There are currently 13 leagues in operation below the fourth-tier Regionalliga in Germany. In North Rhine-Westphalia the NRW Liga exists above the NRW Bezirksliga. There is promotion and relegation between the Liga and the Regionalliga West, as between the Liga and the Bezirksliga.
The Hesse region features two leagues - the Hessenliga and the Landesliga Hessen. In the Rhineland-Palatinate, the Rheinland-Pfalz Liga operates as the sole competition. In Northern Germany, there are two leagues, the Landesliga Nord and the Landesliga Pomerania (also called North-East). Teams from the northern league can be promoted to the Regionalliga Nord.
Three leagues exist in Eastern Germany, the Landesliga Berlin, Thüringenliga, and the Thuringian Landesliga. Teams from the Berlin league are eligible for promotion to the Regionalliga Ost. In Baden-Wurttemberg, the Landesliga is the sole competition. The top teams can be promoted to the Regionalliga Sudwest (formerly the Baden-Württembergliga.
In Bavaria, there are two leagues that lie below the Bayernliga - the Bavarian Landesliga and the Bavarian Bezirksliga. There is promotion and relegation between all three leagues.
2022-23[]
League
Champion
NRW Liga
EHC Troisdorf
NRW Bezirksliga
Neusser EV 1b
Hessenliga
EJ Kassel 89ers
Landesliga Hessen
Eintracht Frankfurt 1b
Verbandsliga Nord
TuS Harsefeld
Landesliga Nord
EC Celler Oilers
Landesliga Saxony
EHC Erfurt 1b
Landesliga Berlin
SCC Adler Berlin
Thuringian Landesliga
SC Medizin Erfurt
Baden Wurtemberg Landesliga
Schwenninger ERC II
Bavarian Landesliga
EV Dingolfing
Bavarian Bezirksliga
ERC Regen
2021-22[]
League
Champion
NRW Liga
Bergisch Gladbach
NRW Bezirksliga
GSC Moers
Hessenliga
EC Lauterbach Luchse
Landesliga Hessen
ESC Darmstadt
Verbandsliga Nord
ERC Wunstorf
Landesliga Nord
ERC Wunstorf 1b
Landesliga Saxony
Erfurt 1b (cup)
Landesliga Berlin
FASS Berlin 1c
Thuringian Landesliga
BSG Fiskus Erfurt
Baden Wurtemberg Landesliga
Schwenninger ERC II
Bavarian Landesliga
SC Riechersbeuren
Bavarian Bezirksliga
ERC Sonthofen
2020-21[]
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019-20[]
League
Champion
NRW Liga
Eisadler Dortmund
NRW Bezirksliga
TuS Wiehl 1b
Hessenliga
EJ Kassel 89ers
Verbandsliga Nord
CE Timmendorf
Landesliga Nord
SV Salzigtter
Landesliga Pomerania
MSV Klink
Landesliga Berlin
FASS Berlin 1c
Saxony Landesliga
EHV Dresden Devils (RS, playoffs unfinished)
Thuringian Landesliga
SC Medizin Erfrut
Baden Wurtemberg Landesliga
1.CfR Pforzheim
Bavarian Landesliga
ESV Buchloe (RS, playoffs unfinished)
Bavarian Bezirksliga
Wanderers Germering, Schliersee (finalists)
2018-19[]
League
Champion
NRW Liga
TuS Wiehl
NRW Bezirksliga
Tus Wiehl 1b
Hessenliga
EJ Kassel 89ers
Landesliga Hessen
EC Wallernhausen
Verbandsliga Nord
FTV Hamburg 1b
Landesliga Nord
CE Timmendorfer Strand
Landesliga Pomerania
Malchower Wolfe
Landesliga Berlin
Eisbaren Jrs Berlin
Thuringenliga
ESC Jonsdorf
Thuringian Landesliga
ESC Mammuts Erfurt
Baden Wurtemberg Landesliga
ESC Esslingen
Bavarian Landesliga
ESC Buchloe
Bavarian Bezirksliga
EV Mittenwald
2017-18[]
League
Champion
NRW Liga
TuS Wiehl
NRW Bezirksliga
SV Brackwede (Group 1), Herner EV 1b (Group 2)
Hessenliga
Franfkurt 1b
Landesliga Hessen
Ice Devils Bonn
Verbandsliga Nord
FTV Hamburg 1b
Landesliga Nord
SV Salzigtter 1b
Landesliga Pomerania
Beinhart Klink
Landesliga Berlin
ERSC Berliner Baren
Thuringenliga
ESV Halle 1b
Thuringian Landesliga
SM Kojoten Erfurt
Baden Wurtemberg Landesliga
EHC Freiburg 1b
Bavarian Landesliga
EHC Klostersee
Bavarian Bezirksliga
EV Aich
2016-17[]
League
Champion
NRW Liga
EC Bergisch Land
NRW Bezirksliga
EHC Netphen 08
Hessenliga
Kassel 89ers
Landesliga Hessen
EC Wallernhausen
Rheinland-Pfalz Liga
EHC Neuwied 1b
Verbandsliga Nord
EC Nordhorn
Landesliga Nord
ECW Sande
Landesliga Pomerania
Beinhart Klink
Landesliga Berlin
Preussen Berlin 1c
Thuringenliga
MEC Halle 1b
Thuringian Landesliga
MEC Halle 1c
Baden Wurtemberg Landesliga
EKU Mannheim
Bavarian Landesliga
EV Fussen
Bavarian Bezirksliga
EHC Klostersee
2015-16[]
League
Champion
NRW Liga
Grefath
NRW Bezirksliga
TSVE Bielefeld
Hessenliga
Frankfurt 1b
Bezirksliga Hessen
Eintracht Frankfurt 1b
Rheinland-Pfalz Liga
EV Bitburg
Landesliga Nord
EC Nordhorn
Landesliga Pomerania
Malchower Wolfe
Landesliga Berlin
Preussen Berlin 1b
Thuringenliga
EHC Erfurt 1b
Thuringian Landesliga
Kickelhan Ilmenau
Baden Wurtemberg Landesliga
1. CfR Pforzheim
Bavarian Landesliga
TSV Erding
Bavarian Bezirksliga
EV Fussen
2014-15[]
League
Champion
NRW Liga
Herforder EV
NRW Bezirksliga
EHC Netphen
Hessenliga
EJ Kassel 1b
Bezirksliga Hessen
Eintracht Frankfurt 1b
Rheinland-Pfalz Liga
Eifel-Mosel Baren Bitburg
Landesliga Nord
EHC Timmendorf 1b (A) TuS Harsefeld 1b (B)
Ostsee-Liga
Beinhart Klink
Landesliga Berlin
Preussen Berlin 1b
Thuringenliga
Halle 1b
Thuringian Landesliga
Kickelhan Ilmenau
Baden Wurtemberg Landesliga
EKU Mannheim
Bavarian Landesliga
EV Pegnitz
Bavarian Bezirksliga
VfE Ulm/Neu-Ulm
2013-14[]
League
Champion
NRW Liga
Herforder EV
NRW Bezirksliga
EHC Netphen
Hessenliga
Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim 1b
Bezirksliga Hessen
EC Wallernhausen
Rheinland-Pfalz Liga
Eifel-Mosel Baren Bitburg
Rheinland-Pfalz Bezirksga
EHC Zweibrucken 1b
Landesliga Nord
EC Celler Oilers
Hanse-Liga
Molot Hamburg
Ostsee-Liga
Beinhart Klink
Landesliga Berlin
EHC Berlin 07 1b
Thuringian Landesliga
Ice Rebels Waltershausen
Baden Wurtemberg Landesliga
Heilbronn 1b
Bavarian Landesliga
HC Landsberg
Bavarian Bezirksliga
SC Reichersbeuern
2012-13[]
League
Champion
NRW Liga
Aix-la-Chapelle
NRW Bezirksliga
Kristall Lippstadt
Hessenliga
EC Lauterbach
Landesliga Hessen
Frankfurt Eisteufel
Rheinland-Pfalz Liga
TSV Mayence
Rheinland-Pfalz Bezirksga
EHC Zweibrucken 1b
Verbandsliga Nord
Braunlage Herz
Landesliga Nord
Adendorfer EC 1b
Hanse-Liga
Molot Hamburg
Ostsee-Liga
Rethwischer EC
Landesliga Berlin
EHC Berlin 07 1b
Thuringian Landesliga
Ice Rebels Waltershausen
Baden Wurtemberg Landesliga
Mad Dogs Mannheim
Bavarian Landesliga
EV Pfronten
Bavarian Bezirksliga
EHF Pasaau
2011-12[]
League
Champion
NRW Liga
Neusser EV
NRW Bezirksliga
SV Brackwede
Hessenliga
EJ Kassel 1b
Landesliga Hessen
Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim 1b
Rheinland-Pfalz Liga
EV Bitburg
Rheinland-Pfalz Bezirksga
EV Bitburg 1b
Verbandsliga Nord
Rostocker EC 1b
Landesliga Nord
REV Bremerhaven 1b
Ostsee-Liga
Rostocker EC 1c
Landesliga Berlin
EC Bärlin
Thuringian Landesliga
Ice Rebels Waltershausen
Baden Wurtemberg Landesliga
ESG Esslingen
Bavarian Landesliga
EV Moosburg
Bavarian Bezirksliga
HC Maustadt
2010-11[]
League
Champion
NRW Liga
EHC Krefeld-Niederrhein
NRW Bezirksliga
ESC Paderborn
Hessenliga
EC Kassel Huskies
Rheinland-Pfalz Liga
EV Bitburg
Verbandsliga Nord
Crocodiles Hamburg Juniors
Landesliga Nord
Salzgitter 1b
Ostsee-Liga
Rostocker EC 1c
Sachsenliga
ESC Berlin
Landesliga Berlin
FASS Berlin 1c
Thuringian Landesliga
Ice Rebels Waltershausen
Baden Wurtemberg Landesliga
ESC Hugelsheim
Bavarian Landesliga
EHC Nuremberg 1b
Bavarian Bezirksliga
HC Landsberg
2009-10[]
League
Champion
NRW Liga
EC Ratingen 1b
NRW Landesliga
EHC Krefeld-Niederrhein
NRW Bezirksliga
SV Brackwede
Hessenliga
RSC Darmstadt
Landesliga Hessen
EHC Neuwied 1b
Rheinland-Pfalz Liga
EV Bitburg
Verbandsliga Nord
REV Bremerhaven 1b
Landesliga Hamburg
MSV Beinhart Klink
Landesliga Nord
TuS Hrasefeld 1c
Mecklenburg-Pomerania Landesliga
REV Insel Usedom
Sachsenliga
ESC Dresden
Landesliga Berlin
FASS Berlin 1c
Thuringian Landesliga
EHC Erfurt 1b
Baden Wurtemberg Landesliga
VfR Pforzheim
Bavarian Landesliga
1. EV Weiden
Bavarian Bezirksliga
Schweinfurt 1b
2008-09[]
League
Champion
NRW Liga
EHC Neuwied
NRW Landesliga
EV Bitburg (A) Soester EG (B)
NRW Bezirksliga
SC Krefeld
Landesliga Hessen
TSV Mayence (A) EG Diez-Limburg (B)
Rheinland-Pfalz Liga
EHC Neuwied 1b
Verbandsliga Nord
REV Bremerhaven 1b
Landesliga Hamburg
Hamburger SV 1c
Landesliga Nord
Breme EC Red Barons
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Liga
Rostocker EC II
MV Landesliga
Malchow
Sachsenliga
ESC Dresden
Landesliga Berlin
SC Berlin
Thuringian Landesliga
RSC Halle 04 1b
Baden Wurtemberg Landesliga
Stuttgarter EC 1b
Bavarian Landesliga
EHC Bayreuth
Bavarian Bezirksliga
TSV Schliersee
2007-08[]
League
Champion
NRW Liga
EC Ratingen
NRW Landesliga
EHC Neuwied (A) EHC Gelsenkirchen (B)
NRW Bezirksliga
HCT Hemer
Landesliga Hessen
EV Bitburg (A) Eintracht Frankfurt (B)
Verbandsliga Nord
Crocodiles Hamburg
Landesliga Hamburg
Hamburger SV 1c
Landesliga Nord
TuS Harsefeld 1b
Mecklenburg-Pomerania Landesliga
Rostocker EC II
Sachsenliga
ERC Chemnitz
Landesliga Berlin
EC Bärlin
Thuringian Landesliga
RSC Halle 04 1b
Baden Wurtemberg Landesliga
VfR Pforzheim (West) TSG Reutlingen (East)
Bavarian Landesliga
ESV Buchloe
Bavarian Bezirksliga
SC Gaißach
2006-07[]
League
Champion
NRW Liga
Dusseldorf 1b
NRW Landesliga
Nordhorn/Gronau
NRW Bezirksliga
SC Krefeld
Landesliga Hessen
ERC Pohlheim (A) EV Bitburg (B)
Rheinland-Pfalz Liga
EV Bitburg 1b
Verbandsliga Nord-Ost
EHC Timmendorf
Landesliga Lower Saxony
SENF Salzgitter
Landesliga Hamburg
Rostock 1c
Landesliga Nord
TuS Harsefeld 1c
Landesliga Saxony
EHC Jonsdorf
Mecklenburg-Pomerania Landesliga
Ueckerund/Monkebude
Landesliga Berlin
EC Bärlin
Thuringian Landesliga
Ice Rebels Waltershausen
Baden Wurtemberg Landesliga
ESC Bad Liebenzell
Bavarian Landesliga
EHC Nuremberg 1b
Bavarian Bezirksliga
ESV Gebensbach
2005-06[]
League
Champion
NRW Liga
Iserlohner EC 1b
NRW Landesliga
Lippe Hockey Hamm
NRW Bezirksliga
Neuss 1b
Landesliga Hessen
SC Mittelrhein 1b
Rheinland-Pfalz Liga
EV Bitburg
Verbandsliga Nord-Ost
ELV Niesky
Landesliga Lower Saxony
EHC Salzgitter 05
Landesliga Hamburg
Hamburger SV 1c
Landesliga Nord
Adendorfer EC 1b
Landesliga Saxony
EHC Dresden 1b
Mecklenburg-Pomerania Landesliga
Rostock oldstars
Landesliga Berlin
EC Bärlin
Thuringian Landesliga
ESC Erfurt 1b
Baden Wurtemberg Landesliga
Eisbaren Heilbronn
Bavarian Landesliga
EHF Passau
Bavarian Bezirksliga
EC Bad Kissingen
2004-05[]
League
Champion
NRW Liga
ESC Treves
NRW Landesliga
Koingsborner JEC
NRW Bezirksliga
EC Lippstadt
Landesliga Hessen
Eintracht Frankfurt Bad Nauheim (Cup)
Rheinland-Pfalz Liga
EHC Zweibrucken
Verbandsliga Nord
Bremerhaven 1b (1) ESC Wedemark (2)
Landesliga Lower Saxony
Hamburger SV 1b
Landesliga Hamburg
Rostocker EC II
Sachsenliga
ES Weisswasser II
Mecklenburg-Pomerania Landesliga
Rostock oldstars
Landesliga Berlin
EC Bärlin
Thuringian Landesliga
Ice Rebels Waltershausen
Baden Wurtemberg Landesliga
Heilbronn 1b
Bavarian Landesliga
ECDC Memmingen
Bavarian Bezirksliga
VER Selb
2003-04[]
League
Champion
NRW Liga
EHC Troisdorf
NRW Landesliga
EC Siegerland
NRW Bezirksliga
HCT Hemer
Landesliga Hessen
ERC Ludwigshafen
Rheinland-Pfalz Liga
Mittelrhein 1b
Verbandsliga Nord
FTV Hamburg (1) Hamburger SV (2)
Landesliga Lower Saxony
TuS Harsefeld 1b
Landesliga Hamburg
Rostocker EC II
Verbandsliga Ost
Berlin Capitals 1b
Sachsenliga
1. FEV Klingenthal
Mecklenburg-Pomerania Landesliga
Monkebude
Landesliga Berlin
FASS Berlin 1b
Thuringian Landesliga
Greiz
Baden Wurtemberg Landesliga
Stuttgart 1b
Bavarian Landesliga
TSV Erding
Bavarian Bezirksliga
TSV Kottern
2002-03[]
League
Champion
NRW Landesliga
EHC Wesel
NRW Bezirksliga
Konigsborner JEC
Hessenliga
EV Wiesbaden
Landesliga Hessen
Bad Nauheim III
Rheinland-Pfalz Liga
SC Mittelrhein II
Verbandsliga Nord
REV Bremerhaven II (won Cup too)
Landesliga Lower Saxony
EC Wilhelmshaven 1b
Landesliga Hamburg
Rostocker EC II
Verbandsliga Ost
SC Charlottenburg
Sachsenliga
ELV Niesky
Mecklenburg-Pomerania Landesliga
Rostock II
Landesliga Berlin
Berliner SC
Landesliga Saxony
Rot-Weiss Bad Muskau
Thuringian Landesliga
Greiz (won Cup too)
Baden Wurtemberg Landesliga
ESC Bad Liebenzell
Bavarian Landesliga
TuS Gerestried 1b
Bavarian Bezirksliga
TSV Erding
2001-02[]
League
Champion
NRW Landesliga
Bad Nauheim 1b
NRW Bezirksliga
EJ Dorsten
Hessenliga
Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim
Sachsenliga
Saale-Teufel Halle
Landesliga Hessen
Viernheimer ESC
Rheinland-Pfalz Liga
EHC Zweibrucken Tornado Luxembourg (Cup)
Verbandsliga Nord-Est
Braunlager SC
Landesliga Lower Saxony
EC Wedemark 1b
Landesliga Hamburg
Rostock II
Mecklenburg-Pomerania Landesliga
Rostock II
Landesliga Berlin
SC Charlottenburg
Baden Wurtemberg Landesliga
Mannheimer ERC II
Bavarian Landesliga
EV Landsberg 2000
Bavarian Bezirksliga
BTS Bayreuth
2000-01[]
League
Champion
NRW Landesliga
ESG Herne
NRW Bezirksliga
SV Brackwede 1b
Landesliga Hessen
EV Wiesbaden
Bezirksliga Hessen
SC Mittelrehein 1b
Sachsenliga
ES Weißwasser 1b
Landesliga Berlin
SC Charlottenburg
Baden Wurtemberg Landesliga
EC Atlantis Ulm
Bavarian Landesliga
TSV Schliersee
Bavarian Bezirksliga
EV Landsberg 2000
1999-2000[]
League
Champion
NRW Landesliga
EC Lunen 89
Landesliga Hessen
EHC Neuweid
Sachsenliga
USG Chemnitz RSC
Baden Wurtemberg Landesliga
ESC Bad Liebenzell
Bavarian Landesliga
EHC Waldkraiburg
1998-99[]
League
Champion
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Herner EV
Northeast
Rostocker EV
Saxony
ESC Dresden
Southwest
Schwenninger ERC
1997-98[]
League
Champion
Saxony
ESC Dresden
Southwest
ESV Hugelsheim
1996-97[]
League
Champion
Northeast
FTV Hamburg
Hesse
ESC Erfurt
Saxony
SG Chemnitz
Southwest
EC Eppelheim
1995-96[]
League
Champion
NRW Liga
Neusser EV
NRW Landesliga
EC Grizzlies (1) EC Lunen 89 II (2)
Hessenliga
VERC Lauterbach II
Landesliga Hessen
FEC Die Eisteufel
Rheinland-Palatinat Landesliga
Lokomotiv Luxembourg
Sachsenliga
Rot-Weiss Bad Muskau
Landesliga Berlin
SC Charlottenburg
Baden Wurtemberg Liga
TV 1834 Pforzheim
Bavarian Landesliga
EV Dingolfing
Bavarian Bezirksliga
SC Riechersbeuern
1994-95[]
League
Champion
Southwest
SG Wernau-Esslingen
Sachsenliga
ESC Dresden
1993-94[]
League
Champion
Northeast Landesliga
TuS Harsefeld Hamburger SV (Cup)
North German Trophy
EC Rostock
Landesliga Hamburg
EC Flensburg-Harrislee
Lower Saxony Liga
MTV Soltau
Lower Saxony Landesliga
USC Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Landesliga Berlin
EC Berlin
NRW Liga
EC Aix-la-Chapelle
NRW Landesliga
EC Hennef
NRW Bezirksliga
EC Ratingen 1b
Rheinland-Palitant Liga
ESV Bitburg
Hessenliga
EC Kassel 1b
Landesliga Hessen
ESC Rossdorf (A) EG Limburg 1b (B)
Sachsenliga
ESC Dresden
Baden Wurtemberg Liga
EC Stuttgart
Baden Wurtemberg Landesliga
EC Eppelheim (West) ESG Esslingen (East)
Bavarian Landesliga
EV Furstenfeldbruck
Bavarian Bezirksliga
SC Eibsee-Grainau
Bayernkrug Cup
EV Aich
1992-93[]
League
Champion
Northeast Landesliga
TuS Harsefeld
North German Trophy
SV Hamburg 1b
Landesliga Hamburg
EC Rostock
Lower Saxony Liga
TSV Wulsdorf
Lower Saxony Landesliga
MTV Soltau
Landesliga Berlin
FASS Berlin 1b
NRW Liga
EV Duisburg
NRW Landesliga
TSVE Bielefeld
NRW Bezirksliga
EC Ratingen 1b HCT Hemer (Cup)
Rheinland-Palitant Liga
ECF Dillingen EHC Treves (Cup)
Hessenliga
ESC Frankfurt 1b
Landesliga Hessen
WSV Aschaffenburg (A) EV Wiesbaden 1b (B)
Sachsenliga
SV Rot-Weiss Bad Muskau
Landesliga Sachsen
BEC Kirchberg
Baden Wurtemberg Liga
EV Wernau
Baden Wurtemberg Landesliga
EC Eppelheim (West) Schwenningen 1b (East)
Bavarian Landesliga
EHC Bad Aibling
Bavarian Bezirksliga
EC Senden
Bayernkrug Cup
EC Senden
1991-92[]
League
Champion
Verbandsliga Nord-Ost
EHC Salzgitter
Landesliga Hamburg
SV Altona 93
Lower Saxony Liga
EC Nordhorn
Lower Saxony Landesliga
ESV Schierke
Landesliga Berlin
EC Berlin
NRW Liga
EC Eschweiler
NRW Landesliga
EC Bergisch-Gladbach
NRW Bezirksliga
ASV Hamm 1b
Rheinland-Palitant Landesliga
EC Dillingen AHC Bitburg (Cup)
Hessenliga
ESC Erfurt
Landesliga Hessen
VERC Lauterbach 1b
Sachsenliga
SV Rot-Weiss Bad Muskau
Baden Wurtemberg Liga
EC Stuttgart
Baden Wurtemberg Landesliga
ESG Esslingen 1b
Bavarian Landesliga
EV Berchtesgaden
Bavarian Bezirksliga
SC Eibsee-Grainau
1990-91[]
League
Champion
Landesliga Hamburg
EHC Timmendorfer Strand 1b
Lower Saxony Liga
TSV Adendorf
Lower Saxony Landesliga
EC Breme
Landesliga Berlin
EC Berlin
NRW Liga
EC Lunen 89
NRW Landesliga
EC Eschweiler
NRW Bezirksliga
EHC Gladbeck
Rheinland-Palitant Liga
EHC Treves
Hessenliga
ESC Frankfurt 1c
Landesliga Hessen
WSV Aschaffenburg
Sachsenliga
SV Rot-Weiss Bad Muskau (A) EHV Schonheide (B) EV Oberwiesenthal (C)
