La temporada 2021-22 de la 3. Liga correspondió a la 14.ª edición de la Tercera División de Alemania. La fase regular comenzó a disputarse el 24 de julio de 2021 y terminó el 14 de mayo de 2022.
Sistema de competición Participaron en la 3. Liga 20 clubes que, siguiendo un calendario establecido por sorteo, se enfrentaron entre sí en dos partidos, uno en terreno propio y otro en campo contrario. El ganador de cada partido obtuvo tres puntos, el empate otorgó un punto y la derrota, cero puntos.
El torneo se disputó entre los meses de julio de 2021 y mayo de 2022. Al término de la temporada, los dos primeros clasificados ascendieron a la 2. Bundesliga, y el tercer clasificado disputó su ascenso con el antepenúltimo clasificado de la 2. Bundesliga. Los cuatro últimos descendieron a la Regionalliga.
Relevo anual de clubes {| |- style="vertical-align: top;" | Pos16.°Osnabrück17.°Eintracht Brunswick18.°Wurzburgo Kickers Pos1.°Dinamo Dresde2.°Hansa Rostock3.°Ingolstadt 04 Pos16.°Uerdingen18.°Bayern Múnich II19.°Lübeck 20.°Unterhaching PosSüdwestFriburgo II NordostViktoria BerlínWestBorussia Dortmund IIProm.Havelse
Clubes participantes
ClubCiudadEstadioAforo 1. FC Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern Fritz-Walter-Stadion 49 780 Borussia Dortmund II Dortmund Stadion Rote Erde 10 000 Hallescher FC Halle Erdgas Sportpark 15 057 FC Saarbrücken Saarbrücken Ludwigsparkstadion 16 003 FC Viktoria 1889 Berlín Berlín Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark 19 700 TSV 1860 Múnich Múnich Grünwalder Stadion 15 000 Eintracht Brunswick Brunswick Eintracht-Stadion 25 540 Friburgo II Friburgo Dreisamstadion 24 000 1. FC Magdeburgo Magdeburgo MDCC-Arena 27 250 MSV Duisburgo Duisburgo Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 31 514 Türkgücü Múnich Múnich Olímpico de MúnichGrünwalder Stadion 69 25015 000 TSV Havelse Garbsen HDI-Arena 19 700 SV Meppen Meppen Hänsch-Arena 16 500 SC Verl Verl FRIMO Stadion 10 059 Viktoria Colonia Colonia Sportpark Höhenberg 10 001 VfL Osnabrück Osnabrück Stadion an der Bremer Brücke 16 667 Waldhof Mannheim Mannheim Carl-Benz-Stadion 25 667 SV Wehen Wiesbaden Wiesbaden BRITA-Arena 12 250 Wurzburgo Kickers Wurzburgo Flyeralarm-Arena 14 500 FSV Zwickau Zwickau GGZ-Arena 10 134
Equipos por estados federados
RegiónN.ºEquipos25px|border Renania del Norte-Westfalia4Borussia Dortmund II, Duisburgo, Viktoria Colonia y Verl25px|border Baja Sajonia4Eintracht Brunswick, Havelse, Osnabrück y Meppen25px|border Baviera31860 Múnich, Türkgücü Múnich y Wurzburgo Kickers25px|border Baden-Württemberg2Friburgo II y Waldhof Mannheim25px|border Sajonia-Anhalt2Hallescher y Magdeburgo25px|borde Berlín1Viktoria Berlín25px|border Hesse1Wehen Wiesbaden25px|border Renania-Palatinado1Kaiserslautern25px|border Sajonia1Zwickau Sarre1Saarbrücken
Clasificación
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Jornada /Equipo1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738 <small>Magdeburgo<small><small>2<small>3<small>3<small>1<small>3<small>2<small>1<small>1<small>1<small>1<small>1<small>1<small>1<small>1<small>1<small>1<small>1<small>1<small>1<small>1<small>1<small>1<small>1<small>1<small>1<small>1<small>1<small>1<small>1<small>1<small>1<small>1<small>1<small>1<small>1<small>1<small>1<small>1<small>Brunswick<small><small>7<small>17<small>10<small>9<small>4<small>4<small>7<small>7<small>9<small>8<small>8<small>4<small>2<small>4<small>4<small>4<small>7<small>2<small>2<small>2<small>3<small>3<small>4<small>3<small>4<small>4<small>3<small>3<small>3<small>4<small>4<small>3<small>3<small>3<small>3<small>2<small>2<small>2<small>Kaiserslautern<small><small>9<small>15<small>19<small>15<small>16<small>15<small>15<small>16<small>16<small>12<small>10<small>7<small>7<small>11<small>6<small>5<small>6<small>6<small>6<small>6<small>2<small>2<small>3<small>2<small>2<small>2<small>2<small>2<small>2<small>2<small>2<small>2<small>2<small>2<small>2<small>3<small>3<small>3<small>1860 Múnich<small><small>5<small>5<small>6<small>13<small>10<small>11<small>11<small>12<small>13<small>13<small>13<small>15<small>16<small>13<small>15<small>12<small>9<small>12<small>10<small>10<small>9<small>9<small>10<small>8<small>9<small>9<small>10<small>10<small>5<small>5<small>7<small>5<small>4<small>5<small>4<small>4<small>4<small>4<small>Waldhof<small><small>20<small>16<small>15<small>12<small>8<small>12<small>6<small>6<small>5<small>6<small>3<small>6<small>5<small>3<small>5<small>6<small>4<small>3<small>3<small>4<small>5<small>4<small>6<small>6<small>6<small>6<small>4<small>5<small>6<small>6<small>5<small>6<small>7<small>7<small>6<small>5<small>6<small>5<small>Osnabrück<small><small>14<small>7<small>13<small>14<small>11<small>8<small>5<small>3<small>3<small>4<small>7<small>5<small>4<small>2<small>2<small>2<small>3<small>7<small>7<small>9<small>8<small>8<small>7<small>7<small>5<small>5<small>6<small>6<small>7<small>7<small>6<small>7<small>5<small>4<small>5<small>6<small>5<small>6<small>Saarbrücken<small><small>6<small>8<small>5<small>5<small>5<small>5<small>9<small>9<small>6<small>7<small>6<small>3<small>3<small>6<small>9<small>7<small>5<small>4<small>4<small>5<small>6<small>5<small>2<small>4<small>3<small>3<small>5<small>4<small>4<small>3<small>3<small>4<small>6<small>6<small>7<small>7<small>7<small>7<small>Wiesbaden<small><small>12<small>12<small>7<small>4<small>1<small>7<small>4<small>5<small>7<small>5<small>5<small>9<small>9<small>7<small>7<small>10<small>10<small>10<small>9<small>8<small>10<small>10<small>9<small>10<small>10<small>10<small>9<small>7<small>8<small>8<small>8<small>8<small>8<small>8<small>8<small>9<small>8<small>8<small>Dortmund II<small><small>3<small>4<small>2<small>3<small>9<small>3<small>3<small>4<small>4<small>3<small>2<small>2<small>6<small>10<small>11<small>8<small>8<small>8<small>8<small>7<small>7<small>7<small>8<small>9<small>8<small>7<small>7<small>8<small>10<small>10<small>11<small>9<small>9<small>9<small>9<small>8<small>9<small>9<small>16<small>14<small>14<small>17<small>17<small>17<small>17<small>18<small>17<small>17<small>16<small>13<small>13<small>14<small>16<small>13<small>14<small>15<small>13<small>13<small>13<small>13<small>12<small>12<small>12<small>12<small>13<small>14<small>14<small>15<small>14<small>12<small>10<small>10<small>10<small>11<small>11<small>10<small>Friburgo II<small><small>8<small>11<small>16<small>18<small>15<small>16<small>16<small>15<small>14<small>16<small>15<small>16<small>15<small>17<small>13<small>14<small>11<small>9<small>11<small>12<small>12<small>11<small>11<small>11<small>11<small>11<small>11<small>11<small>9<small>9<small>9<small>10<small>11<small>11<small>11<small>10<small>10<small>11<small>Meppen<small><small>19<small>9<small>9<small>7<small>13<small>9<small>10<small>13<small>15<small>15<small>12<small>14<small>11<small>9<small>3<small>3<small>2<small>5<small>5<small>3<small>4<small>6<small>5<small>5<small>7<small>8<small>8<small>9<small>11<small>11<small>10<small>11<small>12<small>12<small>12<small>12<small>12<small>12<small>Viktoria Colonia<small><small>15<small>13<small>18<small>19<small>19<small>18<small>18<small>17<small>19<small>18<small>18<small>18<small>18<small>16<small>12<small>15<small>13<small>14<small>15<small>15<small>16<small>14<small>13<small>13<small>13<small>13<small>12<small>12<small>13<small>12<small>12<small>13<small>13<small>14<small>14<small>14<small>14<small>13<small>Hallescher<small><small>1<small>2<small>8<small>6<small>6<small>6<small>8<small>8<small>8<small>9<small>9<small>11<small>10<small>8<small>10<small>11<small>15<small>13<small>14<small>14<small>14<small>15<small>15<small>17<small>16<small>14<small>14<small>13<small>12<small>13<small>13<small>14<small>14<small>15<small>13<small>13<small>13<small>14<small>Duisburgo<small><small>13<small>18<small>11<small>11<small>14<small>14<small>14<small>14<small>12<small>14<small>17<small>17<small>17<small>19<small>18<small>18<small>18<small>18<small>18<small>18<small>18<small>18<small>18<small>16<small>17<small>16<small>15<small>15<small>15<small>14<small>15<small>15<small>15<small>13<small>15<small>15<small>15<small>15<small>Verl<small><small>11<small>6<small>4<small>8<small>12<small>13<small>13<small>11<small>11<small>11<small>14<small>12<small>14<small>15<small>17<small>17<small>17<small>17<small>17<small>17<small>15<small>16<small>16<small>15<small>15<small>17<small>17<small>17<small>17<small>18<small>17<small>17<small>17<small>17<small>17<small>17<small>16<small>16<small>Viktoria Berlín<small><small>4<small>1<small>1<small>2<small>2<small>1<small>2<small>2<small>2<small>2<small>4<small>8<small>8<small>5<small>8<small>9<small>12<small>11<small>12<small>11<small>11<small>12<small>14<small>14<small>14<small>15<small>16<small>16<small>16<small>16<small>16<small>16<small>16<small>16<small>16<small>16<small>17<small>17<small>Wurzburgo<small><small>18<small>20<small>17<small>16<small>18<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>18<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>18<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>20<small>20<small>18<small>18<small>18<small>17<small>18<small>18<small>18<small>18<small>18<small>18<small>18<small>18<small>Havelse<small><small>17<small>19<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>19<small>Türkgücü<small><small>10<small>10<small>12<small>10<small>7<small>10<small>12<small>10<small>10<small>10<small>11<small>10<small>12<small>12<small>14<small>16<small>16<small>16<small>16<small>16<small>17<small>17<small>17<small>18<small>18<small>18<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20<small>20
Resultados Los horarios corresponden al huso horario de Alemania (Hora central europea): UTC+1 en horario estándar y UTC+2 en horario de verano.
Primera vuelta Jornada 1LocalResultadoVisitanteEstadioFechaHoraWaldhof Mannheim0 - 2MagdeburgoCarl-Benz-Stadion24 de julio14:00Havelse0 - 1SaarbrückenHDI-ArenaKaiserslautern0 - 0Eintracht BrunswickFritz-Walter-StadionZwickau1 - 2Borussia Dortmund IIGGZ-ArenaHallescher3 - 1MeppenErdgas Sportpark1860 Múnich1 - 0Wurzburgo KickersGrünwalder StadionViktoria Berlín2 - 1Viktoria ColoniaFriedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark25 de julio13:00Verl0 - 0Türkgücü MúnichFRIMO Stadion25 de julio14:00Friburgo II0 - 0Wehen WiesbadenDreisamstadion26 de julio19:00Osnabrück0 - 1DuisburgoBremer Brücke18 de agosto Jornada 2LocalResultadoVisitanteEstadioFechaHoraViktoria Colonia1 - 1ZwickauSportpark Höhenberg31 de julio14:00Meppen1 - 0KaiserslauternHänsch-ArenaMagdeburgo0 - 0Friburgo II MDCC-ArenaWehen Wiesbaden0 - 01860 MúnichBRITA-ArenaSaarbrücken1 - 2OsnabrückLudwigsparkstadionBorussia Dortmund II1 - 1Waldhof MannheimStadion Rote ErdeTürkgücü Múnich2 - 2HallescherGrünwalder Stadion1 de agosto13:00Eintracht Brunswick0 - 4Viktoria BerlínEintracht-Stadion1 de agosto14:00Wurzburgo Kickers0 - 1VerlFlyeralarm-Arena2 de agosto19:00Duisburgo3 - 0HavelseSchauinsland-Reisen-Arena8 de agosto14:00 Jornada 3LocalResultadoVisitanteEstadioFechaHoraFriburgo II2 - 5Borussia Dortmund IIDreisamstadion13 de agosto19:001860 Múnich1 - 1Türkgücü MúnichGrünwalder Stadion14 de agosto14:00Osnabrück0 - 1Wehen WiesbadenBremer Brücke14 de agosto14:00Havelse1 - 3MagdeburgoHDI-ArenaSaarbrücken2 - 0DuisburgoLudwigsparkstadionZwickau1 - 1MeppenGGZ-ArenaVerl3 - 1Viktoria ColoniaFRIMO StadionViktoria Berlín4 - 0KaiserslauternFriedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark15 de agosto13:00Waldhof Mannheim1 - 1Wurzburgo KickersCarl-Benz-Stadion14:00Hallescher0 - 2Eintracht BrunswickErdgas Sportpark16 de agosto19:00