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| Founded | 1963 |
|---|---|
| Folded | 1974 (11 seasons) |
| Replaced by | 2. Bundesliga Nord |
| Country |  Germany |
| Level on pyramid | Level 2 |
| Promotion to | Bundesliga |
| Relegation to | Amateurliga Berlin |
| Last champions | Tennis Borussia Berlin (1973–74) |
TheRegionalliga Berlin was the second-highest level of theGerman football league system in the city ofWest-Berlin inGermany from 1963 until the formation of the2. Bundesliga in 1974. It was by far the smallest of the fiveRegionalligas.
The Regionalliga Berlin started out in 1963 with 10 teams in the league. From 1965 the league was expanded to 16 clubs. In 1969-70 the league played with 14 clubs and after that always with 12.
It was formed from the clubs of theOberliga Berlin which finished second to eighth and the first three clubs of the Amateurliga Berlin. The last winner of the Oberliga Berlin,Hertha BSC Berlin, was promoted to the new Bundesliga and the bottom two teams of the Oberliga were relegated to the Amateurliga. The Regionalliga Berlin was as such a continuation of the Oberliga Berlin under a different name and a tier lower.
Along with theRegionalliga Berlin went another four Regionalligas, these five formed the second tier of German football until 1974:
The new Regionalligas were formed along the borders of the old post-World War II Oberligas, not after a balanced regional system. Therefore, the Oberligas Berlin and West covered small but populous areas while Nord and Süd covered large areas. Südwest was something of an anachronism, neither large nor populous.
The winners and runners-up of this league were admitted to the promotion play-off to thenewBundesliga, which was staged in two groups of originally four, later five teams each with the winner of each group going up.
The bottom team was relegated to the Amateurliga. Below the Regionalliga Berlin was theAmateurliga Berlin.
Tennis Borussia Berlin,SpVgg Blau-Weiß 1890 Berlin,Wacker 04 Berlin,Spandauer SV andHertha Zehlendorf all played every season of the Regionalliga Berlin.
The league was dissolved in 1974. Originally two clubs from the Regionalliga Berlin were to be integrated in the new2. Bundesliga Nord, however, the Regionalliga championTennis Borussia Berlin won promotion to the Bundesliga and therefore onlyWacker 04 Berlin was admitted into the new second division. The other ten teams in the league went to the newOberliga Berlin.
The winners and runners-up of the league were:[1]
| Season | Winner | Runner-Up |
| 1963–64 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin | Tennis Borussia Berlin |
| 1964–65 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | Spandauer SV |
| 1965–66 | Hertha BSC Berlin | Tennis Borussia Berlin |
| 1966–67 | Hertha BSC Berlin | Tennis Borussia Berlin |
| 1967–68 | Hertha BSC Berlin | Tennis Borussia Berlin |
| 1968–69 | Hertha Zehlendorf | Tasmania 1900 Berlin |
| 1969–70 | Hertha Zehlendorf | Tennis Borussia Berlin |
| 1970–71 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin | Wacker 04 Berlin |
| 1971–72 | Wacker 04 Berlin | Tasmania 1900 Berlin |
| 1972–73 | Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin | Wacker 04 Berlin |
| 1973–74 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | Wacker 04 Berlin |
The league placings from 1963 to 1974:[2]
| Club | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertha BSC Berlin | B | B | 1 | 1 | 1 | B | B | B | B | B | B |
| SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin | 1 | 3 | B | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tennis Borussia Berlin | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Wacker 04 Berlin | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| SpVgg Blau-Weiß 1890 Berlin | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Hertha Zehlendorf | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| SC Westend 01 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Rapide Wedding | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | |||
| 1. FC Neukölln | 8 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | ||
| Berliner SV 1892 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 8 | |
| BBC Südost | 9 | ||||||||||
| Spandauer SV | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| BFC Preussen | 9 | 11 | |||||||||
| Alemannia 90 Berlin | 10 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | |||||
| Rot-Weiß Neukölln | 12 | ||||||||||
| TuS Wannsee | 9 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||
| Meteor 06 Berlin | 12 | 13 | 12 | ||||||||
| SC Staaken | 6 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | ||||||
| VfL Nord | 15 | 12 | |||||||||
| Kickers 1900 Berlin | 14 | 14 | 8 | 12 | |||||||
| Sportfreunde Neukölln | 15 | 14 | |||||||||
| BFC Südring | 9 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 13 | |||||
| Reinickendorfer Füchse | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 16 | |||||
| VfB Hermsdorf | 12 | 8 | 16 | ||||||||
| Lichterfelder SU | 13 | 16 | |||||||||
| SC Tegel | 14 | ||||||||||
| SC Gatow | 15 | ||||||||||
| Viktoria 89 Berlin | 9 | 16 | |||||||||
| Union 06 Berlin | 10 |
| Symbol | Key |
|---|---|
| B | Bundesliga |
| Place | League |
| Blank | Played at a league level below this league |