The 2024–25 3. Liga is the 17th season of the 3. Liga. It started on 2 August 2024 and will conclude on 17 May 2025.[1]
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 August 2024 – 17 May 2025 |
| Matches played | 140 |
| Goals scored | 419 (2.99 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Timmy Thiele (10 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Cottbus 4–0 Stuttgart Cottbus 5–1 Munich Rostock 4–0 Essen Essen 4–0 Cottbus |
| Biggest away win | Wiesbaden 1–5 Hannover Hannover 0–4 Ingolstadt |
| Highest scoring | Köln 3–5 Dortmund Köln 4–4 Ingolstadt Ingolstadt 5–3 Dortmund |
| Longest winning run | 4 games Cottbus |
| Longest unbeaten run | 9 games Sandhausen |
| Longest winless run | 9 games Unterhaching |
| Longest losing run | 4 games Aue Verl |
| Highest attendance | 31,434 Dresden v Rostock |
| Lowest attendance | 1,000 Stuttgart v Ingolstadt |
| Attendance | 1,545,141 (11,037 per match) |
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 10 November 2024. | |
The fixtures were announced on 9 July 2024.[2]
Teams
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Locations of the 2024–25 3. Liga teams
Team changes
editStadiums and locations
editPersonnel and kits
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Managerial changes
edit| Team | Outgoing | Manner | Exit date | Position in table | Incoming | Incoming date | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Announced on | Departs on | Announced on | Arrived on | ||||||
| Dynamo Dresden |  Heiko Scholz (interim)
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End of caretaker | 20 April 2024 | 30 June 2024 | Pre-season |  Thomas Stamm
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19 May 2024 | 1 July 2024 | [3][4] |
| Wehen Wiesbaden | Nils Döring (interim)
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28 April 2024 | Nils Döring
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19 June 2024 | [5][6] | ||||
| FC Ingolstadt | Sabrina Wittmann (interim)
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2 May 2024 | Sabrina Wittmann
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5 June 2024 | [7][8] | ||||
| SV Sandhausen | Gerhard Kleppinger (interim)
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13 May 2024 |  Sreto Ristić
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24 May 2024 | [9][10] | ||||
| Hansa Rostock |  Mersad Selimbegović
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End of contract | 23 May 2024 | Bernd Hollerbach
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29 May 2024 | [11][12] | |||
| Waldhof Mannheim | Marco Antwerpen
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Sacked | 17 September 2024 | 20th | Bernhard Trares
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18 September 2024 | [13][14] | ||
| VfL Osnabrück | Uwe Koschinat
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22 September 2024 | 16th | Pit Reimers
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25 September 2024 | [15][16] | |||
| Hansa Rostock | Bernd Hollerbach
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24 October 2024 | 18th | Simon Pesch / Marcus Rabenhorst (interim)
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24 October 2024 | [17] | |||
| Simon Pesch / Marcus Rabenhorst (interim)
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End of caretaker | 2 November 2024 | 12th | Daniel Brinkmann
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2 November 2024 | [18] | |||
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SV Sandhausen | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 26 | Promotion to 2. Bundesliga and qualification for DFB-Pokal |
| 2 | Arminia Bielefeld | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 26 | |
| 3 | Dynamo Dresden | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 25 | Qualification for promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal |
| 4 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 25 | Qualification for DFB-Pokal |
| 5 | Energie Cottbus | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 24 | |
| 6 | Erzgebirge Aue | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 23 | |
| 7 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 22 | |
| 8 | FC Ingolstadt | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 20 | |
| 9 | Viktoria Köln | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 20 | |
| 10 | 1860 Munich | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 20 | |
| 11 | Borussia Dortmund II[a] | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 18 | |
| 12 | Alemannia Aachen | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 18 | |
| 13 | Waldhof Mannheim | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 17 | |
| 14 | SC Verl | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 17 | |
| 15 | Hansa Rostock | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 16 | |
| 16 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 15 | |
| 17 | VfB Stuttgart II[a] | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 15 | Relegation to Regionalliga |
| 18 | Hannover 96 II[a] | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 12 | |
| 19 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 12 | |
| 20 | VfL Osnabrück | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 10 |
Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 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.[19]
Notes:
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.[19]
Notes:
- ^ a b c Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion or DFB-Pokal qualification.
Results
editStatistics
editTop scorers
edit- As of 10 November 2024[20]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timmy Thiele
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Energie Cottbus | 10 |
| 2 |  Tolcay Ciğerci
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Energie Cottbus | 8 |
| Christoph Daferner
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Dynamo Dresden | ||
| Fatih Kaya
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Wehen Wiesbaden | ||
| 5 | Sebastian Grönning
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FC Ingolstadt | 7 |
| Serhat-Semih Güler
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Viktoria Köln | ||
| Julian Hettwer
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Borussia Dortmund II | ||
| Lex Tyger Lobinger
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Viktoria Köln | ||
| 9 | Marcel Bär
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Erzgebirge Aue | 6 |
| Dominic Baumann
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SV Sandhausen | ||
| Terrence Boyd
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Waldhof Mannheim | ||
| Moritz Flotho
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Wehen Wiesbaden | ||
| Ba-Muaka Simakala
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VfL Osnabrück |
Hat-tricks
edit| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timmy Thiele4
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Energie Cottbus | 1. FC Saarbrucken | 4–1 (H) | 28 September 2024 |
| Julian Kania
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Arminia Bielefeld | Hannover 96 II | 4–1 (A) | 23 October 2024 |
4 Player scored four goals.
Clean sheets
edit- As of 10 November 2024[21]
References
edit- ^ "Rahmenterminkalender für Saison 2024/2025 beschlossen". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Spielplan ist da: Neue Saison der 3. Liga startet in München". dfb.de (in German). 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Dynamo Dresden trennt sich von Trainer Anfang" [Dynamo Dresden part ways with coach Anfang]. kicker.de (in German). kicker. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ ""Wunschkandidat" Stamm wird zur neuen Saison Dynamo-Trainer" [“Favoured candidate” Stamm becomes Dynamo coach for the new season]. kicker.de (in German). kicker. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "SV Wehen Wiesbaden stellt Aufstiegstrainer Kauczinski frei" [SV Wehen Wiesbaden sacks promotion coach Kauczinski]. kicker.de (in German). kicker. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "SVWW setzt weiter auf Nils Döring als Cheftrainer". svww.de (in German). 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "FCI stellt Cheftrainer Michael Köllner frei, Sabrina Wittmann übernimmt bis Saisonende". fcingolstadt.de (in German). 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Entscheidung gefallen: Sabrina Wittmann wird Cheftrainerin beim FC Ingolstadt 04". fcingolstadt.de (in German). 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Jens Keller ist nicht mehr Cheftrainer des SV Sandhausen". svs1916.de. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Sreto Ristic wird neuer Trainer beim SV Sandhausen" [Sreto Ristic becomes new coach at SV Sandhausen]. swr.de (in German). SWR. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Neuanfang im Trainerteam: Keine Verlängerung mit Mersad Selimbegovic". fc-hansa.de. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Bernd Hollerbach wird neuer Chef-Trainer beim F.C. Hansa Rostock". fc-hansa.de. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Zweieinhalb Zeilen: Waldhof stellt Trainer Antwerpen frei". kicker.de. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Aufstiegstrainer Bernhard Trares kehrt zum SV Waldhof zurück" [Promotion coach Bernhard Trares returns to SV Waldhof] (in German). 18 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "VfL stellt Uwe Koschinat frei" (in German). 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Pit Reimers ist neuer Cheftrainer des VfL" (in German). 25 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "F.C. Hansa stellt Chef-Trainer Bernd Hollerbach frei" (in German). 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Neuer Chef-Trainer beim FCH: Daniel Brinkmann übernimmt" (in German). 2 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "DFB–Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). German Football Association (DFB). 1 July 2024. p. 74. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "3. Liga – Torjäger 2024–25" [3. Liga – Goalscorers 2024–25]. kicker.de (in German).
- ^ "3. Liga – Torhüter 2024–25" [3. Liga – Goalkeepers 2024–25]. kicker.de (in German).