| Country | Germany |
|---|---|
| Confederation | FIBA Europe (Europe) |
| Divisions | 4 (North, South-East, South-West and West) |
| Number of teams | 56 teams |
| Level on pyramid | 4 |
| Promotion to | ProB |
| Relegation to | 2. Regionalliga |
| Current champions | TSV Neustadt temps Shooters (North) TG VR-Bank Würzburg Baskets (South-East) SEEBURGER College Wizards (South-West) ETB Miners (West) (2023–24) |
| Website | rln-basketball |
The 1.Regionalliga is the fourth-tier level league of professional club basketball in Germany.
The league comprises 56 teams, separated into a 4-divisional structure wherein each regional structure consist of 12 to 16 teams. [1]
At the end of the league stage, the winning team of the playoffs in each division is eligible for promotion to the ProB, while the teams positioned in 9th place and lower fight in the play-downs to stay in the league. The bottom two placed teams of both divisions are relegated to the 2. Regionalliga. [2] [3]
North
| Team | City or Locality |
|---|---|
| TSV Neustadt temps Shooters | Neustadt am Rübenberge |
| ASC 46 Göttingen | Göttingen |
| VfL Stade | Stade |
| TSV Bargteheide Bees | Bargteheide |
| Aschersleben Tigers BC | Aschersleben |
| TuS ADEMAX Red Devils Bramsche | Bramsche |
| Baskets Juniors TSG Westerstede | Westerstede |
| Oldenburger TB | Oldenburg |
| MTV/BG Wolfenbüttel | Wolfenbüttel |
| SG Braunschweig | Braunschweig |
| BBC Rendsburg Twisters | Rendsburg |
| WSG Königs Wusterhausen | Wusterhausen |
South-East
| Team | City or Locality |
|---|---|
| TG SPRINTIS Veitshöchheim | Veitshöchheim |
| TG VR-Bank Würzburg Baskets Akademie | Würzburg |
| Culture City Weimar / Jena 2 | Weimar |
| Dresden Titans 2 | Dresden |
| Aschaffenburg Baskets | Aschaffenburg |
| TTL Basketball Bamberg | Bamberg |
| NINERS Chemnitz 2 | Chemnitz |
| Regnitztal Baskets | Strullendorf |
| Haching Baskets | Unterhaching |
| TSV 1861 Nördlingen | Nördlingen |
| hapa Ansbach | Ansbach |
| Baskets Vilsbiburg | Vilsbiburg |
| TS Jahn München | Munich |
| ONLINEPRINTERS Neustadt a.d. Aisch | Neustadt an der Aisch |
| MTSV Schwabing Basketball | Munich |
| VfL Treuchtlingen | Treuchtlingen |
South-West
| Team | City or Locality |
|---|---|
| SEEBURGER College Wizards | Karlsruhe |
| ROTH Energie Gießen Pointers | Giessen |
| TV Langen | Langen |
| Lich Basketball | Lich |
| MTV Stuttgart | Stuttgart |
| Sunkings Saarlouis | Saarlouis |
| BBU 01 Ulm | Neu-Ulm |
| TSG Solcom Ravens Reutlingen | Reutlingen |
| KKK Haiterbach | Haiterbach |
| SG Mannheim | Mannheim |
| TuS Makkabi Frankfurt | Frankfurt am Main |
| vamos! TSG Söflingen | Ulm |
| Bona Baskets Limburg | Limburg an der Lahn |
| SV 03 Tigers Tübingen | Tübingen |
| TG Hanau | Hanau |
South-West
| Team | City or Locality |
|---|---|
| ETB Miners | Essen |
| BBA Hagen (BG Hagen) | Hagen |
| ACCENT BASKETS Salzkotten | Salzkotten |
| Hertener Löwen | Herten |
| BSV Münsterland Baskets Wulfen | Dorsten |
| DTV Basketball Köln | Cologne |
| TuS 59 HammStars | Hamm |
| SV Haspe 70 | Hagen |
| TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2 | Leverkusen |
| NEW Elephants Grevenbroich | Grevenbroich |
| UBC Münster 2 | Münster |
| Citybasket Recklinghausen | Recklinghausen |
| Telekom Baskets Bonn 2 | Bonn |
– Set a club or team record or won an individual award as a professional player.
– Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.
– Played at least one game for the NBA or any other professional leagues in various continents.
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