Even without video evidence, there are regular discussions about referees in the 3rd division. Two clubs have had a lot of bad luck when it comes to bad calls.

Every week, discussions flare up in the 3rd division about referees’ decisions. Admittedly, this is not exclusive to the league. The top two divisions have video evidence, but it still does not work as it was originally intended. In the 3rd league, former referee Babak Rafati analyzes the controversial situations of the weekend for “Liga3online” after each match day. After 14 match days, the portal has now evaluated which teams have been disadvantaged and how often. SC Verl and TSV 1860 Munich have been by far the most unlucky. The East Westphalians have suffered a whopping ten wrong decisions against them, two of which resulted in a goal, six in a penalty, and two in a sending-off.

In second place are the Lions, who had to swallow nine wrong decisions against them. One led to a goal, five to penalties, and three to red cards.

Third place is shared by Hansa Rostock, VfL Osnabrück, and MSV Duisburg. All three teams had to accept five wrong decisions against them. For the Zebras, this resulted in one goal, three penalties, and one sending-off.

Things went a little better for Rot-Weiss Essen, who, like 1. FC Saarbrücken and FC Ingolstadt, had to accept four wrong decisions against them. In the case of RWE, this resulted in two penalties and two red cards.

Alemannia Aachen has fared best in the league. The Kaiserstädter have only had to complain about one unjustified sending-off so far. No other team has “only” had one wrong decision against them. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II, 1. FC Schweinfurt 05, Energie Cottbus, and SSV Jahn Regensburg are the next best teams in this respect. The quartet has had to accept two wrong decisions against them each. That is just one-fifth of the number that the involuntary leader SC Verl has to show for itself.