2019–2021 Regionalliga Bayern Explained

Competition:Regionalliga Bayern
Season:2019–20
2020–21
Winners:1. FC Schweinfurt
Promoted:Türkgücü München (2019–20)
Relegated:VfR Garching
Prevseason:2018–19
Nextseason:2021–22

The 2019–21 Regionalliga Bayern is the eighth season of the Regionalliga Bayern.

The season was originally scheduled as the 2019–20 season. After the Bavarian Football Association (BFV) cancelled the 2020–21 season, which would have been the ninth for this Regionalliga, and enrolled Türkgücü München for the 2020–21 3. Liga, the ongoing season had to resume without Türkgücü in September 2020 and conclude in mid-2021.[1]

Originally, 18 teams from Bavaria competed in the eighth season of the Regionalliga Bayern. Türkgücü München and TSV Rain am Lech were promoted from the 2018–19 Bayernliga Süd and TSV Aubstadt was promoted from the 2018–19 Bayernliga Nord. After Türkgücü München was promoted to the 3. Liga, 17 teams continued competing.

The season was abandoned on 18 May 2021.

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, the BFV announced the postponement of the scheduled Regionalliga matchdays on 14 March 2020.[2]

The Regionalliga Bayern clubs voted on 4 June 2020 to extend their league season beyond September, which meant the BFV had to cancel the 2020–21 season and continue without Türkgücü München,[1] which the BFV registered for promotion to the 3. Liga. Thus, Bavaria is to be represented by a team that wins a play-off series, to be held in the spring of 2021, among the top four teams at the end of the resumed Regionalliga Bayern season. They will have already submitted applications for 3. Liga licences. The Bavarian play-off winners are to face the Regionalliga Nord champions for a place in the 2021–22 3. Liga.[3] [4] The rest of the season was abandoned on 18 May 2021. VfR Garching was relegated based on points per game, while the relegation play-offs were cancelled.[5]

League table

Before season break

After season break

After Türkgücü München was promoted to the 2020–21 3. Liga, they were removed from the league table and all their results were expunged.

Championship play-offs

The top four eligible teams were originally supposed to play a best-of-five knockout tournament to determine the participant in the promotion play-offs against the champions of the 2020–21 Regionalliga Nord.[4] However, on 28 April 2021 it was decided that the top three eligible teams Viktoria Aschaffenburg, SpVgg Bayreuth and 1. FC Schweinfurt will play in a double round-robin group to determine the promotion play-off participant.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[6]
1 Fabian EberleVfB Eichstätt16
Lukas RiglewskiSV Heimstetten
3 Ingo FeserTSV Aubstadt13
Adam Jabiri1. FC Schweinfurt
5 Björn SchnitzerViktoria Aschaffenburg12

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BFV meldet Türkgücü München für dritte Liga . bfv.de . . 21 June 2020 . 22 June 2020 . de.
  2. News: Spielbetrieb in Bayern bis mindestens 23. März ausgesetzt. bfv.de. de. 14 March 2020. 16 March 2020.
  3. News: Regionalliga-Lösung mit Signalwirkung: Keine Saison 20/21 in Bayern . kicker . de . 5 June 2020 . 13 June 2020.
  4. Web site: Ligapokal, "Best of 5-Modus" und wohl keine Saison 20/21 . FuPa . de . 4 June 2020 . 13 June 2020.
  5. Web site: Saison-Abbruch mit Auf- und Absteigern: Vorstand folgt der klaren Mehrheitsmeinung der Vereine . Season abandonment with promoted and relegated teams: Board follows the clubs' clear majority opinion . bfv.de . . 18 May 2021 . 18 May 2021 . de.
  6. Web site: Torjäger Regionalliga Bayern . www.fussball.de . 31 March 2021 . de.