- Hol stein . ▁For ▁the ▁Ver band sl iga ▁Bre men , ▁this ▁meant ▁a ▁further ▁s lip , ▁now ▁to ▁tier ▁five , ▁but ▁also , ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁its ▁history , ▁direct ▁promotion ▁for ▁the ▁league ▁champion . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 9 - 2 0 0 0 ▁season ▁saw ▁another ▁league ▁system ▁change ▁with ▁the ▁reduction ▁of ▁numbers ▁of ▁Region all ig as , ▁this ▁however ▁had ▁only ▁one ▁effect ▁on ▁the ▁Ver band sl iga , ▁no ▁promotion ▁was ▁available ▁this ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁Ober liga ▁Nord ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁separate ▁Ober lig as . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 6 - 0 7 ▁league ▁winner ▁and ▁runner - up , ▁Bre mer ▁SV ▁and ▁FC ▁Bre mer h aven , ▁did ▁not ▁receive ▁an ▁Ober liga ▁lic ence ▁and ▁were ▁not ▁promoted . ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁on wards ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 - 0 8 ▁season , ▁the ▁new ▁ 3 rd ▁Liga ▁was ▁established ▁and ▁the ▁Ober liga ▁Nord ▁dis band ed , ▁again . ▁The ▁four ▁northern ▁German ▁states ▁then ▁were ▁the ▁only ▁region ▁without ▁an ▁Ober liga ▁and ▁the ▁five ▁Ver band sl igen ▁sit ▁right ▁below ▁the ▁Region all iga ▁Nord , ▁parallel ▁to ▁the ▁two ▁N OF V - O ber ligen . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 -