2. Bundesliga

German association football league

The 2. Bundesliga, commonly referred to as 2. Fußball-Bundesliga, is a football league which is the second division in Germany (after the Bundesliga).

2. Bundesliga
Founded1974
CountryGermany
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toBundesliga
Relegation to3. Liga
Most championships1. FC Nuremberg (4 titles)
Websitewww.bundesliga.de/en/liga2

Formation change

The decision to establish a fully professional league as 2nd level was made by the DFB 1973. It replaced the Regionalligen as 2nd level. The new 2. Bundesliga was split into a northern and a southern division with 20 clubs each. The champions were promoted directly to Bundesliga, the runners-up had two matches to decide the 3rd team which was promoted. 1981 a single 2nd league was established. The two topteams are promoted, the third team plays relegationmatches versus the 16th of the Bundesliga.

Current clubs change

As of the 2023–24 season

List change

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Eintracht BraunschweigBraunschweigEintracht-Stadion23,325
Hertha BSCBerlinOlympiastadion74,649
Fortuna DüsseldorfDüsseldorfMerkur Spiel-Arena54,600
SV ElversbergSpiesen-ElversbergWaldstadion an der Kaiserlinde10,000
Greuther FürthFürthSportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer16,626
Hamburger SVHamburgVolksparkstadion57,000
Hannover 96HanoverHeinz von Heiden Arena49,000
1. FC KaiserslauternKaiserslauternFritz-Walter-Stadion49,780
Karlsruher SCKarlsruheBBBank Wildpark34,302
Holstein KielKielHolstein-Stadion15,034
1. FC MagdeburgMagdeburgMDCC-Arena30,098
1. FC NürnbergNurembergMax-Morlock-Stadion49,923
VfL OsnabrückOsnabrückStadion an der Bremer Brücke16,667
SC PaderbornPaderbornHome Deluxe Arena15,000
Hansa RostockRostockOstseestadion29,000
Schalke 04GelsenkirchenVeltins-Arena62,271
FC St. PauliHamburgMillerntor-Stadion29,546
Wehen WiesbadenWiesbadenBRITA-Arena12,250

Map change

2. Bundesliga clubs
As of 2023/2024
Clubs in Hamburg
Location map of clubs in the 2023–24 2. Bundesliga

Related pages change