in 1991 after the German reunification. It covers former East Germany and the city of Berlin. Originally having three divisions, in 1994 the NOFV-Oberliga Mitte ceased to continue and its clubs were split between the other two divisions, NOFV-Oberliga Nord and NOFV-Oberliga Süd. Feeder Leagues to the NOFV-Oberliga Berlin-Liga Brandenburg-Liga Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Landesliga Sachsen Verbandsliga Sachsen-Anhalt Verbandsliga Thüringen The participating teams are redistributed between the northern and the southern division based on geographical needs. If possible, teams from Berlin, Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern promote to the northern division, whereas teams from Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia promote to the southern division. In some seasons, the northern and southern divisions cover teams from northern Saxony-Anhalt and southern Brandenburg respectively. Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar The Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, named Oberliga Südwest until 2012, was formed in 1978 to provide a single-division third tier league for the two states Saarland and Rheinland-Pfalz. Previously, the clubs that make up this Oberliga played in three separate leagues; the Amateurligas Südwest, Saarland, and Rheinland. The league split into two divisions in 2020 for one season only. Feeder leagues to the Oberliga Südwest Verbandsliga Südwest Saarlandliga Verbandsliga Rheinland Oberliga Schleswig-Holstein The Oberliga Schleswig-Holstein was established in 2008 as the Schleswig-Holstein-Liga and took its present name in 2017. It also split into two divisions in 2020 for almost one year only. Feeder leagues to the Schleswig-Holstein-Liga until 2017 Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-Nord-West Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-Nord-Ost Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-Süd-West Verbandsliga Schleswig-Holstein-Süd-Ost Feeder leagues to the Oberliga Schleswig-Holstein after 2017 Landesliga Schleswig Landesliga Holstein Landesliga Mitte (since 2020) Oberliga Westfalen The Oberliga Westfalen was formed in 1978 to provide a single-division for the Westphalia region. It was disestablished in 2008 with the introduction of the NRW-Liga but reestablished in 2012. Feeder leagues to the Oberliga Westfalen Westfalenliga Staffel 1 Westfalenliga Staffel 2 Defunct Oberligas The Amateur-Oberliga Berlin was established in 1974 to accommodate the majority of clubs of the Regionalliga Berlin when this league ceased to exist. With the German reunification in 1991 the Oberliga Berlin ceased to exist and its clubs were spread between the NOFV-Oberliga Nord and the NOFV-Oberliga Mitte. The highest level of league play in Berlin is now the Berlin-Liga. The NOFV-Oberliga Mitte existed from the German reunification in 1991 until its dissolution in 1994. Its clubs were moved to either the NOFV-Oberliga Nord or the NOFV-Oberliga Süd. The Oberliga Niedersachsen/Bremen existed from 1994 till 2004 as a replacement for the Oberliga Nord. With the