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Also known as 3. Fußball-Liga, 3. Bundesliga

German association football league

Key facts

Organising body
DFB
Founded
2008 ; 18 years ago ( 2008 )
First season
2008–09
Country
Germany
Confederation
UEFA
Promotion to
2. Bundesliga
Relegation to
Regionalliga
Domestic cup
DFB-Pokal
Current champions
VfL Osnabrück (3rd title) , ( 2025–26 )
Most championships
VfL Osnabrück (3 titles)
Top scorer
Anton Fink (136)
Broadcaster s
ARD Magenta Sport
Website
dfb.de/3-liga

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Country
Germany
Followed by
Regionalliga
Official website
www.dfb.de/3-liga/start
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inception
2008-00-00
number of participants
20
league level above
2. Bundesliga
Commons category
3. Fußball-Liga
topic's main category
Category:3. Liga
topic has template
Template:3. Fußball-Liga
event interval
1
season starts
July
native label
3. Liga
season ends
May
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Encyclopedic overview

The 3. Liga is a professional association football league and the third division in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2. Bundesliga and the fourth-tier Regionalliga.

The modern 3. Liga was formed for the 2008–09 season, replacing the Regionalliga, which had previously served as the third-tier in the country. In Germany, the 3. Liga is also the highest division that a club's reserve team can play in.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “3. Liga” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.