Bavarian football league system
Matrix
This is a table of the progression of the Bavarian league system by tier since 1963: ‡ Since 1998 the B- and C- Klasse exist only in some parts of Bavaria.

Bavarian football league system

Section Title: Matrix
Table Section Text: This is a table of the progression of the Bavarian league system by tier since 1963: ‡ Since 1998 the B- and C- Klasse exist only in some parts of Bavaria.

Tier	1963–74	1974–81	1981–88	1988–94	1994–98	1998–2008	2008–12	2012–

I	Bundesliga

II	Regionalliga Süd	2nd Bundesliga Süd	2nd Bundesliga

III	Bayernliga	Regionalliga Süd	3rd Liga

IV	Landesliga	Bayernliga	Regionalliga Süd	Regionalliga Bayern

V	Bezirksliga	Bezirksoberliga	Landesliga	Bayernliga

VI	A-Klasse	Bezirksliga	Bezirksoberliga	Landesliga

VII	B-Klasse	A-Klasse	Bezirksliga	Bezirksoberliga	Bezirksliga

VIII	C-Klasse	B-Klasse	A-Klasse	Kreisliga	Bezirksliga	Kreisliga

IX	—	C-Klasse	B-Klasse	Kreisklasse	Kreisliga	Kreisklasse

X	—	C-Klasse	A-Klasse	Kreisklasse	A-Klasse

XI	—	B-Klasse ‡	A-Klasse	B-Klasse ‡

XII	—	C-Klasse ‡	B-Klasse ‡	C-Klasse ‡

XIII	—	C-Klasse ‡

Sentence(s)

In 1998, Bavarian renamed the three football leagues: A-Klasse became Kreisliga, B-Klasse became Kreisklasse, and C-Klasse became A-Klasse. On top of this, in some of the seven Bezirke, two new levels were introduced and named B and C-Klasse.

final_sentence: In 1998, Bavarian renamed the three football leagues: A-Klasse became Kreisliga, B-Klasse became Kreisklasse, and C-Klasse became A-Klasse. On top of this, in some of the seven Bezirke, two new levels were introduced and named B and C-Klasse.