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| region = | confed = | founded = 2012 | teams = 18 | divisions = | promotion = 3. Liga | relegation = | level = Level 4 | season = 2014–15 | champions = Kickers Offenbach | website = |current = 2015–16 Regionalliga }} The Regionalliga Südwest ((英語:Regional League Southwest)) is the fourth tier of the German football league system in the states of Hesse, Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. It is one of five leagues at this level, together with the Regionalliga Bayern, Regionalliga Nordost, Regionalliga Nord and the Regionalliga West. The league was formed at the end of the 2011-12 season, when the clubs from the Regionalliga Süd, except those from Bavaria, were joined by the clubs of the Regionalliga West from Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate.〔(DFB-Bundestag beschließt Reform der Spielklassen ) DFB website, published: 22 October 2010, accessed: 28 October 2010〕 ==History== The German league system had been reformed in 2008, when the 3rd Liga was established and the number of regional leagues increased from two to three. A further alteration was made in 2011.〔(Geschichte ) DFB website - Regionalliga History, accessed: 6 July 2011〕 This was prompted by the large number of insolvencies in the fourth tier, caused by high costs and infrastructure requirements while, at the same time, the clubs at this level complained about low incomes and lack of interest from TV broadcasters. Regionalliga stadiums had to have at least 1,000 seats and a separate stand with separate entrance for away spectators; and such requirements were seen as causing excessive financial strain on amateur clubs. Many clubs also struggled to cope with the 400-pages long license application, as they had to rely on volunteers rather than being able to draw on permanent staff.〔(Regionalliga-Reform: Top-Amateure - Top-Talente in einer Liga! ) Bavarian FA website, published: 4 October 2010, accessed: 6 July 2011〕 This led to Oberliga champions sometimes even declining their right to promotion to avoid the financial risks of the Regionalliga, thus breaking a basic principle of German football, that league champions would almost always be promoted.〔(''Wendelsteiner Anstoß'' ) Bavarian FA website - The ''Wendelstein'' paper, accessed: 6 July 2011〕 In October 2010, at a special conference of the German Football Association, the ''DFB'', 223 of the 253 delegates voted for a reform of the league system at the fourth level. The number of Regionalligas was to be expanded to five, with the re-establishment of the Regionalliga Nordost, the formation of the Regionalliga Bayern and a shift of the Regionalliga Süd to the new Regionalliga Süd/Südwest, later renamed Regionalliga Südwest.〔 The suggestion for the league reform had come from Bavaria, where, in a meeting of the Bavarian top-level amateur clubs at Wendelstein, the financial survival of the leagues and clubs in the current system had been questioned. This meeting resulted in the publication of what was called the ''Wendelsteiner Anstoß'', which demanded a clear demarcation between professional football on the first three tiers of German football and amateur football below that. For this purpose, the paper also demanded a reestablishment of the German amateur football championship as an incentive and goal for top amateur clubs who did not want to turn professional.〔〔(Untere Ligen erfahren eine Aufwertung ) ''Augsburger Allgemeine'', published: 11 April 2011, accessed: 2 May 2011〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Regionalliga Südwest」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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