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Organising body | Southwestern Regional Football Association |
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Founded | 1978 |
Country | Germany |
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Number of teams | 22 (North and South; 11 teams each) |
Level on pyramid | Level 5 |
Promotion to | Regionalliga Südwest |
Relegation to | |
Domestic cup(s) | |
Current champions | TSV Schott Mainz (2022–23) |
Current: 2024–25 Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar |
The Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, formerly the Oberliga Südwest, is the highest regional football league for the Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland states of Germany, organized by the Southwestern Regional Football Association. It is the fifth tier of the German football league system. It is one of fourteen Oberligas in German football, the fifth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 it was the fourth tier of the league system; before the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 the third tier.
From January 1946 up until the creation of the Bundesliga in 1963, the Oberliga Südwest was one of the five highest divisions in Germany. The current league originates from 1978.