The 2026–27 season of the Oberliga will be the 19th season of the Oberligas, the fifth tier of the German football league system. The 5th tier of German football is composed of 14 regional groups since the 2012–13 season.
Tables Baden-Württemberg The season is set to start on 8 August 2026 and should end on 22 May 2027. A winter break is set to happen between 6 December 2026 and 20 February 2027, however postponed games might be replayed starting on 13 February 2027.
At the beginning of the season, Bahlinger SC and TSG Balingen were relegated from the 2025–26 Regionalliga Südwest, whilst four teams were promoted from their respective sixth tier championship : 1. FC Mühlhausen (Verbandsliga Baden), FC Teningen (Verbandsliga Südbaden), Young Boys Reutlingen and FC Holzhausen (both Verbandsliga Württemberg).
Bayern Nord The season is started on 15 July 2026 and should end on 22 May 2027. A winter break is set to happen between 28 November 2026 and 5 March 2027.
At the beginning of the season, Viktoria Aschaffenburg was relegated from the 2025–26 Regionalliga Bayern, TSV 1861 Nördlingen was transferred from the Bayern Süd group to the Bayern Nord group, whilst three teams were promoted from their respective Landesliga Bayern group : DJK Don Bosco Bamberg, TSV Großbardorf (both Nordwest) and DJK Ammerthal (Nordost).
If two teams have the same number of points, direct confrontation is the first differentiating factor, followed by away goals.
Bayern Süd The season is started on 16 July 2026 and should end on 22 May 2027. A winter break is set to happen between 28 November 2026 and 5 March 2027.
At the beginning of the season, SpVgg Hankofen-Hailing was relegated from the 2025–26 Regionalliga Bayern, whilst five teams were promoted from their respective Landesliga Bayern group : SpVgg Landshut (Mitte), TSV Schwabmünchen, FSV Pfaffenhofen (both Südwest), TSV 1860 Rosenheim and TSV 1880 Wasserburg (both Südost).
If two teams have the same number of points, direct confrontation is the first differentiating factor, followed by away goals.
Bremen The season is set to start on 7 August 2026 and should end on 23 May 2027. A winter break is set to happen between 13 December 2026 and 12 February 2027, however postponed games might be replayed starting on 29 January 2027.
At the beginning of the season, two teams were promoted from the 2025–26 Landesliga Bremen : TuS Schwachhausen and SV Grohn.
Hamburg The season is set to start on 24 July 2026 and should end on 23 May 2027. A winter break is set to happen between 6 December 2026 and 29 January 2027, however postponed games might be replayed until 13 December 2026 and starting on 22 January 2027.
At the beginning of the season, Altona 93 was relegated from the 2025–26 Regionalliga Nord, whilst three teams were promoted from their respective Landesliga Hamburg group : Eintracht Norderstedt II, TBS Pinneberg (both Gr. 01) and Wandsbeker TSV Concordia (Gr. 02).
Hessen The season is set to start on 2 August 2026 and should end on 23 May 2027. A winter break is set to happen between 6 December 2026 and 28 February 2027.
At the beginning of the season, Bayern Alzenau was relegated from the 2025–26 Regionalliga Südwest, whilst three teams were promoted from their respective Verbandsliga Hessen group : KSV Hessen Kassel II (Nord), SV Rot-Weiß Hadamar (Mitte) and SV Unter-Flockenbach (Süd).
If two teams have the same number of points, direct confrontation is the first differentiating factor, followed by away goals.
Mittelrhein The season is set to start on 29 August 2026 and should end on 13 June 2027. A winter break is set to happen between 20 December 2026 and 12 February 2027, however postponed games might be replayed until 17 December 2026 and starting on 26 January 2027.
At the beginning of the season, four teams were promoted from their respective Landesliga Mittelrhein group : FSV Neunkirchen-Seelscheid, Borussia Lindenthal-Hohenlind (both Gr. 1), TuS Chlodwig Zülpich and FC Hürth (both Gr. 2).
Niederrhein The season is set to start on 14 August 2026 and should end on 13 June 2027. A winter break is set to happen between 20 December 2026 and 12 February 2027, however postponed games might be replayed starting on 23 January 2027.
At the beginning of the season, Fortuna Düsseldorf II, Wuppertaler SV and SSVg Velbert 02 were relegated from the 2025–26 Regionalliga West, whilst two teams were promoted from their respective Landesliga Niederrhein group : Solingen 03 (Gr. 1) and SV Scherpenberg (Gr. 2).
Niedersachsen The season is set to start on 7 August 2026 and should end on 23 May 2027. A winter break is set to happen between 6 December 2026 and 20 February 2027, however postponed games might be replayed starting on 7 February 2027.
At the beginning of the season, Blau-Weiß Lohne was relegated from the 2025–26 Regionalliga Nord, whilst four teams were promoted from their respective Landesliga Niedersachsen group : SSV Vorsfelde (Braunschweig), SC Hemmingen-Westerfeld (Hannover), SV Drochtersen/Assel II (Lüneburg) and SV Vorwärts Nordhorn (Weser-Ems).
Nordost-Nord The season is set to start on 7 August 2026 and should end on 23 May 2027. A winter break is set to happen between 18 December 2026 and 7 February 2027, however postponed games might be replayed starting on 15 January 2027.
At the beginning of the season, Hertha Zehlendorf was relegated from the 2025–26 Regionalliga Nordost, 1. FC Lok Stendal was transferred from the Nordost Süd group to the Nordost Nord group, whilst two teams were promoted from their respective sixth tier championship : FC Mecklenburg Schwerin (Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) and Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf (Berlin-Liga).
Nordost-Süd The season is set to start on 7 August 2026 and should end on 23 May 2027. A winter break is set to happen between 18 December 2026 and 7 February 2027, however postponed games might be replayed starting on 15 January 2027.
At the beginning of the season, ZFC Meuselwitz and FC Eilenburg were relegated from the 2025–26 Regionalliga Nordost, whilst three teams were promoted from their respective sixth tier championship : 1. FC Frankfurt (Brandenburgliga), SSC Weißenfels (Verbandsliga Sachsen-Anhalt) and Dynamo Dresden II (Sachsenliga).
Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar The season is set to start on 1 August 2026 and should end on 23 May 2027. A winter break is set to happen between 6 December 2026 and 27 February 2027, however postponed games might be replayed until 13 December 2026 and starting on 13 February 2027.
At the beginning of the season, TSV Schott Mainz was relegated from the 2025–26 Regionalliga Südwest, whilst four teams were promoted from their respective sixth tier championship : Ahrweiler BC, SV Rot-Weiss Wittlich (both Rheinlandliga), SV 07 Elversberg II (Saarlandliga) and TuS Mechtersheim (Verbandsliga Südwest).
Schleswig-Holstein The season is set to start on 31 July 2026 and should end on 23 May 2027. A winter break is set to happen between 6 December 2026 and 6 March 2027, however postponed games might be replayed and starting on 19 February 2027.
At the beginning of the season, four teams were promoted from their respective Landesliga Schleswig-Holstein group : SC Rapid Lübeck, VfB Lübeck II (both Holstein), Eckernförder SV and TSB Flensburg (both Schleswig).
Westfalen The season is set to start on 9 August 2026 and should end on 30 May 2027. A winter break is set to happen between 13 December 2026 and 14 February 2027, however postponed games might be replayed and starting on 6 February 2027.
At the beginning of the season, four teams were promoted from their respective Westfalenliga group : Rot-Weiß Maaslingen, SC Westfalia Kinderhaus (both Gr. 1), DJK TuS Hordel and SpVgg Horsthausen (both Gr. 2).
References
External links Fussball.de Official results website of the German Football Association Weltfussball.de German football results and tables