Red-Weiß Erfurt fights for ascent: Reform ensures tailwind!

Rot-Weiß Erfurt fights for promotion reform in the Regionalliga Nordost. Support comes from Union Berlin and other clubs.
Rot-Weiß Erfurt fights for promotion reform in the Regionalliga Nordost. Support comes from Union Berlin and other clubs. (Symbolbild/NAG)

Red-Weiß Erfurt fights for ascent: Reform ensures tailwind!

In the exciting world of football, there are currently some turbulent discussions about the promotion regulations in the regional league, in particular the initiative "Promotion Reform 2025", which of Thuringia24 . This initiative has set itself the goal of appropriately rewarding the sporting success of the regional league. In this context, associations such as Rot-Weiß Erfurt are particularly affected, who were 16 points behind the leaders Lok Leipzig last season and were not able to get a climb.

It is interesting that Lok Leipzig also failed in the promotion playoffs. This suggests that the two teams will meet again in the coming season, which further increases the tension in the competition.

claims for direct ascent

A central concern of the initiative is that the masters of the regional leader can rise directly. Currently, the masters from the Northeast, North and Bavaria regions have to fight for promotion places in the rotation principle, while the masters of the Regionalliga West and Southwest are easily ascending. This is because only four promotion places are available for five masters. Union Berlin has therefore joined the initiative's first Bundesliga club and demands that the sporting success be appropriately rewarded. President Dirk Zingler emphasizes the need to offer the association's planning security, such as rbb24

The initiative was founded in March by several clubs in the north-east relay and is now also receiving support from other national associations, for example the BFV and the Regionalliga Südwest. However, it remains unclear whether a mutual proposal can be presented until the DFB Bundestag in November.

regional and national effects

The debate about the promotion reform is not only located in the northeast relay. The Bavarian Football Association and the Regionalliga Südwest are willing to talk and take note of the suggestions of the Regionalliga Nordost. In particular, a new regional cut and a reduction in four regional leagues could be discussed, as can be seen from a report by In the discussion about alternative advanced opportunities, SV Meppen, among other things, is loud, which demands a four-relay solution and criticizes the inactivity of its own regional association. On the other hand, the NOFV President Hermann Winkler emphasizes that the destruction of the northeast relay is not up for debate and instead an increase in the 3rd division should be sought to 22 teams. This multi -layered topic presents numerous participants in front of challenges and questions about financing and the organizational structures of the fourth league.

This remains to be seen how things will develop in the coming months. It is clear that the initiatives and discussions about the promotion regulations motivate numerous clubs, to stand up for their concerns and to redesign the structure of German football.

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