Norbert Meier is a German former football player, who played as a midfielder, and manager who last managed KFC Uerdingen.
Verein für Rasenspiele 1921 Aalen e.V., known simply as VfR Aalen, is a German football club based in Aalen, Baden-Württemberg. The football team is part of a larger sports club which also offers its members gymnastics, table tennis, and cheerleading. The club's greatest success came in 2011–12 when it finished second in the 3. Liga and earned promotion to the 2. Bundesliga for the first time.
Sreto Ristić is a German retired footballer, who currently manages SV Sandhausen. He holds Croatian citizenship. He moved to Germany at young age and has spent almost all his football career in Germany.
The 2008–09 3. Liga was the inaugural season for the newly formed tier III of the German football league system. The inaugural game was played on 25 July 2008 between FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt and Dynamo Dresden, ending with a 1–0 win for Dresden. The last games were played on 23 May 2009. 1. FC Union Berlin were the inaugural champions, securing first place on 10 May 2009. Runners-up Fortuna Düsseldorf were also promoted. Third-placed team SC Paderborn 07 played a relegation/promotion play-off against the 16th-placed team from 2. Bundesliga, VfL Osnabrück, winning both games and earning promotion. Kickers Emden, VfR Aalen, and Stuttgarter Kickers were relegated to the Regionalliga.
Ralph Hasenhüttl is an Austrian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg. During his playing career, he played as a centre forward.
Alois Schwartz is a German football manager and former player, who last coached Hansa Rostock.
The 2011–12 2. Bundesliga was the 38th season of the 2. Bundesliga, Germany's second tier of its football league system. The season commenced on 15 July 2011, three weeks earlier than the 2011–12 Bundesliga season, and ended with the last games on 6 May 2012. The traditional winter break was to be held between the weekends around 18 December 2011 and 4 February 2012. The league comprises eighteen teams.
The 2011–12 3. Liga was the fourth season of the 3. Liga, Germany's third tier of its football league system. The season commenced on 22 July 2011, two weeks earlier than the 2011–12 Bundesliga season and one week after the 2011–12 2. Bundesliga season, and ended with the last games on 5 May 2012. The traditional winter break was held between the weekends around 18 December 2011 and 22 January 2012.
The 2011–12 season is the 102nd season of competitive football in Germany.
The 2012–13 2. Bundesliga was the 39th season of the 2. Bundesliga, Germany's second-level football league. The season began on 3 August 2012 and ended with the last games on 19 May 2013, with a winter break held between the weekends around 15 December 2012 and 2 February 2013.
The 2013–14 2. Bundesliga was the 40th season of the 2. Bundesliga, Germany's second-level football league. The league was won by 1. FC Köln.
The 2014–15 2. Bundesliga was the 41st season of the 2. Bundesliga, Germany's second-level football competition.
Stefan Ruthenbeck is a German football manager and former player who played as a defender. He last managed 1. FC Köln.
The 2015–16 3. Liga was the eighth season of the 3. Liga.
The 2016–17 3. Liga was the ninth season of the 3. Liga. Fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced on 6 July 2016.
Dennis Schmitt is a retired German footballer who played as a midfielder and current manager of Paderborn 07 II.
The 2018–19 3. Liga was the eleventh season of the 3. Liga. It began on 27 July 2018 and concluded on 18 May 2019. For the first time in the history of the 3. Liga, no reserve teams managed to obtain a spot in the league. VfL Osnabrück and Karlsruher SC gained promotion the 2. Bundesliga, with Wehen Wiesbaden also earning promotion through the play-offs, while Energie Cottbus, Sportfreunde Lotte, Fortuna Köln and VfR Aalen were relegated to the Regionalliga.
The 2019–20 3. Liga was the twelfth season of the 3. Liga. It started on 19 July 2019 and concluded on 4 July 2020. Bayern Munich II won the league title on the final day of the season to become the first reserve team to win the 3. Liga.
The 2020–21 3. Liga was the 13th season of the 3. Liga. It began on 18 September 2020 and concluded on 22 May 2021. The season was originally scheduled to begin on 24 July 2020 and conclude on 15 May 2021, though this was delayed due to postponement of the previous season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2022–23 3. Liga was the 15th season of the 3. Liga. It started on 22 July 2022 and concluded on 27 May 2023.
