Disbanding of The Regionalliga Nordost
When the league was discontinued in 2000, the top seven clubs in the league went to the two remaining Regionalligas, five to the north and two to the south, these being the two clubs from the state of Thüringen. The other eleven league teams were relegated to the NOFV-Oberligas.
To the Regionalliga Nord:
- 1. FC Union Berlin
- Dresdner SC
- Erzgebirge Aue
- SV Babelsberg 03
- FC Sachsen Leipzig
To the Regionalliga Süd:
- FC Carl Zeiss Jena
- Rot-Weiß Erfurt
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