Despite the team’s poor performance, TSV 1860 Munich fans can always be relied upon. No other third division team has more away fans on average. The Lions are falling far short of their high expectations, are only 14th in the table after 14 match days, and have already changed coaches. But despite the sporting failure, support in the stands remains strong. According to the portal “diefalsche9,” no club in the third division has more away fans than the traditional club from Munich-Giesing. An average of 2,314 supporters travel to the Lions’ away games—despite the team’s poor away record of only four points from seven games.

Until the last match day, FC Hansa Rostock was still leading the away fan ranking, but has now been narrowly overtaken by 1860. An average of 2,293 fans attend the Hanseatic club’s away games. In terms of guest block occupancy, however, FC Hansa (94 percent) is the leader ahead of Munich’s Lions (83 percent).

Rot-Weiss Essen completes the podium with an average of 1,789 away fans. RWE achieved its highest figure of the season so far at the end of October in the derby at MSV Duisburg (1-1), when the club was supported by 4,400 fans. MSV is in fourth place in the away fan table (1,510), closely followed by Alemannia Aachen in fifth place (1,443).

Four other clubs are accompanied by an average of four-digit numbers of fans to their away games: VfL Osnabrück (1,393), SV Waldhof Mannheim (1,287), 1. FC Saarbrücken (1,186), and Energie Cottbus (1,171).

On the other hand, however, there are also three clubs that only have double-digit away fan numbers. Only 66 supporters travel on average to SC Verl’s away games. The situation is even worse for promoted clubs TSV Havelse (43) and TSG Hoffenheim II (32). The Kraichgauers are thus at the bottom of the league. The away fan table for the 3rd league: 1. TSV 1860 Munich 2,314 2. Hansa Rostock 2,293 3. Rot-Weiss Essen 1,789

4. MSV Duisburg 1,510

5. Alemannia Aachen 1,443

6. VfL Osnabrück 1,393

7. Waldhof Mannheim 1,287

8. 1. FC Saarbrücken 1,186

9. FC Energie Cottbus 1,171

10. Jahn Regensburg 851

11. SSV Ulm 1846 721

12. FC Erzgebirge Aue 464

13. 1. FC Schweinfurt 306

14. VfB Stuttgart II 176

15. Viktoria Cologne 110

16. Wehen Wiesbaden 107

17. FC Ingolstadt 04 105

18. SC Verl 66

19. TSV Havelse 43

20. TSG Hoffenheim II 32