Based on a rotation principle, the Regionalliga Bayern also received the third direct promotion spot this season, while the Regionalliga Nord and Nordost champions played a promotion play-off.
[1] 21 teams from the states of Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein competed in the tenth season of the reformed Regionalliga Nord.
[6] All results achieved against other teams qualified for the relegation round were retained.
[6] 20 teams from the states of Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia competed in the tenth season of the reformed Regionalliga Nordost.
20 teams from North Rhine-Westphalia competed in the tenth season of the reformed Regionalliga West.
19 teams from Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland competed in the tenth season of the Regionalliga Südwest.