2024–25 2. Bundesliga Explained

Competition:2. Bundesliga
Season:2024–25
Dates:2 August 2024 – 18 May 2025
Matches:18
Total Goals:51
League Topscorer:Budu Zivzivadze
(3 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Schalke 5–1 Braunschweig
Biggest Away Win:Darmstadt 0–2 Düsseldorf
Highest Scoring:Schalke 5–1 Braunschweig
Longest Wins:2 games
Paderborn
Longest Unbeaten:2 games
nine teams
Longest Winless:2 games
seven teams
Longest Losses:2 games
three teams
Highest Attendance:60,534
Schalke v Braunschweig
Lowest Attendance:9,502
Elversberg v Köln
Attendancecalc:545406
Prevseason:2023–24
Nextseason:2025–26
Updated:11 August 2024

The 2024–25 2. Bundesliga is the 51st season of the 2. Bundesliga. It began on 2 August 2024 and will conclude on 18 May 2025.[1] [2]

The fixtures were announced on 4 July 2024.[3]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
data-sort-value="Braunschweig" Eintracht BraunschweigBraunschweigEintracht-Stadion23,325
data-sort-value="Berlin" Hertha BSCBerlinOlympiastadion74,649
data-sort-value="Darmstadt" Darmstadt 98DarmstadtMerck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor17,650
data-sort-value="Düsseldorf" Fortuna DüsseldorfDüsseldorfMerkur Spiel-Arena54,600
data-sort-value="Elversberg" SV ElversbergElversbergWaldstadion an der Kaiserlinde10,000
data-sort-value="Furth" Greuther FürthFürthSportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer16,626
data-sort-value="Hamburg" Hamburger SVHamburgVolksparkstadion57,000
data-sort-value="Hannover" Hannover 96HanoverHeinz von Heiden Arena49,000
data-sort-value="Kaiserslautern" 1. FC KaiserslauternKaiserslauternFritz-Walter-Stadion49,780
data-sort-value="Karlsruhe" Karlsruher SCKarlsruheBBBank Wildpark34,302
data-sort-value="Koln" 1. FC KölnCologneRheinEnergieStadion49,698
data-sort-value="Magdeburg" 1. FC MagdeburgMagdeburgMDCC-Arena30,098
data-sort-value="Munster" Preußen MünsterMünsterPreußenstadion14,300
data-sort-value="Nurnberg" 1. FC NürnbergNurembergMax-Morlock-Stadion49,923
data-sort-value="Paderborn" SC PaderbornPaderbornHome Deluxe Arena15,000
data-sort-value="Regensburg" Jahn RegensburgRegensburgJahnstadion Regensburg15,210
data-sort-value="Schalke" Schalke 04GelsenkirchenVeltins-Arena62,271
data-sort-value="Ulm" SSV UlmUlmDonaustadion19,500

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
FrontSleeve
data-sort-value="Braunschweig" Eintracht Braunschweigdata-sort-value="Scherning, Daniel" Daniel Scherningdata-sort-value="Bicakcic, Ermin" Ermin BičakčićPumaBRAWO GroupLease a Bike
data-sort-value="Berlin, Hertha" Hertha BSCdata-sort-value="Fiel, Cristian" Cristian Fiéldata-sort-value="Leistner, Toni" Toni LeistnerNikeCheckCars24.deWTG
data-sort-value="Darmstadt" Darmstadt 98data-sort-value="Lieberknecht, Torsten" Torsten Lieberknechtdata-sort-value="Holland, Fabian" Fabian HollandCraftHAIX28 Black
data-sort-value="Düsseldorf" Fortuna Düsseldorfdata-sort-value="Thioune, Daniel" Daniel Thiounedata-sort-value="Hoffmann, Andre" André HoffmannAdidasTargobankMetro Chef
data-sort-value="Elversberg" SV Elversbergdata-sort-value="Steffen, Horst" Horst Steffendata-sort-value="Fellhauer, Robin" Robin FellhauerNikeHYLOPure Steel
data-sort-value="Furth" Greuther Fürthdata-sort-value="Zorniger, Alexander" Alexander Zornigerdata-sort-value="Hrgota, Branimir" Branimir HrgotaPumaHofmann PersonalSignia
data-sort-value="Hamburg" Hamburger SVdata-sort-value="Baumgart, Steffen" Steffen Baumgartdata-sort-value="Schonlau, Sebastian" Sebastian SchonlauAdidasHanseMerkurPlan International
data-sort-value="Hannover" Hannover 96data-sort-value="Leitl, Stefan" Stefan Leitldata-sort-value="Zieler, Ron-Robert" Ron-Robert ZielerMacronHeiseÜSTRA
data-sort-value="Kaiserslautern" 1. FC Kaiserslauterndata-sort-value="Anfang, Markus" Markus Anfangdata-sort-value="Ritter, Marlon" Marlon RitterCastoreNovolineLacalut
data-sort-value="Karlsruhe" Karlsruher SCdata-sort-value="Eichner, Christian" Christian Eichnerdata-sort-value="Wanitzek, Marvin" Marvin WanitzekMacronSWEGbilliger.de
data-sort-value="Koln" 1. FC Kölndata-sort-value="Struber, Gerhard" Gerhard Struberdata-sort-value="Hubers, Timo" Timo HübersHummelREWEDEVK
data-sort-value="Magdeburg" 1. FC Magdeburgdata-sort-value="Titz, Christian" Christian Titzdata-sort-value="Reimann, Dominik" Dominik ReimannHummelHumanasSWM Magdeburg
data-sort-value="Münster" Preußen Münsterdata-sort-value="Hildmann, Sascha" Sascha Hildmanndata-sort-value="Lorenz, Marc" Marc LorenzJakoFIEGEStadtwerke Münster
data-sort-value="Nurnberg" 1. FC Nürnbergdata-sort-value="Klose, Miroslav" Miroslav Klosedata-sort-value="Knoche, Robin" Robin KnocheAdidasNürnberger VersicherungHelmsauer
data-sort-value="Paderborn" SC Paderborndata-sort-value="Kwasniok, Lukas" Lukas Kwasniokdata-sort-value="Obermair, Raphael" Raphael ObermairSallerFour 20 PharmaPersonalco
data-sort-value="Regensburg" Jahn Regensburgdata-sort-value="Enochs, Joe" Joe Enochsdata-sort-value="Geipl, Andreas" Andreas GeiplHummelNettoNone
data-sort-value="Schalke" Schalke 04data-sort-value="Geraerts, Karel" Karel Geraertsdata-sort-value="Karaman, Kenan" Kenan KaramanAdidasSUN Minimealhülsta
data-sort-value="Ulm" SSV Ulmdata-sort-value="Worle, Thomas" Thomas Wörledata-sort-value="Reichert, Johannes" Johannes ReichertUhlsportLiqui MolyB-ITE E-Recruiting

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoingExit datePosition in tableIncomingIncoming date
Announced onDeparted onAnnounced onArrived on
1. FC Kaiserslautern Friedhelm FunkelMutual consent17 May 202430 June 2024Pre-season Markus Anfang29 May 20241 July 2024[4] [5]
Hertha BSC Pál DárdaiEnd of contract18 May 2024 Cristian Fiél6 June 2024[6] [7]
1. FC Köln Timo Schultz27 May 2024 Gerhard Struber12 June 2024[8] [9]
1. FC Nürnberg Cristian FiélSigned by Hertha BSC6 June 2024 Miroslav Klose11 June 2024[10] [11]

Relegation play-offs

The relegation play-offs will take place on 21 or 23 and 27 or 28 May 2025.[2]

Statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Ransford-Yeboah KönigsdörfferHamburger SV3
Budu ZivzivadzeKarlsruher SC
3 Filip BilbijaSC Paderborn2
Julian GreenGreuther Fürth
Martijn Kaars1. FC Magdeburg
Kenan KaramanSchalke 04
Moussa SyllaSchalke 04
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Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean
sheets
1 Florian KastenmeierFortuna Düsseldorf2
Ron-Robert ZielerHannover 96
3 Felix GebhardtJahn Regensburg1
Nicolas KristofSV Elversberg
Dominik Reimann1. FC Magdeburg
Johannes SchenkPreußen Münster
Max WeißKarlsruher SC

Notes and References

  1. News: Rahmenterminkalender für die Saison 2024/25: Bundesliga-Auftakt am 23. August 2024 – 2. Bundesliga startet am 2. August 2024 . Framework schedule for the 2024–25 season: Bundesliga kicks off on 23 August 2024 – 2. Bundesliga starts on 2 August 2024 . DFL.de . . 27 October 2023 . 27 April 2024 . de.
  2. Web site: Rahmenterminkalender 2024/2025 . 2024–2025 framework schedule . DFL.de . . 27 October 2023 . 27 April 2024 . de.
  3. News: Zweitliga-Spielplan 2024/25: S04 eröffnet zuhause – Ulm startet gegen Lautern. kicker.de. 4 July 2024. 4 July 2024. de.
  4. News: FCK und Friedhelm Funkel beenden Zusammenarbeit zum Saisonende. FCK and Friedhelm Funkel end cooperation at end of the season . German . 1. FC Kaiserslautern . 17 May 2024 . 17 May 2024.
  5. News: Markus Anfang wird neuer Cheftrainer beim 1. FC Kaiserslautern . Markus Anfang will become new coach of 1. FC Kaiserslautern . German . 1. FC Kaiserslautern . 29 May 2024 . 29 May 2024.
  6. News: Vertrag von Pál Dárdai endet. German. Hertha BSC . 18 May 2024 . 18 May 2024.
  7. News: Cristian Fiél to be the new head coach of Hertha BSC. Hertha BSC. 7 June 2024. 7 June 2024.
  8. News: Schultz, Pawlak and McKenna depart. 1. FC Köln. 27 May 2024 . 27 May 2024.
  9. News: Gerhard Struber is the new FC coach. 1. FC Köln. 12 June 2024 . 12 June 2024.
  10. News: Cristian Fiél zieht es in die Hauptstadt. 1. FC Nürnberg. 6 June 2024 . 6 June 2024.
  11. Web site: #MitMiro in die Zukunft: Miroslav Klose wird Club-Coach .
    1. WithMiro into the future: Miroslav Klose becomes club coach
    . de . 1. FC Nürnberg . 11 June 2024 . 11 June 2024.