2015–16 3. Liga Explained

Competition:3. Liga
Season:2015–16
Winners:Dynamo Dresden
Promoted:Dynamo Dresden
Erzgebirge Aue
Würzburger Kickers
Relegated:Stuttgart Kickers
Energie Cottbus
VfB Stuttgart II
Matches:380
Total Goals:905
League Topscorer:Justin Eilers
(23 goals)
Prevseason:2014–15
Nextseason:2016–17

The 2015–16 3. Liga was the eighth season of the 3. Liga.

Teams

A total of 20 teams contested the league, including 14 sides from the 2014–15 3. Liga. Arminia Bielefeld and MSV Duisburg were directly promoted to the 2015–16 2. Bundesliga at the end of the 2014–15 season. Bielefeld made an immediate return to the 2. Bundesliga after being relegated in 2013–14. Duisburg returned to the 2. Bundesliga after two seasons in the third tier. The two promoted teams were replaced by FC Erzgebirge Aue and VfR Aalen, who finished in the bottom two places of the 2014–15 2. Bundesliga table.

At the other end of the table, Borussia Dortmund II, SpVgg Unterhaching and SSV Jahn Regensburg were relegated to the 2015–16 Regionalliga. The three relegated teams were replaced by the three winners of the 2014–15 Regionalliga promotion playoffs. SV Werder Bremen II from the Regionalliga Nord returned to the national level after three seasons in the fourth tier, while 1. FC Magdeburg from the Regionalliga Nordost and Würzburger Kickers from the Regionalliga Bayern are playing their debut seasons in the 3. Liga.

A further place in the league was available via a two-legged play-off between third-placed 2014–15 3. Liga team Holstein Kiel and 16th-placed 2014–15 2. Bundesliga side TSV 1860 München. The tie ended 2–1 on aggregate and saw Kiel remaining in the 3. Liga.

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
VfR AalenAalenScholz-Arena13,251
SG Sonnenhof GroßaspachAspachMechatronik Arena10,000
Chemnitzer FCChemnitzStadion an der Gellertstraße18,712
Dynamo DresdenDresdenGlücksgas-Stadion32,066
Energie CottbusCottbusStadion der Freundschaft22,528
FC Erzgebirge AueAueSparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion15,711
Hallescher FCHalleErdgas Sportpark15,057
Hansa RostockRostockDKB-Arena29,000
Holstein KielKielHolstein-Stadion11,386
SC Fortuna KölnCologneSüdstadion14,800
1. FSV Mainz 05 IIMainzStadion am Bruchweg20,300
1. FC MagdeburgMagdeburgMDCC-Arena27,500
VfL OsnabrückOsnabrückOsnatel-Arena16,667
Preußen MünsterMünsterPreußenstadion15,050
Rot-Weiß ErfurtErfurtSteigerwaldstadion17,500
VfB Stuttgart IIStuttgartGazi-Stadion auf der Waldau10,100
Stuttgarter KickersStuttgartGazi-Stadion auf der Waldau10,100
SV Wehen WiesbadenWiesbadenBRITA-Arena12,250
SV Werder Bremen IIBremenWeserstadion Platz 115,500[1]
Würzburger KickersWürzburgFlyeralarm Arena14,500

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
VfR AalenSallerProwin
Chemnitzer FCadidasAhorn Hotels
Dynamo DresdenerimaFeldschlösschen
Energie CottbusSallerKarton.eu
Erzgebirge AueNikeKumpelverein
1. FSV Mainz 05 IILottoKömmerling
Hallescher FCPumaHalplus
Hansa RostockNikekurzurlaub.de
Holstein KieladidasFamila
VfL Osnabrück adidasSparkasse
1. FC Magdeburg UhlsportFAM
Preußen MünsterNikeTuja Zeitarbeit
Rot-Weiß Erfurt JakoThüringer Energie AG
SC Fortuna KölnJakoHIT Handelsgruppe
SG Sonnenhof GroßaspachHummelUrbacher Mineralquellen
VfB Stuttgart IIPumaMercedes-Benz Bank
Stuttgarter KickersUhlsportMHP
SV Wehen WiesbadenNikeBrita
SV Werder Bremen II NikeWiesenhof
Würzburger Kickers NikeSansibar

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Dynamo Dresden Peter NémethLeft10 April 2015Pre-season Uwe Neuhaus10 April 2015[2]
SV Wehen Wiesbaden Christian HockEnd of caretaker stint12 May 2015 Sven Demandt12 May 2015[3]
FC Erzgebirge Aue Tomislav StipićMutual termination27 May 2015[4] Pavel Dochev4 June 2015[5]
VfR Aalen Stefan RuthenbeckLeft12 June 2015 Peter Vollmann12 June 2015[6]
VfL Osnabrück Maik WalpurgisSacked24 August 201519th Joe Enochs24 August 2015[7]
Hallescher FC Sven KöhlerSacked30 August 2015[8] 19th Stefan Böger8 September 2015[9]
Energie Cottbus Stefan KrämerSacked19 September 2015[10] 17th Vasile Miriuță23 September 2015[11]
Stuttgarter Kickers Horst SteffenSacked4 November 2015[12] 14th Tomislav Stipić4 November 2015
VfB Stuttgart II Jürgen KramnyPromoted to first team24 November 2015[13] [14] 18th Walter Thomae21 December 2015[15]
Hansa Rostock Karsten BaumannSacked5 December 2015[16] 18th Christian Brand7 December 2015[17]
Rot-Weiß Erfurt Christian PreußerSacked15 December 2015[18] 16th Stefan Krämer30 December 2015[19]
Preußen Münster Ralf LooseSacked19 December 2015[20] 5th Horst Steffen25 December 2015[21]
Chemnitzer FC Karsten HeineSacked2 March 2016[22] 17th Sven Köhler2 March 2016
Wehen Wiesbaden Sven DemandtSacked7 March 2016[23] 16th Torsten Fröhling14 March 2016[24]
Energie Cottbus Vasile MiriuțăSacked12 April 2016[25] 18th Claus-Dieter Wollitz12 April 2016
Hallescher FC Stefan BögerSacked13 April 2016[26] 15th Rico Schmitt13 April 2016

League table

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[27]
1 Justin EilersDynamo Dresden23
2 Christian Beck1. FC Magdeburg19
3 Pascal TestroetDynamo Dresden18
4 Marco KönigsFortuna Köln16
5 Anton FinkChemnitzer FC15
6 Julius BiadaFortuna Köln14
7 Julian DerstroffMainz 05 II12
Carsten KammlottRot-Weiß Erfurt
9Five players11

Number of teams by state

PositionStateNumber of teamsTeams
14VfR Aalen, SG Sonnenhof Großaspach, Stuttgart II and Stuttgarter Kickers
23Chemnitzer FC, Dynamo Dresden and Erzgebirge Aue
32Fortuna Köln and Preussen Münster
2Hallescher FC and FC Magdeburg
51Würzburger Kickers
1Energie Cottbus
1Werder Bremen II
1Wehen Wiesbaden
1VfL Osnabrück
1Hansa Rostock
1Mainz 05 II
1Holstein Kiel
1Rot-Weiss Erfurt

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Heimat der U23 und der Fußballerinnen . 4 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150915204336/http://www.werder.de/de/stadien/platz11/index.php . 15 September 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Uwe Neuhaus wird neuer Trainer von Dynamo Dresden. de. 10 April 2015. 10 April 2015. tagesspiegel.de.
  3. Web site: Sven Demandt neuer Trainer in Wiesbaden. de. 12 May 2015. 12 May 2015. dfb.de.
  4. Web site: Trainer Stipic verlässt Absteiger Aue. de. 27 May 2015. 27 May 2015. dfb.de.
  5. Web site: Pavel Dotchev neuer Trainer bei Aue. de. 4 June 2015. 4 June 2015. dfb.de.
  6. Web site: Peter Vollmann übernimmt beim VfR Aalen. de. 12 June 2015. 12 June 2015. dfb.de.
  7. Web site: VfL stellt Trainer Walpurgis frei. https://web.archive.org/web/20150825220220/http://www.vfl.de/news/news/article/vfl-stellt-trainer-walpurgis-frei.html. dead. 25 August 2015. 25 August 2015. de.
  8. Web site: Hallescher FC stellt Trainer Sven Köhler frei. 30 August 2015. de.
  9. Web site: Hallescher FC: Stefan Böger neuer Trainer. 8 September 2015. de.
  10. Web site: Energie Cottbus entlässt Trainer Stefan Krämer. 19 September 2015. de.
  11. Web site: Miriuta übernimmt bei Energie Cottbus. 23 September 2015. de.
  12. Web site: Stuttgarter Kickers entlassen Steffen – Stipic wird Nachfolger. 3 November 2015. de.
  13. Web site: Paukenschlag beim VfB! Zorniger muss gehen. 7 December 2015. de.
  14. Web site: VfB verkündet: Kramny wird Cheftrainer. 30 December 2015. de.
  15. Web site: VfB II: Thomae wird Cheftrainer. 30 December 2015. de.
  16. Web site: Rostock trennt sich von Trainer Baumann. 5 December 2015. de.
  17. Web site: Christian Brand neuer Trainer in Rostock. 7 December 2015. de.
  18. Web site: Christian Preußer nicht mehr Trainer in Erfurt. 15 December 2015. de.
  19. Web site: Krämer wird Trainer bei Rot-Weiß Erfurt. 30 December 2015. de.
  20. Web site: Münster entlässt Trainer Loose. 19 December 2015. de.
  21. Web site: Preußen Münster: Horst Steffen neuer Trainer. 25 December 2015. de.
  22. Web site: CFC: Sven Köhler kommt für Karsten Heine. 2 March 2016. de.
  23. Web site: Wehen Wiesbaden trennt sich von Demandt. 7 March 2016. de.
  24. Web site: Wehen Wiesbaden: Fröhling neuer Trainer. 14 March 2016. de.
  25. Web site: Cottbus trennt sich von Trainer Miriuta – Wollitz wird Nachfolger. 12 April 2016. de.
  26. Web site: Rico Schmitt ab sofort Trainer in Halle. 13 April 2016. de.
  27. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/3liga/torjaeger/3-liga/2015-16/torjaeger-der-saison.html Goalscorers

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