2021–22 3. Liga
Season | 2021–22 |
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Dates | 24 July 2021 – 14 May 2022 |
Champions | 1. FC Magdeburg |
Promoted | 1. FC Magdeburg Eintracht Braunschweig 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
Relegated | Viktoria Berlin Würzburger Kickers TSV Havelse Türkgücü München |
Matches played | 373 |
Goals scored | 951 (2.55 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Marcel Bär (21 goals) |
Biggest home win | Zwickau 7–0 Würzburg Mannheim 7–0 Havelse |
Biggest away win | Havelse 0–6 Kaiserslautern Berlin 0–6 Braunschweig Duisburg 0–6 1860 Munich |
Highest scoring | Duisburg 3–6 Osnabrück Verl 4–5 Magdeburg 1860 Munich 6–3 Dortmund |
Longest winning run | 4 games Kaiserslautern Magdeburg Meppen 1860 Munich Saarbrücken |
Longest unbeaten run | 16 games Magdeburg |
Longest winless run | 12 games Würzburg |
Longest losing run | 6 games Havelse |
Attendance | 2,093,273 (5,612 per match)[note 1] |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
The 2021–22 3. Liga was the 14th season of the 3. Liga. It was originally scheduled to start on 23 July 2021 and concluded on 14 May 2022;[1] however, the opening match between VfL Osnabrück and MSV Duisburg had to be postponed after Duisburg was quarantined due to COVID-19 cases, delaying the season start by one day.[2]
From this season onward, the German Football Association will allow clubs to place a sponsor logo on the back of their shirts.[3]
The league fixtures were announced on 1 July 2021.[4]
Teams
[edit]Team changes
[edit]Originally, SV Meppen was relegated from the 2020–21 3. Liga. However, KFC Uerdingen could not meet the licensing requirements, sparing Meppen from relegation.[5]
Stadiums and locations
[edit]1 Viktoria Berlin will play their home matches at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Stadion since their home stadium, the Stadion Lichterfelde, did not meet 3. Liga standards.[6]
2 SC Freiburg II moved to the Dreisamstadion after SC Freiburg moved to the Europa-Park Stadion, since their previous home stadium, the Möslestadion, did not meet 3. Liga standards.[7]
3 TSV Havelse will play their home matches at the HDI-Arena since their home stadium, the Wilhelm-Langrehr-Stadion in Garbsen, did not meet 3. Liga standards.[8]
4 SC Verl will play their home matches at the Stadion am Lotter Kreuz since their home stadium, the Sportclub Arena in Verl, did not meet 3. Liga standards.[9] They will move to the Benteler-Arena for the last five home matches of the season.[10]
Personnel and kits
[edit]Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing | Manner | Exit date | Position in table | Incoming | Incoming date | Ref. | ||
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Announced on | Departed on | Announced on | Arrived on | ||||||
1. FC Saarbrücken | ![]() |
End of contract | 5 February 2021 | 30 June 2021 | Pre-season | ![]() |
6 April 2021 | 1 July 2021 | [11][12] |
SC Freiburg II | ![]() |
8 February 2021 | ![]() |
31 March 2021 | [13][14] | ||||
Würzburger Kickers | ![]() ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | 2 April 2021 | ![]() |
24 May 2021 | [15][16] | |||
Türkgücü München | ![]() |
6 May 2021 | ![]() |
29 April 2021 | [17] | ||||
TSV Havelse | ![]() |
Signed for Hannover 96 | 10 May 2021 | ![]() |
28 June 2021 | [18][19] | |||
Eintracht Braunschweig | ![]() |
Sacked | 27 May 2021 | ![]() |
6 June 2021 | [20][21] | |||
VfL Osnabrück | ![]() |
End of contract | 31 May 2021 | ![]() |
7 June 2021 | [22][23] | |||
Türkgücü München | ![]() |
Sacked | 20 September 2021 | 10th | ![]() |
20 September 2021 | [24] | ||
Würzburger Kickers | ![]() |
4 October 2021 | 19th | ![]() |
13 October 2021 | [25][26] | |||
MSV Duisburg | ![]() |
7 October 2021 | 17th | ![]() |
7 October 2021 | [27] | |||
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End of caretaker spell | 18 October 2021 | 17th | ![]() |
18 October 2021 | [28] | |||
Wehen Wiesbaden | ![]() |
Sacked | 25 October 2021 | 9th | ![]() ![]() |
25 October 2021 | [29] | ||
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End of caretaker spell | 8 November 2021 | 7th | ![]() |
8 November 2021 | [30] | |||
Türkgücü München | ![]() |
Sacked | 23 November 2021 | 16th | ![]() |
23 November 2021 | [31] | ||
Hallescher FC | ![]() |
21 December 2021 | 14th | ![]() |
27 December 2021 | [32][33] | |||
Türkgücü München | ![]() |
End of caretaker | 27 December 2021 | 16th | ![]() |
[34] | |||
Würzburger Kickers | ![]() |
Sacked | 10 February 2022 | 20th | ![]() |
10 February 2022 | [35] | ||
SC Verl | ![]() |
15 February 2022 | 17th | ![]() |
15 February 2022 | [36] | |||
Viktoria Berlin | ![]() |
20 February 2022 | 16th | ![]() |
3 March 2022 | [37][38] | |||
MSV Duisburg | ![]() |
4 May 2022 | 15th | ![]() |
4 May 2022 | [39] | |||
1. FC Kaiserslautern | ![]() |
10 May 2022 | 3rd | ![]() |
10 May 2022 | [40] |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | 1. FC Magdeburg (C, P) | 36 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 83 | 39 | +44 | 78 | Promotion to 2. Bundesliga and qualification for DFB-Pokal |
2 | Eintracht Braunschweig (P) | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 64 | |
3 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern (O, P) | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 56 | 27 | +29 | 63 | Qualification for promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal |
4 | 1860 Munich | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 67 | 50 | +17 | 61 | Qualification for DFB-Pokal |
5 | Waldhof Mannheim | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 60 | |
6 | VfL Osnabrück | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 58 | |
7 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 53 | |
8 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 51 | |
9 | Borussia Dortmund II[a] | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 49 | |
10 | FSV Zwickau | 36 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 47 | |
11 | SC Freiburg II[a] | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 47 | |
12 | SV Meppen | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 47 | |
13 | Viktoria Köln | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 45 | |
14 | Hallescher FC | 36 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 43 | |
15 | MSV Duisburg | 36 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 46 | 71 | −25 | 42 | |
16 | SC Verl | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 56 | 66 | −10 | 40 | |
17 | Viktoria Berlin (R) | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 44 | 62 | −18 | 37 | Relegation to Regionalliga |
18 | Würzburger Kickers (R) | 36 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 59 | −25 | 30 | |
19 | TSV Havelse (R) | 36 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 71 | −43 | 23 | |
20 | Türkgücü München[b] (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Results expunged |
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.[43]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion or DFB-Pokal qualification.
- ^ Türkgücü München were deducted eleven points, nine after they filed for insolvency and two more for condition mistakes.[41] On 24 March 2022, after the 31st matchday, Türkgücü München ceased to play for financial reasons. All their results were expunged. At the time, they were ranked 20th with 8 wins, 8 draws, 15 losses, 30–47 goals, and 21 points (after the deduction).[42]
Results
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals[46] |
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1 | ![]() |
1860 Munich | 21 |
2 | ![]() |
1. FC Magdeburg | 19 |
3 | ![]() |
1. FC Kaiserslautern Hallescher FC |
15 |
4 | ![]() |
Wehen Wiesbaden | 14 |
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SV Meppen | ||
6 | ![]() |
Hallescher FC | 13 |
7 | ![]() |
MSV Duisburg | 12 |
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Eintracht Braunschweig | ||
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1. FC Magdeburg | ||
10 | ![]() |
FSV Zwickau | 11 |
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1. FC Magdeburg | ||
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1. FC Saarbrücken | ||
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VfL Osnabrück | ||
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Waldhof Mannheim | ||
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SC Verl | ||
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Waldhof Mannheim | ||
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SC Freiburg II |
Number of teams by state
[edit]Position | State | Number of teams | Teams |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | Eintracht Braunschweig, TSV Havelse, SV Meppen and VfL Osnabrück |
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4 | Borussia Dortmund II, MSV Duisburg, Viktoria Köln and SC Verl | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1860 Munich, Türkgücü München and Würzburger Kickers |
4 | ![]() |
2 | Waldhof Mannheim and SC Freiburg II |
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2 | Hallescher FC and 1. FC Magdeburg | |
5 | ![]() |
1 | Viktoria Berlin |
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1 | Wehen Wiesbaden | |
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1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | |
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1 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | |
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1 | FSV Zwickau |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, each local health department allows a different number of spectators.
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