External links
- FUSSBALL.DE (in German)
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| Country | Germany |
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| Sport | Women's association football |
| Promotion and relegation | Yes |
| National system | |
| Federation | German Football Federation |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Top division | Frauen-Bundesliga |
| Second division | 2. Frauen-Bundesliga |
| Cup competition | Women's DFB Cup |
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The German women's football league system looks like the following. On lower than its top 4 levels there are several levels of local leagues.
Level | League(s)/Division(s) | ||||||||||
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I | Frauen-Bundesliga | ||||||||||
II | 2. Frauen-Bundesliga | ||||||||||
III | Regionalliga Nord | Regionalliga Nordost | Regionalliga West | Regionalliga Südwest | Regionalliga Süd | ||||||
IV | Niedersachsenliga Ost | Landesliga Sachsen | Verbandsliga Mittelrhein | Verbandsliga Rheinland | Bayernliga | ||||||
V | Landesliga Niedersachsen | Landesklasse Sachsen | Landesliga Mittelrhein | Bezirksliga Rheinland | Landesliga Bayern | ||||||
VI | Bezirksliga Niedersachsen | Kreisoberliga Sachsen | Bezirksliga Mittelrhein | Kreisklasse Rheinland | Bezirksoberliga Bayern | ||||||
VII | Kreisliga Niedersachsen | Kreisliga Sachsen | Kreisliga Mittelrhein | Bezirksklasse Saarland | Bezirksliga Bayern | ||||||
VIII | 1. Kreisklasse Niedersachsen | 1. Kreisklasse Sachsen | Kreisliga B Westfalen | Kreisliga Bayern | |||||||
IX | 2. Kreisklasse Niedersachsen | 2. Kreisklasse Sachsen | Kreisklasse Bayern | ||||||||
X | A-Klasse Bayern | ||||||||||
Source: "German football leagues". Fussball.de. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
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