2001–02 Regionalliga
VfB Lübeck won the Nord division and was promoted to the 2. Bundesliga along with runners-up Eintracht Braunschweig. Fortuna Düsseldorf, Fortuna Köln and 1. FC Magdeburg were relegated to the Oberliga. Wacker Burghausen won the Regionalliga Süd and was promoted to 2. Bundesliga along with runners-up Eintracht Trier. VfB Stuttgart Amateure, SpVgg Ansbach, Borussia Fulda and VfR Mannheim were relegated to the Oberliga.
Regionalliga Süd
Bundesliga, along with the runners-up Eintracht Braunschweig and SV Eintracht Trier.