Showing the 2026-27 season
League pyramid · 2026-27
- Tier 1
- Bundesliga · 18 teams
- Tier 2
- 2. Bundesliga · 18 teams
- Tier 3
- 3. Liga · 20 teams
- Tier 4
- Regionalliga Nord · 18 teams
- Regionalliga Nordost · 18 teams
- Regionalliga West · 18 teams
- Regionalliga Südwest · 18 teams
- Regionalliga Bayern · 18 teams
Season 2026-27 · champions and movement
BundesligaTier 1
- Promoted in
- Schalke 04 from 2. Bundesliga
- SV Elversberg from 2. Bundesliga
- SC Paderborn from 2. Bundesliga
2. BundesligaTier 2
- Promoted in
- VfL Osnabrück from 3. Liga
- Energie Cottbus from 3. Liga
- Relegated in
- VfL Wolfsburg from Bundesliga
- 1. FC Heidenheim from Bundesliga
- FC St. Pauli from Bundesliga
3. LigaTier 3
- Promoted in
- Fortuna Köln from Regionalliga West
- Würzburger Kickers from Regionalliga Bayern
- SV Meppen from Regionalliga Nord
- Relegated in
- Preußen Münster from 2. Bundesliga
- Fortuna Düsseldorf from 2. Bundesliga