2016–17 2. Bundesliga Explained

Competition:2. Bundesliga
Season:2016–17
Winners:VfB Stuttgart
Promoted:VfB Stuttgart
Hannover 96
Matches:306
Total Goals:758
Biggest Away Win:
Highest Scoring:Bochum 5−4 Nürnberg
Average Attendance:21,732
Prevseason:2015–16
Nextseason:2017–18

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

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
1860 MunichMunichAllianz Arena75,000
Arminia BielefeldBielefeldSchüco-Arena27,300
VfL BochumBochumVonovia-Ruhrstadion29,299
Eintracht BraunschweigBraunschweigEintracht-Stadion23,325
Dynamo DresdenDresdenDDV-Stadion32,066
Fortuna DüsseldorfDüsseldorfEsprit Arena54,600
Erzgebirge AueAueSparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion15,711
SpVgg Greuther FürthFürthSportpark Ronhof18,500
Hannover 96HanoverHDI-Arena49,200
1. FC HeidenheimHeidenheimVoith-Arena15,000
1. FC KaiserslauternKaiserslauternFritz-Walter-Stadion49,780
KarlsruheWildparkstadion29,699
1. FC NürnbergNurembergGrundig-Stadion50,000
SV SandhausenSandhausenHardtwald12,100
FC St. PauliHamburgMillerntor-Stadion29,546
VfB StuttgartStuttgartMercedes-Benz Arena60,469
Union BerlinBerlinAlte Försterei22,012
Würzburger KickersWürzburgFlyeralarm Arena14,500

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
1860 MunichMacronDie Bayerische
1. FC Nürnberg UmbroWolf-Möbel
Arminia Bielefeld SallerSchüco
VfL BochumNikeBOOSTER Energy Drink (H) / Netto (A)
Eintracht BraunschweigNikeSEAT
Dynamo DresdenErimaFeldschlößchen
Fortuna DüsseldorfPumao.tel.o
Erzgebirge AueNikeWätaS Wärmetauscher Sachsen
SpVgg Greuther Fürth HummelErgo Direkt Versicherungen
Hannover 96JakoHeinz von Heiden
1. FC HeidenheimNikeHartmann Gruppe
1. FC KaiserslauternUhlsportTop12.de
Karlsruher SCJakoKlaiber Markisen
SV Sandhausen PumaVerivox
FC St. PauliUnder ArmourCongstar
PumaMercedes-Benz Bank
1. FC Union BerlinMacronLayenberger[4]
Würzburger KickersCapelli Sportss.Oliver

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Karlsruher SC Markus KauczinskiResigned30 June 2016Preseason Tomas Oral[5] 1 July 2016
Union Berlin André HofschneiderEnd of interim Jens Keller[6]
1860 Munich Denis Bushuev[7] End of interim Kosta Runjaić[8]
VfB Stuttgart Jürgen Kramny[9] Demoted to U23 team Jos Luhukay[10]
1. FC Kaiserslautern Konrad Fünfstück[11] Sacked Tayfun Korkut[12]
Arminia Bielefeld Norbert Meier[13] Signed by SV Darmstadt 98 Rüdiger Rehm[14]
1. FC Nürnberg René Weiler[15] Signed by R.S.C. Anderlecht Alois Schwartz
SV Sandhausen Alois SchwartzSigned by 1. FC Nürnberg Kenan Kocak[16] 3 July 2016
VfB Stuttgart Jos Luhukay[17] Resigned20 September 20162nd Hannes Wolf[18] 20 September 2016
Arminia Bielefeld Rüdiger Rehm[19] Sacked22 October 201618th Jürgen Kramny[20] 15 November 2016
SpVgg Greuther Fürth Stefan Ruthenbeck[21] Sacked21 November 201613th Janos Radoki21 November 2016
1860 Munich Kosta Runjaić[22] Sacked22 November 201614th Vítor Pereira[23] 1 January 2017
Karlsruher SC Tomas Oral[24] Sacked4 December 201615th Mirko Slomka[25] 3 January 2017
1. FC Kaiserslautern Tayfun Korkut[26] Resigned27 December 201613th Norbert Meier[27] 4 January 2017
Erzgebirge Aue Pavel Dochev[28] Resigned28 February 201718th Domenico Tedesco[29] 8 March 2017
1. FC Nürnberg Alois Schwartz[30] Sacked7 March 201711th Michael Köllner7 March 2017
Arminia Bielefeld Jürgen Kramny[31] Sacked14 March 201718th Jeff Saibene[32] 19 March 2017
Hannover 96 Daniel Stendel[33] Sacked20 March 20174th André Breitenreiter20 March 2017
Karlsruher SC Mirko Slomka[34] Sacked4 April 201718th Marc-Patrick Meister4 April 2017

League table

Relegation play-offs

Second leg

Jahn Regensburg won 3–1 on aggregate and were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[35]
1 Simon TeroddeVfB Stuttgart25
2 Martin HarnikHannover 9617
3 Stefan KutschkeDynamo Dresden16
4 Aziz BouhaddouzFC St. Pauli15
5 Guido Burgstaller1. FC Nürnberg14
6 Fabian KlosArminia Bielefeld13
Domi KumbelaEintracht Braunschweig
8 Christoffer NymanEintracht Braunschweig11
Marc Schnatterer1. FC Heidenheim
10 Serdar DursunGreuther Fürth10
Akaki GogiaDynamo Dresden
Pascal KöpkeErzgebirge Aue

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets[36]
1 Philipp TschaunerHannover 9616
2 Julian Pollersbeck1. FC Kaiserslautern14
3 Kevin Müller1. FC Heidenheim13
4 Marco KnallerSV Sandhausen12
5 Jasmin FejzićEintracht Braunschweig11
Michael RensingFortuna Düsseldorf
9 Mitchell LangerakVfB Stuttgart9
Martin MännelErzgebirge Aue
Marvin SchwäbeDynamo Dresden
10 Philipp HeerwagenFC St. Pauli8
Balázs MegyeriGreuther Fürth
Robert WulnikowskiWürzburger Kickers

Number of teams by state

PositionStateNumber of teamsTeams
align=center rowspan=214Greuther Fürth, 1860 Munich, Nürnberg, and Würzburger Kickers
4Heidenheim, Karlsruher SC, SV Sandhausen and Stuttgart
33Arminia Bielefeld, Bochum and Fortuna Düsseldorf
align=center rowspan=242Eintracht Braunschweig and Hannover 96
2Dynamo Dresden and Erzgebirge Aue
align=center rowspan=361Union Berlin
1FC St. Pauli
1Kaiserslautern

Notes and References

  1. News: The new 2016/2017 Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 schedule. bundesliga.com . 23 June 2016. 23 June 2016.
  2. Web site: Pyros und Randale - Skandalszenen bei Dynamo Dresdens Aufstieg. 16 April 2016. de.
  3. 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.
  4. 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
  5. Web site: Oral wird neuer Trainer in Karlsruhe. de. 8 March 2016. 8 March 2016. sport1.de.
  6. Web site: Jens Keller wird neue Cheftrainer des 1. FC Union Berlin. 19 April 2016. de.
  7. 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.
  8. 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 .
  9. Web site: Stuttgart demote coach Jurgen Kramny after suffering relegation. 17 May 2016.
  10. Web site: Stuttgart make Jos Luhukay coach and sack director Robin Dutt. 17 May 2016.
  11. Web site: FCK trennt sich von Trainer Fünfstück. de. 20 May 2016.
  12. Web site: Tayfun Korkut neuer FCK-Trainer. de. 17 June 2016.
  13. Web site: Norbert Meier neuer Darmstadt-Trainer. dfb.de. 10 June 2016. 10 June 2016.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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 .
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. Web site: Kramny neuer Trainer in Bielefeld. 15 November 2016.
  21. Web site: Fürth: Radoki übernimmt für Ruthenbeck. 21 November 2016.
  22. Web site: 1860 entlässt Runjaic - Bierofka übernimmt. 22 November 2016.
  23. Web site: Vitor Pereira neuer Trainer von 1860 München. 18 December 2016.
  24. Web site: Karlsruher SC entlässt Trainer Oral. 4 December 2016.
  25. Web site: Slomka neuer Trainer des Karlsruher SC. 22 December 2016.
  26. Web site: Korkut löst Vertrag in Kaiserslautern auf. 27 December 2016.
  27. Web site: Norbert Meier übernimmt in Kaiserslautern. 4 January 2017.
  28. Web site: Dotschew als Trainer in Aue zurückgetreten. 28 February 2017.
  29. Web site: Tedesco erhält in Aue Vertrag bis 2018. 8 March 2017.
  30. Web site: Nürnberg trennt sich von Trainer Schwartz. 7 March 2017.
  31. Web site: Bielefeld entlässt Trainer Kramny. 14 March 2017.
  32. Web site: Luxemburger Saibene wird Bielefeld-Coach. 19 March 2017.
  33. News: 96: Stendel muss gehen – Breitenreiter übernimmt. 20 March 2017. kicker. de.
  34. News: KSC stellt Slomka frei. 4 April 2017. kicker. de.
  35. Web site: Torjäger. 11 March 2014. DFB.de. 27 February 2017.
  36. Web site: Torhüter - 2. Bundesliga - kicker online. kicker.de. 27 February 2017.

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