Wednesday , 6 May 2026

2. Bundesliga 2025-2026

2. Bundesliga
DEU 2. Bundesliga League Format
2. Bundesliga is the second tier of German professional football, sitting directly below the Bundesliga. Founded in 1974, 18 clubs compete across a full home-and-away season, with the top two earning automatic promotion and the third-placed side entering a promotion play-off. The division is highly competitive and regularly features former Bundesliga clubs rebuilding alongside ambitious sides pushing for promotion. Hamburg SV, Hannover 96, and Kaiserslautern have all spent significant periods in the 2. Bundesliga, reflecting the unforgiving nature of German football's promotion and relegation system.
Defending Champion
1. FC Köln 2024–2025

2. Bundesliga fixtures

Fri, 8 May

SC Paderborn 07
08.05
16:30
Karlsruher SC
1. FC Kaiserslautern
08.05
16:30
Arminia Bielefeld

Sat, 9 May

Holstein Kiel
09.05
11:00
1. FC Magdeburg
VfL Bochum 1848
09.05
11:00
Hannover 96
Eintracht Braunschweig
09.05
11:00
SG Dynamo Dresden
1. FC Nurnberg
09.05
18:30
FC Schalke 04

Sun, 10 May

TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf
10.05
11:30
SV 07 Elversberg
SC Preussen Munster
10.05
11:30
SV Darmstadt 98

2. Bundesliga top clubs

2. Bundesliga past winners

# Team Season
1 1. FC Köln 2024/25
2 FC St. Pauli 1910 2023/24
3 VfL Bochum 1848 2020/21
4 Arminia Bielefeld 2019/20
5 1. FC Köln 2018/19
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6 TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf 2017/18
7 VfB Stuttgart 2016/17
8 SC Freiburg 2015/16
9 FC Ingolstadt 04 2014/15
10 1. FC Köln 2013/14
11 Hertha BSC 2012/13
12 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 2011/12
13 Hertha BSC 2010/11
14 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2009/10
15 SC Freiburg 2008/09
16 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2007/08
17 Karlsruher SC 2006/07
18 VfL Bochum 1848 2005/06
19 1. FC Köln 2004/05
20 1. FC Nürnberg 2003/04
21 SC Freiburg 2002/03
22 Hannover 96 2001/02
23 1. FC Nürnberg 2000/01
24 1. FC Köln 1999/00
25 Arminia Bielefeld 1998/99
26 Eintracht Frankfurt 1997/98
27 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1996/97

2. Bundesliga standings

# Team M W D L GD Pts Form
1 FC Schalke 04 32 20 7 5 21 67
2 SV 07 Elversberg 32 17 8 7 24 59
3 Hannover 96 32 16 10 6 16 58
4 SC Paderborn 07 32 17 7 8 12 58
5 SV Darmstadt 98 32 13 12 7 14 51
6 Hertha BSC 32 13 9 10 7 48
7 1. FC Kaiserslautern 32 14 4 14 2 46
8 Karlsruher SC 32 12 7 13 -10 43
9 1. FC Nurnberg 32 11 9 12 -1 42
10 Holstein Kiel 32 11 8 13 -1 41
11 VfL Bochum 1848 32 10 10 12 1 40
12 SG Dynamo Dresden 32 10 8 14 1 38
13 Arminia Bielefeld 32 9 9 14 -1 36
14 1. FC Magdeburg 32 11 3 18 -7 36
15 Eintracht Braunschweig 32 9 7 16 -18 34
16 TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf 32 10 4 18 -19 34
17 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 32 9 7 16 -21 34
18 SC Preussen Munster 32 6 11 15 -20 29

2. Bundesliga points per game

# Team PPG Win% Draw% Loss% Performance
1 FC Schalke 04 2.09 63% 22% 16%
2 SV 07 Elversberg 1.84 53% 25% 22%
3 Hannover 96 1.81 50% 31% 19%
4 SC Paderborn 07 1.81 53% 22% 25%
5 SV Darmstadt 98 1.59 41% 38% 22%
6 Hertha BSC 1.50 41% 28% 31%
7 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1.44 44% 13% 44%
8 Karlsruher SC 1.34 38% 22% 41%
9 1. FC Nurnberg 1.31 34% 28% 38%
10 Holstein Kiel 1.28 34% 25% 41%
11 VfL Bochum 1848 1.25 31% 31% 38%
12 SG Dynamo Dresden 1.19 31% 25% 44%
13 Arminia Bielefeld 1.13 28% 28% 44%
14 1. FC Magdeburg 1.13 34% 9% 56%
15 Eintracht Braunschweig 1.06 28% 22% 50%
16 TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf 1.06 31% 13% 56%
17 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 1.06 28% 22% 50%
18 SC Preussen Munster 0.91 19% 34% 47%

2. Bundesliga Top goalkeepers

# Player Clean sheets
1 Dennis Seimen 12
2 Marcel Schuhen 12
3 Johannes Schenk 10

2. Bundesliga Most bookings

# Player Cards
1 Patric Pfeiffer 5
2 Deyovaisio Zeefuik 4
3 Josip Brekalo 4