2016–17 2. Bundesliga Explained
The 2016–17 2. Bundesliga was the 43rd season of the 2. Bundesliga. It commenced on 5 August 2016 and ended on 21 May 2017. Fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced on 29 June 2016.[1]
Teams
A total of 18 teams participate in the 2016–17 2. Bundesliga. These include 14 teams from the 2015–16 2. Bundesliga, together with two automatically relegated teams from the 2015–16 Bundesliga, and two automatically promoted teams from the 2015–16 3. Liga. The 16th-placed Bundesliga and third-placed team of the 2. Bundesliga and the 16th-placed 2. Bundesliga team and the third-place finisher in the 3. Liga participated in promotion-relegation playoffs.
On 16 April 2016, Dynamo Dresden won promotion from the 2015–16 3. Liga.[2] Aue followed on 7 May 2016.[3] On 8 May 2016, SC Paderborn was relegated to 2016–17 3. Liga. On 15 May 2016, FSV Frankfurt followed. 1. FC Nürnberg lost its playoff 2–1 on aggregate and remained in the league. Finally MSV Duisburg, 16th-placed team of the 2. Bundesliga lost to Würzburger Kickers, third of the 3. Liga, 4–1 on aggregate in a relegation playoff. Würzburg returned to the second level after 38 years via their second consecutive promotion; Duisburg returned immediately to the third level.
Stadiums and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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1860 Munich | Munich | Allianz Arena | 75,000 |
Arminia Bielefeld | Bielefeld | Schüco-Arena | 27,300 |
VfL Bochum | Bochum | Vonovia-Ruhrstadion | 29,299 |
Eintracht Braunschweig | Braunschweig | Eintracht-Stadion | 23,325 |
Dynamo Dresden | Dresden | DDV-Stadion | 32,066 |
Fortuna Düsseldorf | Düsseldorf | Esprit Arena | 54,600 |
Erzgebirge Aue | Aue | Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion | 15,711 |
SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Fürth | Sportpark Ronhof | 18,500 |
Hannover 96 | Hanover | HDI-Arena | 49,200 |
1. FC Heidenheim | Heidenheim | Voith-Arena | 15,000 |
1. FC Kaiserslautern | Kaiserslautern | Fritz-Walter-Stadion | 49,780 |
| Karlsruhe | Wildparkstadion | 29,699 |
1. FC Nürnberg | Nuremberg | Grundig-Stadion | 50,000 |
SV Sandhausen | Sandhausen | Hardtwald | 12,100 |
FC St. Pauli | Hamburg | Millerntor-Stadion | 29,546 |
VfB Stuttgart | Stuttgart | Mercedes-Benz Arena | 60,469 |
Union Berlin | Berlin | Alte Försterei | 22,012 |
Würzburger Kickers | Würzburg | Flyeralarm Arena | 14,500 | |
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
League table
Relegation play-offs
Second leg
Jahn Regensburg won 3–1 on aggregate and were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga.
Statistics
Top goalscorers
Clean sheets
Number of teams by state
Notes and References
- News: The new 2016/2017 Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 schedule. bundesliga.com . 23 June 2016. 23 June 2016.
- Web site: Pyros und Randale - Skandalszenen bei Dynamo Dresdens Aufstieg. 16 April 2016. de.
- Web site: 3. Liga: Wiederaufstieg! Aue ist in der 2. Liga zurück! - MDR.DE. mdr.de. MDR.de. 27 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220152357/http://www.mdr.de/sport/fussball_3l/dritte-liga-bericht-fortuna-aue-100.html. 20 December 2016. dead. dmy-all.
- https://www.fc-union-berlin.de/verein/aktuelle-meldungen/details/Die-LAYENBERGER-Nutrition-Group-wird-neuer-Hauptsponsor-des-1-FC-Union-Berlin-1257G/ Die Layenberger Nutrition Group wied neuer Hauptsponsor des 1.FC Union Berlin
- Web site: Oral wird neuer Trainer in Karlsruhe. de. 8 March 2016. 8 March 2016. sport1.de.
- Web site: Jens Keller wird neue Cheftrainer des 1. FC Union Berlin. 19 April 2016. de.
- News: Bierofka muss sofort gehen - Bushuev Chef gegen FSV. Bierofka has to leave immediately – Bushuev head coach against FSV. tz. 29 May 2016. 9 May 2016. de.
- Web site: Kosta Runjaic wird neuer Cheftrainer bei 1860. . Kosta Runjaic becomes new head coach of 1860. . de . https://archive.today/20160713071226/http://www.tsv1860.de/de/Aktuelles_News/2093.htmt . dead . 13 July 2016 . tsv1860.de . 7 June 2016 . 7 June 2016 .
- Web site: Stuttgart demote coach Jurgen Kramny after suffering relegation. 17 May 2016.
- Web site: Stuttgart make Jos Luhukay coach and sack director Robin Dutt. 17 May 2016.
- Web site: FCK trennt sich von Trainer Fünfstück. de. 20 May 2016.
- Web site: Tayfun Korkut neuer FCK-Trainer. de. 17 June 2016.
- Web site: Norbert Meier neuer Darmstadt-Trainer. dfb.de. 10 June 2016. 10 June 2016.
- Web site: Rüdiger Rehm ist neuer Cheftrainer von Arminia Bielefeld. 15 June 2016. 18 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160618092631/http://www.arminia-bielefeld.de/2016/06/15/ruediger-rehm-ist-neuer-cheftrainer-von-arminia-bielefeld/. dead.
- Web site: Schwartz will "echte Einheit" und "viel Leidenschaft". Schwartz wants "real unity" and "a lot of passion. de. kicker. kicker.de. 27 June 2016. 29 June 2016.
- Web site: Kenan Kocak übernimmt beim SVS. de. SV Sandhausen. 3 July 2016. 5 July 2016. 6 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160706083543/http://www.svs1916.de/aktuell/nachrichten/news/detail/news/detail/News/kenan-kocak-uebernimmt-beim-svs.html. dead.
- Web site: Collaboration ended . 15 September 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160916042556/http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2016/ende-zusammenarbeit-jos-luhukay/page/4493-1-1-.html . 16 September 2016 .
- Web site: Hannes Wolf wird neuer Cheftrainer. 20 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160920183809/http://www.vfb.de/de/aktuell/meldungen/news/2016/hannes-wolf-wird-neuer-cheftrainer/page/12060-1-3-.html. 20 September 2016. dead. dmy-all.
- Web site: Arminia trennt sich von Cheftrainer Rüdiger Rehm. 22 October 2016. 22 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161022093621/http://www.arminia-bielefeld.de/2016/10/22/arminia-trennt-sich-von-cheftrainer-ruediger-rehm/. dead.
- Web site: Kramny neuer Trainer in Bielefeld. 15 November 2016.
- Web site: Fürth: Radoki übernimmt für Ruthenbeck. 21 November 2016.
- Web site: 1860 entlässt Runjaic - Bierofka übernimmt. 22 November 2016.
- Web site: Vitor Pereira neuer Trainer von 1860 München. 18 December 2016.
- Web site: Karlsruher SC entlässt Trainer Oral. 4 December 2016.
- Web site: Slomka neuer Trainer des Karlsruher SC. 22 December 2016.
- Web site: Korkut löst Vertrag in Kaiserslautern auf. 27 December 2016.
- Web site: Norbert Meier übernimmt in Kaiserslautern. 4 January 2017.
- Web site: Dotschew als Trainer in Aue zurückgetreten. 28 February 2017.
- Web site: Tedesco erhält in Aue Vertrag bis 2018. 8 March 2017.
- Web site: Nürnberg trennt sich von Trainer Schwartz. 7 March 2017.
- Web site: Bielefeld entlässt Trainer Kramny. 14 March 2017.
- Web site: Luxemburger Saibene wird Bielefeld-Coach. 19 March 2017.
- News: 96: Stendel muss gehen – Breitenreiter übernimmt. 20 March 2017. kicker. de.
- News: KSC stellt Slomka frei. 4 April 2017. kicker. de.
- Web site: Torjäger. 11 March 2014. DFB.de. 27 February 2017.
- Web site: Torhüter - 2. Bundesliga - kicker online. kicker.de. 27 February 2017.