Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar

Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar
Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar
Organising bodySouthwestern Regional Football Association
Founded1978
CountryGermany
States
Number of teams22 (North and South; 11 teams each)
Level on pyramidLevel 5
Promotion toRegionalliga Südwest
Relegation to
Domestic cup(s)
Current championsEintracht Trier
(2023–24)
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.