Vorarlberg's football: Only four clubs in the Regionalliga West 2025!
Vorarlberg's football: Only four clubs in the Regionalliga West 2025!
The football landscape in Vorarlberg is changing dramatically: for the 2025/26 season, the number of representatives in the Regionalliga West is reduced to just four clubs. As reports vienna.at, three clubs, including the relegated Röthis and FC Dornbirn, have to relegate to Vn.at Elitiga.
The remaining clubs in the Regionalliga West are Hohenems, Altach Juniors, Lauterach and the Master of the Elite League. These four clubs will form the core of the new Arlberg league for the 2026/27 season. The structural reform in Austrian football aims to improve the sporting and logistical framework by the shorter distances, increased viewer interest and more localuelle.
descent of FC Dornbirn
The situation of FC Dornbirn is particularly explosive, which has to descend in the Regionalliga West after his bankruptcy. This club had only relegated from the Admiral 2nd league in 2023 and is now threatening to get to the Vorarlberg Eliteliga, such as Laola1.at. Financial problems led Dornbirn to be admitted to the 2nd league in 2024. The association had liabilities of 849,400 euros, which led to a renovation process with self -administration.The Regionalliga-West Commission decided that Dornbirn had to relegate due to the ongoing bankruptcy proceedings. Chairman Gerhard Ölz has expressed outrage about this decision and plans to take protest. The decision is based on paragraph 4 of the regional league regulations and only became known after an anonymous note.
Current location and outlook
During FC Dornbirn fights against his forced relegation, the club from Lauterach has the chance to secure relegation. A home win against St. Johann in Pongau could mean the rescue, depending on the descent. Hohenems and Altach Juniors, on the other hand, face sporty irrelevant away games.
The season finale will take place for Dornbirn in Grünau, and the season start of the new West League takes place on August 2 and 3. Pleasing for the remaining clubs: there will be no sporting relegation in the coming season. Meanwhile, Wacker Innsbruck is considered the title favorite.
In a broader context, the regional league faces challenges that illustrate asymmetrical interests between large traditional clubs and smaller clubs. As noted [zdfheute.de] (https://www.zdfheute.de/sport/Fussball- Regionalliga-reform-chaos-Bolzplatz-100.html), the financial requirements for approval in the regional league are high, which overwhelms numerous clubs. The ascent also remains a controversial topic, as there are five champions in the Regionalliga West, but only four promotion places for the 3rd league are available. A situation in need of reform that affects all football in the region.
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