The 2014–15 3. Liga was the seventh season of the 3. Liga, Germany's third-level football league.
The league consisted of twenty teams: The teams placed fourth through seventeenth of the 2013–14 season, the lowest two teams from the 2013–14 2. Bundesliga, the three promoted teams the 2013–14 Regionalliga and the losers of the relegation play-off between the 16th-placed 2. Bundesliga team and the third-placed 3. Liga team.
Teams Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity SG Sonnenhof Großaspach Aspach Mechatronik Arena 10,000 Arminia Bielefeld Bielefeld Schüco-Arena 27,300 Chemnitzer FC Chemnitz Stadion an der Gellertstraße 18,712 SC Fortuna Köln Cologne Südstadion 14,800 Dortmund Stadion Rote Erde 10,000 Duisburg Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 31,500 Dynamo Dresden Dresden Glücksgas-Stadion 32,066 Cottbus Stadion der Freundschaft 22,528 Hallescher FC Halle Erdgas Sportpark 15,057 Hansa Rostock Rostock DKB-Arena 29,000 Holstein Kiel Kiel Holstein-Stadion 11,386 1. FSV Mainz 05 II Mainz Stadion am Bruchweg 20,300 Jahn Regensburg Regensburg Jahnstadion 12,500 Osnabrück Osnatel-Arena 16,667 Preußen Münster Münster Preußenstadion 15,050 Rot-Weiß Erfurt Erfurt Steigerwaldstadion 17,500 Stuttgart Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau 10,100 Stuttgarter Kickers Stuttgart Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau 10,100 Unterhaching Stadion am Sportpark 15,053 Wiesbaden BRITA-Arena 12,250
Personnel and sponsorships TeamHead coachTeam captainKitmakerShirt sponsor Arminia Bielefeld Sallergetgoods.de Chemnitzer FC Karsten Heine Anton Finkadidasaetka Communication Center Borussia Dortmund II David Wagner David SolgaPumaEvonik Dynamo Dresden Peter Németh NikeFeldschlösschen Energie Cottbus Uwe MöhrleSallerKarton.eu MSV Duisburg Gino Lettieri Steffen BohlUhlsportRhein-Power 1. FSV Mainz 05 II Sandro Schwarz Damian RoßbachNikeENTEGA Hallescher FC Sven Köhler Tim KruseMasitaHelplus Hansa Rostock Karsten Baumann Christian StuffNikeVeoliaHolstein Kiel Karsten Neitzel Rafael KazioradidasFamila Jahn Regensburg Christian Brand Sebastian NachreinerSallerHändlmaier VfL Osnabrück Maik Walpurgis Paul ThomikadidasSparkasse Osnabrück Preußen Münster Ralf Loose Jens TruckenbrodNikeTuja Zeitarbeit Rot-Weiß Erfurt Christian Preußer André LauritoSallerThüringer Energie AG SC Fortuna Köln Uwe Koschinat Thomas KrausJakoHIT Handelsgruppe VfB Stuttgart II Jürgen Kramny Tobias RathgebPumaGAZI Stuttgarter Kickers Horst Steffen Vincenzo MarcheseUmbroSubaru SpVgg Unterhaching Claus Schromm Jonas HummelsAdidasAlpenbauer SV Wehen Wiesbaden Christian Hock Nico HerzigNikeBrita SG Sonnenhof Großaspach Rüdiger Rehm Daniel HägelePumaUrbacher Mineralquellen
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointmentEnergie Cottbus René RydlewiczEnd of tenure as caretaker11 May 2014Pre-season Stefan Krämer11 May 2014Hansa Rostock Dirk LottnerMutual consent11 May 2014 Peter Vollmann13 May 2014Jahn Regensburg Thomas StratosMutual consent11 May 2014 Alexander Schmidt13 May 2014Dynamo Dresden Olaf JanßenSacked13 May 2014 Stefan Böger23 May 2014MSV Duisburg Karsten BaumannEnd of contract31 May 2014 Gino Lettieri15 June 2014SG Sonnenhof Großaspach Rüdiger RehmBreak28 October 201418th Uwe Rapolder28 October 2014Jahn Regensburg Alexander SchmidtSacked10 November 201420th Christian Brand18 November 2014Hansa Rostock Peter VollmannSacked7 December 201419th Karsten Baumann9 December 2014Dynamo Dresden Stefan BögerSacked16 February 20158th Peter Németh16 February 2015Mainz II Martin SchmidtPromoted17 February 201517th Sandro Schwarz17 February 2015SG Sonnenhof Großaspach Uwe RapolderResigned25 February 201519th Rüdiger Rehm25 February 2015FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt Walter KoglerSacked23 March 20157th Christian Preußer23 March 2015SpVgg Unterhaching Christian ZiegeResigned25 March 201517th Claus Schromm26 March 2015SV Wehen Wiesbaden Marc KienleSacked12 April 201510th Christian Hock12 April 2015
League table
Results
Top goalscorers Updated 23 May 2015Goalscorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Fabian KlosArminia Bielefeld232 Justin EilersDynamo Dresden193 Anton FinkChemnitzer FC16 Zlatko JanjićMSV Duisburg5 Marcel ZiemerHansa Rostock156 Stanislav IljutcenkoVfL Osnabrück14 Kingsley OnuegbuMSV Duisburg8 Tammo HarderBorussia Dortmund II13 Tim KleindienstEnergie Cottbus Addy-Waku MengaVfL Osnabrück
References
External links DFB.de