2016–17 3. Liga

3. Liga
Season2016–17
ChampionsMSV Duisburg
PromotedMSV Duisburg
Holstein Kiel
Jahn Regensburg
RelegatedMainz 05 II
FSV Frankfurt
Matches played380
Goals scored911 (2.4 per match)
Top goalscorerChristian Beck
(17 goals)
Biggest home winFSV Frankfurt 6−0
Fortuna Köln
Lotte 6–0
Paderborn
Biggest away winnine games 0−3
Highest scoringBremen II 4−2
Osnabrück
FSV Frankfurt 6−0
Fortuna Köln
Magdeburg 2–4
Chemnitz
Lotte 6–0
Paderborn

The 2016–17 3. Liga was the ninth season of the 3. Liga. Fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced on 6 July 2016.[1]

Teams

A total of 20 teams contested the league, including 14 sides from the 2015–16 3. Liga. Dynamo Dresden and Erzgebirge Aue were directly promoted to the 2016–17 2. Bundesliga at the end of the 2015–16 season. Erzgebirge made an immediate return to the 2. Bundesliga after being relegated in 2014–15. Dynamo returned to the second level after two seasons in the third tier. The two promoted teams were replaced by FSV Frankfurt and Paderborn, who finished in the bottom two places of the 2015–16 2. Bundesliga table.

At the other end of the table, Stuttgart Kickers, Energie Cottbus and Stuttgart II were relegated to the 2016–17 Regionalliga. The three relegated teams were replaced by the three winners of the 2015–16 Regionalliga promotion playoffs. Jahn Regensburg from the Regionalliga Bayern, immediately returned to national level. Zwickau from the Regionalliga Nordost returned to third level after 16 years and will make their debut in 3. Liga. Sportfreunde Lotte from the Regionalliga West is playing its debut season in the 3. Liga.

A further place in the league was available via a two-legged play-off between Würzburger Kickers, third of the 3. Liga and MSV Duisburg, 16th of 2. Bundesliga. The tie ended 4–1 on aggregate for Bavarian side and Würzburger Kickers were promoted to the second level after making successively promotions and 38 years in lower leagues. Thus, Duisburg immediately returned to third level.

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the 2016–17 3. Liga teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
VfR Aalen Aalen Scholz-Arena 14,500
Chemnitzer FC Chemnitz Stadion an der Gellertstraße 18,712
MSV Duisburg Duisburg MSV-Arena 31,500
Rot-Weiß Erfurt Erfurt Steigerwaldstadion 18,611
FSV Frankfurt Frankfurt Frankfurter Volksbank Stadion 12,542
Hallescher FC Halle Erdgas Sportpark 15,057
Holstein Kiel Kiel Holstein-Stadion 11,386
Fortuna Köln Cologne Südstadion 14,800
Sportfreunde Lotte Lotte Sportpark am Lotter Kreuz 7,414
1. FC Magdeburg Magdeburg MDCC-Arena 27,500
Mainz 05 II Mainz Stadion am Bruchweg 20,300
Preußen Münster Münster Preußenstadion 15,050
VfL Osnabrück Osnabrück Osnatel-Arena 16,667
SC Paderborn Paderborn Benteler Arena 15,000
Jahn Regensburg Regensburg Continental Arena 15,224
Hansa Rostock Rostock Ostseestadion 29,000
SG Sonnenhof Großaspach Aspach Mechatronik Arena 10,000
SV Wehen Wiesbaden Wiesbaden BRITA-Arena 12,250
Werder Bremen II Bremen Weserstadion Platz 11 5,500[2]
FSV Zwickau Zwickau Stadion Zwickau 10,049

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
VfR Aalen Germany Peter Vollmann Germany Markus Schwabl Saller Prowin
Chemnitzer FC Germany Sven Köhler Germany Kevin Conrad Adidas Ahorn Hotels
MSV Duisburg Bulgaria Iliya Gruev Bosnia and Herzegovina Branimir Bajić Uhlsport Black Crevice
Rot-Weiß Erfurt Germany Stefan Krämer Poland Sebastian Tyrała Jako Thüringer Energie AG
FSV Frankfurt Italy Gino Lettieri Germany Patrick Ochs Saller Ayondo
Hallescher FC Germany Rico Schmitt Albania Klaus Gjasula Puma Helplus
Holstein Kiel Germany Markus Anfang Germany Rafael Czichos Adidas Famila
Fortuna Köln Germany Uwe Koschinat Germany Daniel Flottmann Jako HIT Handelsgruppe
Sportfreunde Lotte Germany Ismail Atalan Germany Gerrit Nauber Puma FRIMO Group
1. FC Magdeburg Germany Jens Härtel Germany Christian Beck Uhlsport FAM
Mainz 05 II Germany Sandro Schwarz Germany Daniel Bohl Lotto Kömmerling
SC Paderborn Germany Steffen Baumgart Germany Tim Sebastian Saller Mediacom
Preußen Münster Germany Benno Möhlmann Germany Adriano Grimaldi Nike Tuja Zeitarbeit
VfL Osnabrück United States Joe Enochs Germany Halil Savran Adidas Sparkasse
Jahn Regensburg Germany Heiko Herrlich Lithuania Markus Palionis Saller Netto
Hansa Rostock Germany Christian Brand Germany Michael Gardawski Nike kurzurlaub.de
SG Sonnenhof Großaspach Germany Oliver Zapel Germany Daniel Hägele Hummel Urbacher Mineralquellen
SV Wehen Wiesbaden Germany Rüdiger Rehm Germany Patrick Funk Nike Brita
Werder Bremen II Germany Florian Kohfeldt Poland Rafael Kazior Nike Wiesenhof
FSV Zwickau Germany Torsten Ziegner Germany Robert Paul Puma Zwickauer Energieversorgung

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
FSV Frankfurt Germany Falko Götz End of contract 30 May 2016 Preseason Germany Roland Vrabec[3] 15 June 2016
SG Sonnenhof Großaspach Germany Rüdiger Rehm[4] Signed by Arminia Bielefeld 30 June 2016 Preseason Germany Oliver Zapel[5] 1 July 2016
Holstein Kiel Germany Karsten Neitzel[6] Sacked 16 August 2016 13th Germany Markus Anfang[7] 29 August 2016
Werder Bremen II Germany Alexander Nouri[8] Promoted to first team 18 September 2016 14th Germany Florian Kohfeldt[9] 2 October 2016
Preußen Münster Germany Horst Steffen[10] Sacked 4 October 2016 19th Germany Benno Möhlmann[11] 15 October 2016
SC Paderborn Germany René Müller[12] Sacked 20 November 2016 17th Germany Stefan Emmerling[13] 6 December 2016
Wehen Wiesbaden Germany Torsten Fröhling[14] Sacked 6 February 2017 18th Germany Rüdiger Rehm[15] 13 February 2017
FSV Frankfurt Germany Roland Vrabec[16] Sacked 6 March 2017 17th Italy Gino Lettieri[17] 7 March 2017
SC Paderborn Germany Stefan Emmerling[18] Sacked 16 April 2017 18th Germany Steffen Baumgart[18] 16 April 2017
Hansa Rostock Germany Christian Brand[19] Sacked 13 May 2017 14th Germany Uwe Ehlers[19] 13 May 2017

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 MSV Duisburg (C, P) 38 18 14 6 52 32 +20 68 Promotion to 2. Bundesliga
2 Holstein Kiel (P) 38 18 13 7 59 25 +34 67
3 Jahn Regensburg (O, P) 38 18 9 11 62 50 +12 63 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 1. FC Magdeburg 38 16 13 9 53 36 +17 61
5 FSV Zwickau 38 16 8 14 47 54 −7 56
6 VfL Osnabrück 38 15 9 14 46 43 +3 54
7 Wehen Wiesbaden 38 14 11 13 45 42 +3 53
8 Chemnitzer FC 38 14 10 14 54 51 +3 52
9 Preußen Münster 38 15 6 17 49 43 +6 51
10 Sonnenhof Großaspach 38 14 9 15 48 48 0 51
11 VfR Aalen[a] 38 14 15 9 52 36 +16 48
12 Sportfreunde Lotte 38 13 9 16 46 47 −1 48
13 Hallescher FC 38 10 18 10 34 39 −5 48
14 Rot-Weiß Erfurt 38 12 11 15 34 47 −13 47
15 Hansa Rostock 38 10 16 12 44 46 −2 46
16 Fortuna Köln 38 12 10 16 37 59 −22 46
17 Werder Bremen II[b] 38 12 9 17 32 48 −16 45
18 SC Paderborn[c] 38 12 8 18 38 57 −19 44
19 Mainz 05 II[b] (R) 38 11 7 20 41 58 −17 40 Relegation to Regionalliga
20 FSV Frankfurt[d] (R) 38 7 13 18 38 50 −12 25
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ On 10 March 2017, VfR Aalen was deducted nine points for filing in for insolvency.[20] On 15 March 2017, Aalen objected the decision.[21] The DFB rejected the appeal on 24 March 2017.[22] After Aalen again appealed against the decision, it was rejected once more on 11 April 2017.[23] On 4 May 2017, the DFB rejected the next appeal from Aalen.[24] It was again denied on 18 May 2017.[25]
  2. ^ a b Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion.
  3. ^ SC Paderborn were originally relegated from the 2016–17 3. Liga after finishing 18th. However, 1860 Munich, who were relegated from the 2016–17 2. Bundesliga, were unable to obtain a license for the 2017–18 3. Liga. Therefore, SC Paderborn, who submitted a 3. Liga license application, remained in the league for the 2017–18 season.[26][27]
  4. ^ On 24 April 2017, FSV Frankfurt was deducted nine points for filing in for insolvency.[28] Frankfurt appealed on 27 April 2017.[29] On 4 May 2017, the appeal was rejected from the DFB.[30] Another appeal was turned down on 10 May 2017.[31] Frankfurt accepted the penalty on 17 May 2017.[32]

Results

Home \ Away AAL BR2 CFC DUI ERF FSV SGS HFC KSV FKO SFL FCM MA2 PRM OSN SCP JRE ROS WEH ZWI
VfR Aalen — 3–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 4–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–1
Werder Bremen II 1–0 — 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–3 0–1 2–1 0–1 4–2 1–0 3–1 0–2 0–1 1–3
Chemnitzer FC 0–1 1–1 — 2–3 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 0–1 1–1 4–1 0–3 3–0 2–1 0–3 2–0 4–2 1–0
MSV Duisburg 2–2 1–0 1–0 — 3–2 3–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 4–0 3–2 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 5–1
Rot-Weiß Erfurt 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 — 1–0 4–1 0–3 1–1 3–0 0–3 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–3 1–4 1–2 1–0 1–3
FSV Frankfurt 2–1 0–4 0–3 0–0 0–1 — 1–3 0–1 0–0 6–0 2–0 0–1 1–2 4–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 3–1 0–1
Sonnenhof Großaspach 2–2 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 3–1 — 3–0 0–1 2–3 2–0 1–3 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–3 3–4 1–1 2–1 1–2
Hallescher FC 1–4 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 — 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–3 3–2
Holstein Kiel 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 3–0 — 5–1 3–1 1–1 3–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0
Fortuna Köln 0–2 2–0 1–0 0–3 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 — 3–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–2 0–0 2–1
Sportfreunde Lotte 0–2 1–2 3–0 0–2 2–2 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 — 1–3 3–3 1–0 0–0 6–0 3–2 2–0 0–0 2–1
1. FC Magdeburg 3–0 2–0 2–4 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–3 2–0 — 1–2 1–0 3–0 3–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–1
Mainz 05 II 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–2 3–2 0–3 4–0 0–2 1–0 — 3–1 2–2 0–1 2–0 2–4 1–2 2–2
Preußen Münster 2–1 4–0 1–0 1–1 4–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 4–2 1–0 2–3 1–0 — 0–1 0–1 0–1 3–1 2–2 5–1
VfL Osnabrück 1–0 0–1 3–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–0 3–2 1–2 3–0 — 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–0
SC Paderborn 0–0 1–2 4–2 0–1 0–1 3–0 1–2 0–0 1–3 1–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 3–1 — 0–2 0–3 0–1 1–1
Jahn Regensburg 0–2 3–1 3–2 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–3 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–2 3–0 — 2–0 3–1 1–2
Hansa Rostock 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–4 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 — 1–3 5–0
Wehen Wiesbaden 1–2 2–0 0–3 3–0 0–0 4–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 0–3 0–3 0–2 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 — 3–0
FSV Zwickau 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 3–0 4–0 2–2 0–3 —
Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[33]
1 Germany Christian Beck 1. FC Magdeburg 17
2 Germany Ronny König FSV Zwickau 15
3 Germany Lucas Röser Sonnenhof Großaspach 14
4 Germany Hamdi Dahmani Fortuna Köln 13
Germany Marco Grüttner Jahn Regensburg
Poland Matthias Morys VfR Aalen
Germany Manuel Schäffler Wehen Wiesbaden
8 Germany Anton Fink Chemnitzer FC 12
Germany Adriano Grimaldi Preußen Münster
Germany Kingsley Schindler Holstein Kiel
Ghana Kwasi Okyere Wriedt VfL Osnabrück

Number of teams by state

Position State Number of teams Teams
1  North Rhine-Westphalia 5 MSV Duisburg, Fortuna Köln, Sportfreunde Lotte, Preußen Münster and SC Paderborn
2  Baden-Württemberg 2 VfR Aalen and SG Sonnenhof Großaspach
 Hesse 2 FSV Frankfurt and Wehen Wiesbaden
 Saxony 2 Chemnitzer FC and FSV Zwickau
 Saxony-Anhalt 2 Hallescher FC and 1. FC Magdeburg
6  Bavaria 1 Jahn Regensburg
 Bremen 1 Werder Bremen II
 Lower Saxony 1 VfL Osnabrück
 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 1 Hansa Rostock
 Rhineland-Palatinate 1 Mainz 05 II
 Schleswig-Holstein 1 Holstein Kiel
 Thuringia 1 Rot-Weiß Erfurt

References

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  33. ^ Goalscorers

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