2008–09 3. Liga

1st season of the 3. Liga May 2019 3. Liga 2008–09 1. FC Union Berlin Union BerlinFortuna DüsseldorfSC Paderborn (via play-off) VfR AalenStuttgarter KickersKickers Emden (due to licensing issues) Anton Fink (21) Paderborn 6–0 Burghausen Jena 0–6 Stuttgart II Br'schweig 5–5 Düsseldorf 380 956 2007–08 (Regionalliga) 2009–10 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 Germany 350 right Location of teams in the 2008–09 3. Fußball-Liga Germany 48.840500 10.072221 Aalen Germany 50.597708 12.711239 Aue Germany 52.457389 13.568152 Union Berlin left Germany 52.290116 10.521575 Braunschweig bottom Germany 53.063724 8.842961 Bremen II Germany 48.178928 12.836423 Burghausen top Germany 51.040998 13.748278 Dresden left Germany 51.261593 6.733204 Düsseldorf bottom Germany 53.379250 7.203390 Emden Germany 50.960204 11.037274 Erfurt left Germany 50.916025 11.582913 Jena bottom Germany 48.110950 11.574578 Bayern II left Germany 50.094664 8.798746 Offenbach Germany 51.730703 8.711028 Paderborn Germany 49.015600 12.073914 Regensburg Germany 49.334805 8.649590 Sandhausen Germany 48.753967 9.188384 St. KickersStuttgart II left Germany 48.073787 11.615814 Unterhaching bottom Germany 51.239124 7.105004 Wuppertal 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 CoachCityStadiumCapacityVfR AalenGER Rainer ScharingerAalenStädtisches Waldstadion11,183FC Erzgebirge AueGER Heiko WeberAueErzgebirgsstadion16,3501. FC Union BerlinGER Uwe NeuhausBerlinFriedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark119,708Eintracht BraunschweigGER Torsten LieberknechtBraunschweigEintracht-Stadion23,500SV Werder Bremen IIGER Thomas WolterBremenWeserstadion Platz 115,500SV Wacker BurghausenGER Ralf Santelli (interim) BurghausenWacker Arena8,400Dynamo DresdenNED Ruud KaiserDresdenRudolf Harbig Stadion23,940Fortuna DüsseldorfGER Norbert MeierDüsseldorfLTU-Arena51,500Kickers EmdenGER Stefan EmmerlingEmdenEmbdena-Stadion7,200FC Rot-Weiß ErfurtGER Henri Fuchs (interim)ErfurtSteigerwaldstadion20,000FC Carl Zeiss JenaGER Marc FascherJenaErnst-Abbe-Sportfeld15,610FC Bayern Munich IIGER Mehmet Scholl (interim)MunichGrünwalder Stadion10,240Kickers OffenbachGER Hans-Jürgen BoysenOffenbach am MainBieberer Berg Stadion31,500SC Paderborn 07GER André Schubert (interim)PaderbornParagon Arena15,300SSV Jahn RegensburgGER Markus WeinzierlRegensburgJahnstadion11,800SV SandhausenGER Gerd DaisSandhausenHardtwaldstadion11,544Stuttgarter KickersGER Rainer KraftStuttgartGAZi-Stadion auf der Waldau11,436VfB Stuttgart IIGER Rainer AdrionStuttgartGAZi-Stadion auf der Waldau11,436SpVgg UnterhachingAUT Ralph HasenhüttlUnterhachingGenerali Sportpark15,053Wuppertaler 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.http://www.fc-union-berlin.de/default.php?content=vereinsnews_detail&id=2930 1. FC Union Berlin startet Dauerkartenverkauf 1. FC Union Berlin 22 June 2008 14 May 2009 de 4 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200404223436/http://www.fc-union-berlin.de/default.php?content=vereinsnews_detail&id=2930 dead Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointmentVfR AalenGER Edgar SchmittSacked27 August 2008https://www.kicker.de/folgt-kohler-auf-schmitt-382286/artikel Folgt Kohler auf Schmitt? kicker.de 27 August 2008 27 August 2008 deGER Jürgen Kohler28 August 2008FC Carl Zeiss JenaGER Henning BürgerSacked14 September 2008https://www.kicker.de/buerger-entlassen-382899/artikel Bürger entlassen Kicker 14 September 2008 de https://web.archive.org/web/20080915125011/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/3liga/startseite/artikel/382899/ 15 September 2008 liveNED René van Eck22 September 2008https://www.kicker.de/interims-coach-eichkorn-setzt-akzente-227127/artikel René van Eck folgt auf Bürger Kicker 22 September 2008 de https://web.archive.org/web/20080920223101/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/3liga/startseite/artikel/227127/ 20 September 2008 liveStuttgarter KickersGER Stefan MinkwitzSacked21 September 2008https://www.kicker.de/schmitt-coacht-die-kickers-383125/artikel Schmitt coacht die Kickers Kicker 21 September 2008 de https://web.archive.org/web/20080923125405/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/3liga/startseite/artikel/383125/ 23 September 2008 liveGER Edgar Schmitt21 September 2008VfR AalenGER Jürgen KohlerResigned15 November 2008Jürgen Kohler tritt ab Kicker https://www.kicker.de/juergen-kohler-tritt-ab-500471/artikel 15 November 2008 deGER Petrik Sander21 November 2008https://www.kicker.de/nicht-schupp-sondern-sander-500725/artikel Nicht Schupp, sondern Sander 21 November 2008 21 November 2008 deSSV Jahn RegensburgGER Thomas KristlSacked24 November 2008https://www.kicker.de/jahn-trennt-sich-von-kristl-500854/artikel Jahn trennt sich von Kristl Kicker 22 December 2008 deGER Markus Weinzierl24 November 2008Wuppertaler SV BorussiaGER Christoph JohnSacked22 December 2008https://www.kicker.de/fuchs-kehrt-zum-wsv-zurueck-502125/artikel Fuchs kehrt zum WSV zurück Kicker 23 December 2008 de https://web.archive.org/web/20081229023731/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/3liga/startseite/artikel/502125/ 29 December 2008 liveGER Uwe Fuchs23 December 2008FC Carl Zeiss JenaNED René van EckSacked23 March 2009http://www.fc-carlzeiss-jena.de/magazin/artikel.php?artikel=6469&type=&menuid=74&topmenu=301 Jena trennt sich von René van Eck – Marc Fascher neuer Trainer FC Carl Zeiss Jena 23 March 2009 25 March 2009 de https://archive.today/20090326015205/http://www.fc-carlzeiss-jena.de/magazin/artikel.php?artikel=6469&type=&menuid=74&topmenu=301 26 March 2009 dead GER Marc Fascher23 March 2009Stuttgarter KickersGER Edgar SchmittResigned14 April 2009http://www.stuttgarter-kickers.de/magazin/artikel.php?artikel=2446&type=2&menuid=29&topmenu=28 Trainerwechsel beim Drittliga-Tabellenletzten Frank Pfauth Stuttgarter Kickers 14 April 2009 14 April 2009 de https://web.archive.org/web/20090417045805/http://www.stuttgarter-kickers.de/magazin/artikel.php?artikel=2446&type=2&menuid=29&topmenu=28 17 April 2009 deadGER Rainer Kraft14 April 2009SV Wacker BurghausenGER Günter GüttlerSacked15 April 2009http://fussball.sv-wacker.de/index.php?id=505&tx_ttnews%5btt_news%5d=3084&tx_ttnews%5bbackPid%5d=1&cHash=dd6e76971c Chef-Trainer Günter Güttler beurlaubt – Santelli übernimmt SV Wacker Burghausen 15 April 2009 deGER Ralf Santelli (interim)15 April 2009FC Bayern Munich IIGER Hermann Gerland "Promoted" to interim assistant coach of first team27 April 2009http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/de/aktuell/news/2009/19329.php Scholl übernimmt den FC Bayern II FC Bayern Munich 27 April 2009 27 April 2009 de https://web.archive.org/web/20090430032035/http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/de/aktuell/news/2009/19329.php 30 April 2009 liveGER Mehmet Scholl (interim)27 April 2009FC Rot-Weiß ErfurtGER Karsten Baumann Sacked28 April 2009http://sport.t-online.de/trainerwechsel-fc-rot-weiss-erfurt-entlaesst-karsten-baumann/id_18580096/index Erfurt entlässt Trainer Baumann sport.t-online.de 28 April 2009 21 December 2011 de 26 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120426064330/http://sport.t-online.de/trainerwechsel-fc-rot-weiss-erfurt-entlaesst-karsten-baumann/id_18580096/index dead GER Henri Fuchs (interim)28 April 2009VfR AalenGER Petrik SanderResigned5 May 2009https://www.kicker.de/kohler-und-sander-weg-508238/artikel Kohler und Sander weg kicker online 10 May 2009 de https://web.archive.org/web/20090507065941/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/3liga/startseite/artikel/508238/ 7 May 2009 liveGER Rainer Scharinger6 May 2009Scharinger folgt auf Sander kicker online https://www.kicker.de/scharinger-folgt-auf-sander-508251/artikel 10 May 2009 de https://web.archive.org/web/20090510104345/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/3liga/startseite/artikel/508251/ 10 May 2009 liveSC Paderborn 07BUL Pavel DotchevSacked13 May 2009http://www.scpaderborn07.de/2-News/5324,Trainerwechsel-im-Endspurt.html Trainerwechsel im Endspurt SC Paderborn 07 13 May 2009 1 June 2009 deGER André Schubert13 May 2009 League table main WDL 5 PQR UNB Union Berlin F95 Fortuna Düsseldorf SCP SC Paderborn 07 UNT SpVgg Unterhaching MU2 Bayern Munich II KEM Kickers Emden KOF Kickers Offenbach SVS SV Sandhausen SGD Dynamo Dresden ERF Rot-Weiß Erfurt ST2 VfB Stuttgart II AUE Erzgebirge Aue EBS Eintracht Braunschweig WUP Wuppertaler SV JRE Jahn Regensburg JEN Carl Zeiss Jena BR2 Werder Bremen II WBU Wacker Burghausen AAL VfR Aalen SKI Stuttgarter Kickers 22 12 4 59 23 C,P 20 9 9 54 33 P 20 8 10 68 38 O,P 20 7 11 57 46 14 17 7 54 38 16 11 11 45 44 R 12 16 10 40 35 12 14 12 58 52 13 11 14 46 46 13 11 14 46 48 13 10 15 61 50 12 12 14 43 43 12 9 17 46 51 11 12 15 36 45 11 12 15 37 51 10 11 17 41 59 10 10 18 49 58 10 10 18 40 65 8 15 15 38 60 R 7 11 20 38 71 R Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion or DFB-Pokal qualification. MU2 MU2 Kickers Emden retracted their application for a 3. Liga license for the 2009–10 season and were automatically relegated. SV Wacker Burghausen took their spot. KEM -3 Stuttgarter Kickers received a three-point deduction due to failed debt repayments to the German Football Association. green1 Promotion to 2. Bundesliga and qualification for DFB-Pokal P P yellow1 Qualification to promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal PO blue1 Qualification for DFB-Pokal CUP red1 Relegation to Oberliga Niedersachsen RR red1 Relegation to Regionalliga R R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete www.kicker.de (German) Results main DFB complete FBR AAL VfR Aalen AUE Erzgebirge Aue UNB Union Berlin EBS Eintracht Braunschweig BR2 Werder Bremen II WBU Wacker Burghausen SGD Dynamo Dresden F95 Fortuna Düsseldorf KEM Kickers Emden ERF Rot-Weiß Erfurt JEN Carl Zeiss Jena MU2 Bayern Munich II KOF Kickers Offenbach SCP SC Paderborn JRE Jahn Regensburg SVS SV Sandhausen SKI Stuttgarter Kickers ST2 VfB Stuttgart II UNT SpVgg Unterhaching WUP Wuppertaler SV Borussia 0–0 1–4 2–0 1–0 0–0 4–3 1–2 0–0 0–2 3–2 0–0 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–0 3–1 2–1 2–3 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 3–0 1–0 5–0 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–0 2–2 0–2 0–3 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 4–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 3–2 2–0 2–2 5–1 3–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 5–5 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 4–0 2–0 0–3 3–3 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–1 3–1 4–2 1–2 1–1 2–2 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–1 2–3 2–2 4–3 2–0 4–5 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–4 0–0 0–2 2–2 0–3 0–4 3–1 1–4 0–2 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 2–3 2–0 2–1 5–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 3–2 1–1 0–3 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–4 3–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 3–1 5–2 1–1 3–2 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–0 3–0 0–1 2–1 0–4 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–3 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–4 4–1 1–1 3–2 1–0 4–1 2–2 1–1 3–2 1–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–4 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–6 4–3 0–0 4–0 2–3 2–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 4–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 3–3 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–2 0–2 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–3 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–2 4–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 6–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 3–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–4 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 0–4 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–2 0–2 0–0 0–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 3–3 0–2 4–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–4 1–2 2–2 3–1 3–2 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–3 0–0 0–1 0–3 1–1 0–1 4–4 2–1 0–1 0–0 3–0 0–3 4–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 0–4 0–1 3–1 3–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 3–0 1–3 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 0–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 4–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 5–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–4 1–0 0–0 0–3 0–2 0–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 3–3 2–0 2–4 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 Algeria Karim Benyamina (1. FC Union Berlin) 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 30em External links 3. Liga at the official German FA website de Category:3. Liga seasons 3 German