3. Liga Clubs Codexery

Unfurling the codex…

Alemannia Aachen — German club with striped jerseys and a turbulent history.

VfR Aalen — German club that reached the 2.

Rot Weiss Ahlen — German club from Ahlen, formerly LR Ahlen.

1. FC Union Berlin — East Berlin club with a working-class tradition and cult following.

SV Wacker Burghausen — German football club from Burghausen, Bavaria.

FC Energie Cottbus — East German club with Bundesliga history and controversial fan culture.

SV Darmstadt 98 — German football club based in Darmstadt, Hesse.

SV Elversberg — German football club from Spiesen-Elversberg, now in the Bundesliga.

Kickers Emden — German football club from Emden, Lower Saxony.

FSV Frankfurt — Historic club from Frankfurt with a notable women's past.

SG Sonnenhof Großaspach — Club from Aspach, currently playing in the Regionalliga Südwest, promoted to 3. Liga for 2026–27.

TSV Havelse — Lower Saxony club with two DFB-Pokal upsets over 1. FC Nürnberg.

FC Ingolstadt 04 — Bavarian club formed from the merger of two predecessors.

Holstein Kiel — German football club from Kiel, 1912 national champions.

TuS Koblenz — German football club from Koblenz with roots in 1911.

SC Fortuna Köln — Cologne club with a 1983 DFB-Pokal final run.

FC Viktoria Köln — German club from Cologne's right bank, now in 3. Liga.

VfB Lübeck — German club known for a German Cup semifinal run.

1. FC Magdeburg — East Germany's only European trophy winner, now in 2. Bundesliga.

SV Waldhof Mannheim — Multi-sports club with a historic football side.

SV Meppen — Lower Saxony club with 11 seasons in 2. Bundesliga.

SC Preußen Münster — German football club based in Münster, playing in 3. Liga.

TSV 1860 Munich — Turn- und Sportverein München von 1860, commonly known as TSV 1860 Munich, is a sports club based in Munich whose…

Türkgücü München — Munich's third force, first migrant-background club in German professional football.

Rot-Weiß Oberhausen — German club with a Bundesliga past and a bribery scandal.

VfL Osnabrück — Multi-sport club with a record 2. Bundesliga seasons without promotion.

SC Paderborn 07 — German club with multiple Bundesliga promotions and a betting scandal.

SSV Jahn Regensburg — German football club based in Regensburg, Bavaria.

1. FC Saarbrücken — German football club based in Saarbrücken, playing in the 3. Liga.

SV Sandhausen — Germany's smallest professional football club.

1. FC Schweinfurt 05 — Historic Bavarian club with top-flight pedigree and World Cup heritage.

Stuttgarter Kickers — Now playing in the Regionalliga Südwest, the fourth division, the side has a long history in regional and national…

KFC Uerdingen 05 — Former Bundesliga club from Krefeld-Uerdingen.

SSV Ulm 1846 — Bundesliga and 3. Liga. Its finest achievement was a single-season stint in the Bundesliga following promotion in…

SpVgg Unterhaching — Bavarian club with Bundesliga history and Olympic bobsleigh success.

SC Verl — German association football club from Verl, promoted to 3. Liga in 2020.

SV Wehen Wiesbaden — German association football club based in Wiesbaden, Hesse.

Wuppertaler SV — German club formed on 8 July 1954 from the merger of TSG Vohwinkel and SSV Wuppertal.