Overview
- The proposal would scrap five regional leagues for four dynamically assigned divisions based on shortest travel routes, granting four direct promotions and ending playoffs.
- The transition under discussion trims participation from 90 to 80 clubs, with the top 12 from each current league joining 3. Liga relegated teams and Oberliga champions.
- The DFB noted progress but no agreement, with West and Südwest opposing the loss of their guaranteed promotion places.
- Weighted simulations factoring distance and travel time, computed with AI, suggest travel could rise significantly for some clubs, including an estimated 50% jump for SG Barockstadt.
- AG chair Michael Vesper called talks constructive; the group meets again on March 25, and any reform would still require approval by the DFB-Bundestag.