SpVgg Bayern Hof finished 17th once more but this time was directly relegated back to the Bayernliga. Hof finished third in the Bayernliga in 2015–16 and qualified for the promotion round to the Regionaliga where it defeated Viktoria Aschaffenburg and returned to the fourth tier. The club's honours: Marks championships won by SpVgg Hof, all others by Bayern Hof. Recent managers of the club: The recent season-by-season performance of the club: The club has qualified for the first round of the German Cup a number of times: SpVgg Bayern Hof SpVgg Bayern Hof is a German association football club based in Hof, Bavaria.
Germany–Kurdistan Region relations early November 2016. German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel met with President Barzani in April 2017 praising the Kurds' efforts against ISIS. Germany–Kurdistan Region relations Germany–Kurdistan Region relations are bilateral relations between Germany and Kurdistan Region. Germany has a consulate general in Erbil since 2012, and Kurdistan Region has a representation in Berlin since 1992. Many high-level meetings have been held between the two parties, including a visit to Berlin by Kurdish President Masoud Barzani in 2009, where he met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. In 2014, President Barzani described Germany as "one of Kurdistan Region’s