The performance of Fortuna Düsseldorf‘s second division team also has an impact on the relegation battle in the Regionalliga West. RevierSport explains why.
At the second division Fortuna Dusseldorf the house blessing hangs crooked. Even though the traditional club from North Rhine-Westphalia presented a well-known new chairman in Alexander Jobst last week, the club is in relegation trouble. Coach’s team Christian Preusser is currently 14th and lost the opening game of the second series 0:3 against Werder Bremen. In addition, Kristoffer Peterson, a top performer on the offensive, has now been suspended after his foul play.
Before the game next Friday against 1. FC Nürnberg, the lead over the relegation place to the 3rd division is only three points. The relegation-threatened clubs in the Regional League West should now pay a little more attention to the games of the fortunes, because a relegation of the club would also have consequences for them.
Because: In the statutes for the promotion and relegation regulation of the Regionalliga West it says: “If a club/team from the license leagues comes into the 3rd division, the second team of this club playing in the Regionalliga West is relegated and moves to the end the table. The number of relegated players is reduced accordingly.” It was also later stated: “Second teams from third division teams and third teams from licensed clubs are not eligible to participate.”
In plain language, this means that the U23s from Fortuna Düsseldorf would have to be relegated and only four other clubs would have to be relegated to the Oberliga, regardless of how coach Nico Michaty’s team performed.
Incidentally, the number of relegations is also reduced if fewer than four teams from the upper leagues of the Lower Rhine, Middle Rhine and Westphalia are promoted due to waivers.
Incidentally, any withdrawal of a license from a NRW third division team has no influence on the question of relegation. Then the league would simply be increased by another team.
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