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.
The fixtures were announced on 4 July 2017.
Teams
Team changes 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 JenaSV MeppenSpVgg Unterhaching Karlsruher SCWürzburger Kickers MSV DuisburgHolstein KielJahn Regensburg FSV FrankfurtMainz 05 II
Stadiums and locations 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 Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor VfR Aalen Saller Prowin Chemnitzer FC adidas Ahorn Hotels Rot-Weiß Erfurt Jako Thüringer Energie AG SG Sonnenhof Großaspach Hummel Urbacher Mineralquellen Hallescher FC Puma Halplus Carl Zeiss Jena Puma Medipolis Karlsruher SC Jako Klaiber Markisen Fortuna Köln Jako HIT Handelsgruppe Sportfreunde Lotte Puma FRIMO Group 1. FC Magdeburg Uhlsport FAM SV Meppen Nike KiK xxl Preußen Münster Nike Tuja Zeitarbeit VfL Osnabrück adidas Sparkasse SC Paderborn SallerMediacom Hansa Rostock Nike kurzurlaub.de SpVgg Unterhaching adidas Alpenbauer SV Wehen Wiesbaden Nike Brita Werder Bremen II Nike Wiesenhof Würzburger Kickers Jako s.Oliver FSV Zwickau Puma Zwickauer Energieversorgung
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointmentChemnitzer FC Sven KöhlerResigned30 June 2017Preseason Horst Steffen1 July 2017Hansa Rostock Uwe EhlersEnd of caretaker Pavel DochevWürzburger Kickers Bernd HollerbachSacked Stephan SchmidtSG Sonnenhof Großaspach Oliver ZapelResigned Sascha HildmannSportfreunde Lotte Ismail AtalanSigned by VfL Bochum11 July 2017 Oscar Corrochano14 July 2017 Oscar CorrochanoResigned27 July 201718th Marc Fascher27 July 2017Karlsruher SC Marc-Patrick MeisterSacked20 August 201715th (joint caretakers)20 August 2017 End of tenure as caretakers29 August 201716th 29 August 2017Rot-Weiß Erfurt Stefan KrämerSacked2 October 201720th David Bergner2 October 2017Würzburger Kickers Stephan Schmidt17th Michael SchieleVfL Osnabrück Joe Enochs4 October 201719th Daniel Thioune5 October 2017Werder Bremen II Florian KohfeldtPromoted to Werder Bremen30 October 201716th Oliver Zapel13 November 2017Sportfreunde Lotte Marc FascherSacked1 November 201716th Andreas Golombek1 November 2017Rot-Weiß Erfurt David Bergner20 November 201720th Stefan Emmerling20 November 2017Preußen Münster Benno Möhlmann10 December 201716th Marco Antwerpen12 December 2017Chemnitzer FC Horst Steffen2 January 201819th Sreto Ristić (interim)2 January 2018 Sreto RistićEnd of caretaker tenure6 January 2018 David Bergner6 January 2018Werder Bremen II Oliver ZapelSacked5 February 201819th Sven Hübscher5 February 2018FSV Zwickau Torsten ZiegnerSacked25 April 201816th Danny König (interim)25 April 2018
League table
Results
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoalsGoalscorers1 Manuel SchäfflerWehen Wiesbaden222 Benjamin GirthSV Meppen19 Stephan HainSpVgg Unterhaching Sven MichelSC Paderborn5 Fabian SchleusenerKarlsruher SC17 Philip Türpitz1. FC Magdeburg7 Stephan AndristWehen Wiesbaden15 Adriano GrimaldiPreußen Münster Daniel Keita-RuelFortuna Köln10 Christian Beck1. FC Magdeburg13 Daniel FrahnChemnitzer FC Matthias MorysVfR Aalen
Number of teams by state PositionStateNumber of teamsTeams14Fortuna Köln, Sportfreunde Lotte, Preußen Münster and SC Paderborn23VfR Aalen, SG Sonnenhof Großaspach and Karlsruher SC32SpVgg Unterhaching and Würzburger Kickers2SV Meppen and VfL Osnabrück2Chemnitzer FC and FSV Zwickau2Hallescher FC and 1. FC Magdeburg2Rot-Weiß Erfurt and Carl Zeiss Jena81Werder Bremen II1Wehen Wiesbaden1Hansa Rostock
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