2008–09 3. Liga
Season | 2008–09 |
---|---|
Champions | 1. FC Union Berlin |
Promoted | 1. FC Union Berlin Fortuna Düsseldorf SC Paderborn 07 (via playoff) |
Relegated | VfR Aalen Stuttgarter Kickers Kickers Emden (due to licensing issues) |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 956 (2.52 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Anton Fink (21) |
Biggest home win | Paderborn 6–0 Burghausen |
Biggest away win | Jena 0–6 Stuttgart II |
Highest scoring | Br'schweig 5–5 Düsseldorf |
← 2007–08 (Regionalliga) 2009–10 → |
The 2008–09 3. Liga was the inaugural season for the newly formed tier III of the German football league system. The inaugural game was played on 25 July 2008 between FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt and Dynamo Dresden, ending with a 1–0 win for Dresden. The last games were played on 23 May 2009. 1. FC Union Berlin were the inaugural champions, securing first place on 10 May 2009. Runners-up Fortuna Düsseldorf were also promoted. Third-placed team SC Paderborn 07 played a relegation/promotion play-off against the 16th-placed team from 2. Bundesliga, VfL Osnabrück, winning both games and earning promotion. Kickers Emden, VfR Aalen, and Stuttgarter Kickers were relegated to the Regionalliga.
Qualified teams
The following teams were relegated to 3. Liga from 2007–08 2. Bundesliga:
The following teams qualified through Regionalliga North:
- Fortuna Düsseldorf
- 1. FC Union Berlin
- SV Werder Bremen II
- Wuppertaler SV Borussia
- FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt
- Dynamo Dresden
- Kickers Emden
- Eintracht Braunschweig
The following teams qualified through Regionalliga South:
- VfB Stuttgart II
- VfR Aalen
- SV Sandhausen
- SpVgg Unterhaching
- SV Wacker Burghausen
- FC Bayern Munich II
- SSV Jahn Regensburg
- Stuttgarter Kickers
Cities and stadia
- Notes
- 1. FC Union Berlin played its 2008–09 home matches at Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark because their own ground Alte Försterei was undergoing renovation.[1]
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
VfR Aalen | ![]() |
Sacked | 27 August 2008[2] | ![]() |
28 August 2008[2] |
FC Carl Zeiss Jena | ![]() |
Sacked | 14 September 2008[3] | ![]() |
22 September 2008[4] |
Stuttgarter Kickers | ![]() |
Sacked | 21 September 2008[5] | ![]() |
21 September 2008[5] |
VfR Aalen | ![]() |
Resigned | 15 November 2008[6] | ![]() |
21 November 2008[7] |
SSV Jahn Regensburg | ![]() |
Sacked | 24 November 2008[8] | ![]() |
24 November 2008[8] |
Wuppertaler SV Borussia | ![]() |
Sacked | 22 December 2008[9] | ![]() |
23 December 2008[9] |
FC Carl Zeiss Jena | ![]() |
Sacked | 23 March 2009[10] | ![]() |
23 March 2009[10] |
Stuttgarter Kickers | ![]() |
Resigned | 14 April 2009[11] | ![]() |
14 April 2009[11] |
SV Wacker Burghausen | ![]() |
Sacked | 15 April 2009[12] | ![]() |
15 April 2009[12] |
FC Bayern Munich II | ![]() |
"Promoted" to interim assistant coach of first team | 27 April 2009[13] | ![]() |
27 April 2009[13] |
FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | ![]() |
Sacked | 28 April 2009[14] | ![]() |
28 April 2009[14] |
VfR Aalen | ![]() |
Resigned | 5 May 2009[15] | ![]() |
6 May 2009[16] |
SC Paderborn 07 | ![]() |
Sacked | 13 May 2009[17] | ![]() |
13 May 2009[17] |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Union Berlin (C, P) | 38 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 59 | 23 | +36 | 78 | Promotion to 2. Bundesliga |
2 | Fortuna Düsseldorf (P) | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 69 | |
3 | SC Paderborn 07 (O, P) | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 68 | 38 | +30 | 68 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
4 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 67 | |
5 | Bayern Munich II[a] | 38 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 59 | |
6 | Kickers Emden (R) | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 59[b] | Relegation to Oberliga Niedersachsen |
7 | Kickers Offenbach | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 52 | |
8 | SV Sandhausen | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 50 | |
9 | Dynamo Dresden | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 50 | |
10 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 50 | |
11 | VfB Stuttgart II[a] | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 49 | |
12 | Erzgebirge Aue | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 48 | |
13 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 45 | |
14 | Wuppertaler SV | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 45 | |
15 | Jahn Regensburg | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 45 | |
16 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 41 | 59 | −18 | 41 | |
17 | Werder Bremen II[a] | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 40 | |
18 | Wacker Burghausen | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 65 | −25 | 40[b] | |
19 | VfR Aalen (R) | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 60 | −22 | 39 | Relegation to Regionalliga |
20 | Stuttgarter Kickers (R) | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 38 | 71 | −33 | 29[c] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b c Bayern Munich II, Stuttgart II and Werder Bremen II are not available for promotion.
- ^ a b Kickers Emden retracted their application for a 3. Liga license for the 2009–10 season and were automatically relegated. SV Wacker Burghausen took their spot.
- ^ Stuttgarter Kickers received a three-point deduction due to failed debt repayments to the German Football Association.
Results
Top scorers
Source: www.kicker.de
- 21 goals
- 17 goals
- 16 goals
- 15 goals
- 14 goals
- 12 goals
References
- ^ "1. FC Union Berlin startet Dauerkartenverkauf". 1. FC Union Berlin (in German). 22 June 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Folgt Kohler auf Schmitt?". kicker.de (in German). 27 August 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
- ^ "Bürger entlassen". kicker.de (in German). Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
- ^ "René van Eck folgt auf Bürger". kicker.de (in German). Archived from the original on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
- ^ a b "Schmitt coacht die Kickers". kicker.de (in German). Archived from the original on 23 September 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
- ^ "Jürgen Kohler tritt ab". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 15 November 2008.
- ^ "Nicht Schupp, sondern Sander" (in German). 21 November 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
- ^ a b "Jahn trennt sich von Kristl". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 22 December 2008.
- ^ a b "Fuchs kehrt zum WSV zurück". kicker.de (in German). Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
- ^ a b "Jena trennt sich von René van Eck – Marc Fascher neuer Trainer". FC Carl Zeiss Jena (in German). 23 March 2009. Archived from the original on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ^ a b Pfauth, Frank (14 April 2009). "Trainerwechsel beim Drittliga-Tabellenletzten". Stuttgarter Kickers (in German). Archived from the original on 17 April 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Chef-Trainer Günter Güttler beurlaubt – Santelli übernimmt". SV Wacker Burghausen (in German). Retrieved 15 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Scholl übernimmt den FC Bayern II". FC Bayern Munich (in German). 27 April 2009. Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Erfurt entlässt Trainer Baumann". sport.t-online.de (in German). 28 April 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ "Kohler und Sander weg". kicker online (in German). Archived from the original on 7 May 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
- ^ "Scharinger folgt auf Sander". kicker online (in German). Archived from the original on 10 May 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
- ^ a b "Trainerwechsel im Endspurt". SC Paderborn 07 (in German). 13 May 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
External links
- 3. Liga at the official German FA website (in German)