0 8 ▁season , ▁the ▁five ▁w inners ▁of ▁the ▁northern ▁Ver band sl ig as ▁played ▁with ▁the ▁sixth ▁placed ▁team ▁from ▁the ▁Ober liga ▁Nord ▁for ▁one ▁last ▁spot ▁in ▁the ▁Region all iga . ▁The ▁FC ▁Bre mer h aven ▁was ▁however ▁refused ▁a ▁Region all iga ▁lic ence ▁and ▁therefore ▁not ▁permitted ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁promotion ▁round , ▁being ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁FC ▁Ober ne ul and ▁instead . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁future ▁seasons , ▁promotion ▁for ▁the ▁Bre men ▁champion ▁will ▁only ▁be ▁available ▁through ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁play - off ▁matches ▁with ▁the ▁league ▁w inners ▁from ▁Hamburg ▁and ▁Schles wig - Hol stein . ▁These ▁three ▁teams ▁will ▁comp ete ▁for ▁one ▁promotion ▁spot ▁to ▁the ▁Region all iga . ▁ ▁The ▁Ver band sl iga ▁Bre men ▁will ▁however ▁maintain ▁its ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁tier ▁five ▁league . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁only ▁league ▁on ▁this ▁level ▁with ▁a ▁single ▁fe eder ▁league , ▁the ▁Landes liga ▁Bre men , ▁below ▁it . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 - 0 8 ▁season , ▁two ▁clubs ▁from ▁the ▁Ver band sl iga ▁will ▁be ▁re leg ated ▁to ▁the ▁Landes liga ▁and ▁two ▁clubs ▁promoted ▁from ▁there . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 - 0 9 ▁season , ▁only ▁three ▁teams ▁from ▁Bre men ▁played ▁above ▁the ▁Ver band sl iga ▁level , ▁these ▁being : ▁ ▁SV ▁Wer der ▁Bre men ▁( B undes liga ) ▁SV ▁Wer