The 2017–18 3. Liga was the tenth season of the 3. Liga. It began on 21 July 2017 and concluded on 12 May 2018.

3. Liga
Season2017–18
Dates21 July 2017 – 12 May 2018
Champions1. FC Magdeburg
Promoted1. FC Magdeburg
SC Paderborn
RelegatedWerder Bremen II
Chemnitzer FC
Rot-Weiß Erfurt
Matches played380
Goals scored1,038 (2.73 per match)
Top goalscorerManuel Schäffler
(22 goals)
Biggest home winPaderborn 7–1 Bremen II
Biggest away winOsnabrück 0−5 Paderborn
Highest scoringHalle 4−4 Paderborn
Paderborn 7–1 Bremen II
Wiesbaden 6–2 Münster
Rostock 5–3 Köln
Attendance2,348,630 (6,181 per match)

The fixtures were announced on 4 July 2017.[1]

Teams

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Team changes

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Promoted from 2016–17 Regionalliga Relegated from 2016–17 2. Bundesliga Promoted to 2017–18 2. Bundesliga Relegated from 2016–17 3. Liga
Carl Zeiss Jena
SV Meppen
SpVgg Unterhaching
Karlsruher SC
Würzburger Kickers
MSV Duisburg
Holstein Kiel
Jahn Regensburg
FSV Frankfurt
Mainz 05 II

Stadiums and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
VfR Aalen Aalen Scholz-Arena 14,500
Chemnitzer FC Chemnitz Stadion an der Gellertstraße 18,712
Rot-Weiß Erfurt Erfurt Steigerwaldstadion 18,611
SG Sonnenhof Großaspach Aspach Mechatronik Arena 10,000
Carl Zeiss Jena Jena Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld 12,990
Hallescher FC Halle Erdgas Sportpark 15,057
Karlsruher SC Karlsruhe Wildparkstadion 29,699
Fortuna Köln Cologne Südstadion 14,800
Sportfreunde Lotte Lotte Sportpark am Lotter Kreuz 7,414
1. FC Magdeburg Magdeburg MDCC-Arena 27,500
SV Meppen Meppen Hänsch-Arena 16,500
Preußen Münster Münster Preußenstadion 15,050
VfL Osnabrück Osnabrück Stadion an der Bremer Brücke 16,667
SC Paderborn Paderborn Benteler Arena 15,000
Hansa Rostock Rostock Ostseestadion 29,000
SpVgg Unterhaching Unterhaching Alpenbauer Sportpark 15,053
SV Wehen Wiesbaden Wiesbaden BRITA-Arena 12,250
Werder Bremen II Bremen Weserstadion Platz 11 5,500
Würzburger Kickers Würzburg Flyeralarm Arena 14,500
FSV Zwickau Zwickau Stadion Zwickau 10,049

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
VfR Aalen   Peter Vollmann   Marc Endres Saller Prowin
Chemnitzer FC   David Bergner   Kevin Conrad adidas Ahorn Hotels
Rot-Weiß Erfurt   Stefan Emmerling   Jens Möckel Jako Thüringer Energie AG
SG Sonnenhof Großaspach   Sascha Hildmann   Daniel Hägele Hummel Urbacher Mineralquellen
Hallescher FC   Rico Schmitt   Royal-Dominique Fennell Puma Halplus
Carl Zeiss Jena   Mark Zimmermann   René Eckardt Puma Medipolis
Karlsruher SC   Alois Schwartz   Kai Bülow Jako Klaiber Markisen
Fortuna Köln   Uwe Koschinat   Hamdi Dahmani Jako HIT Handelsgruppe
Sportfreunde Lotte   Andreas Golombek   Tim Wendel Puma FRIMO Group
1. FC Magdeburg   Jens Härtel   Marius Sowislo Uhlsport FAM
SV Meppen   Christian Neidhart   Martin Wagner Nike KiK xxl
Preußen Münster   Marco Antwerpen   Adriano Grimaldi Nike Tuja Zeitarbeit
VfL Osnabrück   Daniel Thioune   Christian Groß adidas Sparkasse
SC Paderborn   Steffen Baumgart   Christian Strohdiek Saller Mediacom
Hansa Rostock   Pavel Dochev   Amaury Bischoff Nike kurzurlaub.de
SpVgg Unterhaching   Claus Schromm   Ulrich Taffertshofer adidas Alpenbauer
SV Wehen Wiesbaden   Rüdiger Rehm   David Blacha Nike Brita
Werder Bremen II   Sven Hübscher   Rafael Kazior Nike Wiesenhof
Würzburger Kickers   Michael Schiele   Sebastian Neumann Jako s.Oliver
FSV Zwickau   Torsten Ziegner   Toni Wachsmuth Puma Zwickauer Energieversorgung

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Chemnitzer FC   Sven Köhler[2] Resigned 30 June 2017 Preseason   Horst Steffen[3] 1 July 2017
Hansa Rostock   Uwe Ehlers[2] End of caretaker   Pavel Dochev[2]
Würzburger Kickers   Bernd Hollerbach[4] Sacked   Stephan Schmidt[4]
SG Sonnenhof Großaspach   Oliver Zapel[5] Resigned   Sascha Hildmann[6]
Sportfreunde Lotte   Ismail Atalan[7] Signed by VfL Bochum 11 July 2017   Oscar Corrochano[8] 14 July 2017
  Oscar Corrochano[9] Resigned 27 July 2017 18th   Marc Fascher[9] 27 July 2017
Karlsruher SC   Marc-Patrick Meister[10] Sacked 20 August 2017 15th   Christian Eichner
  Zlatan Bajramović (joint caretakers)
20 August 2017
  Christian Eichner
  Zlatan Bajramović
End of tenure as caretakers 29 August 2017 16th   Alois Schwartz[11] 29 August 2017
Rot-Weiß Erfurt   Stefan Krämer[12] Sacked 2 October 2017 20th   David Bergner[12] 2 October 2017
Würzburger Kickers   Stephan Schmidt[13] 17th   Michael Schiele[13][14]
VfL Osnabrück   Joe Enochs[15] 4 October 2017 19th   Daniel Thioune[16] 5 October 2017
Werder Bremen II   Florian Kohfeldt[17] Promoted to Werder Bremen 30 October 2017 16th   Oliver Zapel[18] 13 November 2017
Sportfreunde Lotte   Marc Fascher[19] Sacked 1 November 2017 16th   Andreas Golombek[19] 1 November 2017
Rot-Weiß Erfurt   David Bergner[20] 20 November 2017 20th   Stefan Emmerling[20] 20 November 2017
Preußen Münster   Benno Möhlmann[21] 10 December 2017 16th   Marco Antwerpen[22] 12 December 2017
Chemnitzer FC   Horst Steffen[23] 2 January 2018 19th   Sreto Ristić (interim)[23] 2 January 2018
  Sreto Ristić[24] End of caretaker tenure 6 January 2018   David Bergner[24] 6 January 2018
Werder Bremen II   Oliver Zapel[25] Sacked 5 February 2018 19th   Sven Hübscher[25] 5 February 2018
FSV Zwickau   Torsten Ziegner[26] Sacked 25 April 2018 16th   Danny König (interim)[26] 25 April 2018

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 1. FC Magdeburg (C, P) 38 27 4 7 70 32 +38 85 Promotion to 2. Bundesliga and qualification for DFB-Pokal
2 SC Paderborn (P) 38 25 8 5 90 33 +57 83
3 Karlsruher SC 38 19 12 7 49 29 +20 69 Qualification for promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal
4 Wehen Wiesbaden 38 21 5 12 76 39 +37 68 Qualification for DFB-Pokal
5 Würzburger Kickers 38 17 10 11 53 46 +7 61
6 Hansa Rostock 38 16 12 10 48 34 +14 60
7 SV Meppen 38 15 13 10 50 47 +3 58
8 Fortuna Köln 38 15 9 14 53 48 +5 54
9 SpVgg Unterhaching 38 16 6 16 54 55 −1 54
10 Preußen Münster 38 14 10 14 50 49 +1 52
11 Carl Zeiss Jena 38 14 10 14 49 59 −10 52
12 VfR Aalen 38 13 11 14 48 57 −9 50
13 Hallescher FC 38 13 10 15 52 54 −2 49
14 Sonnenhof Großaspach 38 12 11 15 55 60 −5 47
15 FSV Zwickau 38 10 11 17 38 55 −17 41
16 Sportfreunde Lotte 38 11 7 20 43 60 −17 40
17 VfL Osnabrück 38 8 13 17 47 67 −20 37
18 Werder Bremen II[a] (R) 38 6 13 19 39 62 −23 31 Relegation to Regionalliga
19 Chemnitzer FC[b] (R) 38 8 7 23 48 74 −26 22
20 Rot-Weiß Erfurt[c] (R) 38 5 8 25 26 78 −52 13
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion or DFB-Pokal qualification.
  2. ^ On 23 April 2018, Chemnitzer FC was deducted nine points after filing for insolvency, where Chemnitz did not appeal against.[27][28]
  3. ^ On 13 February 2018, Rot-Weiß Erfurt was deducted one point, which Erfurt appealed.[29][30] It was denied on 23 February 2018 and confirmed on 13 March 2018.[31][32] Another nine points were deducted, on 29 March 2018, after Erfurt filed for insolvency.[33] It was made official on 6 April 2018 after Erfurt did not appeal against it.[34]

Results

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Home \ Away AAL BR2 CHE ERF GRO HAL JEN KAR KÖL LOT MAG MEP MÜN OSN PAD ROS UNT WIE WÜR ZWI
VfR Aalen 1–0 3–2 1–1 4–1 2–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 3–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–5 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–3 2–2
Werder Bremen II 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–5 1–2 2–4 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–3 2–1 2–4 2–2 0–2 1–1 3–0 0–0 0–1 0–0
Chemnitzer FC 2–4 2–1 1–0 2–3 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 3–1 2–3 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–4 0–3 1–0
Rot-Weiß Erfurt 0–1 0–3 0–5 0–6 1–1 1–0 1–3 2–1 2–3 3–1 0–0 1–1 4–4 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–3
Sonnenhof Großaspach 0–0 2–2 3–1 1–0 0–3 0–0 1–0 1–3 1–1 4–1 2–3 2–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–3 1–3 2–0
Hallescher FC 3–2 1–0 0–3 3–0 3–0 0–2 0–1 0–3 1–0 0–2 2–0 3–0 1–0 4–4 0–2 1–2 2–1 1–3 2–0
Carl Zeiss Jena 3–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–2 2–2 1–5 2–2 2–0 0–0 3–1 1–0 2–1 4–3 1–2 2–1
Karlsruher SC 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–0
Fortuna Köln 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–0 4–0 0–3 1–2 0–2 2–4 3–0 2–4 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–1
Sportfreunde Lotte 2–0 3–2 3–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 4–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 2–2 0–0 2–3 1–2 0–2 2–1 0–1 1–3 1–0
1. FC Magdeburg 6–1 4–1 4–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–3 0–0 2–1 2–2
SV Meppen 1–1 2–2 3–2 3–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 4–0
Preußen Münster 1–1 0–1 1–0 5–0 1–4 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–0 0–1 3–0 4–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–2
VfL Osnabrück 4–1 1–1 6–1 0–1 2–1 3–3 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–0 0–2 2–2 0–1 0–5 1–1 2–0 0–4 1–1 4–0
SC Paderborn 3–0 7–1 3–2 0–1 5–0 0–0 6–0 0–2 3–1 5–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–1 0–0 2–0
Hansa Rostock 1–0 0–0 3–1 3–1 0–0 4–2 0–0 0–3 5–3 0–3 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–3 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–1
SpVgg Unterhaching 0–1 1–0 4–2 1–1 1–4 1–1 3–2 3–2 2–2 3–0 0–1 4–0 1–0 4–1 0–3 0–3 0–1 3–2 2–1
Wehen Wiesbaden 2–0 2–2 2–1 4–2 5–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–1 6–2 5–1 4–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 3–0
Würzburger Kickers 2–2 1–1 0–0 4–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–3 0–3 0–2 0–5 1–1
FSV Zwickau 2–2 1–0 3–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–4 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–3 1–0 1–3 0–2 0–1
Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[35]
1   Manuel Schäffler Wehen Wiesbaden 22
2   Benjamin Girth SV Meppen 19
  Stephan Hain SpVgg Unterhaching
  Sven Michel SC Paderborn
5   Fabian Schleusener Karlsruher SC 17
  Philip Türpitz 1. FC Magdeburg
7   Stephan Andrist Wehen Wiesbaden 15
  Adriano Grimaldi Preußen Münster
  Daniel Keita-Ruel Fortuna Köln
10   Christian Beck 1. FC Magdeburg 13
  Daniel Frahn Chemnitzer FC
  Matthias Morys VfR Aalen

Number of teams by state

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Position State Number of teams Teams
1   North Rhine-Westphalia 4 Fortuna Köln, Sportfreunde Lotte, Preußen Münster and SC Paderborn
2   Baden-Württemberg 3 VfR Aalen, SG Sonnenhof Großaspach and Karlsruher SC
3   Bavaria 2 SpVgg Unterhaching and Würzburger Kickers
  Lower Saxony 2 SV Meppen and VfL Osnabrück
  Saxony 2 Chemnitzer FC and FSV Zwickau
  Saxony-Anhalt 2 Hallescher FC and 1. FC Magdeburg
  Thuringia 2 Rot-Weiß Erfurt and Carl Zeiss Jena
8   Bremen 1 Werder Bremen II
  Hesse 1 Wehen Wiesbaden
  Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 1 Hansa Rostock

References

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  35. ^ Goalscorers