Let me introduce regionals first, otherwise it will be difficult to understand the rules of promotion and demotion.
I have to say that the regional leagues in Germany are really messy. Not before 2008. Baidu Encyclopedia has a lot of information. Initially, after the start of 2008, the regional competition was divided into three divisions: North, South and West.
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Bavaria belongs to the south in the medium term.
Regional League North: Covering Brandenburg, Berlin, mecklenburg-Prepper Megna, Saxony-anhalt, Thuringia, Saxony, Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Bremen and Hamburg.
Southern regional leagues: covering Bavaria, Hesse and Baden-Wü rttemberg.
Western League: covering Rhineland-Pfalcz, Saar and North Rhine-westfalen.
Conditions for promotion: After the end of the season, the champions of each division will be promoted to the first division of German football. The reserve team can also be upgraded, provided that the first team of the team is not in the German-Chinese League.
Conditions for relegation: After the end of the season, the team ranked last in the standings of each division will be relegated to the senior league. In the North District, the bottom four teams also need to avoid relegation. If the team's first team falls into the regional league, then the reserve team participating in the regional league must also fall into the senior league.
This part is an encyclopedia "German Football Regional League"
Simply put, the first place in the third district was promoted, the last three were downgraded, and the fourth place in the north district was also downgraded.
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However, since 20 12, regionals have been re-divided, and now it is basically the five districts.
Western Division, Southwest Division, Northern Division, Northeast Division and Bavarian Division. Although I don't know why Bader was separated, the Bader League in the title is Bavarian Division. Of course, many people also call it Bayern District, mainly because the Bayern Youth Team is here now, and it is the first in the league this year, and it is likely to be upgraded.
I want to say here that because1112 season is a transitional period, I have my own competition system. I don't remember relegation that season.
After the restructuring, I feel that the main reasons are the increase in the number of divisions and teams (from 18 team to 22 teams at most now) and the messy promotion and demotion of the second team.
Qualifications for promotion: After the end of the season, the champions of five regions and the runner-up of the west/southwest region need to play an upgrade play-off. The play-offs are mainly away games, and the six teams are divided into three groups by drawing lots, among which the champion and runner-up in the west/southwest region will not meet the champion in this region. The finals competed for three promotion places.
Two seasons,12/1313/14, is a play-off in which the runner-up of Southwest Division participated.
I don't understand the demotion either. I looked at the rankings for the next two seasons and summarized them as follows:
Huaxi: The two seasons are different. 12/ 13 has 20 teams, 5 relegations, 1 additional relegation matches, and 13/ 14 has * * 1 9 teams, 4 times.
North China: The two seasons are different: 12/ 13 * * 18 team has three relegation games and three additional relegation games,13//4 * *18 team has two relegation games;
Southwest: The two seasons are different. 12/ 13 * * 19 team was relegated four times, two additional relegation matches, 13/ 14 * * 18 team was relegated two times and two additional relegation matches. ;
Northeast China: one relegation and two additional relegation matches;
Bavaria: three downgrades and two additional downgrades.
The schedule of relegation play-offs and promotion play-offs is the same.
I hope I can help you ~-Curious Jew _ _