▁to ▁play - off ▁for ▁promotion , ▁now ▁to ▁the ▁Region all iga , ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁opposition ▁as ▁before ▁and ▁the ▁same ▁limited ▁success . ▁ ▁The ▁league ▁was ▁increased ▁in ▁size ▁to ▁six teen ▁clubs ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁▁ 1 9 7 4 - 1 9 9 4 ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 - 7 4 ▁season , ▁the ▁Region all iga ▁Nord ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Bundes liga ▁Nord . ▁The ▁new ▁Ober liga ▁Nord ▁was ▁now ▁introduced ▁in ▁northern ▁Germany , ▁as ▁the ▁third ▁tier ▁of ▁the ▁league ▁system , ▁below ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Bundes liga . ▁This ▁meant ▁for ▁the ▁Am ate url iga ▁a ▁s lip ▁to ▁tier ▁four . ▁The ▁top ▁two ▁teams ▁of ▁the ▁league ▁were ▁however ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁Ober liga ▁and ▁the ▁Am ate url iga ▁was ▁renamed ▁Ver band sl iga ▁Bre men . ▁The ▁system ▁for ▁promotion ▁from ▁the ▁Ver band sl iga ▁remained ▁mostly ▁un changed ▁but ▁the ▁success ▁rate ▁for ▁the ▁clubs ▁from ▁Bre men ▁greatly ▁improved . ▁▁ 1 9 9 4 - 2 0 0 8 ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁Region all iga ▁Nord ▁was ▁re - est ab lished , ▁now ▁as ▁the ▁third ▁tier ▁of ▁the ▁league ▁system . ▁The ▁Ober liga ▁Nord ▁was ▁in ▁turn ▁replaced ▁by ▁two ▁parallel ▁Ober lig as , ▁Nied ers achsen / Bre men ▁and ▁Hamburg / Sch les wig