The Bavarian football federation decided on drastic changes to the league system from 2012 onwards.

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

The winners of those two games would then advance to a final to determine the team that would play in the Bayernliga next season.

Because of the establishment of the Regionalliga Bayern in 2012 and the expansion of the Bayernliga from one to two regional divisions a large number of clubs earned promotion to the league in 2012.

[5] As the 2019–20 season was interrupted by the coronavirus disease pandemic in Germany that broke out in March 2020, it was later suspended until 31 August, forcing a cancellation of the 2020–21 season as the Bavarian Football Association approved a resumption of the preceding one, which concludes in mid-2021,[6][7] thus postponing the play-offs.

The clubs having taken part in the promotion round were: MTV Ingolstadt SpVgg Weiden VfL Frohnlach TSV Rain am Lech DJK Vilzing SV Friesen