2025–26 3. Liga
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 August 2025 – 16 May 2026 |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 53 (2.65 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Patrick Sussek Berkan Taz (3 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Köln 2–0 Schweinfurt Wiesbaden 3–1 Ulm Munich 3–1 Osnabrück |
| Biggest away win | Regensburg 0–4 Duisburg |
| Highest scoring | Cottbus 3–3 Saarbrücken |
| Longest winning run | 2 games Duisburg |
| Longest unbeaten run | 2 games Cottbus Duisburg Hoffenheim Munich Rostock Saarbrücken Wiesbaden |
| Longest winless run | 2 games Aachen Aue Essen Havelse Ingolstadt Mannheim Osnabrück Regensburg Schweinfurt Verl |
| Longest losing run | 2 games Schweinfurt |
| Highest attendance | 21,272 Aachen vs Hoffenheim |
| Lowest attendance | 950 Stuttgart v Köln |
| Attendance | 222,611 (11,131 per match) |
← 2024–25 2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 10 August 2025. | |
The 2025–26 3. Liga is the 18th season of the 3. Liga. It started 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
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
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] | |||
| Waldhof Mannheim |  Dominik Glawogger
|
Sacked | 11 August 2025 | 14th |  Luc Holtz
|
12 August 2025 | [18][19] | ||
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MSV Duisburg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Promotion to 2. Bundesliga and qualification for DFB-Pokal |
| 2 | Energie Cottbus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 2 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | Qualification for promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal |
| 4 | 1860 Munich | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Qualification for DFB-Pokal |
| 4 | TSG Hoffenheim II[a] | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
| 6 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 7 | Hansa Rostock | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | |
| 8 | Viktoria Köln | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
| 9 | VfB Stuttgart II[a] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | SSV Ulm | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 11 | SC Verl | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | TSV Havelse | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 14 | FC Ingolstadt | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | |
| 14 | Waldhof Mannheim | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | |
| 16 | Erzgebirge Aue | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | |
| 17 | Alemannia Aachen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | Relegation to Regionalliga |
| 18 | VfL Osnabrück | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
| 19 | Jahn Regensburg | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | |
| 20 | 1. FC Schweinfurt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 10 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.[20]
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.[20]
Notes:
Results
Statistics
Top scorers
- As of 10 August 2025[21]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Sussek
|
MSV Duisburg | 3 |
| Berkan Taz
|
SC Verl | ||
| 3 | Kai Brünker
|
1. FC Saarbrücken | 2 |
| Tolcay Ciğerci
|
Energie Cottbus | ||
| Felix Lohkemper
|
Waldhof Mannheim | ||
| Florian Niederlechner
|
1860 Munich | ||
| 7 | 36 players | 1 | |
Clean sheets
- As of 10 August 2025[22]
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Uphoff
|
Hansa Rostock | 2 |
| 2 | Elias Bethke
|
Energie Cottbus | 1 |
| Maximilian Braune
|
MSV Duisburg | ||
| Dudu
|
Viktoria Köln | ||
 Lukas Jonsson
|
VfL Osnabrück | ||
| Martin Männel
|
Erzgebirge Aue | ||
| Jan Olschowsky
|
Alemannia Aachen | ||
| Yannick Onohiol
|
TSG Hoffenheim II | ||
| Tom Opitz
|
TSV Havelse | ||
| Christian Ortag
|
SSV Ulm |
References
- ^ "DFB veröffentlicht Rahmenterminkalender für die Saison 2025/26". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "Spielplan 2025/2026 veröffentlicht: RWE und 1860 eröffnen Saison". dfb.de (in German). 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Bei Aufstieg in die 3. Liga: Havelse würde erneut nach Hannover ausweichen". Kicker (in German). 21 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Heimspielstätten stehen fest" (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Ende verlässt den Sportclub im Sommer!" (in German). SC Verl. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Tobias Strobl wird neuer Sportclub-Trainer!" (in German). SC Verl. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Olaf Janßen ab Sommer Sandhausen-Coach" (in German). Viktoria Köln. 7 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
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- ^ "Michael Wimmer wird neuer Chef-Trainer beim SSV Jahn" (in German). Jahn Regensburg. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "VfL trennt sich von Antwerpen und Döpper" (in German). VfL Osnabrück. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
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- ^ "Markus Fiedler verlässt den VfB" (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 15 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
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- ^ "Benedetto Muzzicato ist neuer Cheftrainer der Alemannia" (in German). Alemannia Aachen. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "SV Waldhof Mannheim 07 stellt Cheftrainer Dominik Glawogger frei" (in German). SV Waldhof Mannheim. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "Luc Holtz ist neuer Cheftrainer des SV Waldhof Mannheim 07" (in German). SV Waldhof Mannheim. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ^ "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). dfb.de (in German). German Football Association (DFB). p. 71. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "3. Liga – Torjäger 2025–26" [3. Liga – Goalscorers 2025–26]. Kicker (in German).
- ^ "3. Liga – Torhüter 2025–26" [3. Liga – Goalkeepers 2025–26]. Kicker (in German).