page_title: Under 19 Bundesliga
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Under 19 Bundesliga / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of regional soccer association of Westdeutschland, Germany Deutsch: DFB-Regionalverband: Westdeutscher Fußball- und Leichtathletikverband
context_page_description: The Under 19 Bundesliga is the highest level in German Under 19 football. It was created in 2003 and is divided in three divisions with 14 teams each. The winner of each divisions and the second-placed team from the Süd/Südwest division join the play-offs for the German U19 champions.
  The forerunner of the Under 19 Bundesliga was the A-Jugend-Regionalliga. In the summer of 2003 the divisions North and Northeast as well as South and Southwest were merged, the division West was simply renamed. The intent was to make youth football more competitive.
context_section_description: The three Bundesligas are not geographically balanced, North/Northeast covers a large area while West a rather small one, but in population termes, the arrangement is much more level. The three leagues cover the following states:
  Under 19 Bundesliga North/Northeast
  Berlin
  Brandenburg
  Bremen
  Hamburg
  Lower Saxony
  Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
  Saxony
  Saxony-Anhalt
  Schleswig-Holstein
  Thuringia
  Under 19 Bundesliga South/Southwest
  Baden-Württemberg
  Bavaria
  Hesse
  Rhineland-Palatinate
  Saarland
  Under 19 Bundesliga West
  North Rhine-Westphalia
caption: Bundesliga West
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