[1][2][3] It differs in that the old league of the same name (which existed until 2012) completely covered the regions of Upper Palatinate, Middle Franconia and Lower Bavaria.

The Bavarian Football Association carried out drastic changes to the league system at the end of the 2011–12 season.

Below those, five Landesligas instead of the existing three were set, which were geographically divided to limit travel and increase the number of local derbies.

FC Schwarzenfeld and SC 04 Schwabach were directly relegated,[7] while Freier TuS Regensburg and TSG 08 Roth had to enter the promotion/relegation round with the Bezirksliga runners-up where both lost to ASV Burglengenfeld.

[8] For the 2013–14 season four clubs were promoted to the league, SpVgg Lam, ASV Burglengenfeld, SC Ettmannsdorf, and SV Burgweinting.

It was later suspended until 31 August, forcing a cancellation of the 2020–21 season as the BFV approved a resumption of the preceding one,[10][11] which was curtailed in May 2021.