Landesliga Schleswig-Holstein
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| Country |
 Germany |
|---|---|
| State |
 Schleswig-Holstein |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Divisions | 2 |
| Number of teams | 32 |
| Level on pyramid | Level 6 |
| Promotion to | Oberliga Schleswig-Holstein |
| Relegation to | |
The Landesliga Schleswig-Holstein will be the new sixth tier of the German football league system and the second-highest league in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, supplanting the Verbandsligen at that level in the state.
Overview
The Landesliga will be launched in 2017 as part of realignments in the league system of Schleswig-Holstein[1] and to solve the problem of many teams promoted to the Verbandsliga ending up relegated or withdrawn after one season.[2]
The league is divided into two divisions, Schleswig (north-west) and Holstein (south-east), and clubs promoted to or relegated from it will be assigned to a division based on geographical proximity, a practice called "flexible game operation" (German: flexible Spielbetrieb).[3][4]
Founding members of the Landesliga Schleswig-Holstein
The league will be formed by 2 groups of 16 clubs each, which have played in the following leagues in 2016–17:[5]
- From the Schleswig-Holstein-Liga
Teams placed 13th to 18th (6 clubs)
- From the Verbandsliga Nord-West and Süd-West
Teams placed 2nd to 7th (6 each, 12 in all)
- From the Verbandsliga Nord-Ost and Süd-Ost
Teams placed 2nd to 8th (7 each, 14 in all)
References
- ↑ "Beirat gibt grünes Licht für Strukturreform" [Advisory council gives green light to structural reform]. shfv-kiel.de. 14 November 2014.
- ↑ "SHFV-Reform steht an: Nur noch zwei statt vier Verbandsligen!" [SHFV-Reform is a go: Only two instead of four Verbandsligen!]. sportbuzzer.de (in German). 13 February 2016.
- ↑ "Neue Ligenstruktur und Verjüngung" [New league structure and rejuvenation]. fupa.de (in German). 31 May 2016.
- ↑ Ehlers, Jens (13 June 2016). "SHFV-Spielklassenstrukturreform zur Saison 2017/2018" [SHFV divison structural reform for the season 2017/2018]. jehlers.de (in German).
- ↑ "Presentation outlining the structural reform in men's football league system for Schleswig-Holstein" (in German). Schleswig-Holstein FA. 4 June 2016.