Disbanding of The Amateurliga Rheinland
In 1978, the Oberliga Südwest was formed to allow direct promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga Süd for the Amateure champion of the area. The teams placed one to five gained entry to the Oberliga while the next ten teams were put into the new Verbandsliga Rheinland, now the fourth tier of the football league system. The bottom team was relegated to the Bezirksliga.
Admitted to the new Oberliga:
- TuS Neuendorf
- FSV Salmrohr
- SpVgg EGC Wirges
- Sportfreunde Eisbachtal
- SV Ellingen
Relegated to the new Verbandsliga:
- SV Leiwen
- VfL Neuwied
- SV Remagen
- SC Bad Neuenahr
- FC Bitburg
- TuS Mayen
- Alemannia Plaidt
- VfB Wissen
- SC Sinzig
- TuS Hahnstetten
Relegated to the Bezirksliga:
- Eintracht Höhr
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