Foundation Clubs of The Regionalliga West
The Regionalliga West was formed in 2008 with 18 clubs, five from the two Regionalligas (III), four each from the Oberligas Südwest, Nordrhein and Westfalen (IV) and one from the Oberliga Nord (IV).
The founding members were:
From the Regionalliga Nord:
- Borussia Dortmund II
- SC Verl
- Rot-Weiss Essen
From the Regionalliga Süd:
- SV 07 Elversberg
- FSV Oggersheim
From the Oberliga Nordrhein:
- Borussia Mönchengladbach II
- 1. FC Köln II
- Bayer Leverkusen II
- 1. FC Kleve
From the Oberliga Westfalen:
- Preußen Münster
- FC Schalke 04 II
- VfL Bochum II
- Sportfreunde Lotte
From the Oberliga Südwest:
- 1. FSV Mainz 05 II
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern II
- Wormatia Worms
- Eintracht Trier
From the Oberliga Nord:
- BV Cloppenburg
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