2008–09 3. Liga
The season 2008/ 09 the 3rd Liga was the first season of the single-track 3 league. It started on 25 July 2008 with the match between Rot-Weiss Erfurt and Dynamo Dresden ( 0-1) and ended on 23 May 2009. Founding members of the league were the four relegated from the Bundesliga 2 and each of the clubs on the places three to ten of the Regional squadrons of the season 2007/08.
At season's end the Master rose 1 FC Union Berlin ( which was no longer to take already on matchday 35 of the title as a third league champions ) and runner-up Fortuna Dusseldorf directly to the 2nd Bundesliga, the third-placed SC Paderborn 07 came into relegation matches to the rise against third from bottom of the Bundesliga 2 and sat down with two 1-0 successes through against VfL Osnabrück. Ascent were entitled in principle all teams with the exception of three Second representations of Bundesliga. The first four of the table were also close automatically qualified for the first round of the DFB - Cup 2009/10.
As a first relegation since May 14, 2009 stood firm Stuttgarter Kickers after the DFB had imposed a three - point deduction for a good time not repaid the loan. Furthermore, the VfR Aalen and Wacker Burghausen occupied relegation places; However, the latter benefited from the withdrawal of the BSV Kickers Emden, who withdrew his request for economic reasons, to grant a license for the third league in the season 2009/10.
The clubs in the third league financed located next to the ticket sales, sponsorship and merchandising revenue mainly from television rights, the ARD had secured. In addition to the summaries in the sports show more live games, summaries, and on the last day a conference call were sent to the third programs. A total of about 625,000 euros were paid out to the clubs in the league 3; while the second teams of the Bundesliga were not involved.
Final Table
Expulsion
The SC Paderborn 07 won third place in the 2008/ 09 season and joined so on 29 May and 1 June 2009 to the 16th of the 2nd Bundesliga, VfL Osnabrück on.