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2008–09 3. Liga

1st season of the 3. Liga


1st season of the 3. Liga

FieldValue
competition[3. Liga](3-liga)
season2008–09
winners[1. FC Union Berlin](1-fc-union-berlin)
promotedUnion Berlin
Fortuna Düsseldorf
SC Paderborn (via play-off)
relegatedVfR Aalen
Stuttgarter Kickers
Kickers Emden (due to licensing issues)
league topscorerAnton Fink (21)
biggest home winPaderborn 6–0 Burghausen
biggest away winJena 0–6 Stuttgart II
highest scoringBr'schweig 5–5 Düsseldorf
matches380
total goals956
prevseason[2007–08](2007-08-regionalliga) (Regionalliga)
nextseason[2009–10](2009-10-3-liga)

Fortuna Düsseldorf SC Paderborn (via play-off) Stuttgarter Kickers Kickers Emden (due to licensing issues)

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:

  • Kickers Offenbach
  • FC Erzgebirge Aue
  • SC Paderborn 07
  • FC Carl Zeiss Jena

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

Teams, Head Coach, Cities and Stadiums

TeamHead CoachCityStadiumCapacity
VfR AalenGER Rainer ScharingerAalenStädtisches Waldstadion11,183
FC Erzgebirge AueGER Heiko WeberAueErzgebirgsstadion16,350
[1. FC Union Berlin](1-fc-union-berlin)GER Uwe NeuhausBerlinFriedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark119,708
Eintracht BraunschweigGER Torsten LieberknechtBraunschweigEintracht-Stadion23,500
SV Werder Bremen IIGER Thomas WolterBremenWeserstadion Platz 115,500
SV Wacker BurghausenGER Ralf Santelli (interim)BurghausenWacker Arena8,400
Dynamo DresdenNED Ruud KaiserDresdenRudolf Harbig Stadion23,940
Fortuna DüsseldorfGER Norbert MeierDüsseldorfLTU-Arena51,500
Kickers EmdenGER Stefan EmmerlingEmdenEmbdena-Stadion7,200
FC Rot-Weiß ErfurtGER Henri Fuchs (interim)ErfurtSteigerwaldstadion20,000
FC Carl Zeiss JenaGER Marc FascherJenaErnst-Abbe-Sportfeld15,610
FC Bayern Munich IIGER Mehmet Scholl (interim)MunichGrünwalder Stadion10,240
Kickers OffenbachGER Hans-Jürgen BoysenOffenbach am MainBieberer Berg Stadion31,500
SC Paderborn 07GER André Schubert (interim)PaderbornParagon Arena15,300
SSV Jahn RegensburgGER Markus WeinzierlRegensburgJahnstadion11,800
SV SandhausenGER Gerd DaisSandhausenHardtwaldstadion11,544
Stuttgarter KickersGER Rainer KraftStuttgartGAZi-Stadion auf der Waldau11,436
VfB Stuttgart IIGER Rainer AdrionStuttgartGAZi-Stadion auf der Waldau11,436
SpVgg UnterhachingAUT Ralph HasenhüttlUnterhachingGenerali Sportpark15,053
Wuppertaler SV BorussiaGER Uwe FuchsWuppertalZoo-Stadion28,000

;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.

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointment
VfR AalenGER Edgar SchmittSackedurl=https://www.kicker.de/folgt-kohler-auf-schmitt-382286/artikeltitle=Folgt Kohler auf Schmitt?work=kicker.dedate=27 August 2008access-date=27 August 2008language=de}}GER Jürgen Kohler28 August 2008
FC Carl Zeiss JenaGER Henning BürgerSacked14 September 2008NED René van Eck22 September 2008
Stuttgarter KickersGER Stefan MinkwitzSackedurl=https://www.kicker.de/schmitt-coacht-die-kickers-383125/artikeltitle=Schmitt coacht die Kickerswork=Kickeraccess-date=21 September 2008language=dearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080923125405/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/3liga/startseite/artikel/383125/archive-date=23 September 2008url-status=live}}GER Edgar Schmitt21 September 2008
VfR AalenGER Jürgen KohlerResigned15 November 2008GER Petrik Sander21 November 2008
SSV Jahn RegensburgGER Thomas KristlSackedurl=https://www.kicker.de/jahn-trennt-sich-von-kristl-500854/artikeltitle=Jahn trennt sich von Kristlwork=Kickeraccess-date=22 December 2008language=de}}GER Markus Weinzierl24 November 2008
Wuppertaler SV BorussiaGER Christoph JohnSackedurl=https://www.kicker.de/fuchs-kehrt-zum-wsv-zurueck-502125/artikeltitle=Fuchs kehrt zum WSV zurückwork=Kickeraccess-date=23 December 2008language=dearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229023731/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/3liga/startseite/artikel/502125/archive-date=29 December 2008url-status=live}}GER Uwe Fuchs23 December 2008
FC Carl Zeiss JenaNED René van EckSackedurl=http://www.fc-carlzeiss-jena.de/magazin/artikel.php?artikel=6469&type=&menuid=74&topmenu=301title=Jena trennt sich von René van Eck – Marc Fascher neuer Trainerwork=FC Carl Zeiss Jenadate=23 March 2009access-date=25 March 2009language=dearchive-url=https://archive.today/20090326015205/http://www.fc-carlzeiss-jena.de/magazin/artikel.php?artikel=6469&type=&menuid=74&topmenu=301archive-date=26 March 2009url-status=dead }}GER Marc Fascher23 March 2009
Stuttgarter KickersGER Edgar SchmittResignedurl=http://www.stuttgarter-kickers.de/magazin/artikel.php?artikel=2446&type=2&menuid=29&topmenu=28title=Trainerwechsel beim Drittliga-Tabellenletztenfirst=Franklast=Pfauthwork=Stuttgarter Kickersdate=14 April 2009access-date=14 April 2009language=dearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417045805/http://www.stuttgarter-kickers.de/magazin/artikel.php?artikel=2446&type=2&menuid=29&topmenu=28archive-date=17 April 2009url-status=dead}}GER Rainer Kraft14 April 2009
SV Wacker BurghausenGER Günter GüttlerSackedurl=http://fussball.sv-wacker.de/index.php?id=505&tx_ttnews%5btt_news%5d=3084&tx_ttnews%5bbackPid%5d=1&cHash=dd6e76971ctitle=Chef-Trainer Günter Güttler beurlaubt – Santelli übernimmtwork=SV Wacker Burghausenaccess-date=15 April 2009language=de}}GER Ralf Santelli (interim)15 April 2009
FC Bayern Munich IIGER Hermann Gerland"Promoted" to interim assistant coach of first teamurl=http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/de/aktuell/news/2009/19329.phptitle=Scholl übernimmt den FC Bayern IIwork=FC Bayern Munichdate=27 April 2009access-date=27 April 2009language=dearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430032035/http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/de/aktuell/news/2009/19329.phparchive-date=30 April 2009url-status=live}}GER Mehmet Scholl (interim)27 April 2009
FC Rot-Weiß ErfurtGER Karsten BaumannSackedurl=http://sport.t-online.de/trainerwechsel-fc-rot-weiss-erfurt-entlaesst-karsten-baumann/id_18580096/indextitle=Erfurt entlässt Trainer Baumannwork=sport.t-online.dedate=28 April 2009access-date=21 December 2011language=de}}GER Henri Fuchs (interim)28 April 2009
VfR AalenGER Petrik SanderResigned5 May 2009GER Rainer Scharinger6 May 2009
SC Paderborn 07BUL Pavel DotchevSackedurl=http://www.scpaderborn07.de/2-News/5324,Trainerwechsel-im-Endspurt.htmltitle=Trainerwechsel im Endspurtwork=SC Paderborn 07date=13 May 2009access-date=1 June 2009language=de}}GER André Schubert13 May 2009

League table

Results

Top scorers

Source: www.kicker.de ;21 goals

  • Germany Anton Fink (SpVgg Unterhaching)

;17 goals

  • Turkey Sercan Güvenisik (SC Paderborn 07)
  • Germany Torsten Oehrl (SV Werder Bremen II)

;16 goals

;15 goals

  • Germany Thomas Müller (FC Bayern Munich II)

;14 goals

  • Germany Frank Löning (SC Paderborn 07)
  • Germany Halil Savran (Dynamo Dresden)

;12 goals

  • Italy Massimo Cannizzaro (FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt)
  • Germany Marco Sailer (VfR Aalen)

References

References

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  2. (27 August 2008). "Folgt Kohler auf Schmitt?". [[kicker (sports magazine).
  3. "Bürger entlassen". [[Kicker (magazine).
  4. "René van Eck folgt auf Bürger". [[Kicker (magazine).
  5. "Schmitt coacht die Kickers". [[Kicker (magazine).
  6. "Jürgen Kohler tritt ab". [[Kicker (magazine).
  7. (21 November 2008). "Nicht Schupp, sondern Sander".
  8. "Jahn trennt sich von Kristl". [[Kicker (magazine).
  9. "Fuchs kehrt zum WSV zurück". [[Kicker (magazine).
  10. (23 March 2009). "Jena trennt sich von René van Eck – Marc Fascher neuer Trainer". [[FC Carl Zeiss Jena]].
  11. Pfauth, Frank. (14 April 2009). "Trainerwechsel beim Drittliga-Tabellenletzten". [[Stuttgarter Kickers]].
  12. "Chef-Trainer Günter Güttler beurlaubt – Santelli übernimmt". SV Wacker Burghausen.
  13. (27 April 2009). "Scholl übernimmt den FC Bayern II". [[FC Bayern Munich]].
  14. (28 April 2009). "Erfurt entlässt Trainer Baumann". sport.t-online.de.
  15. "Kohler und Sander weg". kicker online.
  16. "Scharinger folgt auf Sander". kicker online.
  17. (13 May 2009). "Trainerwechsel im Endspurt". [[SC Paderborn 07]].
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