2022–23 3. Liga
The 2022–23 3. Liga is the 15th season of the 3. Liga. It started on 22 July 2022 and will conclude on 27 May 2023.[1][2]
| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 July 2022 – 27 May 2023 |
| Relegated | SpVgg Bayreuth FSV Zwickau |
| Matches played | 359 |
| Goals scored | 1,037 (2.89 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ahmet Arslan (22 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Dresden 7–1 Halle |
| Biggest away win | Bayreuth 0–6 Saarbrücken |
| Highest scoring | Meppen 6–2 Mannheim Oldenburg 3–5 Essen Dresden 7–1 Halle Bayreuth 5–3 Zwickau |
| Longest winning run | 5 games Ingolstadt Munich Saarbrücken |
| Longest unbeaten run | 8 games Saarbrücken |
| Longest winless run | 8 games Aue |
| Longest losing run | 3 games Halle Oldenburg |
| Attendance | 2,905,941 (8,095 per match) |
← 2021–22 2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 15 May 2022. | |
The fixtures were released on 24 June 2022.[3]
Teams

Team changes
Stadiums and locations
1 SpVgg Bayreuth will initially play their evening home matches at the Steigerwaldstadion since their home stadium, the Hans-Walter-Wild-Stadion, currently lacks floodlights. The club aims to fix this by the beginning of the season.[4]
2 VfB Oldenburg will initially play their evening and winter home matches at the Heinz von Heiden-Arena since their home stadium, the Marschweg-Stadion, currently lacks floodlights and a heated pitch and is bound to noise regulation ordinances for matches after 18:30. The club aims to fix these problems and move back to Oldenburg as soon as possible.[4]
3 SC Verl will play their home matches at the Home Deluxe Arena since their home stadium, the Sportclub Arena in Verl, does not meet 3. Liga standards.[4]
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing | Manner | Exit date | Position in table | Incoming | Incoming date | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Announced on | Departed on | Announced on | Arrived on | ||||||
| Erzgebirge Aue | Resigned | 3 March 2022 | 30 June 2022 | Pre-season | 21 May 2022 | 1 July 2022 | [6][7] | ||
| Waldhof Mannheim | Mutual consent | 4 May 2022 | 2 June 2022 | [8][9] | |||||
| Rot-Weiss Essen | End of caretaker spell | 5 May 2022 | [10][11] | ||||||
| SpVgg Bayreuth | Signed for Erzgebirge Aue | 21 May 2022 | 31 May 2022 | [12][13] | |||||
| SV Meppen | Sacked | 23 May 2022 | 3 June 2022 | [14][15] | |||||
| Dynamo Dresden | 27 May 2022 | 10 June 2022 | [16][17] | ||||||
| Borussia Dortmund II | Signed for FC Augsburg | 8 June 2022 | 17 June 2022 | [18][19] | |||||
| VfL Osnabrück | Signed for Arminia Bielefeld | 18 August 2022 | 12th | 18 August 2022 | [20] | ||||
| End of caretaker | 29 August 2022 | 29 August 2022 | [21] | ||||||
| Erzgebirge Aue | Sacked | 21 September 2022 | 20th | 21 September 2022 | [22] | ||||
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | Mutual consent | 10 October 2022 | 8th | 11 October 2022 | [23][24] | ||||
| Erzgebirge Aue | End of caretaker spell | 7 December 2022 | 18th | 7 December 2022 | [25] | ||||
| 1860 Munich | Sacked | 31 January 2023 | 6th | 31 January 2023 | [26] | ||||
| FC Ingolstadt | 7th | 1 February 2023 | [27][28] | ||||||
| Hallescher FC | 19th | 1 February 2023 | [29][30] | ||||||
| Borussia Dortmund II | 6 February 2023 | 16th | 8 February 2023 | [31][32] | |||||
| FSV Zwickau | 17th | 6 February 2023 | [33] | ||||||
| Hallescher FC | End of caretaker spell | 12 February 2023 | 20th | 12 February 2023 | [34] | ||||
| FSV Zwickau | 18 February 2023 | 20 February 2023 | 17th | 18 February 2023 | 20 February 2023 | [35] | |||
| 1860 Munich | 26 February 2023 | 8th | 26 February 2023 | [36] | |||||
| SV Meppen | Sacked | 4 March 2023 | 20th | 7 March 2023 | [37][38] | ||||
| VfB Oldenburg | 6 March 2023 | 19th | 6 March 2023 | [39] | |||||
| End of caretaker spell | 13 March 2023 | 20th | 13 March 2023 | [40] | |||||
| FC Ingolstadt | Sacked | 4 April 2023 | 14th | 6 April 2023 | [41][42] | ||||
| SpVgg Bayreuth | 7 May 2023 | 20th | [43] | ||||||
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SV Elversberg | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 77 | 38 | +39 | 70 | Promotion to 2. Bundesliga and qualification for DFB-Pokal |
| 2 | SC Freiburg II[lower-alpha 1] | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 50 | 33 | +17 | 67 | |
| 3 | Dynamo Dresden | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 66 | Promotion to 2. Bundesliga and qualification for DFB-Pokal |
| 4 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 66 | Qualification for promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal |
| 5 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 36 | +24 | 65 | Qualification for DFB-Pokal |
| 6 | VfL Osnabrück | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 64 | |
| 7 | Waldhof Mannheim | 36 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 59 | 61 | −2 | 57 | |
| 8 | Viktoria Köln | 36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 55 | |
| 9 | 1860 Munich | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 53 | |
| 10 | SC Verl | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 48 | |
| 11 | MSV Duisburg | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 51 | 53 | −2 | 45 | |
| 12 | FC Ingolstadt | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 44 | |
| 13 | Erzgebirge Aue | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 44 | |
| 14 | Borussia Dortmund II[lower-alpha 1] | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 42 | |
| 15 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 36 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 41 | |
| 16 | Hallescher FC | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 38 | |
| 17 | VfB Oldenburg | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 40 | 60 | −20 | 35 | Relegation to Regionalliga |
| 18 | SV Meppen | 36 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 39 | 62 | −23 | 34 | |
| 19 | FSV Zwickau (R) | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 38 | 69 | −31 | 31 | |
| 20 | SpVgg Bayreuth (R) | 36 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 36 | 77 | −41 | 31 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[44]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion or DFB-Pokal qualification.
Results
Statistics
Top scorers
- As of 8 May 2023
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[47] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dynamo Dresden | 22 | |
| 2 | VfL Osnabrück | 18 | |
| 3 | SC Freiburg II | 15 | |
| 4 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 14 | |
| Wehen Wiesbaden | |||
| SV Elversberg | |||
| 7 | FSV Zwickau | 12 | |
| Viktoria Köln | |||
| 9 | FC Ingolstadt | 11 | |
| VfL Osnabrück | |||
| Waldhof Mannheim | |||
| Borussia Dortmund II | |||
| SV Meppen | |||
| SV Elversberg |
Hat-tricks
| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SV Meppen | FSV Zwickau | 3–0 (H) | 6 August 2022 | |
| SV Meppen | Waldhof Mannheim | 6–2 (H) | 14 August 2022 | |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | SpVgg Bayreuth | 6–0 (A) | 10 September 2022 | |
| 1860 Munich | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 3–1 (H) | 16 September 2022 | |
| SV Elversberg | FC Ingolstadt | 4–3 (H) | 21 January 2023 | |
| Wehen Wiesbaden | SpVgg Bayreuth | 3–2 (A) | 12 February 2023 | |
| FC Ingolstadt | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 4–3 (A) | 18 February 2023 | |
| Wehen Wiesbaden | FC Ingolstadt | 4–1 (H) | 4 March 2023 | |
| Waldhof Mannheim | Hallescher FC | 4–1 (H) | 28 April 2023 | |
| VfL Osnabrück | FSV Zwickau | 4–3 (H) | 30 April 2023 |
Top assists
- As of 8 May 2023
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists[48] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SV Elversberg | 14 | |
| 2 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 12 | |
| MSV Duisburg | |||
| 4 | SV Elversberg | 10 | |
| 5 | Dynamo Dresden | 9 | |
| VfL Osnabrück | |||
| VfL Osnabrück | |||
| Borussia Dortmund II | |||
| 1860 Munich | |||
| SV Elversberg |
Clean sheets
- As of 8 May 2023
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[49] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 15 | |
| 2 | SC Freiburg II | 12 | |
| 3 | SV Elversberg | 11 | |
| Borussia Dortmund II | |||
| 5 | FC Ingolstadt | 9 | |
| Hallescher FC | |||
| RW Essen | |||
| 8 | Dynamo Dresden | 8 | |
| 1860 Munich | |||
| VfL Osnabrück | |||
| MSV Duisburg |
Number of teams by state
| Position | State | Number of teams | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Borussia Dortmund II, MSV Duisburg, Rot-Weiss Essen, Viktoria Köln and SC Verl | |
| 2 | 3 | SpVgg Bayreuth, FC Ingolstadt and 1860 Munich, | |
| 3 | SV Meppen, VfB Oldenburg and VfL Osnabrück | ||
| 3 | Erzgebirge Aue, Dynamo Dresden and FSV Zwickau | ||
| 5 | 2 | Waldhof Mannheim and SC Freiburg II | |
| 2 | SV Elversberg and 1. FC Saarbrücken | ||
| 7 | 1 | Wehen Wiesbaden | |
| 1 | Hallescher FC |
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