3rd Liga 2008-09
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3rd Liga
2008–09 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 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 qualified through Regionalliga North:
The following teams qualified through Regionalliga South:
Notes
21 goals Anton Fink
(SpVgg Unterhaching
)
17 goals Sercan Güvenisik
(SC Paderborn 07
) Torsten Oehrl
(SV Werder Bremen II
)
16 goals Karim Benyamina
(1. FC Union Berlin
)
15 goals Thomas Müller
(Bayern Munich II
)
14 goals Frank Löning
(SC Paderborn 07
) Halil Savran
(Dynamo Dresden
)
12 goals Massimo Cannizzaro
(Rot-Weiß Erfurt) Marco Sailer
(VfR Aalen
)
3rd Liga
The 3rd Liga is the third division of football in Germany. The league started with the beginning of the 2008–09 season, when it replaced the Regionalliga as the third tier football league in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2...
2008–09 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 Rot-Weiß Erfurt
FC Rot-Weiss Erfurt
FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt is a German association football club based in Erfurt, Thuringia.-Foundation to World War II:The club has roots that go back to a cricket club founded in 1895. As they broadened their interests they came to be called Sport Club Erfurt...
and Dynamo Dresden
Dynamo Dresden
SG Dynamo Dresden are a German association football club, based in Dresden, Saxony. They were founded in 1950, as a club affiliated with the East German police, and became one of the most popular and successful clubs in East German football, winning eight league titles...
, ending with a 1–0 win for Dresden. The last games were played on 23 May 2009. 1. FC Union Berlin
1. FC Union Berlin
1. FC Union Berlin is a German association football club based in Berlin. It is one of two sides in the city bearing the name Union that emerged during the Cold War and played in East Germany, while the other played in the west. The club currently plays in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga.-Foundation to...
were the inaugural champions, securing first place on 10 May 2009. Runners-up Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf
' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga...
were also promoted. Third-placed team SC Paderborn 07
SC Paderborn 07
SC Paderborn 07 is a German association football club based in Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the 2. Bundesliga.-History:...
played a relegation/promotion play-off against the 16th-placed team from 2. Bundesliga, VfL Osnabrück
VfL Osnabrück
VfL Osnabrück is a German multi-sport club in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. It currently fields teams in basketball, gymnastics, swimming, table tennis, and tennis, but is by far best known for its football section.- Foundation to WW2 :...
, winning both games and earning promotion. Kickers Emden
Kickers Emden
BSV Kickers Emden is a German association football club, located in Emden, Lower Saxony.-History:The club first began playing in 1928 as a section of the gymnastics club Emder Turnverein, which was founded in 1861...
, VfR Aalen
VfR Aalen
VfR Aalen is a German football club based in Aalen, Baden-Württemberg.-History:The club was founded on 8 March 1921 out of the football department of the gymnastics club MTV Aalen and has led a largely unremarked existence as a lower division side...
, and Stuttgarter Kickers
Stuttgarter Kickers
Stuttgarter Kickers is a German association football club that plays in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, founded on 21 September 1899 as FC Stuttgarter Cickers...
were relegated to the Regionalliga.
Qualified teams
The following teams were relegated to 3rd Liga from Second Fußball-Bundesliga 2007–08:- Kickers OffenbachKickers OffenbachKickers Offenbach is a German association football club in Offenbach am Main, Hesse. The club was founded on 27 May 1901 in the Rheinischer Hof restaurant by footballers who had left established local clubs including Melitia, Teutonia, Viktoria, Germania and Neptun...
- FC Erzgebirge AueFC Erzgebirge AueFC Erzgebirge Aue is a German football club based in Aue, Saxony. The former East German side was a charter member of the 3. Liga in 2008–09, after being relegated from the 2. Bundesliga in 2007–08. The city of Aue has a population of about 18,000 making it one of the smallest cities to ever...
- SC Paderborn 07SC Paderborn 07SC Paderborn 07 is a German association football club based in Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the 2. Bundesliga.-History:...
- FC Carl Zeiss JenaFC Carl Zeiss JenaFC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German association football club based in Jena, Thuringia.-History:The club was founded in May 1903 by workers at the Carl Zeiss AG optics factory as the company-sponsored Fussball-Club der Firma Carl Zeiss. The club underwent name changes in 1911 to Fussball Club Carl Zeiss...
The following teams qualified through Regionalliga North:
- Fortuna DüsseldorfFortuna Düsseldorf' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga...
- 1. FC Union Berlin1. FC Union Berlin1. FC Union Berlin is a German association football club based in Berlin. It is one of two sides in the city bearing the name Union that emerged during the Cold War and played in East Germany, while the other played in the west. The club currently plays in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga.-Foundation to...
- Werder Bremen II
- Wuppertaler SV BorussiaWuppertaler SV BorussiaWuppertaler SV Borussia is a German association football club located in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia. The city was founded in 1929 out of the union of a number of smaller towns including Elberfeld, Barmen, Vohwinkel, Cronenberg and Ronsdorf – each with its own football club...
- Rot-Weiß Erfurt
- Dynamo DresdenDynamo DresdenSG Dynamo Dresden are a German association football club, based in Dresden, Saxony. They were founded in 1950, as a club affiliated with the East German police, and became one of the most popular and successful clubs in East German football, winning eight league titles...
- Kickers EmdenKickers EmdenBSV Kickers Emden is a German association football club, located in Emden, Lower Saxony.-History:The club first began playing in 1928 as a section of the gymnastics club Emder Turnverein, which was founded in 1861...
- Eintracht BraunschweigEintracht BraunschweigEintracht Braunschweig is a German association football club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding members of the Bundesliga in 1963 and won the national title in 1967.-History:...
The following teams qualified through Regionalliga South:
- VfB Stuttgart IIVfB Stuttgart IIVfB Stuttgart II is a German football team located in Stuttgart, currently playing in the 3rd Liga. Their first team, VfB Stuttgart, won the Bundesliga league title in 2007.- Relationship with VfB Stuttgart :...
- VfR AalenVfR AalenVfR Aalen is a German football club based in Aalen, Baden-Württemberg.-History:The club was founded on 8 March 1921 out of the football department of the gymnastics club MTV Aalen and has led a largely unremarked existence as a lower division side...
- SV SandhausenSV SandhausenSV Sandhausen is a German association football club that plays in Sandhausen, immediately to the south of Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg.-History:...
- SpVgg UnterhachingSpVgg UnterhachingSpielvereinigung Unterhaching is a German sports club in Unterhaching, a semi-rural municipality on the southern outskirts of the Bavarian capital Munich....
- SV Wacker BurghausenSV Wacker BurghausenSV Wacker Burghausen is a German association football club based in Burghausen, Bavaria and is part of one of the nation's largest sports clubs with some 6,000 members participating in two dozen different sports.-History:...
- FC Bayern Munich IIFC Bayern Munich IIBayern Munich II are the second team of German association football club Bayern Munich. In 2010–11 they played in the 3rd Liga, having qualified for its inaugural season in 2008, and have consistently played at the third level of German football — they played in the Regionalliga Süd from...
- Jahn RegensburgJahn RegensburgSSV Jahn Regensburg is a German association football club based in Regensburg, Bavaria. The team was part of a larger sports club founded in 1889 as Turnerbund Jahn Regensburg which took its name from Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, whose ideas of gymnastics greatly influenced German sport in the 19th...
- Stuttgarter KickersStuttgarter KickersStuttgarter Kickers is a German association football club that plays in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, founded on 21 September 1899 as FC Stuttgarter Cickers...
Cities and stadia
| Team | Head Coach | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VfR Aalen VfR Aalen VfR Aalen is a German football club based in Aalen, Baden-Württemberg.-History:The club was founded on 8 March 1921 out of the football department of the gymnastics club MTV Aalen and has led a largely unremarked existence as a lower division side... |
 Rainer Scharinger |
Aalen Aalen Aalen is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, about east of Stuttgart and north of Ulm. It is the seat of the Ostalbkreis district, and its largest city, as well as the largest city within the Ostwürttemberg region. In spatial planning, Aalen is designated a Mittelzentrum... |
Städtisches Waldstadion | 11,183 |
| FC Erzgebirge Aue FC Erzgebirge Aue FC Erzgebirge Aue is a German football club based in Aue, Saxony. The former East German side was a charter member of the 3. Liga in 2008–09, after being relegated from the 2. Bundesliga in 2007–08. The city of Aue has a population of about 18,000 making it one of the smallest cities to ever... |
Heiko Weber Heiko Weber Heiko Weber is a German football manager, he is the manager of FC Carl Zeiss Jena.-Career:As player he played for FC Carl Zeiss Jena and Preußen Münster.-Coaching career:... |
Aue Aue Aue is a small town in Germany at the outlet of the river Schwarzwasser into the river Mulde in the Ore Mountains, and has roughly 18,000 inhabitants. Aue was the administrative seat of the former district of Aue-Schwarzenberg in Saxony, and is part of the Erzgebirgskreis since August 2008... |
Erzgebirgsstadion Erzgebirgsstadion The Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Aue, Germany. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Erzgebirge Aue. The stadium is able to hold 15,690 people and was built in 1950.- External links :* Erzgebirgsstadium on Footballmatch.... |
16,350 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin 1. FC Union Berlin 1. FC Union Berlin is a German association football club based in Berlin. It is one of two sides in the city bearing the name Union that emerged during the Cold War and played in East Germany, while the other played in the west. The club currently plays in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga.-Foundation to... |
Uwe Neuhaus Uwe Neuhaus Uwe Neuhaus is a retired German football player and a football manager currently in charge of 1. FC Union Berlin.-External links:... |
Berlin Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union... |
Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark The Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark is a sports site in the Prenzlauer Berg district of Berlin. In the south it borders on the Eberswalder Straße, in the north on the Max Schmeling Halle, in the west on the Mauerpark, where part of the Berlin Wall once stood. It includes a football and athletics... 1 |
19,708 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig is a German association football club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding members of the Bundesliga in 1963 and won the national title in 1967.-History:... |
Torsten Lieberknecht Torsten Lieberknecht Torsten Lieberknecht is a retired German football player and a football manager currently in charge of Eintracht Braunschweig.-External links:... |
Braunschweig Braunschweig Braunschweig , is a city of 247,400 people, located in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser.... |
Eintracht-Stadion | 23,500 |
| Werder Bremen II | Thomas Wolter Thomas Wolter Thomas Wolter is a German former footballer, now manager of Werder Bremen II. He played for Werder Bremen from 1984 to 1998, his entire professional career.-Honours:*Bundesliga: 1988, 1993*DFB-Supercup: 1988, 1993, 1994... |
Bremen Bremen The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is... |
Weserstadion Platz 11 Weserstadion The Weserstadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Bremen, Germany. The stadium is scenically situated on the north bank of the Weser River and is surrounded by lush green parks . The city center is only about a kilometer away... |
5,500 |
| Wacker Burghausen | Ralf Santelli (interim) |
Burghausen Burghausen, Altötting Burghausen is the largest city in the Altötting district of Oberbayern in Germany. It is situated on the Salzach river, near the border with Austria. Its castle, atop a ridge, is the longest castle in Europe .- History :... |
Wacker Arena Wacker Arena Wacker Arena is a multi-use stadium in Burghausen, Germany. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of SV Wacker Burghausen. The stadium is able to hold 10,000 people.... |
8,400 |
| Dynamo Dresden Dynamo Dresden SG Dynamo Dresden are a German association football club, based in Dresden, Saxony. They were founded in 1950, as a club affiliated with the East German police, and became one of the most popular and successful clubs in East German football, winning eight league titles... |
 Ruud KaiserRuud Kaiser Ruud Kaiser is a former Dutch association football player turned manager who most recently was in charge of German fourth-tier side 1. FC Magdeburg.-Career:... |
Dresden Dresden Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area.... |
Rudolf Harbig Stadion | 23,940 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf ' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga... |
Norbert Meier Norbert Meier Norbert Meier is a German former football player. After his playing days were over, Meier became a manager and is now manager of Fortuna Düsseldorf.-Playing career:... |
Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the... |
LTU-Arena | 51,500 |
| Kickers Emden Kickers Emden BSV Kickers Emden is a German association football club, located in Emden, Lower Saxony.-History:The club first began playing in 1928 as a section of the gymnastics club Emder Turnverein, which was founded in 1861... |
Stefan Emmerling Stefan Emmerling Stefan Emmerling is a German retired football player and a football manager currently in charge of FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt.-External links:* at transfermarkt.de... |
Emden Emden Emden is a city and seaport in the northwest of Germany, on the river Ems. It is the main city of the region of East Frisia; in 2006, the city had a total population of 51,692.-History:... |
Embdena-Stadion Embdena-Stadion Embdena-Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Emden, Germany. It is currently used exclusively for football matches and has been the home stadium of Kickers Emden since 1950.- History :... |
7,200 |
| Rot-Weiss Erfurt | Henri Fuchs Henri Fuchs Henri Fuchs is a retired German football striker who coached Rot-Weiß Erfurt.- Career :Fuchs has played for 1. FC Köln, Chemnitzer FC, Dynamo Dresden, VfB Leipzig, Hansa Rostock and Rot-Weiß Erfurt.- International :... (interim) |
Erfurt Erfurt Erfurt is the capital city of Thuringia and the main city nearest to the geographical centre of Germany, located 100 km SW of Leipzig, 150 km N of Nuremberg and 180 km SE of Hannover. Erfurt Airport can be reached by plane via Munich. It lies in the southern part of the Thuringian... |
Steigerwaldstadion Steigerwaldstadion Steigerwaldstadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Erfurt, Germany. The stadium is able to hold 19,439 people and was built in 1931. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt.... |
20,000 |
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German association football club based in Jena, Thuringia.-History:The club was founded in May 1903 by workers at the Carl Zeiss AG optics factory as the company-sponsored Fussball-Club der Firma Carl Zeiss. The club underwent name changes in 1911 to Fussball Club Carl Zeiss... |
Marc Fascher Marc Fascher Marc Fascher is a former German footballer and present head coach of 3rd Liga side SC Preußen Münster.-Coaching career:... |
Jena Jena Jena is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. It has a population of approx. 103,000 and is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt.-History:Jena was first mentioned in an 1182 document... |
Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld The Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld is a sports facility in Jena, Germany. It was dedicated on August 24, 1924 and was named after entrepreneur Ernst Abbe 15 years later. The facility is in southern Jena, directly on the Saale River... |
15,610 |
| Bayern Munich II | Mehmet Scholl Mehmet Scholl Mehmet Scholl is a former German football player with Turkish-German ancestry. He played most of his career as an attacking midfielder for Bayern Munich... (interim) |
Munich Munich Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat... |
Grünwalder Stadion Grünwalder Stadion The Städtisches Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße is a multi-purpose stadium in Munich, Germany. It was built by 1860 Munich in 1911 and was the home ground for TSV 1860 München until 1995. Local rival FC Bayern Munich also played in the stadium from 1926 until 1972, when they moved to the new... |
10,240 |
| Kickers Offenbach Kickers Offenbach Kickers Offenbach is a German association football club in Offenbach am Main, Hesse. The club was founded on 27 May 1901 in the Rheinischer Hof restaurant by footballers who had left established local clubs including Melitia, Teutonia, Viktoria, Germania and Neptun... |
Hans-Jürgen Boysen Hans-Jürgen Boysen Hans-Jürgen Boysen is a German former football player and current manager of FSV Frankfurt-External links:* at transfermarkt.de... |
Offenbach am Main | Bieberer Berg Stadion Bieberer Berg Stadion The Stadion am Bieberer Berg is a multi-purpose stadium in Offenbach am Main, Germany. The stadium was built in 1921 and holds 26,500 people.The stadium is situated between Offenbach and the village Bieber... |
31,500 |
| SC Paderborn 07 SC Paderborn 07 SC Paderborn 07 is a German association football club based in Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the 2. Bundesliga.-History:... |
André Schubert (interim) |
Paderborn Paderborn Paderborn is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Paderborn district. The name of the city derives from the river Pader, which originates in more than 200 springs near Paderborn Cathedral, where St. Liborius is buried.-History:... |
Paragon Arena Paragon Arena The Energieteam Arena is a multi-use stadium in Paderborn, Germany, that was built between July 2005 and July 2008. The opening match between SC Paderborn 07 and Borussia Dortmund was attended by 15,300 spectators.... |
15,300 |
| Jahn Regensburg Jahn Regensburg SSV Jahn Regensburg is a German association football club based in Regensburg, Bavaria. The team was part of a larger sports club founded in 1889 as Turnerbund Jahn Regensburg which took its name from Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, whose ideas of gymnastics greatly influenced German sport in the 19th... |
Markus Weinzierl Markus Weinzierl Markus Weinzierl is a German football coach and former player. Since 2008 he manages SSV Jahn Regensburg.-External links:* at transfermarkt.de... |
Regensburg Regensburg Regensburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers, at the northernmost bend in the Danube. To the east lies the Bavarian Forest. Regensburg is the capital of the Bavarian administrative region Upper Palatinate... |
Jahnstadion | 11,800 |
| SV Sandhausen SV Sandhausen SV Sandhausen is a German association football club that plays in Sandhausen, immediately to the south of Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg.-History:... |
Gerd Dais Gerd Dais Gerd Dais is a retired German football player and a football coach now in charge of SV Sandhausen.-External links:... |
Sandhausen Sandhausen Sandhausen is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 7 km south of Heidelberg.-People:* Selçuk Alibaz , footballer... |
Hardtwaldstadion Hardtwaldstadion The Hardtwaldstadion is a football stadium in Sandhausen, Germany. Situated in a small patch of forest near the Sandhausen town limits, it is the home stadium of local football team SV Sandhausen.- History :... |
11,544 |
| Stuttgarter Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers is a German association football club that plays in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, founded on 21 September 1899 as FC Stuttgarter Cickers... |
Rainer Kraft Rainer Kraft Rainer Kraft is a German football coach who currently works as Assistant coach for Esteghlal F.C. in the Iran Pro League alongside fellow countryman Erich Rutemöller.-References:... |
Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... |
GAZi-Stadion auf der Waldau GAZi-Stadion auf der Waldau The Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau is a multi-use stadium in the Degerloch district in Stuttgart, Germany. The stadium is situated approximately 200m besides the Fernsehturm Stuttgart and holds 11,410 spectators , which makes it the second biggest stadium in Stuttgart.... |
11,436 |
| VfB Stuttgart II VfB Stuttgart II VfB Stuttgart II is a German football team located in Stuttgart, currently playing in the 3rd Liga. Their first team, VfB Stuttgart, won the Bundesliga league title in 2007.- Relationship with VfB Stuttgart :... |
Rainer Adrion Rainer Adrion Rainer Adrion is a German football manager and former defender, currently managing the Germany U-21 team.-Coaching career:... |
Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... |
GAZi-Stadion auf der Waldau GAZi-Stadion auf der Waldau The Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau is a multi-use stadium in the Degerloch district in Stuttgart, Germany. The stadium is situated approximately 200m besides the Fernsehturm Stuttgart and holds 11,410 spectators , which makes it the second biggest stadium in Stuttgart.... |
11,436 |
| SpVgg Unterhaching SpVgg Unterhaching Spielvereinigung Unterhaching is a German sports club in Unterhaching, a semi-rural municipality on the southern outskirts of the Bavarian capital Munich.... |
 Ralph HasenhüttlRalph Hasenhüttl Ralph Hasenhüttl is a retired Austrian football player and current coach of VfR Aalen.-Coaching career:He began his coaching career in summer 2007 with SpVgg Unterhaching and was after three years with the club sacked on 22 February 2010.-External links:... |
Unterhaching Unterhaching Unterhaching is the second largest municipality in the district of Munich in Bavaria, Germany.-History:Based upon the discovery of graves, the settlement of the Haching Valley can be traced back as far as 1100 B.C... |
Generali Sportpark Generali Sportpark Generali Sportpark is a multi-use stadium in Unterhaching, Germany. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of SpVgg Unterhaching. The stadium is able to hold 15,000 people.-External links:*... |
15,053 |
| Wuppertaler SV Borussia Wuppertaler SV Borussia Wuppertaler SV Borussia is a German association football club located in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia. The city was founded in 1929 out of the union of a number of smaller towns including Elberfeld, Barmen, Vohwinkel, Cronenberg and Ronsdorf – each with its own football club... |
Uwe Fuchs Uwe Fuchs Uwe Fuchs is a German football coach and former football player. He is the current manager of VfL Osnabrück.-Middlesbrough:... |
Wuppertal Wuppertal Wuppertal is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in and around the Wupper river valley, and is situated east of the city of Düsseldorf and south of the Ruhr area. With a population of approximately 350,000, it is the largest city in the Bergisches Land... |
Zoo-Stadion | 28,000 |
Notes
- Union Berlin played its 2008–09 home matches at Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark because their own ground Alte FörstereiStadion An der Alten FörstereiStadion An der Alten Försterei is a football stadium in the German capital Berlin. It has been home to football club 1. FC Union Berlin since it was opened on 7 August 1920. The stadium's capacity was approximately 18,100 spectators until its complete redevelopment, which commenced in the summer...
was undergoing renovation.
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VfR Aalen VfR Aalen VfR Aalen is a German football club based in Aalen, Baden-Württemberg.-History:The club was founded on 8 March 1921 out of the football department of the gymnastics club MTV Aalen and has led a largely unremarked existence as a lower division side... |
Edgar Schmitt Edgar Schmitt Edgar Schmitt is a retired German football player and was last football manager in charge of KFC Uerdingen 05.-External links:... |
Sacked | 27 August 2008 | Jürgen Kohler Jürgen Kohler Jürgen Kohler is a World Cup-winning German centre back football player and football manager. Kohler has retired from professional sports, but still occasionally plays for Alemannia Adendorf in the Kreisliga C... |
28 August 2008 |
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German association football club based in Jena, Thuringia.-History:The club was founded in May 1903 by workers at the Carl Zeiss AG optics factory as the company-sponsored Fussball-Club der Firma Carl Zeiss. The club underwent name changes in 1911 to Fussball Club Carl Zeiss... |
Henning Bürger Henning Bürger Henning "Beefy" Bürger is a former German footballer and formerly manager of 3rd Liga side FC Carl Zeiss Jena. He was fired after a 0–6 on 14 September 2008 vs. VfB Stuttgart II.-References:... |
Sacked | 14 September 2008 | René van Eck René van Eck René van Eck is a former Dutch footballer and was last manager of German 3rd Liga side FC Carl Zeiss Jena.- Career :Van Eck started his professional career at local side Excelsior Rotterdam before moving to FC Den Bosch aged 20... |
22 September 2008 |
| Stuttgarter Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers is a German association football club that plays in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, founded on 21 September 1899 as FC Stuttgarter Cickers... |
Stefan Minkwitz Stefan Minkwitz -External links:*... |
Sacked | 21 September 2008 | Edgar Schmitt Edgar Schmitt Edgar Schmitt is a retired German football player and was last football manager in charge of KFC Uerdingen 05.-External links:... |
21 September 2008 |
| VfR Aalen VfR Aalen VfR Aalen is a German football club based in Aalen, Baden-Württemberg.-History:The club was founded on 8 March 1921 out of the football department of the gymnastics club MTV Aalen and has led a largely unremarked existence as a lower division side... |
Jürgen Kohler Jürgen Kohler Jürgen Kohler is a World Cup-winning German centre back football player and football manager. Kohler has retired from professional sports, but still occasionally plays for Alemannia Adendorf in the Kreisliga C... |
Resigned | 15 November 2008 | Petrik Sander Petrik Sander Petrik Sander is a German footballer, who works as Head Coach of Carl Zeiss Jena- Player career :He played many games in the DDR-Oberliga for Energie Cottbus and Motor Nordhausen.- Coaching career :... |
21 November 2008 |
| Jahn Regensburg Jahn Regensburg SSV Jahn Regensburg is a German association football club based in Regensburg, Bavaria. The team was part of a larger sports club founded in 1889 as Turnerbund Jahn Regensburg which took its name from Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, whose ideas of gymnastics greatly influenced German sport in the 19th... |
Thomas Kristl Thomas Kristl Thomas Kristl is a former professional football player and currently coach.- Career :His first senior football club was 1. FC Nuremberg.... |
Sacked | 24 November 2008 | Markus Weinzierl Markus Weinzierl Markus Weinzierl is a German football coach and former player. Since 2008 he manages SSV Jahn Regensburg.-External links:* at transfermarkt.de... |
24 November 2008 |
| Wuppertaler SV Borussia Wuppertaler SV Borussia Wuppertaler SV Borussia is a German association football club located in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia. The city was founded in 1929 out of the union of a number of smaller towns including Elberfeld, Barmen, Vohwinkel, Cronenberg and Ronsdorf – each with its own football club... |
Christoph John Christoph John Christoph John is a German football manager and former player.-External links:... |
Sacked | 22 December 2008 | Uwe Fuchs Uwe Fuchs Uwe Fuchs is a German football coach and former football player. He is the current manager of VfL Osnabrück.-Middlesbrough:... |
23 December 2008 |
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German association football club based in Jena, Thuringia.-History:The club was founded in May 1903 by workers at the Carl Zeiss AG optics factory as the company-sponsored Fussball-Club der Firma Carl Zeiss. The club underwent name changes in 1911 to Fussball Club Carl Zeiss... |
René van Eck René van Eck René van Eck is a former Dutch footballer and was last manager of German 3rd Liga side FC Carl Zeiss Jena.- Career :Van Eck started his professional career at local side Excelsior Rotterdam before moving to FC Den Bosch aged 20... |
Sacked | 23 March 2009 | Marc Fascher Marc Fascher Marc Fascher is a former German footballer and present head coach of 3rd Liga side SC Preußen Münster.-Coaching career:... |
23 March 2009 |
| Stuttgarter Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers is a German association football club that plays in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, founded on 21 September 1899 as FC Stuttgarter Cickers... |
Edgar Schmitt Edgar Schmitt Edgar Schmitt is a retired German football player and was last football manager in charge of KFC Uerdingen 05.-External links:... |
Resigned | 14 April 2009 | Rainer Kraft Rainer Kraft Rainer Kraft is a German football coach who currently works as Assistant coach for Esteghlal F.C. in the Iran Pro League alongside fellow countryman Erich Rutemöller.-References:... |
14 April 2009 |
| Wacker Burghausen SV Wacker Burghausen SV Wacker Burghausen is a German association football club based in Burghausen, Bavaria and is part of one of the nation's largest sports clubs with some 6,000 members participating in two dozen different sports.-History:... |
Günter Güttler Günter Güttler Günter Güttler, is a former German football player and manager of the German low-tier football club SpVgg Weiden.- Honours :As player:* Bundesliga Champion: 1980–81* DFB-Pokal Winner: 1981–82... |
Sacked | 15 April 2009 | Ralf Santelli (interim) |
15 April 2009 |
| Bayern Munich II FC Bayern Munich II Bayern Munich II are the second team of German association football club Bayern Munich. In 2010–11 they played in the 3rd Liga, having qualified for its inaugural season in 2008, and have consistently played at the third level of German football — they played in the Regionalliga Süd from... |
Hermann Gerland Hermann Gerland Hermann Gerland is a German former football player and manager. He is currently the manager of the reserve team of the German Bundesliga side FC Bayern Munich.- Career :... |
"Promoted" to interim assistant coach of first team FC Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups.... |
27 April 2009 | Mehmet Scholl Mehmet Scholl Mehmet Scholl is a former German football player with Turkish-German ancestry. He played most of his career as an attacking midfielder for Bayern Munich... (interim) |
27 April 2009 |
| Rot-Weiß Erfurt | Karsten Baumann Karsten Baumann Karsten Baumann is a retired German footballer and former head-coach of VfL Osnabrück.He spent twelve years in the Bundesliga where he was mainly a player within the squad.... |
Sacked | 28 April 2009 | Henri Fuchs Henri Fuchs Henri Fuchs is a retired German football striker who coached Rot-Weiß Erfurt.- Career :Fuchs has played for 1. FC Köln, Chemnitzer FC, Dynamo Dresden, VfB Leipzig, Hansa Rostock and Rot-Weiß Erfurt.- International :... (interim) |
28 April 2009 |
| VfR Aalen VfR Aalen VfR Aalen is a German football club based in Aalen, Baden-Württemberg.-History:The club was founded on 8 March 1921 out of the football department of the gymnastics club MTV Aalen and has led a largely unremarked existence as a lower division side... |
Petrik Sander Petrik Sander Petrik Sander is a German footballer, who works as Head Coach of Carl Zeiss Jena- Player career :He played many games in the DDR-Oberliga for Energie Cottbus and Motor Nordhausen.- Coaching career :... |
Resigned | 5 May 2009 | Rainer Scharinger |
6 May 2009 |
| SC Paderborn 07 SC Paderborn 07 SC Paderborn 07 is a German association football club based in Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the 2. Bundesliga.-History:... |
 Pavel DotchevPavel Dotchev Pavel Dochev is a retired Bulgarian football defender and former manager of CSKA Sofia.-External links:... |
Sacked | 13 May 2009 | André Schubert |
13 May 2009 |
League table
Results
Top scorers
Source: www.kicker.de21 goals Anton Fink
Anton Fink
Anton Fink is a German footballer, who currently plays for Karlsruher SC.-Career:Fink began his career at a young age playing for SC Maisach. At the age of 9, he joined the youth system of 1860 Munich. Ten years later, he played his first senior games for The Lions reserve team...
(SpVgg Unterhaching
SpVgg Unterhaching
Spielvereinigung Unterhaching is a German sports club in Unterhaching, a semi-rural municipality on the southern outskirts of the Bavarian capital Munich....
)
17 goals Sercan Güvenisik
Sercan Güvenisik
Sercan Güvenışık is a Turkish football player. He currently plays for Preußen Münster.-Career:He also played for VSC Donauwörth, FC Augsburg and MSV Duisburg, Preußen Münster, 1. SC Feucht, FC Carl Zeiss Jena, SC Paderborn 07 in Germany and Denizlispor, Vestel Manisaspor in Turkey.-External...
(SC Paderborn 07
SC Paderborn 07
SC Paderborn 07 is a German association football club based in Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the 2. Bundesliga.-History:...
) Torsten Oehrl
Torsten Oehrl
Torsten Oehrl is a German footballer who currently plays for FC Augsburg.- External links :...
(SV Werder Bremen II
SV Werder Bremen II
SV Werder Bremen II is the reserve team of Werder Bremen. It currently plays in the 3. Liga and has been a regular fixture at 3rd level football in Germany...
)
16 goals Karim Benyamina
Karim Benyamina
Karim Benyamina is an Algerian international footballer. He currently plays as a forward for FSV Frankfurt.-Union Berlin:...
(1. FC Union Berlin
1. FC Union Berlin
1. FC Union Berlin is a German association football club based in Berlin. It is one of two sides in the city bearing the name Union that emerged during the Cold War and played in East Germany, while the other played in the west. The club currently plays in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga.-Foundation to...
)
15 goals Thomas Müller
Thomas Müller
Thomas Müller was a German Waffen-SS Colonel who commanded the 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen, 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen and the 27. SS-Freiwilligen-Grenadier-Division Langemarck during World War II...
(Bayern Munich II
FC Bayern Munich II
Bayern Munich II are the second team of German association football club Bayern Munich. In 2010–11 they played in the 3rd Liga, having qualified for its inaugural season in 2008, and have consistently played at the third level of German football — they played in the Regionalliga Süd from...
)
14 goals Frank Löning
Frank Löning
Frank Löning is a German footballer, who currently plays for SV Sandhausen.-References:...
(SC Paderborn 07
SC Paderborn 07
SC Paderborn 07 is a German association football club based in Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the 2. Bundesliga.-History:...
) Halil Savran
Halil Savran
Halil Savran is a Turkish-German footballer currently playing for 1. FC Union Berlin.- Career :Savran has previously played for Reinickendorfer Füchse, SV Lichtenberg 47 and Tennis Borussia Berlin. In his last season at TeBe he was the top scorer in the NOFV-Oberliga, with 29 goals...
(Dynamo Dresden
Dynamo Dresden
SG Dynamo Dresden are a German association football club, based in Dresden, Saxony. They were founded in 1950, as a club affiliated with the East German police, and became one of the most popular and successful clubs in East German football, winning eight league titles...
)
12 goals Massimo Cannizzaro
Massimo Cannizzaro
Massimo Cannizzaro is an Italian football player currently playing for Holstein Kiel.-External links:...
(Rot-Weiß Erfurt) Marco Sailer
Marco Sailer
Marco Sailer is a German Footballer who currently plays for SV Wehen Wiesbaden.-Career:Marco Sailer learnt his football at local club TSV Bitzfeld. Whilst still a teenager he joined VfR Heilbronn. In 2004 he moved to Kickers Offenbach. In 2008 he celebrated promotion to the newly formed 3rd Liga...
(VfR Aalen
VfR Aalen
VfR Aalen is a German football club based in Aalen, Baden-Württemberg.-History:The club was founded on 8 March 1921 out of the football department of the gymnastics club MTV Aalen and has led a largely unremarked existence as a lower division side...
)
See also
- Bundesliga 2008–09
- 2. Bundesliga 2008–09
- Regionalliga 2008-092008–09 Fußball-Regionalliga-From Nord:*Rot-Weiß Ahlen*Rot-Weiß Oberhausen-From Nord:*Rot-Weiß Ahlen(Nord Champions)*Rot-Weiß Oberhausen-From Nord:*Rot-Weiß Ahlen(Nord Champions)*Rot-Weiß Oberhausen(Nord Runners-Up-From Süd:*FSV Frankfurt(Süd Champions)*FC Ingolstadt 04(Süd Runners-Up)-From Nord:*Fortuna Düsseldorf*1...
- DFB-Pokal 2008–09