The 2025–26 3. Liga was the 18th season of the 3. Liga. It started on 1 August 2025 and concluded on 16 May 2026.
The fixtures were announced on 3 July 2025.
After the season was over, on 3 June 2026, 1860 Munich failed to obtain a license for the upcoming season and were relegated.
Teams
Team changes Promoted from 2024–25 Regionalliga Relegated from 2024–25 2. Bundesliga Promoted to 2025–26 2. Bundesliga Relegated to 2025–26 Regionalliga MSV DuisburgTSV HavelseTSG Hoffenheim II1. FC Schweinfurt SSV UlmJahn Regensburg Arminia BielefeldDynamo Dresden Borussia Dortmund IIHannover 96 IISV SandhausenSpVgg Unterhaching
Stadiums and locations Team Location Stadium Capacity Alemannia Aachen Aachen Tivoli 32,960 Erzgebirge Aue Aue-Bad Schlema eins Erzgebirgsstadion 16,485 Energie Cottbus Cottbus LEAG Energie Stadion 22,528 MSV Duisburg Duisburg Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 31,514 Rot-Weiss Essen Essen Stadion an der Hafenstraße 19,962 TSV Havelse Hanover EilenriedestadionHeinz von Heiden Arena1 5,00149,000 TSG Hoffenheim II Sinsheim Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion 6,350 FC Ingolstadt Ingolstadt Audi Sportpark 15,200 Viktoria Köln Cologne Sportpark Höhenberg 8,343 Waldhof Mannheim Mannheim Carl-Benz-Stadion 24,302 1860 Munich Munich Grünwalder Stadion 15,000 VfL Osnabrück Osnabrück Stadion an der Bremer Brücke 15,741 Jahn Regensburg Regensburg Jahnstadion Regensburg 15,210 Hansa Rostock Rostock Ostseestadion 29,000 1. FC Saarbrücken Saarbrücken Ludwigsparkstadion 16,003 1. FC Schweinfurt Schweinfurt Riedel Bau Arena 12,000 VfB Stuttgart II Aspach WIRmachenDRUCK Arena2 10,001 SSV Ulm Ulm Donaustadion 17,400 SC Verl Verl Sportclub Arena 5,207 Wehen Wiesbaden Wiesbaden BRITA-Arena 15,295 1 TSV Havelse will play their home matches at the Eilenriedestadion since their home stadium, the Wilhelm-Langrehr-Stadion in Garbsen, did not meet 3. Liga standards. They will move to the Heinz von Heiden Arena for high-risk matches. 2 VfB Stuttgart II will play their home matches at the WIRmachenDRUCK Arena since their home stadium, the Robert-Schlienz-Stadion in Stuttgart, did not meet 3. Liga standards.
Personnel and kits TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor Front Sleeve Back Alemannia Aachen Mersad Selimbegović Mika Hanraths Capelli Sport None Rotcom Gebr. Kutsch Erzgebirge Aue Khvicha Shubitidze/ Enrico Kern Martin Männel Nike Medical Beauty Research Erzgebirgssparkasse G&K Innenausbau Energie Cottbus Claus-Dieter Wollitz Axel Borgmann Macron LEAG Sparkasse Spree-Neiße Koalick MSV Duisburg Dietmar Hirsch Alexander Hahn Adidas trinkgut ZOXS Solarwelt Rot-Weiss Essen Uwe Koschinat Michael Schultz Jako ifm Electronic Sparkasse Essen, Essener Chancen NEObetNEO.bet TSV Havelse Samir Ferchichi Julius Düker Nike enercity None None TSG Hoffenheim II Stefan Kleineheismann Valentin Lässig Joma SAP hep global None FC Ingolstadt Sabrina Wittmann Lukas Fröde Erreà SI Electronics Audi Schanzer Fußballschule PROSIS GmbH Viktoria Köln Marian Wilhelm Christoph Greger Joma Peynooş Wintec Autoglas Oertel & Prümm Waldhof Mannheim Luc Holtz Lukas Klünter Uhlsport Galeria None PLAZA Hotelgroup 1860 Munich Markus Kauczinski Jesper Verlaat Joma Die Bayerische Bet3000 Pangea Life VfL Osnabrück Timo Schultz Jannik Müller Capelli Sport SO-TECH JOPA None Jahn Regensburg Sascha Hildmann Christian Kühlwetter Hummel Netto None None Hansa Rostock Daniel Brinkmann Franz Pfanne Mizuno 28 Black H2Apex None 1. FC Saarbrücken Argirios Giannikis Sven Sonnenberg Adidas Victor's Group LOTTO Saartoto Victor's Group 1. FC Schweinfurt Jermaine Jones Thomas Meißner Capelli Sport Wolf Möbel HYLO Helden-Projects VfB Stuttgart II Nico Willig Dominik Nothnagel Jako Landesbank Baden-Württemberg Porsche None SSV Ulm Pavel Dochev Johannes Reichert Uhlsport Liqui Moly B-ITE E-Recruiting None SC Verl Tobias Strobl Niko Kijewski Joma Beckhoff EGE GmbH None Wehen Wiesbaden Daniel Scherning Fatih Kaya Capelli Sport Brita quickpaid None
Managerial changes Team Outgoing Exit date Position in table Incoming Incoming date Announced on Departed on Announced on Arrived on SC Verl Alexander Ende End of contract 2 April 202530 June 2025 Pre-season Tobias Strobl 20 May 20251 July 2025 Viktoria Köln Olaf Janßen Signed by SV Sandhausen 7 May 2025 Marian Wilhelm 29 May 2025 Jahn Regensburg Munier Raychouni End of tenure as caretaker 8 May 2025 Michael Wimmer 23 May 2025 VfL Osnabrück Marco Antwerpen Sacked 30 May 2025 Timo Schultz 17 June 2025 TSG Hoffenheim II Vincent Wagner Signed by SV Elversberg 5 June 2025 Stefan Kleineheismann 9 June 2025 VfB Stuttgart II Markus Fiedler Signed by 1. FC Magdeburg 15 June 2025 Nico Willig 15 June 2025 Alemannia Aachen Heiner Backhaus Signed by Eintracht Braunschweig 17 June 2025 Benedetto Muzzicato 25 June 2025 Waldhof Mannheim Dominik GlawoggerSacked11 August 2025 14th Luc Holtz12 August 2025 SSV Ulm Robert Lechleiter18 September 2025 15th Moritz Glasbrenner18 September 2025 1860 Munich Patrick Glöckner28 September 202510th Alper Kayabunar28 September 2025 Alper Kayabunar End of tenure as caretaker9 October 202513th Markus Kauczinski9 October 2025 Alemannia Aachen Benedetto Muzzicato Sacked20 October 2025 18th Ilyas Trenz (caretaker)20 October 2025 Wehen Wiesbaden Nils Döring25 October 202511th Frank Steinmetz (caretaker)25 October 2025 Alemannia Aachen Ilyas TrenzEnd of tenure as caretaker6 November 2025 Mersad Selimbegović6 November 2025 Wehen Wiesbaden Frank Steinmetz10 November 2025 13th Daniel Scherning10 November 2025 SSV Ulm Moritz Glasbrenner Sacked10 November 2025 18th Pavel Dochev16 November 2025 1. FC Saarbrücken Alois Schwartz Mutual consent25 November 2025 13th Jürgen Luginger25 November 2025 Erzgebirge Aue Jens HärtelSacked31 January 2026 17th Christoph Dabrowski3 February 2026 1. FC Saarbrücken Jürgen Luginger11 February 2026 16th Argirios Giannikis11 February 2026 1. FC Schweinfurt Victor Kleinhenz18 February 2026 20th Jermaine Jones18 February 2026 Jahn Regensburg Michael Wimmer Mutual consent9 March 2026 14th Munier Raychouni (caretaker)9 March 2026 Munier Raychouni End of tenure as caretaker31 March 202612th Sascha Hildmann31 March 2026 Erzgebirge Aue Christoph Dabrowski Sacked5 April 2026 18th Khvicha Shubitidze/ Enrico Kern5 April 2026
League table
Results
Statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Lars GindorfAlemannia Aachen 28 2 Erik EngelhardtEnergie Cottbus 22 3 Mika SchroersAlemannia Aachen 21 4 Marcel CostlyFC Ingolstadt 185 Tolcay CiğerciEnergie Cottbus17 Lex-Tyger LobingerViktoria Köln/MSV Duisburg Berkan TazSC Verl8 Sigurd Haugen1860 Munich16 Felix LohkemperWaldhof Mannheim10 Emil HoltenHansa Rostock15 Deniz ZeitlerTSG Hoffenheim II
Hat-tricks Player Club Against Result Date Lars Gindorf Alemannia Aachen Rot-Weiss Essen3–2 (A) Mika Schroers Alemannia Aachen Schweinfurt 055–1 (A) Nicklas Shipnoski Waldhof Mannheim Rot-Weiss Essen6–1 (H) Marek Janssen Rot-Weiss Essen TSV Havelse4–1 (H) Fatih Kaya4 Wehen Wiesbaden MSV Duisburg6–1 (H) Felix Lohkemper Waldhof Mannheim TSV Havelse3–1 (H) Emil Holten Hansa Rostock MSV Duisburg5–1 (H) Mika Schroers Alemannia Aachen Wehen Wiesbaden3–0 (H) Erik Engelhardt Energie Cottbus 1860 Munich3–0 (H) Tolcay Ciğerci Energie Cottbus Rot-Weiss Essen5–3 (H) Eric Hottmann4 Jahn Regensburg Hansa Rostock5–2 (A) Jeremy Arévalo VfB Stuttgart II Rot-Weiss Essen6–1 (H) Julian Guttau Erzgebirge Aue FC Ingolstadt5–3 (A) Yann Sturm FC Ingolstadt Waldhof Mannheim 5–1 (H) Lars Gindorf Alemannia Aachen TSV Havelse6–1 (H) 4 Players scored four goals.
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubCleansheets 1 Lukas JonssonVfL Osnabrück 19 2 Benjamin UphoffHansa Rostock 12 3 Maximilian BrauneMSV Duisburg 114 Thomas Dähne1860 Munich9 Marius FunkEnergie Cottbus Philipp SchulzeSC Verl 7 Felix GebhardtJahn Regensburg 88 Phillip Menzel1. FC Saarbrücken7 Arne SchulzViktoria Köln10 Kai EiseleFC Ingolstadt6 Florian StritzelWehen Wiesbaden
References
External links Official website