[1] 19 teams from the states of Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein compete in the eleventh season of the reformed Regionalliga Nord.
18 teams from the states of Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia compete in the eleventh season of the reformed Regionalliga Nordost.
18 teams from North Rhine-Westphalia compete in the eleventh season of the reformed Regionalliga West.
[5] 18 teams from Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland compete in the eleventh season of the Regionalliga Südwest.
Since SpVgg Unterhaching won the promotion play-offs, two spots were available in the next Regionalliga Bayern season, which went to the two winners of the first round.
To avoid waiting times, the participating clubs had agreed to play the second round regardless of Unterhaching's performance in the promotion play-offs.