The champions of each division are directly promoted to the Regionalliga, subject to fulfilling the licensing regulations of the later with no overall Bayernliga championship game being played between the two league winners.
Notable clubs that were in contention for promotion at the time but did not apply were VfB Eichstätt and SV Pullach.
SC Feucht promoted from the Landesliga while FC Eintracht Bamberg and SV Seligenporten were relegated from the Regionalliga and VfB Eichstätt transferred from the Bayernliga Süd.
[7][8] The third placed teams that qualified were SpVgg Bayern Hof in the north and TSV 1860 Rosenheim in the south as the runners-up of the two Bayernliga divisions did not apply for a Regionalliga licence.
Liga and Regionalliga Bayern respectively, an interdivisional play-off determined the last participant for next season.
Group losers ASV Burglengenfeld, SV Erlbach and VfL Frohnlach were supposed to play in a single round-robin, but Burglengenfeld declined and was relegated, leaving Erlbach and Frohnlach to play for the remaining slot.