elversberg13

Regionalliga Bayern

18 teams from Bavaria competed in the fifth season of the Regionalliga Bayern; 14 teams were retained from the last season and 4 were promoted from the Bayernliga. VfR Garching was promoted from the Bayernliga Süd and SV Seligenporten from the Bayernliga Nord.[26] [27] SpVgg Bayern Hof and TSV 1860 Rosenheim were also promoted as they beat SV Viktoria Aschaffenburg in the 2015–16 Bayernliga promotion playoff.[28] The fixtures were published on 20 June 2016.[29]

Top goalscorers

.[30]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Stephan HainSpVgg Unterhaching32
2 Stefan SchimmerFC Memmingen26
3 Marco RichterFC Augsburg II24
4 Dominic BaumannFC Ingolstadt 04 II19
Sascha BigalkeSpVgg Unterhaching
5 Juvhel TsoumouWacker Burghausen16

Promotion play-offs

The draw for the 2016–17 promotion play-offs was held on 8 April,[31] with another draw between the Regionalliga Südwest teams held on 5 May 2017.[32]

Summary

The first legs were played on 28 May, and the second legs were played on 31 May and 1 June 2017.

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Matches

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

3–3 on aggregate. Carl Zeiss Jena won on away goals.----SpVgg Unterhaching won 5–2 on aggregate.----0–0 on aggregate. SV Meppen won 4–3 on penalties.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lupo/Martini: "Dieser Aufstieg ist etwas Besonderes". 24 May 2016. de.
  2. Web site: Erst Drama, dann Party: SV Eichede feiert nach 2:1 gegen Bremer SV den Regionalliga-Aufstieg. sveichede.de. de. 7 June 2016. 8 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160609194823/http://www.sveichede.de/sv-eichede-vs.-bremer-sv.html. 9 June 2016. dead.
  3. Web site: Rahmenspielplan 2016/2017 Regionalliga Nord -Herren-. 7 May 2016. de. https://web.archive.org/web/20160410152557/http://www.nordfv.de/fileadmin/Herren/RP1617-RLN_151207_02.pdf. 10 April 2016. dead.
  4. Web site: Regionalliga Nord Torjäger 2016/17. 9 September 2016. de.
  5. Web site: Fünf Staffeln und eine Relegation – so funktioniert. 25 May 2016. de.
  6. Web site: "Jetzt wird eine Woche gefeiert": Lok Leipzig steigt in die Regionalliga auf. 21 May 2016. de.
  7. Web site: Union Fürstenwalde feiert den Regionalliga-Aufstieg. 25 May 2016. de.
  8. Web site: NOFV-Rahmenterminplan 2016/2017. 25 May 2016. de. https://web.archive.org/web/20160513014844/http://www.nofv-online.de/fileadmin/user_upload/8_service/downloads/Rahmenterminpl%C3%A4ne/RTP_Herren_2016_17.pdf. 13 May 2016. dead.
  9. News: Spielplan Regionalliga Nordost 2016/17 . www.fupa.net . 29 June 2016 . 29 June 2016.
  10. Web site: Regionalliga Nordost Torjäger 2016/17. 9 September 2016. de.
  11. Web site: WSV feiert den Aufstieg in der Disco und danach am Zoo. 2 May 2016 . 7 May 2016. de.
  12. Web site: Aufstieg ist perfekt!!. 25 May 2016. de. https://web.archive.org/web/20160521101154/http://www.bonner-sc.de/details/nachricht/aufstieg-ist-perfekt/. 21 May 2016. dead.
  13. Web site: TSG Sprockhövel verliert, aber steigt in die Regionalliga auf.... 25 May 2016. de.
  14. Web site: Sportfreunde Siegen: Regionalliga-Aufstieg nach 1:2-Niederlage vertagt. 25 May 2016. de.
  15. Web site: Rahmenterminplan für die Regionalliga West 2016/2017 veröffentlicht. 7 May 2016. de. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220153854/http://www.wdfv.de/nachrichten/eroeffnung-am-29-juli-rahmenterminplan-fuer-die-regionalliga-west-2016-2017-steht-fest.html. 20 December 2016. dead.
  16. News: Regionalliga West: Der neue Spielplan ist da . www.westline.de . 5 July 2016 . 5 July 2016.
  17. Web site: Regionalliga West Torjäger 2016/17. 9 September 2016. de.
  18. Web site: Stuttgart steigt gleich dreifach ab. 24 May 2016. de.
  19. Web site: Regionalliga-Aufstieg nach 1:0-Sieg so gut wie perfekt. 24 May 2016. de.
  20. Web site: Teutonen feiern bis um halb vier in der Nacht. 24 May 2016. de.
  21. Web site: SSV 46 plant nach Aufstieg mit höherem Etat - Größere Stadiontribüne. 24 May 2016. de.
  22. Web site: FCN steigt nach irrem Spiel in die Regionalliga auf. de. 4 June 2016.
  23. Web site: Regionalliga Südwest: Die Eckdaten für 2016/17 stehen. 11 December 2015 . 24 May 2016. de.
  24. News: SPIELPLAN REGIONALLIGA SÜDWEST SAISON 2016/17 . www.stuttgarter-kickers.de . 5 July 2016 . 5 July 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160623020107/http://stuttgarter-kickers.de/profis/spielplan . 23 June 2016 . dead .
  25. Web site: Regionalliga Südwest Torjäger 2016/17. 9 September 2016. de.
  26. Web site: Garching ist zurück in der Regionalliga. 8 May 2016 . 8 May 2016. de.
  27. Web site: SVS feiert Meisterschaft und Aufstieg. 24 May 2016. de.
  28. Web site: So läuft die Relegation 2016 auf Verbandsebene. 29 May 2016. de.
  29. News: RL BAYERN: DER SPIELPLAN 2016/2017 STEHT FEST . www.fussball.de . 20 June 2016 . 20 June 2016.
  30. Web site: Regionalliga Bayern Torjäger 2016/17. 15 October 2016. de.
  31. News: Aufstiegsspiele zur 3. Liga: West vs. Nordost . Promotion play-offs to 3. Liga: West vs. Nordost . DFB.de . . 8 April 2017 . 8 April 2017 . de.
  32. News: Aufstiegsspiele: Mannheim vs. Meppen und Haching vs. Elversberg . Promotion play-offs: Mannheim vs. Meppen and Haching vs. Elversberg . DFB.de . . 5 May 2017 . 8 October 2017 . de.