Season | 2008–09 |
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Champions | 1. FC Union Berlin |
Promoted |
Union Berlin Fortuna Düsseldorf SC Paderborn (via play-off) |
Relegated |
VfR Aalen Stuttgarter Kickers Kickers Emden (due to licensing issues) |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 956 (2.52 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Anton Fink (21) |
Biggest home win | Paderborn 6–0 Burghausen |
Biggest away win | Jena 0–6 Stuttgart II |
Highest scoring | Br'schweig 5–5 Düsseldorf |
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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.
The following teams were relegated to 3. Liga from 2007–08 2. Bundesliga:
The following teams qualified through Regionalliga North:
The following teams qualified through Regionalliga South:
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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VfR Aalen |
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Sacked | 27 August 2008 [2] |
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28 August 2008 [2] |
FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
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Sacked | 14 September 2008 [3] |
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22 September 2008 [4] |
Stuttgarter Kickers |
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Sacked | 21 September 2008 [5] |
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21 September 2008 [5] |
VfR Aalen |
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Resigned | 15 November 2008 [6] |
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21 November 2008 [7] |
SSV Jahn Regensburg |
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Sacked | 24 November 2008 [8] |
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24 November 2008 [8] |
Wuppertaler SV Borussia |
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Sacked | 22 December 2008 [9] |
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23 December 2008 [9] |
FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
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Sacked | 23 March 2009 [10] |
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23 March 2009 [10] |
Stuttgarter Kickers |
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Resigned | 14 April 2009 [11] |
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14 April 2009 [11] |
SV Wacker Burghausen |
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Sacked | 15 April 2009 [12] |
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15 April 2009 [12] |
FC Bayern Munich II |
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"Promoted" to interim assistant coach of first team | 27 April 2009 [13] |
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27 April 2009 [13] |
FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt |
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Sacked | 28 April 2009 [14] |
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28 April 2009 [14] |
VfR Aalen |
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Resigned | 5 May 2009 [15] |
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6 May 2009 [16] |
SC Paderborn 07 |
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Sacked | 13 May 2009 [17] |
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13 May 2009 [17] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Union Berlin (C, P) | 38 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 59 | 23 | +36 | 78 | Promotion to 2. Bundesliga |
2 | Fortuna Düsseldorf (P) | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 69 | |
3 | SC Paderborn 07 (O, P) | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 68 | 38 | +30 | 68 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
4 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 67 | |
5 | Bayern Munich II [a] | 38 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 59 | |
6 | Kickers Emden [b] (R) | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 59 | Relegation to Oberliga Niedersachsen |
7 | Kickers Offenbach | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 52 | |
8 | SV Sandhausen | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 50 | |
9 | Dynamo Dresden | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 50 | |
10 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 50 | |
11 | VfB Stuttgart II [a] | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 49 | |
12 | Erzgebirge Aue | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 48 | |
13 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 45 | |
14 | Wuppertaler SV | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 45 | |
15 | Jahn Regensburg | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 45 | |
16 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 41 | 59 | −18 | 41 | |
17 | Werder Bremen II [a] | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 40 | |
18 | Wacker Burghausen [b] | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 65 | −25 | 40 | |
19 | VfR Aalen (R) | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 60 | −22 | 39 | Relegation to Regionalliga |
20 | Stuttgarter Kickers [c] (R) | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 38 | 71 | −33 | 29 |
Source: www.kicker.de