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German 3. Liga
Founded 2008
Country Germany
Level on pyramid 3
Promotion to 2. Bundesliga
Relegation to Regionalliga Nord
Regionalliga Nordost
Regionalliga West
Regionalliga Südwest
Regionalliga Bayern
Current champions Bayern Munich II
(2019–20)
Most championships VfL Osnabrück (2 title)
Website www.dfb.de – 3. Liga

The 3. Liga is an exciting football league in Germany. It is the third-highest level of professional football in the country. This league started in 2008 and took the place of the Regionalliga as the third division. It's a key step for teams hoping to reach the top German leagues.

Teams in the 3. Liga

The 3. Liga has 20 teams that compete each season. These teams play against each other to earn points. At the end of the season, the best teams can move up to a higher league. This is called promotion. The teams that finish at the bottom might move down to a lower league, which is called relegation.

Here are some of the teams that played in the 3. Liga during the 2020–21 season:

Top Goal Scorers

Every season, players try to score as many goals as possible. The player who scores the most goals is called the top scorer. This table shows the top scorers for each season of the 3. Liga since it began. It also shows which club they played for that year.

Season Player Goals Club
2008–09 Germany Anton Fink 21 SpVgg Unterhaching
2009–10 France Régis Dorn 22 SV Sandhausen
2010–11 Democratic Republic of the Congo Domi Kumbela
Germany Patrick Mayer
19 Eintracht Braunschweig
1. FC Heidenheim
2011–12 Germany Marcel Reichwein 17 Rot-Weiß Erfurt
2012–13 Germany Anton Fink
Germany Fabian Klos
20 Chemnitzer FC
Arminia Bielefeld
2013–14 Germany Dominik Stroh-Engel 27 Darmstadt 98
2014–15 Germany Fabian Klos 23 Arminia Bielefeld
2015–16 Germany Justin Eilers 23 Dynamo Dresden
2016–17 Germany Christian Beck 17 1. F.C. Magdeburg
2017–18 Germany Manuel Schäffler 22 Wehen Wiesbaden
2018–19 Germany Marvin Pourié 22 Karlsruher S.C.
2019–20 Ghana Kwasi Okyere Wriedt 24 Bayern Munich II

Related Football Leagues

If you're interested in the 3. Liga, you might also like to learn about these other German football leagues:

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