[1][2] 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.

[1] The league, in its inaugural season, also included one club from Middle Franconia, the TSV Neustadt/Aisch, because of a successful protest by 1.

[8] For the 2013–14 season four clubs were promoted to the league, FC Viktoria Kahl, SV Garitz, Würzburger FV II, and SpVgg Stegaurach.

Apart from these clubs the league also received SpVgg Ansbach who moved from the Mitte division to the Nordwest after the 2012–13 season while, in turn, SV Pettstadt and 1.

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,[12][13] which was curtailed in May 2021.