The FMDB
FM16 16.0.1

— · Germany · Tier 3

German Third Division

24 Jul 2015 – 14 May 2016 · 38 games

Holders

DSC Arminia Bielefeld

Football Manager 2016 · database 16.0.1

Reputation
972 of 5 stars calc
Teams calc
20
Players calc
580
League strength calc
98.81
Foreign players calc
13.1%
Homegrown calc
84.31%
Continental rank calc
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Format and rules

Short name
Third Division
Abbreviation
D3
Nation
Germany
Parent competition
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Governing body
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Season
24 Jul – 14 May
League games
38
Playable
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View only
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Common contract end month (calc)
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Common contract end day (calc)
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Reputation vs top division
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Continental rank (calc)
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Required coaching badge
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Wage budget % of turnover
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Stages

StageTeamsPromotionRelegation
12 rounds · 1 play-off places202 German Second Division3 German Regional Division

Competition format is stored game data. Common contract end day and month are calculated by fm-reader from contracted squad players.

Teams

20
TeamEntryLast positionPrediction (calc)Players (calc)Reputation
SG Dynamo DresdenMember61315,000
AueMember175254,900
Chemnitzer FCMember58264,850
FC Energie CottbusMember73264,800
SC Preußen MünsterMember89254,750
SV Stuttgarter KickersMember47324,750
Holstein KielMember32274,750
AalenMember1810214,750
SV Wehen WiesbadenMember94264,700
VfL OsnabrückMember1112284,650
Hallescher FCMember106274,650
FC Hansa RostockMember1711314,500
Stuttgart IIMember1313434,500
FC Rot-Weiß ErfurtMember1214364,450
1.FC MagdeburgMember117264,400
FC Würzburger KickersMember115304,400
SC Fortuna KölnMember1416254,250
SG Sonnenhof-GroßaspachMember1519284,250
Bremen IIMember120334,000
Mainz IIMember1618344,000

Final tables

2015201420132012201120102009

League profile (calc)

MeasureAverageMedianLowest teamHighest team
Current ability98.8199.9490.13104.75
Expected potential110.14110.50100.63117.44
Value£161,982£151,674£100,193£269,513
Sale value£149,552£152,964£87,552£233,807
Weekly wage£0£0£0£0
Age26.0326.2821.4628.74
Highest team CA average
SG Dynamo Dresden
Lowest team CA average
Bremen II

Calculated by fm-reader over 20 member teams with best-sixteen summaries. Every measure summarises the teams' averages, not all players directly. Teams without a summary are absent.

League strength (calc)

TeamPlayers usedCA16PA16Average ageAverage valueAverage weekly wage
SG Dynamo Dresden16104.75116.1326.30£251,164£0
Holstein Kiel16103.13108.1326.99£200,867£0
FC Energie Cottbus16103.06114.2528.74£152,934£0
SV Wehen Wiesbaden16102.69111.1326.18£199,754£0
Hallescher FC16101.19111.5626.75£151,845£0
SV Stuttgarter Kickers16101.13110.0025.97£176,510£0
FC Hansa Rostock16101.06108.8126.59£198,038£0
Aue16100.94112.8125.58£269,513£0
SC Preußen Münster16100.63113.6328.22£150,395£0
Chemnitzer FC16100.31112.0626.19£174,543£0
Aalen1699.56109.1326.25£243,680£0
Stuttgart II1699.25117.4422.96£146,132£0
VfL Osnabrück1699.00107.5027.42£151,503£0
FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt1697.69110.1326.41£130,656£0
FC Würzburger Kickers1696.13108.9427.27£116,987£0
SC Fortuna Köln1694.88102.4427.77£102,571£0
1.FC Magdeburg1694.00104.1325.99£109,891£0
Mainz II1693.56110.8821.77£107,148£0
SG Sonnenhof-Großaspach1693.13100.6325.88£105,315£0
Bremen II1690.13113.0621.46£100,193£0

Calculated by fm-reader from the same sixteen highest-CA players per team, or fewer if the squad is smaller. Squad includes loans in, excludes loans out and matches the team's gender. PA uses expected potential for range codes; value is the average player value within those sixteen.

Most titles (calc)

DSC Arminia Bielefeld12015
Heidenheim12014
Karlsruhe12013
Sandhausen12012
Braunschweig12011
VfL Osnabrück12010
Berlin-Köpenick Dammfeld12009

Counted by the site from the past winners below.

Derbies in this competition

Best in the competition

PlayerClubPositionsCA
Uwe MöhrleFC Energie CottbusD (C)116
Torsten MattuschkaFC Energie CottbusDM, M/AM (C)115
Patrick KohlmannHolstein KielD (L)114
Odisseas VlachodimosStuttgart IIGK114
Andreas LambertzSG Dynamo DresdenDM, M/AM (C)113
Anton FinkChemnitzer FCAM (C), ST (C)113
Kenneth KronholmHolstein KielGK113
Justin EilersSG Dynamo DresdenM/AM (R), ST (C)112
Amaury BischoffSC Preußen MünsterDM, M (C)112
Nicky AdlerAueM (RL), AM (RLC), ST (C)112
Nils TeixeiraSG Dynamo DresdenD (RL)111
Marcel ReichweinSC Preußen MünsterAM (C), ST (C)111
André Hainault1.FC MagdeburgD (RLC)111
Martin MännelAueGK111
Dominick DrexlerAalenM/AM (RL), ST (C)111
Fabian MüllerSG Dynamo DresdenD/WB (RL), M/AM (R)110
Aias AosmanSG Dynamo DresdenM/AM (LC)110
Matthias HennFC Hansa RostockD (C)110
Mehmet KaraSC Preußen MünsterM/AM (RLC)110
David PisotVfL OsnabrückD (C)110

Highest current ability among contracted players of the member clubs, matched to the competition’s gender. Loans retain their contracted club in this comparison.

Best young players

PlayerClubAgeCAPA
Marvin StefaniakSG Dynamo Dresden20105130
Fabian BredlowHallescher FC2095124
Tom ScheffelChemnitzer FC2097120
Erich BerkoSV Stuttgarter Kickers2097120
Robin ZentnerMainz II20102120
Lucas HölerMainz II20100119
Ahmed Razeek1.FC Magdeburg2090115
Finn WirlmannHolstein Kiel1888115
Daniele GabrieleStuttgart II2095115
Thomas HagnStuttgart II2090115
Marc WachsMainz II1993115
Patrick SchorrMainz II2095115
Dominik NothnagelFC Würzburger Kickers2095115
Michael Niemeyer1.FC Magdeburg1987110
Oliver SchnitzlerAalen1984110

Under 21 at the game start, by stored fixed potential (range codes cannot be ranked).

Past winners

7
SeasonWinnerRunner-upThirdFinal venue
2015 DSC Arminia Bielefeld MSV DuisburgHolstein Kiel —
2014 Heidenheim RBLDarmstadt —
2013 Karlsruhe DSC Arminia BielefeldVfL Osnabrück —
2012 Sandhausen AalenSSV Jahn 2000 Regensburg —
2011 Braunschweig FC Hansa RostockSG Dynamo Dresden —
2010 VfL Osnabrück AueIngolstadt —
2009 Berlin-Köpenick Dammfeld DüsseldorfPaderborn —

Awards

Officials

60
Felix BrychGermany175
Knut KircherGermany165
Deniz AytekinGermany165
Tobias WelzGermany160
Marco FritzGermany158
Daniel SiebertGermany155
Florian MeyerGermany155
Jochen DreesGermany155
Michael WeinerGermany150
Tobias StielerGermany150
Christian DingertGermany150
Günter PerlGermany145
Bastian DankertGermany145
Guido WinkmannGermany145
Peter SippelGermany140
Markus SchmidtGermany140
Bibiana SteinhausGermany135
Benjamin BrandGermany130
Thorsten SchrieverGermany128
Sascha StegemannGermany125
Harm OsmersGermany120
Riem HusseinGermany115
Martin PetersenGermany115
Martin ThomsenGermany115
René RohdeGermany115
Robert KampkaGermany115
Robert KempterGermany115
Arne AarninkGermany110
Timo GerachGermany110
Thorben SiewerGermany110
Sven JablonskiGermany110
Robert SchröderGermany110
Sören StorksGermany110
Florian HeftGermany110
Patrick AltGermany110
Patrick IttrichGermany110
Christian DietzGermany110
Florian SteuerGermany105
Franz BokopGermany100
Johannes HuberGermany100
Florian BadstübnerGermany100
Steffen MixGermany100
Patrick SchultGermany100
Matthias JöllenbeckGermany100
Lasse KoslowskiGermany100
Benedikt KempkesGermany100
Daniel SchlagerGermany100
Tobias ReichelGermany100
Alexander SatherGermany100
Arno BlosGermany100
Benjamin BläserGermany95
Karl ValentinGermany95
Florian BenedumGermany95
Stefan TreiberGermany90
Marcel SchützGermany90
Sven WaschitzkiGermany90
Tim-Julian SkorczykGermany90
Bastian BörnerGermany90
Stefan GlasmacherGermany85
Florian KornblumGermany75

Across versions

VersionReputationLevelTeamsHolders
FM27 27.0.097320VfL Osnabrück
FM26 26.2.095320DSC Arminia Bielefeld
FM26 26.0.095320DSC Arminia Bielefeld
FM24 24.3.094320SV Elversberg
FM23 23.4.0923201. FC Magdeburg
FM23 23.3.0923201. FC Magdeburg
FM23 23.0.0923201. FC Magdeburg
FM22 22.4.092320SG Dynamo Dresden
FM22 22.3.092320SG Dynamo Dresden
FM22 22.1.092320SG Dynamo Dresden
FM22 22.0.192320SG Dynamo Dresden
FM22 22.0.092320SG Dynamo Dresden
FM21 21.4.093320FC Bayern München II
FM21 21.3.093320FC Bayern München II
FM21 21.1.193320FC Bayern München II
FM21 21.0.193320FC Bayern München II
FM21 21.0.093320FC Bayern München II
FM20 20.4.093320VfL Osnabrück
FM20 20.3.093320VfL Osnabrück
FM20 20.1.093320VfL Osnabrück
FM20 20.0.193320VfL Osnabrück
FM20 20.0.093320VfL Osnabrück
FM19 19.3.0933201. FC Magdeburg
FM19 19.1.0933201. FC Magdeburg
FM19 19.0.1933201. FC Magdeburg
FM19 19.0.0933201. FC Magdeburg
FM18 18.3.097320MSV Duisburg
FM18 18.1.097320MSV Duisburg
FM18 18.0.097320MSV Duisburg
FM17 17.3.098320SG Dynamo Dresden
FM17 17.0.097320SG Dynamo Dresden
FM16 16.3.097320DSC Arminia Bielefeld
FM16 16.0.197320DSC Arminia Bielefeld
FM16 16.0.097320DSC Arminia Bielefeld
FM15 15.3.097320Heidenheim
FM15 15.0.097320Heidenheim
FM14 14.3.090320Karlsruher SC
FM14 14.0.090320Karlsruher SC
FM13 13.3.090320SV Sandhausen
FM13 13.0.090320SV Sandhausen
FM12 12.2.0—320Braunschweiger TSV Eintracht
FM12 12.0.0—320Braunschweiger TSV Eintracht
FM11 11.0.0——20VfL Osnabrück
FM10 10.0.0——201.FC Union Berlin