2023–24 3. Liga

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3. Liga
Season2023–24
Dates4 August 2023 – 18 May 2024
RelegatedSC Freiburg II
VfB Lübeck
Matches played341
Goals scored948 (2.78 per match)
Top goalscorerJannik Mause
(18 goals)
Biggest home winDresden 7–2 Lübeck
Biggest away winEssen 0–5 Verl
Lübeck 0–5 Dortmund II
Highest scoringDresden 7–2 Lübeck
Sandhausen 6–3 Regensburg
Longest winning run10 games
Regensburg
Longest unbeaten run14 games
Regensburg
Longest winless run15 games
Freiburg
Longest losing run6 games
Freiburg
Highest attendance31,834
Dresden v Aue
Lowest attendance815
Freiburg v Verl
Attendance3,203,799 (9,395 per match)
2024–25
All statistics correct as of 26 April 2024.

The 2023–24 3. Liga is the 16th season of the 3. Liga. It started on 4 August 2023 and will conclude on 18 May 2024.[1]

The fixtures were announced on 7 July 2023.[2]

Teams[edit]

Team changes[edit]

Promoted from 2022–23 Regionalliga Relegated from 2022–23 2. Bundesliga Promoted to 2023–24 2. Bundesliga Relegated to 2023–24 Regionalliga
VfB Lübeck
Preußen Münster
SSV Ulm
SpVgg Unterhaching
Arminia Bielefeld
SV Sandhausen
Jahn Regensburg
SV Elversberg
VfL Osnabrück
Wehen Wiesbaden
SpVgg Bayreuth
FSV Zwickau
SV Meppen
VfB Oldenburg

SSV Ulm play in 3. Liga for the first time in history from this season.

Stadiums and locations[edit]

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Erzgebirge Aue Aue-Bad Schlema Erzgebirgsstadion 15,711
Arminia Bielefeld Bielefeld Schüco-Arena 27,300
Borussia Dortmund II Dortmund Stadion Rote Erde 9,999
Dynamo Dresden Dresden Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion 32,085
MSV Duisburg Duisburg Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 31,500
Rot-Weiss Essen Essen Stadion an der Hafenstraße 20,650
SC Freiburg II Freiburg im Breisgau Dreisamstadion 24,000
Hallescher FC Halle Leuna Chemie Stadion 15,057
FC Ingolstadt Ingolstadt Audi Sportpark 15,000
Viktoria Köln Cologne Sportpark Höhenberg 8,343
VfB Lübeck Lübeck Stadion an der Lohmühle 17,849
Waldhof Mannheim Mannheim Carl-Benz-Stadion 25,667
1860 Munich Munich Grünwalder Stadion 15,000
Preußen Münster Münster Preußenstadion 14,300
Jahn Regensburg Regensburg Jahnstadion Regensburg 15,210
1. FC Saarbrücken Saarbrücken Ludwigsparkstadion 16,003
SV Sandhausen Sandhausen GP Stadion am Hardtwald 15,414
SSV Ulm Ulm Donaustadion
Städtisches Waldstadion1
19,500
14,500
SpVgg Unterhaching Unterhaching Sportpark Unterhaching 15,053
SC Verl Verl Sportclub Arena 5,207

1 SSV Ulm will play at least five games in Aalen because their own stadium has no Under-soil heating.[3]

Personnel and kits[edit]

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Front Sleeve Back
Erzgebirge Aue Bulgaria Pavel Dochev Germany Martin Männel Nike Medical Beauty Research Erzgebirgssparkasse G&K Innenausbau
Arminia Bielefeld Germany Michél Kniat Germany Fabian Klos Macron Schüco JAB Anstoetz Textilien holz4home
Borussia Dortmund II Germany Jan Zimmermann Germany Franz Pfanne Puma 1&1 GLS Group None
Dynamo Dresden Germany Heiko Scholz Germany Stefan Kutschke Umbro ALL-INKL.COM Sonnenstrahl Dresden Brandible.de
MSV Duisburg Germany Uwe Schubert Germany Sebastian Mai Capelli Trinkgut Zoxs Duisburg CityCom
Rot-Weiss Essen Germany Christoph Dabrowski Germany Felix Bastians Jako ifm Electronic ifm Electronic sportwetten.de
SC Freiburg II Switzerland Thomas Stamm Germany Sandrino Braun-Schumacher Nike JobRad BABISTA None
Hallescher FC Germany Stefan Reisinger Germany Jonas Nietfeld Puma MobileBet Saalesparkasse ISIHOME
FC Ingolstadt Germany Michael Köllner Germany Lukas Fröde Puma SI Electronics Audi Schanzer Fußballschule PROSIS GmbH
Viktoria Köln Germany Olaf Janßen Germany Moritz Fritz Capelli Peynooş Wintec Autoglas ETL
VfB Lübeck Germany Bastian Reinhardt Germany Tommy Grupe Capelli HanseBelt Mayo Feinkost Iperdi
Waldhof Mannheim Germany Marco Antwerpen Germany Marcel Seegert Uhlsport CrazyBuzzer None None
1860 Munich Greece Argiris Giannikis Netherlands Jesper Verlaat Nike Die Bayerische Bet3000 Pangea Life
Preußen Münster Germany Sascha Hildmann Germany Marc Lorenz Jako FIEGE Stadtwerke Münster Gieseke
Jahn Regensburg United States Joe Enochs Germany Andreas Geipl Hummel Netto Wolf GmbH Netto
1. FC Saarbrücken Germany Rüdiger Ziehl Germany Manuel Zeitz Adidas Victor's Group Saarland-Sporttoto Victor's Group
SV Sandhausen Germany Jens Keller Germany Dennis Diekmeier Macron Weingut Reichsrat von Buhl Goelz Paletten Service Pitzler
SSV Ulm Germany Thomas Wörle Germany Johannes Reichert Uhlsport Husqvarna Group B-ITE E-Recruiting UZIN UTZ
SpVgg Unterhaching Germany Marc Unterberger Germany Josef Welzmüller Uhlsport Alpenbauer Lupse & Lupse None
SC Verl Germany Alexander Ende United States Mael Corboz Joma Beckhoff EGE GmbH None

Managerial changes[edit]

Team Outgoing Manner Exit date Position in table Incoming Incoming date Ref.
Announced on Departed on Announced on Arrived on
SpVgg Unterhaching Germany Sandro Wagner Resigned 23 March 2023 30 June 2023 Pre-season Germany Marc Unterberger 27 March 2023 1 July 2023 [4][5]
SV Sandhausen Germany Gerhard Kleppinger (interim) End of caretaker 10 April 2023 Germany Danny Galm 19 June 2023 [6][7]
Waldhof Mannheim Germany Christian Neidhart Mutual consent 28 May 2023 Germany Rüdiger Rehm 12 June 2023 [8][9]
Arminia Bielefeld Germany Uwe Koschinat End of contract 9 June 2023 Germany Michél Kniat 13 June 2023 [10][11]
SC Verl Germany Michél Kniat Signed for Arminia Bielefeld 13 June 2023 Germany Alexander Ende 30 June 2023 [11][12]
MSV Duisburg Germany Torsten Ziegner Sacked 16 September 2023 19th Germany Engin Vural (inteirm) 18 September 2023 [13][14]
Germany Engin Vural End of caretaker 9 October 2023 20th Germany Boris Schommers 9 October 2023 [15]
SV Sandhausen Germany Danny Galm Sacked 22 October 2023 10th Germany Jens Keller 23 October 2023 [16][17]
1860 Munich Switzerland Maurizio Jacobacci 5 December 2023 15th Germany Frank Schmöller (inteirm) 5 December 2023 [18]
VfB Lübeck Germany Lukas Pfeiffer 11 December 2023 17th Germany Bastian Reinhardt (interim) 11 December 2023 [19]
Germany Bastian Reinhardt (interim) End of caretaker spell 28 December 2023 18th Germany Florian Schnorrenberg 28 December 2023 [20]
1860 Munich Germany Frank Schmöller (inteirm) 10 January 2024 15th Greece Argiris Giannikis 10 January 2024 [21]
Waldhof Mannheim Germany Rüdiger Rehm Sacked 31 January 2024 17th Germany Marco Antwerpen 31 January 2024 [22]
VfB Lübeck Germany Florian Schnorrenberg 11 March 2024 19th Germany Bastian Reinhardt (interim) 11 March 2024 [23]
Hallescher FC Germany Sreto Ristić 1 April 2024 17th Germany Stefan Reisinger 1 April 2024 [24]
Dynamo Dresden Germany Markus Anfang 20 April 2024 3rd Germany Heiko Scholz (interim) 20 April 2024 [25]
MSV Duisburg Germany Boris Schommers 23 April 2024 18th Germany Uwe Schubert (interim) 23 April 2024 [26]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 SSV Ulm 34 19 8 7 55 34 +21 65 Promotion to 2. Bundesliga and qualification for DFB-Pokal
2 Jahn Regensburg 34 17 10 7 48 36 +12 61
3 Preußen Münster 34 16 10 8 57 43 +14 58 Qualification for promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal
4 Dynamo Dresden 34 17 4 13 51 37 +14 55 Qualification for DFB-Pokal
5 Rot-Weiss Essen 34 16 7 11 53 47 +6 55
6 1. FC Saarbrücken 34 13 15 6 56 37 +19 54
7 SV Sandhausen 34 14 10 10 52 49 +3 52
8 Erzgebirge Aue 34 14 10 10 44 43 +1 52
9 FC Ingolstadt 34 13 10 11 57 44 +13 49
10 Borussia Dortmund II[a] 34 13 10 11 52 47 +5 49
11 SpVgg Unterhaching 34 14 7 13 46 45 +1 49
12 Viktoria Köln 34 13 9 12 55 56 −1 48
13 SC Verl 34 12 10 12 53 51 +2 46
14 1860 Munich 34 12 7 15 38 36 +2 43
15 Arminia Bielefeld 35 10 12 13 46 46 0 42
16 Waldhof Mannheim 34 10 8 16 45 54 −9 38
17 Hallescher FC 34 10 5 19 48 66 −18 35 Relegation to Regionalliga
18 MSV Duisburg 34 7 9 18 33 53 −20 30
19 VfB Lübeck (R) 35 5 13 17 28 65 −37 28
20 SC Freiburg II[a] (R) 34 6 6 22 31 59 −28 24
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2024. Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[27]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion or DFB-Pokal qualification.

Results[edit]

Home \ Away AUE BIE DOR DRE DUI ESS FRE HAL ING KÖL LÜB MAN MUN MÜN REG SAA SAN ULM UNT VER
Erzgebirge Aue 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 2–3 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2
Arminia Bielefeld 2–2 2–2 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 4–0 0–2 0–0 3–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 2–6 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–0
Borussia Dortmund II 0–2 0–2 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 3–0 2–3 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 5–2
Dynamo Dresden 2–1 3–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 2–1 2–0 0–2 7–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–3 0–1 0–0 2–1
MSV Duisburg 0–1 2–1 2–4 1–2 4–2 2–3 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–3 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–3
Rot-Weiss Essen 1–1 2–1 4–0 3–1 3–1 4–3 3–2 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 0–2 1–3 0–5
SC Freiburg II 0–1 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–4 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 0–4 0–2 0–0 0–1
Hallescher FC 2–3 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 3–1 2–1 3–0 1–4 0–2 1–4 1–2 0–2 4–1 0–2 1–0
FC Ingolstadt 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–3 4–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 2–4 2–2 4–0 4–0 3–0 0–1
Viktoria Köln 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–5 2–0 0–0 2–0 4–2 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–5 2–1 1–3 2–1 3–1
VfB Lübeck 1–1 2–2 0–5 0–1 0–1 2–2 0–4 3–2 2–1 1–1 0–3 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–3 0–0
Waldhof Mannheim 3–0 1–0 1–3 0–2 0–0 0–2 3–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–2 3–1 0–2 0–2 6–1 1–2
1860 Munich 1–2 0–0 4–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 3–1 1–2 2–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0
Preußen Münster 4–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 3–3 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–1 3–2 3–1
Jahn Regensburg 0–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–3 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–1
1. FC Saarbrücken 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 0–0 2–2 4–1 2–1 2–1 4–3
SV Sandhausen 1–0 1–2 3–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 3–3 1–2 3–0 3–0 0–2 6–3 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–2
SSV Ulm 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–3 2–2 2–1 2–1 2–3 0–0 3–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–0
SpVgg Unterhaching 0–0 1–2 3–4 1–0 4–0 1–0 2–0 0–3 2–1 4–1 3–0 3–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 3–2 1–0
SC Verl 3–1 3–1 2–3 1–0 1–3 1–1 3–2 3–2 2–2 1–1 4–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 4–4 0–3 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2024. Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

As of 21 April 2024
Rank Player Club Goals[28]
1 Germany Jannik Mause FC Ingolstadt 18
2 Germany Malik Batmaz Preußen Münster 16
Germany Joel Grodowski Preußen Münster
4 Germany Dominic Baumann Hallescher FC 15
5 Germany Marcel Bär Erzgebirge Aue 13
6 Germany Kai Brünker 1. FC Saarbrücken 12
Germany Luca Marseiler Viktoria Köln
8 Germany Patrick Hobsch SpVgg Unterhaching 11
Germany Stefan Kutschke Dynamo Dresden
Germany Ole Pohlmann Borussia Dortmund II

Hat-tricks[edit]

Player Club Against Result Date
Germany Malik Batmaz Preußen Münster Erzgebirge Aue 4–0 (H) 5 October 2023
Germany Mathias Fetsch4 SpVgg Unterhaching Rot-Weiss Essen 4–0 (H)
Germany Oliver Batista Meier SC Verl Rot-Weiss Essen 5–0 (A) 7 October 2023
Germany Stefan Kutschke Dynamo Dresden Viktoria Köln 5–1 (A) 10 November 2023
Germany Ole Pohlmann Borussia Dortmund II SpVgg Unterhaching 4–3 (A) 24 February 2024
Germany Maximilian Breunig SC Freiburg II VfB Lübeck 3–0 (A) 9 March 2024

4 Player scored four goals.

Clean sheets[edit]

As of 21 April 2024
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[29]
1 Germany Christian Ortag SSV Ulm 15
2 Germany René Vollath SpVgg Unterhaching 12
3 Germany Nikolai Rehnen SV Sandhausen 11
4 Germany Marius Funk FC Ingolstadt 9
Germany Tim Schreiber 1. FC Saarbrücken
6 Germany Marco Hiller 1860 Munich 8
Germany Felix Gebhardt Jahn Regensburg
Germany Jakob Golz Rot-Weiss Essen
Germany Jonas Kersken Arminia Bielefeld
Germany Martin Männel Erzgebirge Aue
Germany Maximilian Schulze Niehues Preußen Münster
Germany Luca Unbehaun SC Verl

Number of teams by state[edit]

Position State Number of teams Teams
1  North Rhine-Westphalia 7 Arminia Bielefeld, Borussia Dortmund II, MSV Duisburg, Rot-Weiss Essen,
Viktoria Köln, Preußen Münster and SC Verl
2  Baden-Württemberg 4 SC Freiburg II, Waldhof Mannheim, SV Sandhausen and SSV Ulm
 Bavaria FC Ingolstadt, 1860 Munich, Jahn Regensburg and SpVgg Unterhaching
4  Saxony 2 Erzgebirge Aue and Dynamo Dresden
5  Saarland 1 1. FC Saarbrücken
 Saxony-Anhalt Hallescher FC
 Schleswig-Holstein VfB Lübeck

References[edit]

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