Domestic Division · Germany · Tier 3

3. Liga

18 Sep 2020 – 22 May 2021 · 38 games

Holders

SG Dynamo Dresden

Football Manager 2022 · database 22.0.1

Reputation
922 of 5 stars calc
Teams calc
20
Players calc
782
League strength calc
103.18
Foreign players calc
7.8%
Homegrown calc
87.21%
Continental rank calc
59

Format and rules

Short name
3. Liga
Abbreviation
3L
Nation
Germany
Parent competition
—
Governing body
—
Season
18 Sep – 22 May
League games
38
Playable
Yes
View only
No
Common contract end month (calc)
6
Common contract end day (calc)
30
Reputation vs top division
54%
Continental rank (calc)
59
Required coaching badge
Continental Pro License
Wage budget % of turnover
—

Stages

StageTeamsPromotionRelegation
12 rounds · 1 play-off places (Bundesliga 2)202 Bundesliga 24 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
1. FC KaiserslauternMember142425,750
Eintracht BraunschweigMember175515,750
MSV DuisburgMember153385,500
TSV 1860 MünchenMember41595,500
VfL OsnabrückMember164435,250
1. FC MagdeburgMember1110525,000
SV Wehen WiesbadenMember67295,000
FC Würzburger KickersMember189255,000
SV Waldhof Mannheim 07Member813264,750
1. FC SaarbrückenMember511544,600
Hallescher FCMember98684,600
FSV ZwickauMember1015324,400
FC Viktoria KölnMember1212504,300
SV MeppenMember1714294,250
SC VerlMember717284,150
Borussia Dortmund IIMember116254,100
Sport-Club Freiburg IIMember118284,000
Türkgücü MünchenMember136303,850
TSV HavelseMember220263,750
FC Viktoria 1889 BerlinMember119473,600

Final tables

League profile (calc)

MeasureAverageMedianLowest teamHighest team
Current ability103.18104.6388.63109.69
Expected potential113.96114.94100.00121.25
Value£42,076£31,802£8,358£140,908
Sale value£134,980£106,894£25,292£447,203
Weekly wage£1,887£2,021£145£3,884
Age26.4026.5022.4729.43
Highest team CA average
TSV 1860 München
Lowest team CA average
TSV Havelse

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
TSV 1860 München16109.69121.2526.91£49,492£2,400
VfL Osnabrück16109.19119.2526.09£140,908£1,913
MSV Duisburg16107.56117.1328.02£34,414£2,008
1. FC Kaiserslautern16107.25117.1926.40£122,297£3,884
Türkgücü München16107.00115.3828.57£48,526£2,179
Hallescher FC16106.50115.3827.23£29,190£2,218
SV Wehen Wiesbaden16105.50115.8826.53£38,029£2,136
1. FC Saarbrücken16105.44112.8827.69£17,460£1,844
FC Würzburger Kickers16105.31116.0026.48£35,944£2,101
1. FC Magdeburg16104.63113.8825.71£22,199£1,217
Eintracht Braunschweig16104.63113.0626.60£97,085£2,795
FC Viktoria Köln16103.94114.5026.74£53,629£3,672
SV Waldhof Mannheim 0716103.88114.2526.13£35,257£2,033
SV Meppen16102.50111.3129.43£13,903£1,713
FSV Zwickau16100.38108.0627.47£22,593£1,749
Borussia Dortmund II16100.00116.1322.62£12,610£2,055
SC Verl1698.63110.5625.09£24,305£792
Sport-Club Freiburg II1698.31118.5022.47£24,510£713
FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin1694.75108.6925.88£10,805£171
TSV Havelse1688.63100.0025.97£8,358£145

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)

Counted by the site from the past winners below.

Derbies in this competition

Best in the competition

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

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

Past winners

13

Awards

Records

Longest run without a win SV Werder Bremen II 28 games 2017
Longest losing run SV Werder Bremen II 9 games 2012
Longest unbeaten run 1. FC Saarbrücken 21 games 2011
Most games without scoring SpVgg Unterhaching 8 games 2019
Most games without conceding SC Paderborn 07 8 games 2018
Most overall goals in a season Dominik Stroh-Engel, SV Darmstadt 98 27 goals 2013
Highest attendance Fortuna Düsseldorf v SV Werder Bremen II 50,095 attendance 2009
Most goals in a match Salvatore Amirante, FC Carl Zeiss Jena v FC Bayern München II 4 goals 2009
Record win 1. FC Saarbrücken v FC Carl Zeiss Jena 7–0 2010
Highest scoring match Eintracht Braunschweig v Fortuna Düsseldorf 5–5 2009

Officials

60

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