3rd Liga 2008–09

3rd Liga 2008-09 is the inaugural season for the newly formed tier III of the German football league system. The inaugural game was played on July 25, 2008 between Rot-Weiß Erfurt and Dynamo Dresden, ending with a 1-0 win for Dresden. The last games will be played on May 23, 2009.

Qualified Teams

The following teams were relegated to 3rd Liga at the end of the last season:
*Kickers Offenbach
*FC Erzgebirge Aue
*SC Paderborn 07
*FC Carl Zeiss Jena

The following teams qualified through Regionalliga North:
*Fortuna Düsseldorf
*1. FC Union Berlin
*Werder Bremen II
*Wuppertaler SV Borussia
*Rot-Weiß Erfurt
*Dynamo Dresden
*Kickers Emden
*Eintracht Braunschweig

The following teams qualified through Regionalliga South:
*VfB Stuttgart II
*VfR Aalen
*SV Sandhausen
*SpVgg Unterhaching
*SV Wacker Burghausen
*FC Bayern Munich II
*Jahn Regensburg
*Stuttgarter Kickers

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Cities and Stadia

*fnb|1Edgar Schmitt was sacked as manager of VfR Aalen on August 27, 2008. Jürgen Kohler was announced as his successor one day later. [cite web | title = Folgt Kohler auf Schmitt? | publisher = kicker online | | url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/3liga/spieltag/artikel/382286/ | accessdate = 2008-08-27]
*fnb|2Henning Bürger was sacked as manager of FC Carl Zeiss Jena on September 14, 2008. [cite web | title = Bürger entlassen | publisher = kicker online | | url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/3liga/startseite/artikel/382899/ | accessdate = 2008-09-14] Rene van Eck was announced as his successor on September 22, 2008. [cite web | title = René van Eck folgt auf Bürger | publisher = kicker online | | url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/3liga/startseite/artikel/227127/ | accessdate = 2008-09-22]
*fnb|3Stefan Minkwitz was sacked as manager of Stuttgarter Kickers on September 21, 2008. Edgar Schmitt was announced as his successor just hours later on the same day. [cite web | title = Schmitt coacht die Kickers | publisher = kicker online | | url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/3liga/startseite/artikel/383125/ | accessdate = 2008-09-21]
*fnb|4As security measures at Waldaustadion were deemed insufficient, VfB Stuttgart II played their first match at Mercedes-Benz-Arena. [cite web | title = VfB II muss ins Daimler-Stadion | publisher = kicker online | | url = http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/3liga/spieltag/artikel/381043 | accessdate = 2008-07-25]

ee also

* Bundesliga 2008-09
* 2. Bundesliga 2008-09
* German Cup 2008-09

External links

* [http://www.dfb.de/ Official Site of the German Football Federation] de icon

References