2. Bundesliga Explained

2. Bundesliga
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Country:Germany
Confed:UEFA
Organiser:Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL)
Teams:18
Promotion:Bundesliga
Relegation:3. Liga
Level:2
Domest Cup:DFB-Pokal
Confed Cup:UEFA Europa League (through DFB-Pokal win)
Tv:Sky Sport
DAZN
Champions:FC St. Pauli (1st title)
Season:2023–24
Most Successful Club:Arminia Bielefeld
1. FC Nürnberg
SC Freiburg
1. FC Köln
VfL Bochum
(4 titles each)
Current:2024–25 2. Bundesliga

The 2. Bundesliga (German: Zweite Bundesliga pronounced as /de/;) is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was implemented 11 years after the founding of the Fußball-Bundesliga as the new second division for professional football.[1] The 2. Bundesliga is ranked below the Bundesliga and above the 3. Liga in the German football league system. All of the 2. Bundesliga clubs take part in the DFB-Pokal, the annual German Cup competition. A total of 127 clubs have competed in the 2. Bundesliga since its foundation.

The decision to establish the league as the second level of football in West Germany was made in May 1973. The league started operating in August 1974, then with two divisions of 20 clubs. It was reduced to a single division in 1981. From the 1991–92 season onwards clubs from the former East Germany started participating in the league, briefly expanding it to two divisions again. It returned to a single division format again at the end of that season and has had 18 clubs as its strength since 1994. Two clubs from the 2. Bundesliga are directly promoted to the Bundesliga, while a third promoted club is determined through the play-offs, from 1974 to 1991 and again since 2008. Between 1991 and 2008 the third-placed club in the league was directly promoted. The bottom clubs in the league are relegated to the third division; from 1974 to 1994, the Oberliga, from 1994 to 2008, the Regionalliga and since 2008, the 3. Liga. The number of relegated clubs has fluctuated over the years. Since 2008 two clubs are directly relegated while the third-last team has the opportunity to defend its league play in the play-offs against the third placed team of the 3. Liga.

1. FC Nürnberg, SC Freiburg, 1. FC Köln, Arminia Bielefeld and VfL Bochum hold the record number of championships in the league with four each. Bielefeld also holds the record for number of promotions from the 2. Bundesliga to the Bundesliga, with eight.

For the 2022–23 season an average of 22,224 spectators watched 2. Bundesliga matches, the highest of any non-top flight football league in the world.

History

Background

With the implementation of the Bundesliga in 1963,[2] five Regionalliga were also founded as the 2nd highest playing level, South, Southwest, West, North and Berlin. The two top ranking teams from each Regionalliga at the end of a season were placed into groups to play against the relegation teams from the Bundesliga. With the transition from the former Oberliga to the newly created Bundesliga and Regionalliga, however, it became clear that the substructure of the Bundesliga was both sportingly and economically problematic and that relegation from the Bundesliga could easily ruin a club economically.

This situation was partly responsible for the Bundesliga scandal in 1971, in which, due to manipulations in point games in the relegation battle, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and Arminia Bielefeld managed to remain in the Bundesliga. As a consequence of the scandal, the DFB-Bundestag in Frankfurt decided on 30 June 1973 to introduce a 2. Bundesliga, divided into a north and a south season, for the 1974–75 season, which should close the gap between professional and amateur areas.[3]

Formation

See main article: Introduction of the 2. Bundesliga. The decision to establish the 2. Bundesliga as a fully professional league below the Bundesliga was made at the annual convention of the German Football Association, the DFB, in Frankfurt on 30 June 1973. The league replaced the five Regionalligas that were at this level from 1963 to 1974. Each Regionalliga had a set quota of clubs that could qualify for the new league with the Regionalliga Süd receiving thirteen spots, the Regionalliga West twelve, the Regionalliga Nord and Regionalliga Südwest seven and the Regionalliga Berlin one. The qualified teams were established through a ranking that took the last five seasons of the Regionalliga into account.[4]

The new 2. Bundesliga was split into a northern and a southern division with 20 clubs each. Each division had its champion directly promoted to the Bundesliga while the two runners-up would contest a two-leg play-off to determine the third promoted team. The bottom four clubs in each league were relegated, however, as the number of clubs relegated from the Bundesliga to each division could vary, so could the number of clubs in the league and therefore the number of teams relegated.[5] [6]

2. Bundesliga North and South 1974 to 1981

The first-ever game of the league was played on Friday, 2 August 1974 between 1. FC Saarbrücken and Darmstadt 98 and ended in a 1–0 win for Saarbrücken, with Nikolaus Semlitsch scoring the first-ever goal of the new league in the 18th minute of the game.[7] [8] [9] The inaugural champions of the league were Hannover 96 in the north and Karlsruher SC in the south, both former Bundesliga clubs. The play-offs for the third Bundesliga spot were contested by FK Pirmasens and Bayer Uerdingen, with Uerdingen winning 6–0 at home after a four-all draw in the first leg.[10] [11] The three promoted teams however proved uncompetitive in the Bundesliga with Hannover and Uerdingen being relegated straight away again while Karlsruhe lasted for only two seasons.[12]

The second season saw league championships for Tennis Borussia Berlin and 1. FC Saarbrücken, with Tennis Borussia lasting for only one season and 1. FCS for two. The contest for the third promotion spot pitted two far bigger names of German football against each other, with Borussia Dortmund edging out 1. FC Nürnberg with two wins, ending Dortmund's four-year second division spell.[12] [13] [14] The last round of the season in the south also saw an all-time goal scoring record per round when 55 goals were scored in ten games. The northern division incidentally set the second best mark when it scored 51 goals the day before.[15]

In 1976–77 the league champions were FC St. Pauli and VfB Stuttgart while the third promotion spot went to 1860 Munich, having had to play a third game after Arminia Bielefeld and TSV 1860 each won their home games 4–0, with the decider ending 2–0 in favour of the southern team.[16] [17] Ottmar Hitzfeld set an all-time 2. Bundesliga record in May 1977 when he scored 6 goals in a league match for VfB Stuttgart against Jahn Regensburg.[18] Bielefeld won promotion as the champions of the northern division in the following season, as did southern champion SV Darmstadt 98, entering the Bundesliga for the first time in its history. Third place went to 1. FC Nürnberg who overcame Rot-Weiss Essen with a 1–0 home win and a two–all draw away.[19] [20] For Nürnberg it ended a nine-year absence from the Bundesliga.[12] Horst Hrubesch set an all-time record that season for goals in one season, 41 scored for Rot-Weiss Essen.[21]

In 1978–79 direct promotion went to 1860 Munich and Bayer Leverkusen while the play-off was won, once more, by Bayer Uerdingen, which defeated SpVgg Bayreuth 2–1 at home after a draw away. In the north, two clubs were relegated from the league for financial reasons, Westfalia Herne, which had finished fifth and former Bundesliga side FC St. Pauli, which had come sixth.[22] [23] The following seasons saw 1. FC Nürnberg and Arminia Bielefeld clinch another promotion from the 2. Bundesliga, as did Karlsuher SC which overcame Rot-Weiss Essen by winning 5–1 at home after losing 3–1 away.[24] [25] Arminia Bielefeld set an all-time 2. Bundesliga record when it defeated Arminia Hannover 11–0 in May 1980, the biggest-ever win in the league.[26]

The 1980–81 season, the seventh of the league, was also its last in this format. From 1981 it played as a single division of 20 teams after a decision taken on 7 June 1980, when, at a special convention of the DFB, the introduction of the single division 2. Bundesliga was decided upon with a majority of 84 votes to 77.[27] The northern division was unusually strong that season, having received all three relegated teams of the 1979–80 Bundesliga season, SV Werder Bremen, Eintracht Braunschweig and Hertha BSC, and playing with 22 teams. Bremen won the league while Braunschweig came second. Hertha missed out despite scoring 123 goals. In the south, the league was won by SV Darmstadt 98 for a second time while runners-up Kickers Offenbach lost out to Braunschweig in the play-offs. The reduction of the league to a single division meant 22 teams were relegated while no team was promoted to the 2. Bundesliga that season.[28] [29]

Single division era 1981 to 1991

The new single division league of 20 teams saw only a small change in modus. The top two in the league were promoted while the third placed team played the sixteenth placed Bundesliga side in a home-and-away play-off for one more spot in the Bundesliga. The bottom four in the league were relegated. The inaugural season saw FC Schalke 04 compete in the 2. Bundesliga for the first time, and win it. Second place went to Hertha BSC while third placed Kickers Offenbach missed out on promotion after losing both play-off games to Bayer Leverkusen. Fourth place went to 1860 Munich, one point behind Offenbach, but the club found itself relegated after the DFB refused it a license for the following season. This decision kept 17th placed SG Wattenscheid 09, the best-placed team on a relegation rank, in the league.[30] The following season finally saw Kickers Offenbach win promotion from the 2. Bundesliga, behind champions SV Waldhof Mannheim who had never played in the Bundesliga before. Bayer Uerdingen, in third place, won promotion through the play-offs for a third time, this time overcoming the previous seasons 2. Bundesliga champions FC Schalke 04.[12] [31]

Schalke bounced back immediately, coming second behind Karlsruher SC in 1983–84. Third place went to MSV Duisburg wo were decisively beaten 0–5 by Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt at home. At the other end, Rot-Weiss Essen, after having failed to win promotion to the Bundesliga through the play-offs twice from the 2. Bundesliga, was relegated to amateur football that season.[32] 1. FC Nürnberg took out the championship of the single division 2. Bundesliga for the first time in 1985, with Hannover 96 coming second. Third placed 1. FC Saarbrücken also won promotion courtesy to a 2–0 home win over Arminia Bielefeld after a draw away. Kickers Offenbach, freshly relegated from the Bundesliga came only 19th in the 2. Bundesliga, suffered another relegation, as did another former Bundesliga side, FC St. Pauli, having returned to the league for the first time after having had its license revoked in 1979.[33]

In 1985–86, three clubs from Berlin competed in the league, but none the following season, with Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin achieving its one and only promotion to the Bundesliga while Hertha BSC and Tennis Borussia were relegated to amateur football. The league champions were FC 08 Homburg, also promoted to the Bundesliga for the first time. Arguably one of the most famous play-off contests in 2. Bundesliga history however were the games between third placed Fortuna Köln and Borussia Dortmund. Köln won 2–0 at home, followed by a 3–1 for Dortmund, making a third game necessary as the away goal rule did not apply to the Bundesliga versus 2. Bundesliga play-offs at the time. This third game was won 8–0 by Borussia Dortmund in front of 50,000 in neutral Düsseldorf. In the relegation zone MSV Duisburg followed the two Berlin clubs into amateur football as a third former Bundesliga side that season.[34] [35]

Hannover 96 and Karlsruher SC won promotion once more in 1987 while third placed FC St. Pauli, freshly promoted from amateur football again, missed out by a goal in the play-offs against FC Homburg. At the bottom end Eintracht Braunschweig became another former Bundesliga side and champion to drop into the third division.[36] FC St. Pauli ended a ten-year wait for Bundesliga return in 1988 when it finished runners-up to Stuttgarter Kickers who were promoted to the Bundesliga for the first time. Third placed SV Darmstadt 98 missed out on penalties in the deciding third game against SV Waldhof Mannheim after each side had won their home game by a goal. Arminia Bielefeld came a distant last and was relegated while 17th placed SpVgg Bayreuth was rescued when Rot-Weiß Oberhausen was refused a license.[37]

Fortuna Düsseldorf won the league championship in 1988–89, with two clubs from the Saarland coming second and third, FC Homburg and 1. FC Saarbrücken. Saarbrücken however was unable to overcome Eintracht Frankfurt in the later club's second successful play-off defence of its Bundesliga place. SpVgg Bayreuth finished 17th again but was again spared from relegation when Kickers Offenbach was refused a license. Also relegated were Union Solingen after 14 consecutive seasons in the league.[38] At the end of the season Spanish-born Joaquín Montañés retired from 2. Bundesliga football after 479 games for Alemannia Aachen in the league from 1974 to 1989, a record for any player with a single club in the league. In 1990 Hertha BSC completed its return from amateur football to the Bundesliga with a 2. Bundesliga title, followed up by SG Wattenscheid 09, who entered the Bundesliga for the first time. 1. FC Saarbrücken failed in the play-offs for a second consecutive time when it missed out to VfL Bochum, thereby ensuring a Bochum derby in the Bundesliga between VfL and Wattenscheid for the following season. In the relegation zone SpVgg Bayreuth failed to get reprieved for a third consecutive season and dropped into amateur football, as did Alemannia Aachen, a founding member of the 2. Bundesliga who had played all 16 seasons of the league until then.[39]

The tenth season of the single division 2. Bundesliga was to be the last in its current format for a time as the German reunification in 1991 lead to changes to the league after this season. With FC Schalke 04 and MSV Duisburg two long-term Bundesliga teams finished at the top of the league. In third place Stuttgarter Kickers had to play FC St. Pauli three times to earn promotion, the first two contests having ended 1–1 while Stuttgart won the third 3–1. FC Schweinfurt 05 in last place became one of the worst clubs in the league history when it only won two games all season. Rot-Weiss Essen had its license revoked which allowed SV Darmstadt 98 to avoid relegation.[40]

German reunification 1991–92

In the 1991–92 season, the league was expanded to 24 teams in two regional divisions, north and south, to accommodate six new East German clubs which joined the league that season. The East German clubs were spread very unevenly, with one going to the north and five to the south, caused by the geographic location of those clubs. Only the league champions were promoted to the Bundesliga that year, which were Bayer Uerdingen in the north and 1. FC Saarbrücken in the south. The bottom three in each division were relegated, three of which were from former East Germany. The other two were former Bundesliga clubs, Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin and 1860 Munich, with the later having played its first season back in the 2. Bundesliga after their license was revoked in 1982. At the end of this season the league returned to the single division format, but with still 24 clubs as its strength.[41] [42]

Single division era 1992 to present

The 1992–93 season was a momentous one, with 24 teams competing in a single league and each club playing 46 games. Three clubs were promoted directly, as would be the case from then on until 2008, with the play-offs having been abolished. SC Freiburg won the league and promotion for the first time. Behind it, MSV Duisburg made a return to the Bundesliga while third placed VfB Leipzig became the first former East German club to earn promotion from the 2. Bundesliga. Seven clubs were relegated from the league to reduce its strength to 20 clubs again from the following season. Of those Eintracht Braunschweig, Fortuna Düsseldorf and SV Darmstadt 98 were former Bundesliga sides.[43] The following season saw changes again as it was the last with 20 clubs. Promoted were VfL Bochum, Bayer Uerdingen and 1860 Munich, which had just won promotion from the third division the year before and returned to the Bundesliga for the first time since 1981. At the bottom end, five clubs were relegated, four of those former Bundesliga sides and the fifth one, Carl Zeiss Jena, from former East Germany.[44]

The league level below the 2. Bundesliga was changed profoundly in 1994 with the Oberligas replaced by the new Regionalligas, which allowed for direct promotion to the 2. Bundesliga for the first time since 1980. The league itself was now reduced to 18 clubs with no play-offs, three promoted and four relegated teams, a system it would maintain until 2008, when the play-offs were re-introduced. Hansa Rostock won the 2. Bundesliga for the first time in 1995 and FC St. Pauli and Fortuna Düsseldorf followed it up to the Bundesliga. In the relegation zone FSV Frankfurt came a distant last with only three wins to its name while the two Saarland sides FC Homburg and 1. FC Saarbrücken accompanied it. The later, despite finishing seventh, had its license revoked, thereby sparing FSV Zwickau from relegation.[45]

The 1995–96 season saw VfL Bochum win the league again with second placed Arminia Bielefeld winning promotion straight after having been promoted from the Regionalliga the year before. Third place went to MSV Duisburg while Hannover 96, 1. FC Nürnberg and SG Wattenscheid 09 were all former Bundesliga clubs now suffering relegation to the third division.[46] The 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Eintracht Frankfurt had suffered their first-ever relegation from the Bundesliga in 1996. The former won the league and bounced back immediately while Frankfurt remained at this level for another season. Kaiseslautern was accompanied up by VfL Wolfsburg, who won promotion for the first time, and Hertha BSC. Kaiserslautern would also become the first and only club to win the Bundesliga as a freshly promoted side the following year.[47] The 1. FC Kaiserslautern and SV Meppen also set a record for number of goals in a game, 13, when Kaiserslautern defeated Meppen 7–6.[48] Eintracht Frankfurt won the league in 1998 with SC Freiburg coming second while 1. FC Nürnberg, freshly returned from the Regionalliga, came third. At the bottom end VfB Leipzig was one of three clubs from the east to be relegated, alongside SV Meppen, which dropped out of the league after eleven consecutive seasons there.[49]

The 1998–99 season saw the 1. FC Köln in the league for the first time, having been relegated from the Bundesliga after 35 consecutive seasons there from the start of the league in 1963. Köln only managed to come tenth, while the league was won by Arminia Bielefeld. Behind Arminia Bielefeld, SpVgg Unterhaching and SSV Ulm 1846 entered the Bundesliga for the very first time. Last place in the league went to Fortuna Düsseldorf, which was accompanied to the Regionalliga by SG Wattenscheid 09, KFC Uerdingen 05, formerly Bayer Uerdingen, and FC Gütersloh.[50] The first season of the new millennium saw the end of an era, with Fortuna Köln being relegated after 26 consecutive seasons in the league since the start in 1974. Local rival 1. FC Köln won the league while VfL Bochum came second and FC Energie Cottbus, in third place, moved up to the Bundesliga for the first time. Fortuna Köln was accompanied to the Regionalliga by Karlsruher SC, Kickers Offenbach and Tennis Borussia Berlin, who had their license revoked.[51]

In 2000–01, the league was won by 1. FC Nürnberg once again, with Borussia Mönchengladbach earning promotion back to the Bundesliga after a two-year absence. FC St. Pauli was the third promoted team. SSV Ulm 1846, freshly relegated from the Bundesliga, finished the season in 16th place and became insolvent.[52] Hannover 96, Arminia Bielefeld and VfL Bochum were the promoted teams in 2002,[53] while the following season saw 1. FC Köln and Eintracht Frankfurt competing and succeeding for promotion again, behind league champions SC Freiburg.[54]

In 2004, 1. FC Nürnberg and Arminia Bielefeld earned another one of their many promotions while third placed 1. FSV Mainz 05 was a newcomer to the Bundesliga.[55] Like in 2003, 2005 saw 1. FC Köln and Eintracht Frankfurt win promotion while between them, in second place, MSV Duisburg moved up, too. At the bottom end three of the four relegated clubs shared similar names, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, Rot-Weiss Essen and Rot-Weiß Erfurt with the fourth team relegated being Eintracht Trier.[56]

VfL Bochum won the league again in 2006 while FC Energie Cottbus returned to the Bundesliga for a second three-year stint. In second place Alemannia Aachen returned to the Bundesliga for the first time since 1970. Relegated that year were Dynamo Dresden, former East German power house, after a two-year stint in the league.[57] 2006 also saw the retirement of Willi Landgraf from 2. Bundesliga football. Landgraf had played a record 508 2. Bundesliga games from 1986 to 2006, playing in the league for Rot-Weiss Essen, FC 08 Homburg, FC Gütersloh and Alemannia Aachen.[58] [59] Karlsruher SC ended an absence from the Bundesliga that had lasted since 1998 when it won the league in 2007 and was followed up by Hansa Rostock and MSV Duisburg.[60] Freshly relegated Borussia Mönchengladbach won the league the following year, with new Bundesliga club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim second and 1. FC Köln third.[61]

The 2008–09 season saw the return of play-offs. The third placed team in the 2. Bundesliga now played the 16th placed team in the Bundesliga for a spot in that league. At the other end of the table, the 16th placed 2. Bundesliga side would now also play the third placed team in the new 3. Liga, which had replaced the Regionalliga as the third division. SC Freiburg and 1. FSV Mainz 05 were directly promoted that season while 1. FC Nürnberg had to enter the play-offs in which it defeated FC Energie Cottbus 5–0 on aggregate. At the relegation end, VfL Osnabrück lost its 2. Bundesliga place to SC Paderborn from the 3. Liga.[62]

1. FC Kaiserslautern ended a four-year spell in the 2. Bundesliga in 2010 with a league championship, with FC St. Pauli coming second. The FC Augsburg finished third but was unable to overcome 1. FC Nürnberg in the play-offs and lost 3–0 on aggregate. Hansa Rostock, in 16th place, dropped out of the 2. Bundesliga when it lost both play-off games to Ingolstadt 04.[63] Hertha BSC and FC Augsburg were directly promoted to the Bundesliga in 2010, the later for the first time, while VfL Bochum in third place missed out on promotion against Borussia Mönchengladbach. VfL Osnabrück found itself unsuccessfully defending its league place again, losing to Dynamo Dresden in extra time in the second leg.[64]

After 15 consecutive seasons in the 2. Bundesliga a numerous attempts at promotion Greuther Fürth finally won the league in 2012. Eintracht Frankfurt came second and Fortuna Düsseldorf returned to the Bundesliga for the first time since 1997 when it defeated Hertha BSC in the play-offs. Karlsruher SC failed to remain in the 2. Bundesliga when it was relegated on away goal rule after two drawn games against Jahn Regensburg.[65]

Hertha BSC won the 2. Bundesliga for the second time in three seasons in 2012–13 and was accompanied up by Eintracht Braunschweig, who had not played in the Bundesliga since 1985. Third placed 1. FC Kaiserslautern lost both games to 1899 Hoffenheim and thereby failed to get promoted. Dynamo Dresden became the first 2. Bundesliga side in five attempts to hold onto their league place while 3. Liga side VfL Osnabrück missed out in the play-offs for a third time in three attempts.[66] The 2013–14 season ended with 1. FC Köln winning the league, followed up by SC Paderborn who won promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time. Relegated where Energie Cottbus and Dynamo Dresden, both former Bundesliga sides. Third placed SpVgg Greuther Fürth failed to gain promotion after two draws with Bundesliga club Hamburger SV. At the bottom end two eastern clubs were relegated, Dynamo Dresden and Energie Cottbus, while Arminia Bielefeld entered the relegation round.

The 2014–15 season saw Ingolstadt 04 win the league and earn Bundesliga promotion for the first time while SV Darmstadt 98 finished second and returned to the Bundesliga for the first time since 1982. Third placed Karlsruher SC faced Hamburg for another Bundesliga spot while TSV 1860 Munich had to play Holstein Kiel to retain their place in the 2. Bundesliga. Both the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga clubs retained their league membership. The two clubs directly relegated from the league where Erzgebirge Aue and VfR Aalen.[67] In the 2015–16 the league was won by SC Freiburg, with RB Leipzig finishing runners-up and earning its first-ever Bundesliga promotion, while 1. FC Nürnberg had to enter the promotion play-off where it lost on aggregate to Eintracht Frankfurt. At the bottom end of the table SC Paderborn suffered consecutive relegations, becoming the sixth club to drop from the Bundesliga to the third tier in consecutive seasons. FSV Frankfurt was the second team directly relegated while MSV Duisburg entered the relegation play-off where it was unsuccessful.[68] All the clubs promoted to the 2. Bundesliga had played there before but while Dynamo Dresden and Erzgebirge Aue had only experienced a short absence the third club, Würzburger Kickers, had not played at this level for almost 40 years.[69]

After their relegation, the 2018–19 season was Hamburger SV's first season outside of the German top flight in their 55-year history.[70]

Logo history

For the first time in 1996, the Bundesliga was given its own logo to distinguish itself. Six years later, the logo was revamped into a portrait orientation, which was used until 2010. A new logo was announced for the 2010–11 season in order to modernise the brand logo for all media platforms.[71] To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Bundesliga, a special logo was developed for the 2012–13 season, featuring a "50" and "1963–2013".[72] Following the season, the 2010 logo was restored. In December 2016, it was announced that a new logo would be used for the 2017–18 season, modified slightly for digitisation requirements, featuring a matte look.[73]

In December 2016, it was announced that for the first time, the 2. Bundesliga would be given its own logo, taking effect at the start of the 2017–18 season. Previously, the 2. Bundesliga had borrowed the Bundesliga logo for promotional and media purposes. The 2. Bundesliga gained its own logo to "strengthen the profile of the competition" and to better identify the league with fans, the media, and sponsors.[74] (subject to change in the future)

Members of the 2. Bundesliga (2023–24 season)

For details on the 2. Bundesliga 2023–24 season, see here.

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
data-sort-value="Braunschweig" Eintracht BraunschweigBraunschweigEintracht-Stadion23,325
data-sort-value="Berlin, Hertha" Hertha BSCBerlinOlympiastadion74,649
data-sort-value="Düsseldorf" Fortuna DüsseldorfDüsseldorfMerkur Spiel-Arena54,600
data-sort-value="Elversberg" SV ElversbergSpiesen-ElversbergWaldstadion 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 Wildpark29,699
data-sort-value="Kiel" Holstein KielKielHolstein-Stadion15,034
data-sort-value="Magdeburg" 1. FC MagdeburgMagdeburgMDCC-Arena30,098
data-sort-value="Nurnberg" 1. FC NürnbergNurembergMax-Morlock-Stadion49,923
data-sort-value="Osnabruck" VfL OsnabrückOsnabrückStadion an der Bremer Brücke16,667
data-sort-value="Paderborn" SC PaderbornPaderbornHome Deluxe Arena15,000
data-sort-value="Rostock" Hansa RostockRostockOstseestadion29,000
data-sort-value="Schalke" Schalke 04GelsenkirchenVeltins-Arena62,271
data-sort-value="St Pauli" FC St. PauliHamburgMillerntor-Stadion29,546
data-sort-value="Wiesbaden" Wehen WiesbadenWiesbadenBRITA-Arena12,250

Division set-up

Changes in division set-up

Promotion and relegation

League rules

Since the 2006–07 season there is no longer a limit on non-EU players in the league. Instead clubs are required to have 8 players on the squad who have come up through the youth system of a German club, 4 of which have to come from the club's own youth system.[76] Seven substitutes are permitted to be selected, from which three can be used in the duration of the game.

League champions

Second Bundesliga North

SeasonChampionsRunners-up
1974–75Hannover 96Bayer Uerdingen
1975–76Tennis Borussia BerlinBorussia Dortmund
1976–77FC St. PauliArminia Bielefeld
1977–78Arminia BielefeldRot-Weiss Essen
1978–79Bayer LeverkusenBayer Uerdingen
1979–80Arminia BielefeldRot-Weiss Essen
1980–81Werder BremenEintracht Braunschweig

Second Bundesliga South

SeasonChampionsRunners-up
1974–75Karlsruher SCPirmasens
1975–761. FC Saarbrücken1. FC Nürnberg
1976–77VfB Stuttgart1860 Munich
1977–78Darmstadt 981. FC Nürnberg
1978–791860 MunichBayreuth
1979–801. FC NürnbergKarlsruher SC
1980–81Darmstadt 98Kickers Offenbach

Second Bundesliga

SeasonChampionsRunners-upThird place
1981–82Schalke 04Hertha BSCKickers Offenbach
1982–83Waldhof MannheimKickers OffenbachUerdingen
1983–84Karlsruher SCSchalke 04MSV Duisburg
1984–851. FC NürnbergHannover 961. FC Saarbrücken
1985–86HomburgBW BerlinFortuna Köln
1986–87Hannover 96Karlsruher SCFC St. Pauli
1987–88Stuttgarter KickersFC St. PauliDarmstadt 98
1988–89Fortuna DüsseldorfHomburg1. FC Saarbrücken
1989–90Hertha BSCWattenscheid1. FC Saarbrücken
1990–91Schalke 04MSV DuisburgStuttgarter Kickers

Second Bundesliga

SeasonChampionsRunners-upThird place
1992–93SC FreiburgMSV DuisburgVfB Leipzig
1993–94VfL BochumUerdingen1860 Munich
1994–95Hansa RostockFC St. PauliFortuna Düsseldorf
1995–96VfL BochumArminia BielefeldMSV Duisburg
1996–971. FC KaiserslauternVfL WolfsburgHertha BSC
1997–98Eintracht FrankfurtSC Freiburg1. FC Nürnberg
1998–99Arminia BielefeldUnterhachingSSV Ulm
1999–20001. FC KölnVfL BochumEnergie Cottbus
2000–011. FC NürnbergBorussia MönchengladbachSt. Pauli
2001–02Hannover 96Arminia BielefeldVfL Bochum
2002–03SC Freiburg1. FC KölnEintracht Frankfurt
2003–041. FC NürnbergArminia BielefeldMainz 05
2004–051. FC KölnDuisburgEintracht Frankfurt
2005–06VfL BochumAlemannia AachenEnergie Cottbus
2006–07Karlsruher SCHansa RostockDuisburg
2007–08Borussia MönchengladbachHoffenheim1. FC Köln
2008–09SC FreiburgMainz 051. FC Nürnberg
2009–101. FC KaiserslauternSt. PauliFC Augsburg
2010–11Hertha BSCFC AugsburgVfL Bochum
2011–12Greuther FürthEintracht FrankfurtFortuna Düsseldorf
2012–13Hertha BSCEintracht Braunschweig1. FC Kaiserslautern
2013–141. FC KölnSC PaderbornGreuther Fürth
2014–15FC IngolstadtDarmstadt 98Karlsruher SC
2015–16SC FreiburgRB Leipzig1. FC Nürnberg
2016–17VfB StuttgartHannover 96Eintracht Braunschweig
2017–18Fortuna Düsseldorf1. FC NürnbergHolstein Kiel
2018–191. FC KölnSC Paderborn1. FC Union Berlin
2019–20Arminia BielefeldVfB Stuttgart1. FC Heidenheim
2020–21VfL BochumGreuther FürthHolstein Kiel
2021–22Schalke 04Werder BremenHamburger SV
2022–231. FC HeidenheimDarmstadt 98Hamburger SV
2023–24FC St. PauliHolstein KielFortuna Dusseldorf

Promoted and relegated teams

See also: Promotion to the Bundesliga, Promotion to the 2. Bundesliga and List of clubs in the 2. Bundesliga.

The list of teams that earned promotion to and from the 2. Bundesliga or were relegated from the league:

SeasonPromoted to the BundesligaRelegated to the Oberliga/Regionalliga/3. LigaPromoted from the Oberliga/Regionalliga/3. Liga
1974–75Hannover 96, Bayer Uerdingen (Nord)
Karlsruher SC (Süd)
Olympia Wilhelmshaven, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, VfL Wolfsburg, HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst (Nord)
VfR Heilbronn, Borussia Neunkirchen, VfR Wormatia Worms, VfR Mannheim (Süd)
Bayer Leverkusen, Spandauer SV, Westfalia Herne, Union Solingen (Nord)
Eintracht Kreuznach, FSV Frankfurt, Jahn Regensburg, SSV Reutlingen (Süd)
1975–76Tennis Borussia Berlin, Borussia Dortmund (Nord)
1. FC Saarbrücken (Süd)
1. FC Mülheim, SpVgg Erkenschwick, DJK Gütersloh, Spandauer SV (Nord)
Mainz 05, FC Schweinfurt 05, Eintracht Bad Kreuznach, SSV Reutlingen (Süd)
Arminia Hannover, Bonner SC, SC Herford, VfL Wolfsburg (Nord)
BSV Schwenningen, Eintracht Trier, FV Würzburg 04, KSV Baunatal (Süd)
1976–77FC St. Pauli (Nord)
VfB Stuttgart, 1860 Munich (Süd)
Bonner SC, Göttingen 05, Wacker 04 Berlin, VfL Wolfsburg (Nord)
Röchling Völklingen, Jahn Regensburg, BSV 07 Schwenningen (Süd)
1. FC Bocholt, OSC Bremerhaven, Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid (Nord)
Freiburger FC, Würzburger Kickers, VfR Oli Bürstadt, Wormatia Worms (Süd)
1977–78Arminia Bielefeld (Nord)
Darmstadt 98, 1. FC Nürnberg (Süd)
1. FC Bocholt, OSC Bremerhaven, Schwarz-Weiß Essen (Nord)
FC Bayern Hof, VfR 1910 Bürstadt, Kickers Würzburg, FK Pirmasens (Süd)
DSC Wanne-Eickel, Holstein Kiel, Viktoria Köln, Wacker 04 Berlin (Nord)
Borussia Neunkirchen, FC Hanau 93, MTV Ingolstadt, SC Freiburg (Süd)
1978–79Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bayer Uerdingen (Nord)
1860 Munich (Süd)
Westfalia Herne, FC St. Pauli, Wacker 04 Berlin (Nord)
FC Hanau 93, FC Augsburg, KSV Baunatal, Borussia Neunkirchen (Süd)
OSC Bremerhaven, OSV Hannover, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, SC Herford (Nord)
ESV Ingolstadt, SV Röchling Völklingen, SSV Ulm 1846, VfR Oli Bürstadt (Süd)
1979–80Arminia Bielefeld (Nord)
1. FC Nürnberg, Karlsruher SC (Süd)
DSC Wanne-Eickel, OSC Bremerhaven, Arminia Hannover, Wuppertaler SV (Nord)
MTV 1881 Ingolstadt, Röchling Völklingen, FV Würzburg 04 (Süd)
1. FC Bocholt, Göttingen 05, SpVgg Erkenschwick, VfB Oldenburg (Nord)
Borussia Neunkirchen, FC Augsburg, Hessen Kassel, VfB Eppingen (Süd)
1980–81Werder Bremen, Eintracht Braunschweig (Nord)
Darmstadt 98 (Süd)
Because of the reduction of the league to a single division 22 clubs were relegatedNone
1981–82FC Schalke 04, Hertha BSC1860 Munich, VfR Wormatia Worms, Freiburger FC, SpVgg BayreuthFSV Frankfurt, FC Augsburg, BV Lüttringhausen, TuS Schloß Neuhaus
1982–83SV Waldhof Mannheim, Kickers Offenbach, Bayer UerdingenFC Augsburg, SpVgg Fürth, FSV Frankfurt, TuS Schloß NeuhausRot-Weiß Oberhausen, SC Charlottenburg, SSV Ulm 1846, 1. FC Saarbrücken
1983–84Karlsruher SC, FC Schalke 04Rot-Weiss Essen, SC Charlottenburg, VfL Osnabrück, BV 08 LüttringhausenVfR Bürstadt, FC 08 Homburg, FC St. Pauli, Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin
1984–851. FC Nürnberg, Hannover 96, 1. FC SaarbrückenFC St. Pauli, VfR 1910 Bürstadt, Kickers Offenbach, SSV Ulm 1846VfL Osnabrück, Tennis Borussia Berlin, Viktoria Aschaffenburg, SpVgg Bayreuth
1985–86FC 08 Homburg, Blau-Weiß 90 BerlinHertha BSC, SpVgg Bayreuth, Tennis Borussia Berlin, MSV DuisburgSSV Ulm 1846, FSV Salmrohr, FC St. Pauli, Rot-Weiss Essen
1986–87Hannover 96, Karlsruher SCEintracht Braunschweig, Viktoria Aschaffenburg, KSV Hessen Kassel, FSV SalmrohrKickers Offenbach, SpVgg Bayreuth, SV Meppen, BVL 08 Remscheid
1987–88Stuttgarter Kickers, FC St. PauliRot-Weiß Oberhausen, BVL 08 Remscheid, SSV Ulm 1846, Arminia BielefeldEintracht Braunschweig, Hertha BSC, Viktoria Aschaffenburg, Mainz 05
1988–89Fortuna Düsseldorf, FC 08 HomburgKickers Offenbach, Viktoria Aschaffenburg, Mainz 05, Union SolingenKSV Hessen Kassel, SpVgg Unterhaching, MSV Duisburg, Preußen Münster
1989–90Hertha BSC, SG Wattenscheid 09KSV Hessen Kassel, SpVgg Bayreuth, Alemannia Aachen, SpVgg UnterhachingVfB Oldenburg, TSV Havelse, Mainz 05, 1. FC Schweinfurt 05
1990–91FC Schalke 04, MSV Duisburg, Stuttgarter KickersRot-Weiss Essen, Preußen Münster, TSV Havelse, Schweinfurt 05FC Remscheid, 1860 Munich (West)
Stahl Brandenburg, VfB Leipzig, Chemnitzer FC, Carl Zeiss Jena, Hallescher FC, Rot-Weiß Erfurt (East)
1991–92Bayer Uerdingen (Nord)
1. FC Saarbrücken (Süd)
Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin, BSV Stahl Brandenburg (Nord)
1860 Munich, Hallescher FC, FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt (Süd)
Wuppertaler SV, VfL Wolfsburg, SpVgg Unterhaching
1992–93SC Freiburg, MSV Duisburg, VfB LeipzigSpVgg Unterhaching, Eintracht Braunschweig, VfL Osnabrück, Fortuna Düsseldorf, VfB Oldenburg, Darmstadt 98, FC Remscheid1860 Munich, Rot-Weiss Essen, Tennis Borussia Berlin
1993–94VfL Bochum, Bayer Uerdingen, 1860 MunichStuttgarter Kickers, Carl Zeiss Jena, Wuppertaler SV, Rot-Weiss Essen, Tennis Borussia BerlinFortuna Düsseldorf, FSV Frankfurt, FSV Zwickau
1994–95Hansa Rostock, FC St. Pauli, Fortuna Düsseldorf1. FC Saarbrücken, FC 08 Homburg, FSV FrankfurtSpVgg Unterhaching, VfB Lübeck, Carl Zeiss Jena, Arminia Bielefeld
1995–96VfL Bochum, Arminia Bielefeld, MSV DuisburgChemnitzer FC, Hannover 96, 1. FC Nürnberg, SG Wattenscheid 09VfB Oldenburg, Rot-Weiss Essen, FC Gütersloh, Stuttgarter Kickers
1996–971. FC Kaiserslautern, VfL Wolfsburg, Hertha BSCSV Waldhof Mannheim, VfB Lübeck, Rot-Weiss Essen, VfB OldenburgGreuther Fürth, Energie Cottbus, SG Wattenscheid 09, 1. FC Nürnberg
1997–98Eintracht Frankfurt, SC Freiburg, 1. FC NürnbergVfB Leipzig, Carl Zeiss Jena, FSV Zwickau, SV MeppenSSV Ulm 1846, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, Hannover 96, Tennis Borussia Berlin
1998–99Arminia Bielefeld, SpVgg Unterhaching, SSV Ulm 1846FC Gütersloh, KFC Uerdingen 05, SG Wattenscheid 09, Fortuna DüsseldorfSV Waldhof Mannheim, Kickers Offenbach, Chemnitzer FC, Alemannia Aachen
1999–20001. FC Köln, VfL Bochum, Energie CottbusTennis Borussia Berlin, Fortuna Köln, Kickers Offenbach, Karlsruher SCLR Ahlen, SSV Reutlingen, 1. FC Saarbrücken, VfL Osnabrück
2000–011. FC Nürnberg, Borussia Mönchengladbach, FC St. PauliVfL Osnabrück, SSV Ulm 1846, Stuttgarter Kickers, Chemnitzer FCSV Babelsberg 03, Union Berlin, Karlsruher SC, 1. FC Schweinfurt 05
2001–02Hannover 96, Arminia Bielefeld, VfL BochumSpVgg Unterhaching, 1. FC Saarbrücken, Schweinfurt 05, SV Babelsberg 03Wacker Burghausen, Eintracht Trier, VfB Lübeck, Eintracht Braunschweig
2002–03SC Freiburg, 1. FC Köln, Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Braunschweig, SSV Reutlingen 05, FC St. Pauli, SV Waldhof MannheimJahn Regensburg, SpVgg Unterhaching, Erzgebirge Aue, VfL Osnabrück
2003–041. FC Nürnberg, Arminia Bielefeld, Mainz 05VfB Lübeck, Jahn Regensburg, Union Berlin, VfL OsnabrückRot-Weiß Erfurt, 1. FC Saarbrücken, Rot-Weiss Essen, Dynamo Dresden
2004–051. FC Köln, MSV Duisburg, Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Trier, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, Rot-Weiss Essen, FC Rot-Weiß ErfurtEintracht Braunschweig, SC Paderborn, Kickers Offenbach, Sportfreunde Siegen
2005–06VfL Bochum, Alemannia Aachen, Energie CottbusDynamo Dresden, 1. FC Saarbrücken, LR Ahlen, Sportfreunde SiegenFC Augsburg, TuS Koblenz, Carl Zeiss Jena, Rot-Weiss Essen
2006–07Karlsruher SC, Hansa Rostock, MSV DuisburgRot-Weiss Essen, SpVgg Unterhaching, SV Wacker Burghausen, Eintracht BraunschweigSV Wehen, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, FC St. Pauli, VfL Osnabrück
2007–08Borussia Mönchengladbach, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, 1. FC KölnKickers Offenbach, Erzgebirge Aue, SC Paderborn, FC Carl Zeiss JenaFSV Frankfurt, Ingolstadt 04, Rot Weiss Ahlen, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
2008–09SC Freiburg, Mainz 05, 1. FC NürnbergVfL Osnabrück, Ingolstadt 04, SV Wehen WiesbadenUnion Berlin, Fortuna Düsseldorf, SC Paderborn
2009–101. FC Kaiserslautern, FC St. PauliHansa Rostock, TuS Koblenz, Rot Weiss AhlenVfL Osnabrück, Erzgebirge Aue, Ingolstadt 04
2010–11Hertha BSC, FC AugsburgVfL Osnabrück, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, Arminia BielefeldEintracht Braunschweig, Hansa Rostock, Dynamo Dresden
2011–12Greuther Fürth, Eintracht Frankfurt, Fortuna Düsseldorf (via play-off)Hansa Rostock, Alemannia Aachen, Karlsruher SCSV Sandhausen, VfR Aalen, Jahn Regensburg
2012–13Hertha BSC, Eintracht BraunschweigMSV Duisburg, Jahn RegensburgKarlsruher SC, Arminia Bielefeld
2013–141. FC Köln, SC PaderbornEnergie Cottbus, Dynamo Dresden, Arminia Bielefeld (via play-off)1. FC Heidenheim, RB Leipzig, Darmstadt 98
2014–15Ingolstadt 04, Darmstadt 98Erzgebirge Aue, VfR AalenArminia Bielefeld, MSV Duisburg
2015–16SC Freiburg, RB LeipzigMSV Duisburg, FSV Frankfurt, SC PaderbornDynamo Dresden, Erzgebirge Aue, Würzburger Kickers
2016–17VfB Stuttgart, Hannover 961860 Munich (to RL Bayern), Würzburger Kickers, Karlsruher SCMSV Duisburg, Holstein Kiel, Jahn Regensburg
2017–18Fortuna Düsseldorf, 1. FC NürnbergEintracht Braunschweig, 1. FC Kaiserslautern1. FC Magdeburg, SC Paderborn
2018–191. FC Köln, SC Paderborn, Union Berlin (via play-off)1. FC Magdeburg, MSV Duisburg, FC IngolstadtVfL Osnabrück, Karlsruher SC, SV Wehen Wiesbaden
2019–20Arminia Bielefeld, VfB StuttgartSV Wehen Wiesbaden, Dynamo DresdenWürzburger Kickers, Eintracht Braunschweig
2020–21VfL Bochum, Greuther FürthVfL Osnabrück (via play-off), Eintracht Braunschweig, Würzburger KickersDynamo Dresden, Hansa Rostock, FC Ingolstadt
2021–22Schalke 04, Werder BremenDynamo Dresden (via play-off), Erzgebirge Aue, FC Ingolstadt1. FC Magdeburg, Eintracht Braunschweig, 1. FC Kaiserslautern
2022–231. FC Heidenheim, Darmstadt 98Arminia Bielefeld (via play-off), Jahn Regensburg, SV SandhausenSV Elversberg, VfL Osnabrück, Wehen Wiesbaden
2023–24FC St. Pauli, Holstein KielSV Wehen Wiesbaden (via play-off), Hansa Rostock, VfL OsnabrückSSV Ulm, Preußen Münster

Records

Player records

Appearances

[98]

RankPlayerwidth=70YearsClub(s)
1 Willi Landgraf5081987–2006Alemannia Aachen 188, Rot-Weiss Essen 119, FC Homburg 107, FC Gütersloh 94
2 Joaquín Montañés4791974–1989Alemannia Aachen 479
3 Karl-Heinz Schulz4631977–1991SC Freiburg 287, Freiburger FC 176
4 Hans Wulf4401974–1989Hessen Kassel 231, Schwarz-Weiß Essen 118, Wormatia Worms 59, Hannover 96 32
5 Wolfgang Krüger4281975–1988Union Solingen 428
6 Hans-Jürgen Gede4161977–1990Fortuna Köln 344, Preußen Münster 72
7 Andreas Helmer4111983–1998SV Meppen 244, VfL Osnabrück 167
8 Gerd Paulus4071974–1989Kickers Offenbach 304, SV Röchling Völklingen 103
9 Oliver Posniak4031977–1989Darmstadt 98 290, FSV Frankfurt 113
10 Dirk Hupe3991975–1994Fortuna Köln 212, Union Solingen 187

Top scorers

[99]

RankPlayerGoalsRatiowidth=70YearsClub(s)
1 Simon Terodde1773110.572008–2024,,,,,,
2 Dieter Schatzschneider1532010.761978–1987,
3 Karl-Heinz Mödrath1502720.551974–1983,
4 Theo Gries1232930.421985–1994,,
5 Sven Demandt1213170.381987–2001,,
6 Walter Krause1202730.441974–1983,,
7 Daniel Jurgeleit1173930.301982–1997,,
8 Gerd-Volker Schock1162420.481974–1984,
9 Franz Gerber1152130.541975–1987,,,,
Paul Linz1152330.491979–1988,,,

Match records

Largest win[100]
Arminia BielefeldArminia Hannover 11–0 (23 May 1980)11
Most goals in a game[101]
1. FC KaiserslauternSV Meppen 7–6 (11 June 1997)13
Most goals in a game for a player[102]
Ottmar Hitzfeld – (VfB StuttgartJahn Regensburg on 13 May 1977)6

Spectators

The spectator figures since 1992, when the league returned to the single division format:

Spectators
SeasonOver allAverageBest supported clubAverage
1992–93[103] 3,098,1535,613FC St. Pauli14,120
1993–94[104] 2,649,8496,9731860 Munich19,553
1994–95[105] 2,238,2717,315FC St. Pauli17,211
1995–96[106] 2,300,4807,5181. FC Nürnberg16,465
1996–97[107] 2,731,4398,9521.FC Kaiserslautern36,680
1997–98[108] 2,843,1709,2911. FC Nürnberg24,759
1998–99[109] 2,635,4318,613Hannover 9619,229
1999–2000[110] 3,735,62412,2081. FC Köln28,853
2000–01[111] 3,218,86110,519Borussia Mönchengladbach23,458
2001–02[112] 2,760,8399,022Hannover 9620,562
2002–03[113] 3,403,89511,1241. FC Köln26,459
2003–04[114] 2,911,4579,5151. FC Nürnberg16,152
2004–05[115] 4,135,10813,5131. FC Köln38,482
2005–06[116] 4,024,77613,1531860 Munich41,932
2006–07[117] 5,112,07216,7061. FC Köln42,194
2007–08[118] 5,551,58618,1421. FC Köln43,763
2008–09[119] 4,814,73715,7341. FC Kaiserslautern34,409
2009–10[120] 4,616,04815,0851. FC Kaiserslautern35,398
2010–11[121] 4,526,85714,794Hertha BSC46,131
2011–12[122] 5,276,10317,242Eintracht Frankfurt37,641
2012–13[123] 5,274,79817,2381. FC Köln40,688
2013–14[124] 5,475,65217,8941. FC Köln46,176
2014–15[125] 5,405,81117,6661. FC Kaiserslautern33,013
2015–16[126] 5,857,62619,1431. FC Nürnberg30,723
2016–17[127] 6,645,40621,717VfB Stuttgart50,515
2017–18[128] 5,380,75717,5841. FC Nürnberg30,558
2018–19[129] 5,853,24619,1281. FC Köln49,547
2019–20[130] 4,583,30014,978VfB Stuttgart39,503[131]
2020–21[132] 104,547342Hannover 96982[133]
2021–22[134] 4,123,43413,699Schalke 0433,528[135]
2022–23[136] 6,800,41322,224Hamburger SV53,529
2023–24[137] 8,929,74829,182Schalke 0461,502

Top scorers

See main article: List of 2. Bundesliga top scorers.

The most recent top goal scorers in the league:[138]

Top scorers
SeasonTop scorer(s)Club(s)Goals
2012–13 Dominick KumbelaEintracht Braunschweig19
2013–14 Mahir Sağlık / Jakub SylvestrPaderborn 07 / Erzgebirge Aue15
2014–15 Rouwen HenningsKarlsruher SC17
2015–16 Simon TeroddeVfL Bochum25
2016–17 Simon TeroddeVfB Stuttgart25
2017–18 Marvin DuckschHolstein Kiel18
2018–19 Simon Terodde1. FC Köln29
2019–20 Fabian KlosArminia Bielefeld21
2020–21 Serdar DursunDarmstadt 9827
2021–22 Simon TeroddeSchalke 0430
2022–23 Tim Kleindienst1. FC Heidenheim25
2023–24 Robert Glatzel / Haris Tabaković / Christos TzolisHamburger SV / Hertha BSC / Fortuna Düsseldorf22

Second division in the European Cup

So far, clubs of the 2. Bundesliga have participated in the European Cup six times:

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Bundesliga . 7 May 2014 . DEUTSCHER FUSSBALL-BUND . 8 March 2021.
  3. Web site: All-time table of the first Bundesliga* in Germany from 1963/1964 to 2020/2021 . 7 February 2021. statista . 18 March 2021.
  4. DSFS Liga-Chronik seit 1945 publisher: DSFS, published: 2005, pages C 3 & 4
  5. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/nord/1975/ 2. Bundesliga Nord
  6. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/sued/1975/ 2. Bundesliga Süd
  7. Web site: 2. Bundesliga Tipps . Sportwetten . 22 March 2021 . German . 24 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210124220853/https://sportwetten.focus.de/2-bundesliga-tipps/ . dead .
  8. http://www.spox.com/de/sport/fussball/zweiteliga/2-bundesliga-geschichte-modus-regeln-rekorde.html 2. Bundesliga: Geschichte, Regeln, Rekorde
  9. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/sued/1975/1/saarbruecken-darmstadt/ Die Spielstatistik 1. FC Saarbrücken – SV Darmstadt 98
  10. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/nord/1975/ 2. Bundesliga Nord 1974/1975
  11. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/sued/1975/ 2. Bundesliga Süd 1974/1975
  12. http://www.fussballdaten.de/bundesliga/ Bundesliga
  13. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/nord/1976/ 2. Bundesliga Nord 1975/1976
  14. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/sued/1976/ 2. Bundesliga Süd 1975/1976
  15. http://www.weltfussball.de/statistik/2-bundesliga/2/ Tore pro Spielrunde
  16. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/nord/1977/ 2. Bundesliga Nord 1976/1977
  17. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/sued/1977/ 2. Bundesliga Süd 1976/1977
  18. http://www.weltfussball.de/statistik/2-bundesliga/5/ 2. Bundesliga » Statistik » Die meisten Tore eines Spielers pro Spiel
  19. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/nord/1978/ 2. Bundesliga Nord 1977/1978
  20. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/sued/1978/ 2. Bundesliga Süd 1977/1978
  21. http://www.weltfussball.de/torschuetzenkoenige/2-bundesliga/ 2. Bundesliga » Torschützenkönige
  22. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/nord/1979/ 2. Bundesliga Nord 1978/1979
  23. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/sued/1979/ 2. Bundesliga Süd 1978/1979
  24. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/nord/1980/ 2. Bundesliga Nord 1979/1980
  25. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/sued/1980/ 2. Bundesliga Süd 1979/1980
  26. http://www.weltfussball.de/statistik/2-bundesliga/3/ 2. Bundesliga » Statistik » Die höchsten Siege
  27. DSFS Liga-Chronik seit 1945 publisher: DSFS, published: 2005, page C 22
  28. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/nord/1981/ 2. Bundesliga Nord 1980/1981
  29. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/sued/1981/ 2. Bundesliga Süd 1980/1981
  30. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/1982/ 2. Bundesliga 1981/1982
  31. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/1983/ 2. Bundesliga 1982/1983
  32. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/1984/ 2. Bundesliga 1983/1984
  33. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/1985/ 2. Bundesliga 1984/1985
  34. http://www.fussballdaten.de/bundesliga/relegation/1986/dortmund-fortkoeln-e-2/ Borussia Dortmund – Fortuna Köln
  35. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/1986/ 2. Bundesliga 1985/1986
  36. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/1987/ 2. Bundesliga 1986/1987
  37. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/1988/ 2. Bundesliga 1987/1988
  38. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/1989/ 2. Bundesliga 1988/1989
  39. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/1990/ 2. Bundesliga 1989/1990
  40. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/1991/ 2. Bundesliga 1990/1991
  41. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/1992/ 2. Bundesliga Nord 1991/1992
  42. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/sued/1992/ 2. Bundesliga Süd 1991/1992
  43. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/1993/ 2. Bundesliga 1992/1993
  44. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/1994/ 2. Bundesliga 1993/1994
  45. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/1995/ 2. Bundesliga 1994/1995
  46. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/1996/ 2. Bundesliga 1995/1996
  47. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/1997/ 2. Bundesliga 1996/1997
  48. http://www.weltfussball.de/statistik/2-bundesliga/4/ 2. Bundesliga » Statistik » Die torreichsten Spiele
  49. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/1998/ 2. Bundesliga 1997/1998
  50. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/1999/ 2. Bundesliga 1998/1999
  51. http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/2000/ 2. Bundesliga 1999/2000
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