The Nordrhein-Westfalen-Liga was the highest football league in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2008 to 2012. It was one of the eleven Oberliga groups in German football, the fifth tier of the German football league system. Wikipedia
Level on pyramid: Level 5
Number of teams: 18
Relegation to: Niederrheinliga; Mittelrheinliga; Westfalenliga 1; Westfalenliga 2