2021–22 3. Liga

The 2021–22 3. Liga is the 14th season of the 3. Liga. It was originally scheduled to start on 23 July 2021 and conclude on 14 May 2022;[1] however, the opening match between VfL Osnabrück and MSV Duisburg had to be postponed after Duisburg was quarantined due to COVID-19 cases, delaying the season start by one day.[2]

3. Liga
Season2021–22
Dates24 July 2021 – 14 May 2022
Matches played190
Goals scored509 (2.68 per match)
Top goalscorerMichael Eberwein
(11 goals)
Biggest home win1860 Munich 6–0 Freiburg II
Biggest away winHavelse 0–6 Kaiserslautern
Highest scoringHalle 4–4 Verl
Verl 5–3 Havelse
Longest winning run5 games
Meppen
Longest unbeaten run9 games
Zwickau
Longest winless run8 games
Havelse
Würzburg
Zwickau
Longest losing run7 games
Havelse
Attendance997,562 (5,250 per match)[note 1]
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 15 December 2021.

From this season onward, the German Football Association will allow clubs to place a sponsor logo on the back of their shirts.[3]

The league fixtures were announced on 1 July 2021.[4]

Teams
Locations of the 2020–21 3. Liga teams

Team changes

Originally, SV Meppen was relegated from the 2020–21 3. Liga. However, KFC Uerdingen could not meet the licensing requirements, sparing Meppen from relegation.[5]

Promoted from 2020–21 RegionalligaRelegated from 2020–21 2. BundesligaPromoted to 2021–22 2. BundesligaRelegated from 2020–21 3. Liga
Viktoria Berlin
Borussia Dortmund II
SC Freiburg II
TSV Havelse		VfL Osnabrück
Eintracht Braunschweig
Würzburger Kickers		Dynamo Dresden
Hansa Rostock
FC Ingolstadt		KFC Uerdingen
Bayern Munich II
VfB Lübeck
SpVgg Unterhaching

Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Viktoria Berlin Berlin Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Stadion1 10,000[6]
Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweig Eintracht-Stadion 23,325
Borussia Dortmund II Dortmund Stadion Rote Erde 9,999
MSV Duisburg Duisburg Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 31,500
SC Freiburg II Freiburg im Breisgau Dreisamstadion2 24,000
Hallescher FC Halle Leuna Chemie Stadion 15,057
TSV Havelse Hanover HDI-Arena3 49,200
1. FC Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern Fritz-Walter-Stadion 49,780
Viktoria Köln Cologne Sportpark Höhenberg 10,001
1. FC Magdeburg Magdeburg MDCC-Arena 27,500
Waldhof Mannheim Mannheim Carl-Benz-Stadion 25,667
SV Meppen Meppen Hänsch-Arena 16,500
1860 Munich Munich Grünwalder Stadion 15,000
Türkgücü München Munich Olympiastadion
Grünwalder Stadion		 69,250
15,000
VfL Osnabrück Osnabrück Stadion an der Bremer Brücke 16,667
1. FC Saarbrücken Saarbrücken Ludwigsparkstadion 16,003
SC Verl Lotte Stadion am Lotter Kreuz4 10,059
Wehen Wiesbaden Wiesbaden BRITA-Arena 12,250
Würzburger Kickers Würzburg Flyeralarm Arena 14,500
FSV Zwickau Zwickau GGZ-Arena Zwickau 10,049

1 Viktoria Berlin will play their home matches at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Stadion since their home stadium, the Stadion Lichterfelde, did not meet 3. Liga standards.[6]
2 SC Freiburg II will move to the Dreisamstadion if SC Freiburg moves to the SC-Stadion until the start of the 2021–22 Bundesliga season, since their previous home stadium, the Möslestadion, does not meet 3. Liga standards.[7]
3 TSV Havelse will play their home matches at the HDI-Arena since their home stadium, the Wilhelm-Langrehr-Stadion in Garbsen, did not meet 3. Liga standards.[8]
4 SC Verl will play their home matches at the Stadion am Lotter Kreuz since their home stadium, the Sportclub Arena in Verl, did not meet 3. Liga standards.[9]

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Front Sleeve Back
Viktoria Berlin Benedetto Muzzicato Christoph Menz Capelli
Eintracht Braunschweig Michael Schiele Jasmin Fejzić Puma Heycar
Borussia Dortmund II Enrico Maaßen Steffen Tigges Puma 1&1 Ionos Opel
MSV Duisburg Hagen Schmidt Moritz Stoppelkamp Capelli ZOXS Rheinpower
SC Freiburg II Thomas Stamm Johannes Flum Nike Schwarzwaldmilch ROSE Bikes
Hallescher FC Florian Schnorrenberg Jonas Nietfeld Puma sunmaker Saalesparkasse Hofmann Personal
TSV Havelse Rüdiger Ziehl Tobias Fölster Nike reifen.com City of Garbsen Stadtwerke Garbsen
1. FC Kaiserslautern Marco Antwerpen Jean Zimmer Nike Allgäuer Latschenkiefer Lotto Rheinland-Pfalz Kemmler Kopier Systeme
Viktoria Köln Olaf Janßen Marcel Risse Capelli ETL Wintec Autoglas
1. FC Magdeburg Christian Titz Tobias Müller Uhlsport Humanas SWM Magdeburg
Waldhof Mannheim Patrick Glöckner Marcel Seegert Capelli Suntat Eichbaum
SV Meppen Rico Schmitt Thilo Leugers Nike KiK xxl Echt Emsland
1860 Munich Michael Köllner Sascha Mölders Nike Die Bayerische Bet3000 Pangea Life
Türkgücü München Alper Kayabunar Mërgim Mavraj Capelli
VfL Osnabrück Daniel Scherning Marc Heider Puma SO-TECH Jopa
1. FC Saarbrücken Uwe Koschinat Manuel Zeitz Adidas Victor's Group Saarland-Sporttoto Victor's Group
SC Verl Guerino Capretti Mael Corboz Joma Beckhoff EGE GmbH
Wehen Wiesbaden Markus Kauczinski Sebastian Mrowca Capelli Brita sunmaker
Würzburger Kickers Danny Schwarz Christian Strohdiek Jako BVUK
FSV Zwickau Joe Enochs Johannes Brinkies Puma Omni Group ATUS WP Holding

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing Manner Exit date Position in table Incoming Incoming date Ref.
Announced on Departed on Announced on Arrived on
1. FC Saarbrücken Lukas Kwasniok End of contract 5 February 2021 30 June 2021 Pre-season Uwe Koschinat 6 April 2021 1 July 2021 [10][11]
SC Freiburg II Christian Preußer 8 February 2021 Thomas Stamm 31 March 2021 [12][13]
Würzburger Kickers Ralf Santelli / Sebastian Schuppan (interim) End of caretaker spell 2 April 2021 Torsten Ziegner 24 May 2021 [14][15]
Türkgücü München Andreas Pummer (interim) 6 May 2021 Petr Ruman 29 April 2021 [16]
TSV Havelse Jan Zimmermann Signed for Hannover 96 10 May 2021 Rüdiger Ziehl 28 June 2021 [17][18]
Eintracht Braunschweig Daniel Meyer Sacked 27 May 2021 Michael Schiele 6 June 2021 [19][20]
VfL Osnabrück Markus Feldhoff End of contract 31 May 2021 Daniel Scherning 7 June 2021 [21][22]
Türkgücü München Petr Ruman Sacked 20 September 2021 10th Peter Hyballa 20 September 2021 [23]
Würzburger Kickers Torsten Ziegner 4 October 2021 19th Danny Schwarz 13 October 2021 [24][25]
MSV Duisburg Pavel Dochev 7 October 2021 17th Uwe Schubert (interim) 7 October 2021 [26]
Uwe Schubert (interim) End of caretaker spell 18 October 2021 17th Hagen Schmidt 18 October 2021 [27]
Wehen Wiesbaden Rüdiger Rehm Sacked 25 October 2021 9th Mike Krannich/ Nils Döring (interim) 25 October 2021 [28]
Mike Krannich/ Nils Döring (interim) End of caretaker spell 8 November 2021 7th Markus Kauczinski 8 November 2021 [29]
Türkgücü München Peter Hyballa Sacked 23 November 2021 16th Alper Kayabunar (interim) 23 November 2021 [30]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 1. FC Magdeburg 19 13 2 4 38 18 +20 41 Promotion to 2. Bundesliga and qualification to DFB-Pokal
2 Eintracht Braunschweig 19 10 5 4 35 19 +16 35
3 Waldhof Mannheim 19 9 7 3 32 19 +13 34 Qualification to promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal
4 1. FC Saarbrücken 19 9 6 4 30 22 +8 33 Qualification to DFB-Pokal
5 SV Meppen 19 10 3 6 28 26 +2 33
6 1. FC Kaiserslautern 19 9 5 5 27 12 +15 32
7 VfL Osnabrück 19 8 5 6 25 19 +6 29
8 Borussia Dortmund II[lower-alpha 1] 19 8 3 8 26 22 +4 27
9 Wehen Wiesbaden 19 7 6 6 27 24 +3 27
10 1860 Munich 19 6 8 5 29 27 +2 26
11 SC Freiburg II[lower-alpha 1] 19 7 5 7 15 26 −11 26
12 Viktoria Berlin 19 6 5 8 26 25 +1 23
13 FSV Zwickau 19 4 11 4 25 25 0 23
14 Hallescher FC 19 5 7 7 26 29 −3 22
15 Viktoria Köln 19 6 4 9 21 32 −11 22
16 Türkgücü München 19 5 5 9 19 28 −9 20
17 SC Verl 19 4 6 9 28 38 −10 18 Relegation to Regionalliga
18 MSV Duisburg 19 5 2 12 23 33 −10 17
19 Würzburger Kickers 19 3 8 8 14 25 −11 17
20 TSV Havelse 19 3 3 13 15 40 −25 12
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2021. Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[31]
Notes:
  1. Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion or DFB-Pokal qualification.

Results
Home \ Away BER BRA DOR DUI FRE HAL HAV KAI KÖL MAG MAN MEP MUN TÜR OSN SAA VER WIE WÜR ZWI
Viktoria Berlin — 2–1 0–1 3–4 4–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 3–1 1–1
Eintracht Braunschweig 0–4 — 4–2 0–0 5–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–2 2–0
Borussia Dortmund II — 4–1 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–0 2–0
MSV Duisburg 1–0 3–2 — 3–0 1–1 1–3 0–1 2–2 0–2 2–0
SC Freiburg II 2–0 0–1 2–5 1–0 — 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–2 0–0 1–0
Hallescher FC 0–2 1–2 2–1 — 1–0 3–2 3–1 1–1 2–3 4–4 0–0
TSV Havelse 0–4 0–1 2–1 — 0–6 1–0 1–3 1–2 2–3 0–3 0–1
1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–0 3–0 — 4–0 0–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–1
Viktoria Köln 1–2 4–2 3–1 2–0 — 1–0 2–3 0–0 1–1 1–1
1. FC Magdeburg 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 — 4–0 2–1 2–0 1–2
Waldhof Mannheim 2–1 0–2 — 5–0 3–0 3–3 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1
SV Meppen 3–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 4–0 2–3 — 1–0 2–2 1–0
1860 Munich 1–1 3–2 6–0 3–0 2–5 1–3 1–1 — 1–1 1–0 0–2
Türkgücü München 2–1 1–0 3–0 2–2 1–2 1–2 — 0–3 1–0 2–2
VfL Osnabrück 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 3–1 — 0–1 0–1
1. FC Saarbrücken 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 — 3–4
SC Verl 3–3 0–3 0–3 5–3 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–3 2–4 —
Wehen Wiesbaden 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–4 3–4 0–0 0–0 — 2–2
Würzburger Kickers 0–2 0–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–4 — 2–2
FSV Zwickau 1–1 1–2 3–2 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2021. Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers
As of 15 December 2021
Rank Player Club Goals[32]
1 Michael Eberwein Hallescher FC 11
2 Orhan Ademi MSV Duisburg 10
Dominik Martinović Waldhof Mannheim
Gustaf Nilsson Wehen Wiesbaden
5 Barış Atik 1. FC Magdeburg 8
Luca Schuler 1. FC Magdeburg
Luka Tankulić SV Meppen
8 Adriano Grimaldi 1. FC Saarbrücken 8
Lion Lauberbach Eintracht Braunschweig
10 Tolcay Ciğerci Viktoria Berlin 7
Marc Schnatterer Waldhof Mannheim
Berkan Taz Borussia Dortmund II

Notes
  1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, each local health department allows a different number of spectators.

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