Landesliga Weser-Ems

Landesliga Weser-Ems
Map of Germany with the location of Lower Saxony highlighted
Founded1979
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
Number of teams18
Level on pyramidLevel 6
Promotion toOberliga Niedersachsen
Relegation toBezirksliga Weser-Ems 1-5
Current championsSC Blau-Weiß Papenburg
(2021–22)

The Landesliga Weser-Ems, called the Bezirksoberliga Weser-Ems from 1979 to 1994 and 2006 to 2010,[1] is the sixth tier of the German football league system and the second highest league in the German state of Lower Saxony (German:Niedersachsen). It covers the region of the now defunct Regierungsbezirk Weser-Ems.

It is one of four leagues at this level in Lower Saxony, the other three being the Landesliga Lüneburg, the Landesliga Hannover and the Landesliga Braunschweig.

The term Landesliga can be translated as State league.

  1. ^ Fußball-Journal Niedersachsen (in German) Official monthly publication of the NFV. May 2010. p. 65. Retrieved 5 February 2011