Pre-Bayernliga era A Bavarian champions for under 17 sides was incepted in 1975, alongside the
Bavarian Under 15 championship. It was played as an on-off final.
Bayernliga era The
Bayernliga was established in 1988, operating as two regional divisions, a northern and a southern one, the
B-Jugend Bayernliga Nord and the
B-Jugend Bayernliga Süd. The winner of each division would then advance to the Bavarian championship final, an on-off game. The winner of this game, the Bavarian champions, then advanced to the
German under 17 championship. In 2000, the
Under 17 Regionalliga South was established, relegating the two
Bayernligas to second division status. From now on, the best Bavarian clubs would play in the
Regionalliga and the
Bayernliga champions played for promotion to this league. Since 2001, the final between the two league winners was now played in a home-and-away format. Should each team win a game the goals scored were not taken into consideration, instead, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner. In 2007, the
Under 17 Regionalliga South and the
Under 19 Regionalliga Southwest merged to form the
Under 19 Bundesliga South/Southwest. This changed nothing in the status of the
Bayernligas as second divisions. From the 2008–09 season, the
Bayernliga now operates as a single division, allowing direct promotion for its champion. Below this league, two
Landesligas, north and south, were slotted in above the seven
Bezirksoberligas who previously formed the tier below. A final to determine the Bavarian champions will not be necessary any more, unless two ore more teams finish on equal points at the top of the table. In 2010–11, the SpVgg Unterhaching defeated 1. FC Nürnberg II 2–0 in such a decider. In 2008, the Bavarian football association had 1,853 registered under 17 teams, a 0.7% increase from the previous year. All up, 20,699 junior teams were registered with the
BFV in 2008 ==Champions==