The 1959–60 Rheinlandliga was the eighth season of the highest amateur class of the Rhineland Football Association under the name of 1.
It was the fourth season in which the league played with two game divisions, East and West.
In the seasons 1956–57 to 1962–63 the league was played in two divisions (East and West).
Beginning in the 1974–75 season, the league played a role as a sub-team to the newly introduced 2.
Division Southwest, Metternich successfully managed to place second, which was sufficient for the promotion.