The 3 Liga at a glance – Germany’s third division football clubs
Here is a collection of key information about the football clubs of the German 3 Liga. Where to go, how to get there and get tickets. I hope it saves you some time either when planning a trip or finding out about a club.
VfR Aalen
Ground: OSTALB ARENA
Capacity: 14,500
Average attendance 16/17: 3,796
Address: Stadionweg 3, 73430 Aalen
Colours: Black white
Chemnitzer FC
Ground: community4youARENA
Capacity: 16,061
Average attendance 16/17: 6,971
Address: Gellerstraße, 09125 Chemnitz
Colours: Light blue white
Nickname: die Himmelblauen (the light blues)
Rot-Weiß Erfurt
Email: sekretariat@rot-weiss-erfurt.de
Telephone: +49(0) 361 347660
Nearest airport: Leipzig
Ground: Steigerwaldstadion
Capacity: 18,611
Average attendance 16/17: 5,809
Address: Arnstädter Straße 28, 99096 Erfurt
Colours: Red white
SG Sonnenhof Großaspach
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Email: info@sg94.de
Telephone: +49(0) 71 91) 220 99 33 02
Nearest airport: Stuttgart
Ground: Mechatronik Arena
Capacity: 10,001
Average attendance 16/17: 1,629
Address: Fautenhau 1, 71546 Aspach
Colours: Red black
Carl Zeiss Jena
Email: info@fc-carlzeiss-jena.de
Telephone: +49(0) 3641 765100
Nearest airport: Leipzig
Ground: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld
Capacity: 12,630
Average attendance 16/17: 3,915
Address: Oberaue 3, 07745 Jena
Colours: Blue yellow white
Nickname: Carl Zeiss
Hallescher FC
Email: club@hallescherfc.de
Telephone: +49(0) 345 4441293
Nearest airport: Leipzig
Ground: Erdgas Sportpark
Capacity: 15,057
Average attendance 16/17: 6,587
Address: Kantstraße 2, 06110 Halle (Saale)
Colours: Red white
Karlsruher SC
Email: info@ksc.de
Telephone: +49(0) 7 219643450
Nearest airport: Frankfurt
Ground: Wildparkstadion
Capacity: 28,762
Average attendance 16/17: 13,855
Address: Adenauerring 17, 76131 Karlsruhe
Colours: Blue white
Nickname: KSC
Email: service@fortuna-koeln.de
Telephone: +49(0) 221 998966121
Nearest airport: Cologne, Düsseldorf
Ground: Südstadion
Capacity: 11,748
Average attendance 16/17: 2,128
Address: Siegburger Straße 215, 50679 Köln
Colours: Red white
Sportfreunde Lotte
Email: info@sf-lotte.de
Telephone: +49(0) 5404 956710
Nearest airport: Dortmund, Bremen, Hannover (Lotte does not have a station. The simplest way to come is by bus from Osnabrück.)
Ground: FRIMO Stadion
Capacity: 7,474
Average attendance 16/17: 2,535
Address: Jahnstraße 8, 49504 Lotte
Colours: Blue white
1 FC Magdeburg
Email:info@fc-magdeburg.de
Telephone: +49(0) 391 990290
Nearest airport: Hannover,
Ground: MDCC-Arena
Capacity: 25,500
Average attendance 16/17: 17,100
Address: Friedrich Ebert=Straße 62, 39114 Magdeburg
Colours: Blue white
Nickname: der Club
SV Meppen
Email: info@svmeppen.de
Telephone: +49(0) 5931 93010
Nearest airport: Bremen, Dortmund
Ground: Hämsch-Arena
Capacity: 13,815
Average attendance 16/17: 2,645
Address: Lathener Straße 15, 49716 Meppen
Colours: Blue white
Email: info@scpreussen-muenster.de
Telephone: +49(0) 251 987270
Nearest airport: Dortmund, Düsseldorf
Ground: Preußenstadion
Capacity: 15,000
Average attendance 16/17: 7,075
Address: Hammer Straße, 48153 Münster
Colours: Black white green
Nickname: Preußen
VfL Osnabrück
Email: info@vfl.de
Telephone: +49(0) 541 770870
Nearest airport: Dortmund, Bremen, Hannover
Ground: Osnatel Arena
Capacity: 16,667
Average attendance 16/17: 9,231
Address: Scharnhorststraße, 49084 Osnabrück
Colours: Purple white
Nickname: Lila-Weiß (the lily whites)
SC Paderborn
Email: info@scpaderborn07.de
Telephone: +49(0) 5251 8771907
Nearest airport: Dortmund, Hannover, Düsseldorf
Ground: Benteler Arena
Capacity: 15,000
Average attendance 16/17: 5,541
Address: Paderborner Straße 89, 33104 Paderborn
Colours: Black white blue
Hansa Rostock
Email: info@fc-hansa.de
Telephone: +49(0) 381 4999910
Nearest airport: Hamburg
Ground: Ostseestadion
Capacity: 29,000
Average attendance 16/17: 11,433
Address: Kopernikusdtraße 17 c, 18057 Rostock
Colours: White blue
Nickname: Hansa
SpVgg Unterhaching
Email: infor@spvggunterhaching.de
Telephone: +49(0) 5931 93010
Nearest airport: Munich
Ground: Alpenbauer Sportpark
Capacity: 15,053
Average attendance 16/17: 1,935
Address: Am Sportpark 9, 82008 Unterhaching
Colours: Red blue
SV Wehen Wiesbaden
Email: infor@svww.de
Telephone: +49(0) 611504010
Nearest airport: Frankfurt, Cologne
Ground: BRITA Arena
Capacity: 13,000
Average attendance 16/17: 2,238
Address: Berliner Straße 9, 65189
Colours: Red black
Nickname:
Werder Bremen II
Würzburger Kickers
Email: mail@wuezburger-kickers-de
Telephone: +49(0) 931 660898100
Nearest airport: Nürnber, Frankfurt
Ground: Flyeralarm Arena
Capacity: 10,054
Average attendance 16/17: 11,145
Address: Mittlerer Dallenbergweg 49, 97082 Würzburg
Colours: Red white
Nickname: die Rothosen (red shorts)
FSV Zwickau
Email: kontakt@fsv-zwickau.de
Telephone: +49(0) 3 75 2119550
Nearest airport: Leipzig, Dresden
Ground: Stadion Zwickau
Capacity: 10,134
Average attendance 16/17: 5,305
Address: Stadionallee 1, 08066 Zwickau – Eckersbach
Colours: Red white
Nickname: die Schwäne (the swans)
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