3-644: The Kreisliga (English: District League ), along with the Kreisoberliga (English: District Premier League ) and the Kreisklasse (English: District Class ), are the lowest set of divisions in the German football league system , set at step 8 and below. Whereas the top amateur divisions are organised by the 21 state football associations of the German Football Association , the bottom divisions fall under
6-541: The Bezirksliga . The Kreisliga exists within all associations in varying numbers and form. There are usually multiple levels of Kreisliga, distinguished by the suffix A, B, C or D. Some district associations also run a Kreisklasse below then Kreisliga, the Kreisklasse then distinguished by the prefix 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Several associations also run a Kreisoberliga (English: District Premier League ) as their top flight above
9-568: The jurisdiction of their subsidiary bodies, being more than 400 district football associations that organise their divisions mostly following the borders of the corresponding policial districts . Therefore, in the league pyramid, the Kreisliga ranks below the superior state association's divisions, typically being the Verbandsliga , the Landesliga and depending on the state association's structure also
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