The 2nd Bundesliga is the Second Division of German soccer. 2nd Bundesliga (in German ) can stand for: 2nd Bundesliga (football), the 2nd Division in German football (soccer). ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ...

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History

1974 marked the introduction of the 2nd division of the Football Bundesliga. 40 clubs, divided into two Conferences (North and South), competed for promotion into the Bundesliga. 1981 marked the introduction of a single 2nd Bundesliga of 20 teams. In the 1991/92 season, the former DDR's clubs participated as well. This was managed by returning to a two conference system (with 12 teams in each conference), 1992/93 was a "Mammoth Season", with 24 teams competing in a single competition. Since 1994/95, there have been 18 teams in the second division. The most successful team was Fortuna Köln (1376 points in 970 matches) The official Bundesliga logo. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... This is a partial list of association football (soccer) teams from all over the world sorted by home country. ... Fortuna Köln was a german football club, located in Köln, Germany. ...

During the 2004/2005 season, it was revealed during the Bundesliga scandal of 2005 that several matches in the 2nd Bundesliga and the Regionalliga were manipulated by referee Robert Hoyzer. The match between LR Ahlen and SV Wacker Burghausen in the 2nd Bundesliga had to be replayed on April 27, 2005. The Bundesliga scandal of 2005 was a match fixing scandal which began when referee Robert Hoyzer admitted to fixing football matches in the German 2nd Division Bundesliga in January, 2005. ... This article describes the mens football regional league in Germany. ... A referee is a person who has authority to make decisions about play in many sports. ... Robert Hoyzer (born August 28, 1979 in Berlin, Germany) is a former football referee who scandalized German football by fixing matches. ... LR Ahlen is a football (soccer) club in the German Second Bundesliga, based in Ahlen. ... SV Wacker Burghausen (full name: Sportverein Wacker Burghausen) is a German soccer club, promoted to Zweite Bundesliga in 2002. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Division Set-up

Changes in Division Set-up

• Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981-91 it had 20. The 1991/92 season was played in two groups of 12 teams each; 1992/93 again in one group with 24 teams, 1993/94 with 20 teams.
• Teams promoted to the higher league: 3; 1981-91 there was a relegation round, in 1991/92 there was 1 promotion per group.
• Number of relegations into the regional league (until 1994: Upper league): 4; 1991/92: 2-3 per group (inclusive relegation); 1992/93: 7.

Promotion and Relegation

• The 1st to 3rd placed teams gain promotion into the Bundesliga.
• The 15th to 18th placed teams are relegated into the Regional leagues.

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Champions since 1975

Second Bundesliga North

• 1974/75: Hannover 96
• 1975/76: Tennis Borussia Berlin
• 1976/77: FC St. Pauli
• 1977/78: Arminia Bielefeld
• 1978/79: Bayer 04 Leverkusen
• 1979/80: Arminia Bielefeld
• 1980/81: Werder Bremen

Hannover 96 is a German football club in Hannover, Lower Saxony. ... Tennis Borussia Berlin is a German football club based in Berlin. ... Logo on a truck at the stadium F.C. Sankt Pauli e. ... DSC Arminia Bielefeld (DSC = Deutscher Sport-Club = German Sport Club) was founded in 1905. ... This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... DSC Arminia Bielefeld (DSC = Deutscher Sport-Club = German Sport Club) was founded in 1905. ... Werder Bremen is a German football club playing in Bremen in the northwest German federal state of the same name. ...

Second Bundesliga South

• 1974/75: Karlsruher SC
• 1975/76: 1. FC Saarbrücken
• 1976/77: VfB Stuttgart
• 1977/78: SV Darmstadt 98
• 1978/79: TSV 1860 München
• 1979/80: 1. FC Nürnberg
• 1980/81: SV Darmstadt 98

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Second Bundesliga

• 1981/82: FC Schalke 04
• 1982/83: SV Waldhof
• 1983/84: Karlsruher SC
• 1984/85: 1.FC Nürnberg
• 1985/86: FC Homburg
• 1986/87: Hannover 96
• 1987/88: Stuttgarter Kickers
• 1988/89: Fortuna Düsseldorf
• 1989/90: Hertha BSC Berlin
• 1990/91: FC Schalke 04

FC Schalke 04 is a German football club that plays in the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. ... Waldhof Mannheim is a german football club, located in Mannheim, Germany. ... Karlsruher Sport Club is a German football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. ... 1. ... FC Homburg is a german football club, located in Homburg, Germany. ... Hannover 96 is a German football club in Hannover, Lower Saxony. ... Stuttgarter Kickers is a german football club, located in Stuttgart, Germany. ... Fortuna Düsseldorf is a German football club based in Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia that traces its roots back to Turnverein Flingern founded in 1895. ... Hertha BSC Berlin is a German football club based in Berlin. ... FC Schalke 04 is a German football club that plays in the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. ...

Second Bundesliga North

• 1991/92 north: Bayer 05 Uerdingen

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Second Bundesliga South

• 1991/92 south: 1. FC Saarbrücken

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Second Bundesliga

• 1992/93: SC Freiburg
• 1993/94: VfL Bochum
• 1994/95: FC Hansa Rostock
• 1995/96: VfL Bochum
• 1996/97: 1.FC Kaiserslautern
• 1997/98: Eintracht Frankfurt
• 1998/99: Arminia Bielefeld
• 1999/00: 1.FC Köln
• 2000/01: 1.FC Nürnberg
• 2001/02: Hannover 96
• 2002/03: SC Freiburg
• 2003/04: 1.FC Nürnberg
• 2004/05: 1.FC Köln

Promotions were decided from 1974 to 1994 in relegation rounds. Since 1995 there have been 4 teams promoted from the regional leagues. SC Freiburg is a German football club, based in the Breisgau district of Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg. ... VfL Bochum is a German football club based in Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. ... FC Hansa Rostock is a German football club of the 2. ... VfL Bochum is a German football club based in Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. ... 1. ... Eintracht Frankfurt (meaning unity or harmony) is the biggest and most successful football club team in Frankfurt and the Rhein-Main-Area. ... DSC Arminia Bielefeld (DSC = Deutscher Sport-Club = German Sport Club) was founded in 1905. ... 1. ... 1. ... Hannover 96 is a German football club in Hannover, Lower Saxony. ... SC Freiburg is a German football club, based in the Breisgau district of Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg. ... 1. ... 1. ...

Teams promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga since 1992

• 1992: Wuppertaler SV, VfL Wolfsburg, SpVgg Unterhaching
• 1993: 1860 München, Rot-Weiss Essen, Tennis Borussia Berlin
• 1994: Fortuna Düsseldorf, FSV Frankfurt, FSV Zwickau
• 1995: SpVgg Unterhaching, VfB Lübeck, FC Carl Zeiss Jena, Arminia Bielefeld
• 1996: VfB Oldenburg, Rot-Weiss Essen, FC Gütersloh, Stuttgarter Kickers
• 1997: SpVgg Greuther Fürth, Energie Cottbus, SG Wattenscheid 09, 1. FC Nürnberg
• 1998: SSV Ulm 1846, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, Hannover 96, Tennis Borussia Berlin
• 1999: SV Waldhof Mannheim, Kickers Offenbach, Chemnitzer FC, Alemannia Aachen
• 2000: LR Ahlen, SSV Reutlingen, 1. FC Saarbrücken, VfL Osnabrück
• 2001: SV Babelsberg 03, 1. FC Union Berlin, Karlsruher SC, 1. FC Schweinfurt 05
• 2002: Wacker Burghausen, Eintracht Trier, VfB Lübeck, Eintracht Braunschweig
• 2003: Jahn Regensburg,SpVgg Unterhaching, Erzgebirge Aue, VfL Osnabrück
• 2004: Rot-Weiß Erfurt, 1. FC Saarbrücken, Rot-Weiss Essen, Dynamo Dresden
• 2005: Eintracht Braunschweig, SC Paderborn 07, Kickers Offenbach, Sportfreunde Siegen

SC Fortuna Köln was the team most consistently in the 2nd Bundesliga. Up to 2000 it spent 26 consecutive years in the 2nd Bundesliga. Wuppertaler SV is a german football club, located in Wuppertal, Germany. ... VfL Wolfsburg is a football club that is based in Wolfsburg, Germany. ... Spielvereinigung Unterhaching are a German football (soccer) club, currently playing in the Zweite Bundesliga. ... TSV 1860 München, also known as Löwen (The Lions), is a German sports club in Munich with over 23,000 members, first created July 15, 1848. ... Rot-Weiss Essen is a German football club based in Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen. ... Tennis Borussia Berlin is a German football club based in Berlin. ... Fortuna Düsseldorf is a German football club based in Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia that traces its roots back to Turnverein Flingern founded in 1895. ... FSV Frankfurt is a German football club based in the Bornheim district of Frankfurt, Hesse and founded in 1899. ... Spielvereinigung Unterhaching are a German football (soccer) club, currently playing in the Zweite Bundesliga. ... VfB Lübeck is a German football club playing in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein in the countrys north. ... FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German football club based in Jena, Thuringia. ... DSC Arminia Bielefeld (DSC = Deutscher Sport-Club = German Sport Club) was founded in 1905. ... The VfB Oldenburg (Verein für Bewegungsspiele e. ... Rot-Weiss Essen is a German football club based in Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen. ... FC Gütersloh is a German football club based in Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia. ... Stuttgarter Kickers is a german football club, located in Stuttgart, Germany. ... SpVgg Greuther Fürth is a German football team, based in Fürth. ... Energie Cottbus is a German soccer club, promoted to the Bundesliga in 2000. ... SG Wattenscheid 09 is a German football club, located in Wattenscheid, Germany. ... 1. ... German football club established in 1846. ... Rot-Weiß Oberhausen is a german football club, located in Oberhausen, Germany. ... Hannover 96 is a German football club in Hannover, Lower Saxony. ... Tennis Borussia Berlin is a German football club based in Berlin. ... Waldhof Mannheim is a german football club, located in Mannheim, Germany. ... Kickers Offenbach is a german football club, located in Offenbach, Germany. ... Chemnitzer FC is a German football club based in Chemnitz, Saxony. ... Alemannia Aachen are a German football club from the city of Aachen, who currently play in the second division of the German Bundesliga. ... LR Ahlen is a football (soccer) club in the German Second Bundesliga, based in Ahlen. ... SSV Reutlingen is a German football club playing in Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg. ... 1. ... VfL Osnabrück is a German football club in Osnabrück, Niedersachsen. ... SV Babelsberg 03 is a German football club based in Potsdam, on the outskirts of Berlin. ... The name 1. ... Karlsruher Sport Club is a German football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. ... 1. ... SV Wacker Burghausen (full name: Sportverein Wacker Burghausen) is a German soccer club, promoted to Zweite Bundesliga in 2002. ... SV Eintracht Trier 05 are a German football club that was formed in 1905, based in Trier. ... VfB Lübeck is a German football club playing in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein in the countrys north. ... Eintracht Braunschweig is a football club based in Braunschweig, Germany, founded on December 15, 1895 and currently plays in the 2nd Bundesliga. ... SSV Jahn Regensburg is a German football club in Regensburg, Bavaria. ... Spielvereinigung Unterhaching are a German football (soccer) club, currently playing in the Zweite Bundesliga. ... The Fussball Club Erzgebirge Aue is a football club in the German Second Bundesliga, based in Aue,Saxony. ... VfL Osnabrück is a German football club in Osnabrück, Niedersachsen. ... 1. ... Rot-Weiss Essen is a German football club based in Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen. ... Dynamo Dresden is a German football club, based in Dresden. ... Eintracht Braunschweig is a football club based in Braunschweig, Germany, founded on December 15, 1895 and currently plays in the 2nd Bundesliga. ... SC Paderborn 07 is a football club based in Paderborn, Germany that plays in the countrys Regionalliga-Nord (Northern Regional League). ... Kickers Offenbach is a german football club, located in Offenbach, Germany. ... Sportfreunde Siegen is a football club in the German Bundesliga, based in Siegen,North Rhine-Westphalia. ... SC Fortuna Koln is a German football club playing in the city of Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen. ...

Teams relegated to the Regionalliga / Oberliga since 1990

• 1990: KSV Hessen Kassel, SpVgg Bayreuth, Alemannia Aachen, SpVgg Unterhaching
• 1991: Rot-Weiss Essen, Preußen Münster, TSV Havelse, 1. FC Schweinfurt 05
• 1992 Nord: Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin, BSV Stahl Brandenburg
• 1992 Süd: TSV 1860 München, Hallescher FC, FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt
• 1993: SpVgg Unterhaching, Eintracht Braunschweig, VfL Osnabrück, Fortuna Düsseldorf, VfB Oldenburg, SV Darmstadt 98, FC Remscheid
• 1994: Stuttgarter Kickers, FC Carl Zeiss Jena, Wuppertaler SV, Rot-Weiss Essen, Tennis Borussia Berlin
• 1995: 1. FC Saarbrücken, FC Homburg, FSV Frankfurt
• 1996: Chemnitzer FC, Hannover 96, 1.FC Nürnberg, SG Wattenscheid 09
• 1997: SV Waldhof Mannheim, VfB Lübeck, Rot-Weiss Essen, VfB Oldenburg
• 1998: VfB Leipzig, FC Carl Zeiss Jena, FSV Zwickau, SV Meppen
• 1999: FC Gütersloh, KFC Uerdingen, SG Wattenscheid 09, Fortuna Düsseldorf
• 2000: Stuttgarter Kickers, Fortuna Köln, Kickers Offenbach, Karlsruher SC
• 2001: VfL Osnabrück, SSV Ulm 1846, Stuttgarter Kickers, Chemnitzer FC
• 2002: SpVgg Unterhaching, 1. FC Saarbrücken, 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 , SV Babelsberg 03
• 2003: Eintracht Braunschweig, SSV Reutlingen, FC St. Pauli, SV Waldhof Mannheim
• 2004: Jahn Regensburg, VfB Lübeck, 1. FC Union Berlin, VfL Osnabrück
• 2005: Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, Eintracht Trier, FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt, Rot-Weiss Essen

This article describes the mens football regional league in Germany. ... Oberliga is currently the name of the 4th flight of the German football leagues. ... KSV Hessen Kassel is a German football club based in Kassel, Hessen. ... SpVgg Bayreuth is a German football club based in Bayreuth, Bavaria founded in 1921 when the side left gymnastics oriented sport club TuSpo Bayreuth. ... Alemannia Aachen are a German football club from the city of Aachen, who currently play in the second division of the German Bundesliga. ... Spielvereinigung Unterhaching are a German football (soccer) club, currently playing in the Zweite Bundesliga. ... Rot-Weiss Essen is a German football club based in Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen. ... Preußen Münster is a german football club, located in Münster, Germany. ... TSV Havelse is a German football club based in Garbsen, Lower Saxony, near Hannover. ... 1. ... Blau-Weiss Berlin (Blau-Weiß Berlin) is a German football club based in the Mariendorf district of the city. ... Stahl Brandenburg is a German football club based in Brandenburg in the federal state of the same name. ... TSV 1860 München, also known as Löwen (The Lions), is a German sports club in Munich with over 23,000 members, first created July 15, 1848. ... Hallescher FC is a German football club based in Halle, Sachsen-Anhalt founded in 1946 as SG Glaucha in Soviet-occupied East Germany around the core of Hallescher Fußball-Club Wacker which was founded in 1900. ... FC Rot-Weiss Erfurt is a German football club based in Erfurt, Thuringia. ... Spielvereinigung Unterhaching are a German football (soccer) club, currently playing in the Zweite Bundesliga. ... Eintracht Braunschweig is a football club based in Braunschweig, Germany, founded on December 15, 1895 and currently plays in the 2nd Bundesliga. ... VfL Osnabrück is a German football club in Osnabrück, Niedersachsen. ... Fortuna Düsseldorf is a German football club based in Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia that traces its roots back to Turnverein Flingern founded in 1895. ... The VfB Oldenburg (Verein für Bewegungsspiele e. ... SV Darmstadt 98 is a german football club, located in Darmstadt, Germany. ... Stuttgarter Kickers is a german football club, located in Stuttgart, Germany. ... FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German football club based in Jena, Thuringia. ... Wuppertaler SV is a german football club, located in Wuppertal, Germany. ... Rot-Weiss Essen is a German football club based in Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen. ... Tennis Borussia Berlin is a German football club based in Berlin. ... 1. ... FC Homburg is a german football club, located in Homburg, Germany. ... FSV Frankfurt is a German football club based in the Bornheim district of Frankfurt, Hesse and founded in 1899. ... Chemnitzer FC is a German football club based in Chemnitz, Saxony. ... Hannover 96 is a German football club in Hannover, Lower Saxony. ... 1. ... SG Wattenscheid 09 is a German football club, located in Wattenscheid, Germany. ... Waldhof Mannheim is a german football club, located in Mannheim, Germany. ... VfB Lübeck is a German football club playing in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein in the countrys north. ... Rot-Weiss Essen is a German football club based in Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen. ... The VfB Oldenburg (Verein für Bewegungsspiele e. ... Club Crest FC Lokomotive Leipzig is a football club from Leipzig, Germany, earlier known as VfB Leipzig. ... FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German football club based in Jena, Thuringia. ... SV Meppen is a German football club playing in Meppen, Lower Saxony. ... FC Gütersloh is a German football club based in Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia. ... Krefelder Fußball-Club Uerdingen von 1905 e. ... SG Wattenscheid 09 is a German football club, located in Wattenscheid, Germany. ... Fortuna Düsseldorf is a German football club based in Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia that traces its roots back to Turnverein Flingern founded in 1895. ... Stuttgarter Kickers is a german football club, located in Stuttgart, Germany. ... Fortuna Köln was a german football club, located in Köln, Germany. ... Kickers Offenbach is a german football club, located in Offenbach, Germany. ... Karlsruher Sport Club is a German football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. ... VfL Osnabrück is a German football club in Osnabrück, Niedersachsen. ... German football club established in 1846. ... Stuttgarter Kickers is a german football club, located in Stuttgart, Germany. ... Chemnitzer FC is a German football club based in Chemnitz, Saxony. ... Spielvereinigung Unterhaching are a German football (soccer) club, currently playing in the Zweite Bundesliga. ... 1. ... 1. ... SV Babelsberg 03 is a German football club based in Potsdam, on the outskirts of Berlin. ... Eintracht Braunschweig is a football club based in Braunschweig, Germany, founded on December 15, 1895 and currently plays in the 2nd Bundesliga. ... SSV Reutlingen is a German football club playing in Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg. ... Logo on a truck at the stadium F.C. Sankt Pauli e. ... Waldhof Mannheim is a german football club, located in Mannheim, Germany. ... SSV Jahn Regensburg is a German football club in Regensburg, Bavaria. ... VfB Lübeck is a German football club playing in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein in the countrys north. ... The name 1. ... VfL Osnabrück is a German football club in Osnabrück, Niedersachsen. ... Rot-Weiß Oberhausen is a german football club, located in Oberhausen, Germany. ... SV Eintracht Trier 05 are a German football club that was formed in 1905, based in Trier. ... FC Rot-Weiss Erfurt is a German football club based in Erfurt, Thuringia. ... Rot-Weiss Essen is a German football club based in Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen. ...

Alemannia Aachen are a German football club from the city of Aachen, who currently play in the second division of the German Bundesliga. ... LR Ahlen is a football (soccer) club in the German Second Bundesliga, based in Ahlen. ... The Fussball Club Erzgebirge Aue is a football club in the German Second Bundesliga, based in Aue,Saxony. ... VfL Bochum is a German football club based in Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. ... Eintracht Braunschweig is a football club based in Braunschweig, Germany, founded on December 15, 1895 and currently plays in the 2nd Bundesliga. ... SV Wacker Burghausen (full name: Sportverein Wacker Burghausen) is a German soccer club, promoted to Zweite Bundesliga in 2002. ... Energie Cottbus is a German soccer club, promoted to the Bundesliga in 2000. ... Dynamo Dresden is a German football club, based in Dresden. ... SC Freiburg is a German football club, based in the Breisgau district of Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg. ... SpVgg Greuther Fürth is a German football team, based in Fürth. ... Karlsruher Sport Club is a German football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. ... TSV 1860 München, also known as Löwen (The Lions), is a German sports club in Munich with over 23,000 members, first created July 15, 1848. ... Kickers Offenbach is a german football club, located in Offenbach, Germany. ... SC Paderborn 07 is a football club based in Paderborn, Germany that plays in the countrys Regionalliga-Nord (Northern Regional League). ... FC Hansa Rostock is a German football club of the 2. ... 1. ... Sportfreunde Siegen is a football club in the German Bundesliga, based in Siegen,North Rhine-Westphalia. ... Spielvereinigung Unterhaching are a German football (soccer) club, currently playing in the Zweite Bundesliga. ...

External links(in German)

• Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB)
• Bundesliga archive
• Site with lots of information on the Bundesliga
• Archive material
• - Information on the 1992/93 season