The 2010–11 3. Liga was the third season of the
3. Liga
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 t ...
, Germany's third tier of its
football
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league system. The season commenced on the weekend of 23 July 2010 and ended with the last games on 14 May 2011. The winter break was in effect between weekends around 18 December 2010 and 29 January 2011.
Teams
As in the previous year, the league comprised the teams placed fourth through seventeenth of the
2009–10 season, the worst two teams from the
2009–10 2. Bundesliga
The 2009–10 2. Bundesliga was the 36th season of the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of Germany's football league. The season began on 7 August 2009 and ended on 9 May 2010. A winter break was held between 21 December 2009 and 14 January 2010, ...
, the losers of the
2. Bundesliga relegation play-off between the 16th-placed 2. Bundesliga team and the third-placed 3rd Liga team and the champions from the three
2009–10 Regionalliga
The 2009–10 Regionalliga season was the sixteenth since its re-establishment after German reunification and the second as a fourth-level league within the German football league system. It was contested in three divisions with eighteen teams ea ...
divisions.
2009–10 3. Liga
The 2009–10 3. Liga season was the second season for the newly formed tier III of the German football league system#The league system from the 2008-09 season, German football league system. The season began on 25 July 2009 and ended on 8 May 2 ...
champions
VfL Osnabrück and runners-up
Erzgebirge Aue were promoted to the
2. Bundesliga
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. They were replaced by
TuS Koblenz and
Rot Weiss Ahlen who finished 17th and 18th respectively in the
2009–10 2. Bundesliga
The 2009–10 2. Bundesliga was the 36th season of the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of Germany's football league. The season began on 7 August 2009 and ended on 9 May 2010. A winter break was held between 21 December 2009 and 14 January 2010, ...
season.
Borussia Dortmund II
Borussia Dortmund II are the reserve team of Borussia Dortmund. They play in the 3. Liga, at Stadion Rote Erde. Until 2005, the team played as Borussia Dortmund Amateure.
History From Kreisliga to Oberliga (Until 1997)
The second team of Boruss ...
,
Holstein Kiel and
Wuppertaler SV Borussia were relegated after the
2009–10 season. They were replaced by the three
2009–10 Regionalliga
The 2009–10 Regionalliga season was the sixteenth since its re-establishment after German reunification and the second as a fourth-level league within the German football league system. It was contested in three divisions with eighteen teams ea ...
champions
SV Babelsberg 03,
1. FC Saarbrücken
1. FC Saarbrücken (german: 1. Fußball-Club Saarbrücken e. V.) is a football club based in Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club plays in the 3. Liga, which is the third tier of football in Germany. The club began its existence as the football de ...
and
VfR Aalen.
A further spot was available through relegation/promotion play-offs, which was eventually taken by 16th placed 2nd Bundesliga team
FC Hansa Rostock after losing on aggregate score against
FC Ingolstadt 04.
Stadia and locations
No major changes happened to the capacities of the team's stadia during the off-season.
Notes
1 Voith-Arena was named ''GAGFAH-Arena'' until mid-February 2011.
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
''Source
kicker(German)
;19 goals
*
Dominick Kumbela
Domi Kumbela (born 20 April 1984), also known by his nickname Dominick, is a Congolese former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
Kumbela began his senior career at 1. FC Kaiserslautern's reserve side. After the club ca ...
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Eintracht Braunschweig
Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German association football, football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding ...
)''
*
Patrick Mayer ''(
1. FC Heidenheim
1. FC Heidenheim 1846 is a German association football club from the city of Heidenheim, Baden-Württemberg.
History
The current day club was formed in 2007 through the separation of the football section from parent association ''Heidenheimer ...
)''
;17 goals
*
Alexander Esswein
Alexander Esswein (born 25 March 1990; ) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for SV Sandhausen.
Club career
Esswein made his debut in the 2007–08 season. He appeared in a league match during the season. He ca ...
''(
Dynamo Dresden)''
*
Matthew Taylor ''(
Rot Weiss Ahlen)''
;16 goals
*
Dennis Kruppke
Dennis Kruppke (born 1 April 1980) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward.
Career
Kruppke was born in Münster. He joined Bundesliga side SC Freiburg from VfB Lübeck in 2003. He made his debut in the G ...
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Eintracht Braunschweig
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)''
*
Olivier Occean
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* Château Olivier, a Bordeaux winery
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''(
Kickers Offenbach)''
;14 goals
*
Björn Ziegenbein ''(
Hansa Rostock)''
;13 goals
*
Eric Agyemang ''(
Wacker Burghausen)''
*
Frank Löning
Frank Löning (born 28 August 1981) is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Löning was born in Aurich. In January 2015, he left 2. Bundesliga side Erzgebirge Aue after one year and joined nearby 3. Liga ...
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SV Sandhausen
Sportverein Sandhausen 1916 e.V., commonly known as simply SV Sandhausen or Sandhausen, is a German association football club that plays in Sandhausen, immediately to the south of Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg.
The club's greatest success ...
)''
;12 goals
*
Zlatko Janjić ''(
SV Wehen Wiesbaden
SV Wehen Wiesbaden is a German association football club based in Wiesbaden, Hesse. Since the beginning of the 2007–08 season the club no longer plays its home games in Taunusstein, where they were originally located. In the summer of 2007 ''W ...
)''
*
Marcel Reichwein
Marcel Reichwein (born 21 February 1986) is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career
Reichwein began his career with Bayer Leverkusen, and made his debut (and scored) for the reserve team as a substitute for Gio ...
''(
FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt)''
*
Marc Schnatterer
Marc Schnatterer (born 18 November 1985) is a German professional football coach and a former player. He is an assistant coach with the Under-19 squad of 1. FC Heidenheim.
Career
He's played since 2008 starting as attacking midfielder for Germ ...
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1. FC Heidenheim
1. FC Heidenheim 1846 is a German association football club from the city of Heidenheim, Baden-Württemberg.
History
The current day club was formed in 2007 through the separation of the football section from parent association ''Heidenheimer ...
)''
Season awards
Player of the month
* August:
Tobias Jänicke
Tobias Jänicke (born 16 March 1989) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for FK Pirmasens
FK Pirmasens is a German association football club in Pirmasens, Rhineland-Palatinate. The team was formed as the ...
(
Hansa Rostock)
* September:
Alexander Esswein
Alexander Esswein (born 25 March 1990; ) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for SV Sandhausen.
Club career
Esswein made his debut in the 2007–08 season. He appeared in a league match during the season. He ca ...
(
Dynamo Dresden)
* October:
Björn Ziegenbein (
Hansa Rostock)
* November:
Björn Ziegenbein (
Hansa Rostock)
* December:
Deniz Dogan (
Eintracht Braunschweig
Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German association football, football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding ...
)
* February:
Marjan Petković (
Eintracht Braunschweig
Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German association football, football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding ...
)
* March:
Dennis Kruppke
Dennis Kruppke (born 1 April 1980) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward.
Career
Kruppke was born in Münster. He joined Bundesliga side SC Freiburg from VfB Lübeck in 2003. He made his debut in the G ...
(
Eintracht Braunschweig
Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German association football, football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding ...
)
* April:
Alexander Esswein
Alexander Esswein (born 25 March 1990; ) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for SV Sandhausen.
Club career
Esswein made his debut in the 2007–08 season. He appeared in a league match during the season. He ca ...
(
Dynamo Dresden)
Player of the season
The following players were nominated as the 3. Liga Player of the season, with Alexander Esswein announced as the winner on 3 June after a public vote.
*
Alexander Esswein
Alexander Esswein (born 25 March 1990; ) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for SV Sandhausen.
Club career
Esswein made his debut in the 2007–08 season. He appeared in a league match during the season. He ca ...
''(
Dynamo Dresden)''
*
Dennis Kruppke
Dennis Kruppke (born 1 April 1980) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward.
Career
Kruppke was born in Münster. He joined Bundesliga side SC Freiburg from VfB Lübeck in 2003. He made his debut in the G ...
''(
Eintracht Braunschweig
Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German association football, football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding ...
)''
*
Patrick Mayer ''(
1. FC Heidenheim
1. FC Heidenheim 1846 is a German association football club from the city of Heidenheim, Baden-Württemberg.
History
The current day club was formed in 2007 through the separation of the football section from parent association ''Heidenheimer ...
)''
*
Marjan Petkovic ''(
Eintracht Braunschweig
Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German association football, football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding ...
)''
*
Björn Ziegenbein ''(
Hansa Rostock)''
References
External links
German Football Association (DFB)
Kicker magazine
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