2025–26 3. Liga

3. Liga
Season2025–26
Dates1 August 2025 – 16 May 2026
2026–27 →

The 2025–26 3. Liga will be the 18th season of the 3. Liga. It will start on 1 August 2025 and will conclude on 16 May 2026.[1]

The fixtures were announced on 3 July 2025.[2]

Teams

Locations of the 2025–26 3. Liga teams

Team changes

Promoted from 2024–25 Regionalliga Relegated from 2024–25 2. Bundesliga Promoted to 2025–26 2. Bundesliga Relegated from 2024–25 3. Liga
MSV Duisburg
TSV Havelse
TSG Hoffenheim II
1. FC Schweinfurt		 SSV Ulm
Jahn Regensburg		 Arminia Bielefeld
Dynamo Dresden		 Borussia Dortmund II
Hannover 96 II
SV Sandhausen
SpVgg Unterhaching

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Alemannia Aachen Aachen Tivoli 32,960
Erzgebirge Aue Aue-Bad Schlema Erzgebirgsstadion 16,485
Energie Cottbus Cottbus LEAG Energie Stadion 22,528
MSV Duisburg Duisburg Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 31,514
Rot-Weiss Essen Essen Stadion an der Hafenstraße 19,962
TSV Havelse Hanover Eilenriedestadion
Heinz von Heiden Arena1 		5,001
49,000
TSG Hoffenheim II Sinsheim Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion 6,350
FC Ingolstadt Ingolstadt Audi Sportpark 15,200
Viktoria Köln Cologne Sportpark Höhenberg 8,343
Waldhof Mannheim Mannheim Carl-Benz-Stadion 24,302
1860 Munich Munich Grünwalder Stadion 15,000
VfL Osnabrück Osnabrück Stadion an der Bremer Brücke 15,741
Jahn Regensburg Regensburg Jahnstadion Regensburg 15,210
Hansa Rostock Rostock Ostseestadion 29,000
1. FC Saarbrücken Saarbrücken Ludwigsparkstadion 16,003
1. FC Schweinfurt Schweinfurt Sachs-Stadion 15,662
VfB Stuttgart II Aspach WIRmachenDRUCK Arena2 10,001
SSV Ulm Ulm Donaustadion 17,400
SC Verl Verl Sportclub Arena 5,207
Wehen Wiesbaden Wiesbaden BRITA-Arena 15,295

1 TSV Havelse will play their home matches at the Eilenriedestadion since their home stadium, the Wilhelm-Langrehr-Stadion in Garbsen, did not meet 3. Liga standards. They will move to the Heinz von Heiden Arena for high-risk matches.[3]
2 VfB Stuttgart II will play their home matches at the WIRmachenDRUCK Arena since their home stadium, the Robert-Schlienz-Stadion in Stuttgart, did not meet 3. Liga standards.[4]

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Front Sleeve Back
Alemannia Aachen Benedetto Muzzicato Mika Hanraths Capelli Sport None Rotcom Gebr. Kutsch
Erzgebirge Aue Jens Härtel Martin Männel Nike Medical Beauty Research Erzgebirgssparkasse G&K Innenausbau
Energie Cottbus Claus-Dieter Wollitz Axel Borgmann Macron LEAG Sparkasse Spree-Neiße Koalick
MSV Duisburg Dietmar Hirsch Alexander Hahn Adidas trinkgut ZOXS Solarwelt
Rot-Weiss Essen Uwe Koschinat Michael Schultz Jako ifm Electronic Sparkasse Essen, Essener Chancen NEObetNEO.bet
TSV Havelse Samir Ferchichi Julius Düker Nike enercity None None
TSG Hoffenheim II Stefan Kleineheismann Valentin Lässig Joma SAP hep global None
FC Ingolstadt Sabrina Wittmann Lukas Fröde Erreà SI Electronics Audi Schanzer Fußballschule PROSIS GmbH
Viktoria Köln Marian Wilhelm Christoph Greger Capelli Sport Peynooş Wintec Autoglas ETL
Waldhof Mannheim Dominik Glawogger Marcel Seegert Uhlsport Galeria None PLAZA Hotelgroup
1860 Munich Patrick Glöckner Jesper Verlaat Nike Die Bayerische Bet3000 Pangea Life
VfL Osnabrück Timo Schultz Timo Beermann Capelli Sport SO-TECH JOPA None
Jahn Regensburg Michael Wimmer Andreas Geipl Hummel Netto None None
Hansa Rostock Daniel Brinkmann Franz Pfanne Mizuno 28 Black H2Apex None
1. FC Saarbrücken Alois Schwartz Manuel Zeitz Adidas Victor's Group LOTTO Saartoto Victor's Group
1. FC Schweinfurt Victor Kleinhenz Kristian Böhnlein Capelli Sport Wolf Möbel HYLO Helden-Projects
VfB Stuttgart II Nico Willig Dominik Nothnagel Jako Landesbank Baden-Württemberg Porsche None
SSV Ulm Robert Lechleiter Johannes Reichert Uhlsport Liqui Moly B-ITE E-Recruiting None
SC Verl Tobias Strobl Fabio Gruber Joma Beckhoff EGE GmbH None
Wehen Wiesbaden Nils Döring Florian Stritzel Capelli Sport Brita quickpaid None

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing Manner Exit date Position in table Incoming Incoming date Ref.
Announced on Departs on Announced on Arrived on
SC Verl Alexander Ende End of contract 2 April 2025 30 June 2025 Pre-season Tobias Strobl 20 May 2025 1 July 2025 [5][6]
Viktoria Köln Olaf Janßen Signed by SV Sandhausen 7 May 2025 Marian Wilhelm 29 May 2025 [7][8]
Jahn Regensburg Munier Raychouni (interim) End of caretaker 8 May 2025 Michael Wimmer 23 May 2025 [9][10]
VfL Osnabrück Marco Antwerpen End of caretaker 30 May 2025 Timo Schultz 17 June 2025 [11][12]
TSG Hoffenheim II Vincent Wagner Signed by SV Elversberg 5 June 2025 Stefan Kleineheismann 9 June 2025 [13][14]
VfB Stuttgart II Markus Fiedler Signed by 1. FC Magdeburg 15 June 2025 Nico Willig 15 June 2025 [15]
Alemannia Aachen Heiner Backhaus Signed by Eintracht Braunschweig 17 June 2025 Benedetto Muzzicato 25 June 2025 [16][17]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Alemannia Aachen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to 2. Bundesliga and qualification for DFB-Pokal
2 Erzgebirge Aue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Energie Cottbus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal
4 MSV Duisburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for DFB-Pokal
5 Rot-Weiss Essen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 TSV Havelse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 TSG Hoffenheim II[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 FC Ingolstadt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Viktoria Köln 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Waldhof Mannheim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 1860 Munich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 VfL Osnabrück 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Jahn Regensburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Hansa Rostock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 1. FC Saarbrücken 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 1. FC Schweinfurt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 VfB Stuttgart II[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Regionalliga
18 SSV Ulm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 SC Verl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Wehen Wiesbaden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 1 August 2025. 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.[18]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion or DFB-Pokal qualification.

Results

Home \ Away AAC AUE COT DUI ESS HAV HOF ING KÖL MAN MUN OSN REG ROS SAA SCH STU ULM VER WIE
Alemannia Aachen —
Erzgebirge Aue —
Energie Cottbus —
MSV Duisburg —
Rot-Weiss Essen —
TSV Havelse —
TSG Hoffenheim II —
FC Ingolstadt —
Viktoria Köln —
Waldhof Mannheim —
1860 Munich —
VfL Osnabrück —
Jahn Regensburg —
Hansa Rostock —
1. FC Saarbrücken —
1. FC Schweinfurt —
VfB Stuttgart II —
SSV Ulm —
SC Verl —
Wehen Wiesbaden —
First match(es) will be played: 1 August 2025. Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

  1. ^ "DFB veröffentlicht Rahmenterminkalender für die Saison 2025/26". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Spielplan 2025/2026 veröffentlicht: RWE und 1860 eröffnen Saison". dfb.de (in German). 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Bei Aufstieg in die 3. Liga: Havelse würde erneut nach Hannover ausweichen". Kicker (in German). 21 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Heimspielstätten stehen fest" (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Ende verlässt den Sportclub im Sommer!" (in German). SC Verl. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Tobias Strobl wird neuer Sportclub-Trainer!" (in German). SC Verl. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Olaf Janßen ab Sommer Sandhausen-Coach" (in German). Viktoria Köln. 7 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Trainerteam steht – "Passen perfekt zur DNA"" (in German). Viktoria Köln. 29 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  9. ^ "SSV Jahn und Andreas Patz gehen ab sofort getrennte Wege" (in German). Jahn Regensburg. 8 May 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Michael Wimmer wird neuer Chef-Trainer beim SSV Jahn" (in German). Jahn Regensburg. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  11. ^ "VfL trennt sich von Antwerpen und Döpper" (in German). VfL Osnabrück. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  12. ^ "Timo Schultz ist neuer Trainer des VfL Osnabrück" (in German). VfL Osnabrück. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  13. ^ "Vincent Wagner wechselt als Cheftrainer zur SV Elversberg" (in German). TSG Hoffenheim. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  14. ^ ""Wir gehen konsequent den TSG-Weg": Kleineheismann coacht U23, weitere Trainer rücken auf" (in German). TSG Hoffenheim. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  15. ^ "Markus Fiedler verlässt den VfB" (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 15 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Heiner Backhaus verlässt Alemannia Aachen" (in German). Alemannia Aachen. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  17. ^ "Benedetto Muzzicato ist neuer Cheftrainer der Alemannia" (in German). Alemannia Aachen. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  18. ^ "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). dfb.de (in German). German Football Association (DFB). p. 71. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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