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Organising body | Westphalian Football and Athletics Association |
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Founded | 1978 (reformed in 2012 after disbanding in 2008) |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Region | Westphalia |
Number of teams | 18 |
Level on pyramid | Level 5 |
Promotion to | Regionalliga West |
Relegation to | Westfalenliga (2 divisions) |
Current champions | FC Gütersloh (2022–23) |
Website | www |
Current: 2024–25 Oberliga Westfalen |
The Oberliga Westfalen is the highest level football league in the region of Westphalia, which is part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The league existed from 1978 to 2008, but was then replaced by the NRW-Liga, a new statewide league. With the reform of the league system in 2012, which reduced the Regionalliga West to clubs from North Rhine-Westphalia only and disbanded the NRW-Liga below it, the Oberliga Westfalen was reintroduced as the highest tier in the region and the fifth level overall in Germany.[1] It is one of fourteen Oberligas in German football, the fifth tier of the German football league system.