The 2. Bundesliga is a men’s football league in Germany, established in 1974, with recorded coverage from 2011 through 2025. Use this page to follow live scores, fixtures, results and standings, while exploring player and team statistics across the competition’s recorded seasons for a clear view of its match and season data in one place.
Upcoming matches, 2. Bundesliga
Regular Season - 6
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- Regular Season - 6
VfL Wolfsburg
SV Darmstadt 98
Volkswagen Arena -
- Regular Season - 6
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
1. FC Magdeburg
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- Regular Season - 6
Holstein Kiel
VfL Osnabrück
Holstein-Stadion -
- Regular Season - 6
1. FC Kaiserslautern
Eintracht Braunschweig
Fritz-Walter-Stadion -
- Regular Season - 6
Karlsruher SC
1. FC Nürnberg
BBBank Wildpark -
- Regular Season - 6
Dynamo Dresden
Hertha BSC
Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion -
- Regular Season - 6
Hannover 96
VfL Bochum
Heinz von Heiden-Arena -
- Regular Season - 6
Energie Cottbus
FC St. Pauli
LEAG Energie Stadion -
- Regular Season - 6
Arminia Bielefeld
1. FC Heidenheim
Regular Season - 7
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- Regular Season - 7
VfL Osnabrück
Dynamo Dresden
Latest played matches, 2. Bundesliga
Regular Season - 5
Regular Season - 4
2. Bundesliga Standings
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
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| 1 |
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Hertha BSC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 15 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
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1. FC Nürnberg | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 13 | WDWWW |
| 3 |
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1. FC Heidenheim | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 12 | WWWLW |
| 4 |
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1. FC Magdeburg | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 9 | WLWWL |
| 5 |
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VfL Wolfsburg | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 | LDWWD |
| 6 |
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1. FC Kaiserslautern | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | LWWDD |
| 7 |
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Energie Cottbus | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 7 | WDLLW |
| 8 |
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VfL Bochum | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | DWLWL |
| 9 |
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FC St. Pauli | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | WDLDD |
| 10 |
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VfL Osnabrück | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 6 | LWWLL |
| 11 |
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SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 5 | DLWLD |
| 12 |
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Karlsruher SC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 5 | LDLDW |
| 13 |
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Eintracht Braunschweig | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | DLLLW |
| 14 |
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Arminia Bielefeld | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 4 | LDLWL |
| 15 |
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Hannover 96 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 4 | LDWLL |
| 16 |
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SV Darmstadt 98 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 4 | WLLLD |
| 17 |
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Dynamo Dresden | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 4 | DLLWL |
| 18 |
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Holstein Kiel | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 3 | LDLDD |
2. Bundesliga Statistics
Top scorers 2026
| # | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
F. Klaus
SpVgg Greuther Fürth |
5 |
| 2 |
M. Zoma
1. FC Nürnberg |
5 |
| 3 |
J. Grodowski
Arminia Bielefeld |
4 |
| 4 |
T. Ciğerci
Energie Cottbus |
4 |
| 5 |
J. Justvan
1. FC Nürnberg |
3 |
| 6 |
L. Gindorf
Hannover 96 |
3 |
| 7 |
J. Brekalo
Hertha BSC |
3 |
| 8 |
P. Scobel
1. FC Nürnberg |
3 |
| 9 |
E. Iyoha
1. FC Magdeburg |
3 |
| 10 |
J. Schöppner
1. FC Heidenheim |
3 |
Top assists 2026
| # | Player | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
B. Atik
1. FC Magdeburg |
4 |
| 2 |
M. Costly
1. FC Heidenheim |
3 |
| 3 |
K. Faber
VfL Osnabrück |
2 |
| 4 |
M. Winkler
Hertha BSC |
2 |
| 5 |
D. Srbeny
SpVgg Greuther Fürth |
2 |
| 6 |
L. Bittencourt
Energie Cottbus |
2 |
| 7 |
F. Becker
1. FC Nürnberg |
2 |
| 8 |
J. Brekalo
Hertha BSC |
2 |
| 9 |
Max Marie
Eintracht Braunschweig |
2 |
| 10 |
A. Kaprálik
Holstein Kiel |
2 |
Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
- Klefisch 3
- García MacNulty 3
- Gyamfi 3
- D. Ofli 2
- Brekalo 2
- Eitschberger 2
- Weißhaupt 2
- Wagner 2
- Manu 2
- Keller 2
2. Bundesliga teams participation since 2011
History
| Team | Nb participations |
|---|---|
| SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 13 |
| FC St. Pauli | 13 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 12 |
| Karlsruher SC | 12 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 11 |
| VfL Bochum | 11 |
| SC Paderborn 07 | 11 |
| SV Sandhausen | 11 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 11 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 11 |
| Erzgebirge Aue | 10 |
| SSV Jahn Regensburg | 9 |
| 1. FC Heidenheim | 9 |
| SV Darmstadt 98 | 9 |
| Dynamo Dresden | 9 |
| FC Ingolstadt 04 | 9 |
| Hannover 96 | 8 |
| Union Berlin | 8 |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 8 |
| Holstein Kiel | 8 |
| Hamburger SV | 7 |
| TSV 1860 München | 6 |
| 1. FC Magdeburg | 5 |
| MSV Duisburg | 5 |
| FSV Frankfurt | 5 |
| Hertha BSC | 4 |
| FC Schalke 04 | 4 |
| 1.FC Köln | 4 |
| Hansa Rostock | 4 |
| SV Wehen | 3 |
| Energie Cottbus | 3 |
| VfL Osnabrück | 3 |
| VfR Aalen | 3 |
| SV Elversberg | 3 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2 |
| RB Leipzig | 2 |
| Würzburger Kickers | 2 |
| Preußen Münster | 2 |
| SC Freiburg | 1 |
| Werder Bremen | 1 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 1 |
| FC Saarbrücken | 1 |
| SSV Ulm 1846 | 1 |
| Alemannia Aachen | 1 |
2. Bundesliga top scorer teams
Goals scored vs. conversion rate
| Team | Goals scored | Total shots | Conversion % |
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| Hertha BSC | 15 | 88 |
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| 1. FC Nürnberg | 15 | 90 |
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| Energie Cottbus | 13 | 91 |
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| Eintracht Braunschweig | 12 | 89 |
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| 1. FC Heidenheim | 12 | 83 |
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| VfL Wolfsburg | 10 | 93 |
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| 1. FC Magdeburg | 10 | 75 |
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| VfL Osnabrück | 8 | 73 |
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| Arminia Bielefeld | 8 | 75 |
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| SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 8 | 76 |
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| Dynamo Dresden | 7 | 69 |
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| FC St. Pauli | 7 | 77 |
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| Karlsruher SC | 6 | 93 |
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| Holstein Kiel | 6 | 71 |
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| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 5 | 64 |
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| Hannover 96 | 5 | 87 |
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| SV Darmstadt 98 | 4 | 55 |
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| VfL Bochum | 4 | 77 |
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2. Bundesliga About
2. Bundesliga is a professional football league in Germany and the second tier of the German football pyramid, sitting directly beneath the Bundesliga and above the 3. Liga. Founded in 1974, it has grown into one of the most respected and best-attended second divisions in world football. The league is operated by the Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL), the same governing body that runs the Bundesliga, and its distinctive character is shaped by promotion tension, relegation fear and the presence of historic clubs fighting to return to the top flight.
From Regional Divisions to a National League
The 2. Bundesliga was created in 1974 as part of a restructuring of German football’s second level. In its first incarnation, the competition was split into two regional divisions, Nord and Süd, rather than a single national table. That two-group system lasted until the two sections were merged into one unified league in 1981. The merger gave the 2. Bundesliga a genuinely national identity and turned every matchday into part of a single promotion race. The modern competition is contested by 18 clubs, with each season producing a new membership mix through promotion and relegation.
Clubs reach the 2. Bundesliga in one of three ways: by winning promotion from the 3. Liga, by being relegated from the Bundesliga, or by finishing high enough in the previous season to preserve their status. Every club must satisfy the DFL’s licensing requirements before taking part. Those requirements cover financial stability, stadium safety, infrastructure and administrative standards. The league also operates within the framework of German football’s 50+1 rule, which prevents outside investors from taking majority control of member-owned clubs.
Format, Rules and Tiebreakers
The 2. Bundesliga uses a straightforward double round-robin format. All 18 clubs play each other twice, home and away, generating 34 matchdays and 306 matches per season. There are no groups, no seeding and no knockout phases inside the regular season; the table is a single classification, and the team with the most points at the end of the campaign is declared champion.
Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a defeat. Matches last the standard 90 minutes, with no extra time or penalty shootout during the regular season. When two or more teams finish level on points, the league’s tiebreaking hierarchy comes into effect. Positions are decided first by goal difference, then by total goals scored, then by head-to-head results between the teams concerned, and finally by away goals scored in those head-to-head matches. The order gives a practical edge to attacking play while ensuring that direct meetings between rivals carry extra weight.
Promotion and Relegation Stakes
The stakes are among the highest in European football. The champions and the runners-up earn automatic promotion to the Bundesliga. The third-placed club enters a two-legged play-off against the sixteenth-placed team in the Bundesliga, with the aggregate winner taking the final place in the top flight. The same principle applies at the bottom of the 2. Bundesliga: the seventeenth and eighteenth placed clubs are relegated directly to the 3. Liga, while the sixteenth-placed club must contest a two-legged play-off against the third-placed team from the 3. Liga to stay up. As a result, the final positions of a season can be settled as late as the last kick of the last matchday.
Calendar and Character
The league follows the traditional German football calendar, starting in late July or August and finishing in May. The first half of the season, known as the Hinrunde, matches every team against each opponent once. The campaign then stops for the Winterpause, a short break from late December to mid-January, before the Rückrunde begins. The second half mirrors the first, with the second leg of each fixture played at the other club’s ground. This structure gives the season a clear narrative: a demanding opening phase, a mid-winter pause to recharge, and a concentrated run-in where promotion and relegation issues are resolved.
The DFL governs the league’s operations, commercial rights and licensing rules, under the umbrella of the German Football Association (DFB). Over time, the 2. Bundesliga has moved out of the Bundesliga’s cultural shadow. It is one of Europe’s most competitive second tiers, routinely featuring former top-flight clubs, ambitious promoted sides and some of the most committed supporters in German sport. For players, it is often a proving ground on the way to the top; for clubs, it is a fiercely unforgiving competition in which every point is a step toward the Bundesliga or a step toward the drop.