The FMDB
FM15 15.0.0

— · Germany · Tier 2

German Second Division

19 Jul 2013 – 11 May 2014 · 34 games

Holders

Köln

Football Manager 2015 · database 15.0.0

Reputation
1203 of 5 stars calc
Teams calc
18
Players calc
808
League strength calc
116.39
Foreign players calc
21.29%
Homegrown calc
77.1%
Continental rank calc
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Format and rules

Short name
Second Division
Abbreviation
D2
Nation
Germany
Parent competition
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Governing body
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Season
19 Jul – 11 May
League games
34
Playable
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View only
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Common contract end month (calc)
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Common contract end day (calc)
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Reputation vs top division
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Continental rank (calc)
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Required coaching badge
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Wage budget % of turnover
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Stages

StageTeamsPromotionRelegation
12 rounds · 1 play-off places (German First Division)182 German First Division2 German Third Division
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Competition format is stored game data. Common contract end day and month are calculated by fm-reader from contracted squad players.

Teams

18
TeamEntryLast positionPrediction (calc)Players (calc)Reputation
NürnbergMember171535,950
KaiserslauternMember45635,850
Greuther FürthMember33435,750
BraunschweigMember184385,700
DüsseldorfMember62525,650
Hamburg St.PauliMember89575,550
BochumMember1510645,500
München LionsMember77705,450
Berlin-Köpenick DammfeldMember98515,400
IngolstadtMember1011515,350
Frankfurt ErlenbruchMember1312315,300
KarlsruheMember514455,250
AueMember1515345,250
RBLMember26415,150
HeidenheimMember117255,100
AalenMember1116295,000
SandhausenMember1213345,000
DamstadtMember318274,850

Final tables

20142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998199719961995199419931991199019891988198719861985198419831982

League profile (calc)

MeasureAverageMedianLowest teamHighest team
Current ability116.39118.16106.69123.44
Expected potential126.16127.50113.31134.81
Value£883,660£915,109£387,009£1,430,623
Sale value£629,664£625,031£295,117£1,226,142
Weekly wage£0£0£0£0
Age26.6226.7924.3928.80
Highest team CA average
Düsseldorf
Lowest team CA average
Heidenheim

Calculated by fm-reader over 18 member teams with best-sixteen summaries. Every measure summarises the teams' averages, not all players directly. Teams without a summary are absent.

League strength (calc)

TeamPlayers usedCA16PA16Average ageAverage valueAverage weekly wage
Düsseldorf16123.44134.8126.78£1,318,964£0
Greuther Fürth16122.44132.6924.87£1,169,935£0
Nürnberg16121.44134.7525.47£1,404,226£0
Braunschweig16121.31129.3825.72£1,430,623£0
Kaiserslautern16120.19131.6324.70£1,124,330£0
München Lions16119.69128.6325.72£1,070,398£0
RBL16119.44131.6324.39£1,159,582£0
Berlin-Köpenick Dammfeld16119.19126.6927.08£921,237£0
Bochum16118.50132.4428.13£986,839£0
Hamburg St.Pauli16117.81127.7526.80£908,981£0
Ingolstadt16116.69127.2526.53£770,363£0
Frankfurt Erlenbruch16114.81123.6928.80£655,846£0
Karlsruhe16113.69121.4426.80£733,164£0
Sandhausen16113.63120.9428.47£507,848£0
Aalen16110.13119.6927.48£417,730£0
Aue16108.81119.3128.30£387,009£0
Damstadt16107.06113.3127.01£508,668£0
Heidenheim16106.69114.8126.17£430,146£0

Calculated by fm-reader from the same sixteen highest-CA players per team, or fewer if the squad is smaller. Squad includes loans in, excludes loans out and matches the team's gender. PA uses expected potential for range codes; value is the average player value within those sixteen.

Most titles (calc)

Köln32014
Hertha32013
Freiburg32009
Bochum32006
Nürnberg32004
Kaiserslautern22010
Karlsruhe22007
Hannover22002
Gelsenkirchen21991
Greuther Fürth12012
BMG12008
DSC Arminia Bielefeld11999
Frankfurt11998
FC Hansa Rostock11995
Düsseldorf11989

Counted by the site from the past winners below.

Derbies in this competition

Best in the competition

PlayerClubPositionsCA
Ken ReichelBraunschweigD (LC)131
Michael RensingDüsseldorfGK130
Ruben JenssenKaiserslauternDM, M (LC), AM (L)130
Raphael SchäferNürnbergGK129
Charlison BenschopDüsseldorfST (C)129
Mirko BolandBraunschweigM/AM (RLC)129
Wolfgang HeslGreuther FürthGK129
Tobias SippelKaiserslauternGK128
RodriMünchen LionsAM (C), ST (C)128
Stephan FürstnerGreuther FürthDM, M (C)128
Marvin CompperRBLD (LC)128
Jakub SylvestrNürnbergM/AM (L), ST (C)127
Michael LiendlDüsseldorfM/AM (LC)127
Sérgio PintoDüsseldorfDM, M (C)127
Chris LöweKaiserslauternD/WB/M/AM (L)127
Jan HochscheidtBraunschweigDM, M/AM (LC)127
Dominik KaiserRBLDM, M/AM (C)127
Javier PinolaNürnbergD (LC), WB (L)126
Andreas LutheBochumGK126
Adam BodzekDüsseldorfD (C), DM, M (C)126

Highest current ability among contracted players of the member clubs, matched to the competition’s gender. Loans retain their contracted club in this comparison.

Best young players

PlayerClubAgeCAPA
Joshua KimmichRBL19123155
Niklas StarkNürnberg19124152
Yussuf PoulsenRBL20126145
Dominique HeintzKaiserslautern20117140
Marcel SabitzerRBL20125139
Christian GartnerDüsseldorf20112138
Martin AnghaMünchen Lions20116138
Danny da CostaIngolstadt20120137
Ihlas BebouDüsseldorf2099135
Cristian RamírezDüsseldorf19113135
Marius MüllerKaiserslautern20111135
Salim KhelifiBraunschweig20119135
Rani KhediraRBL20112135
Lukas KlostermannRBL18108134
Jean ZimmerKaiserslautern20112132

Under 21 at the game start, by stored fixed potential (range codes cannot be ranked).

Past winners

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SeasonWinnerRunner-upThirdFinal venue
2014 Köln PaderbornGreuther Fürth —
2013 Hertha BraunschweigKaiserslautern —
2012 Greuther Fürth FrankfurtDüsseldorf —
2011 Hertha AugsburgBochum —
2010 Kaiserslautern Hamburg St.PauliAugsburg —
2009 Freiburg MainzNürnberg —
2008 BMG HoffenheimKöln —
2007 Karlsruhe FC Hansa RostockFreiburg —
2006 Bochum TSV Alemannia AachenFC Energie Cottbus —
2005 Köln MSV DuisburgFrankfurt —
2004 Nürnberg DSC Arminia BielefeldMainz —
2003 Freiburg KölnFrankfurt —
2002 Hannover DSC Arminia BielefeldBochum —
2001 Nürnberg BMGHamburg St.Pauli —
2000 Köln BochumFC Energie Cottbus —
1999 DSC Arminia Bielefeld SpVgg UnterhachingSSV Ulm 1846 Fußball —
1998 Frankfurt FreiburgNürnberg —
1997 Kaiserslautern WolfsburgHertha —
1996 Bochum DSC Arminia BielefeldMSV Duisburg —
1995 FC Hansa Rostock Hamburg St.PauliDüsseldorf —
1994 Bochum —München Lions —
1993 Freiburg MSV Duisburg— —
1991 Gelsenkirchen MSV DuisburgSV Stuttgarter Kickers —
1990 Hertha SG Wattenscheid 091.FC Saarbrücken —
1989 Düsseldorf FC 08 Homburg1.FC Saarbrücken —
1988 SV Stuttgarter Kickers Hamburg St.PauliDamstadt —
1987 Hannover KarlsruheHamburg St.Pauli —
1986 FC 08 Homburg —SC Fortuna Köln —
1985 Nürnberg Hannover1.FC Saarbrücken —
1984 Karlsruhe GelsenkirchenMSV Duisburg —
1983 SV Waldhof Mannheim Kickers Offenbach— —
1982 Gelsenkirchen HerthaKickers Offenbach —

Awards

Officials

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Felix BrychGermany175
Wolfgang StarkGermany169
Knut KircherGermany168
Manuel GräfeGermany165
Felix ZwayerGermany165
Florian MeyerGermany160
Peter GagelmannGermany160
Marco FritzGermany158
Deniz AytekinGermany158
Tobias WelzGermany155
Jochen DreesGermany155
Michael WeinerGermany150
Günter PerlGermany150
Thorsten KinhöferGermany150
Christian DingertGermany150
Bastian DankertGermany145
Tobias StielerGermany145
Robert HartmannGermany145
Daniel SiebertGermany140
Peter SippelGermany140
Markus SchmidtGermany140
Guido WinkmannGermany135
Thorsten SchrieverGermany128
Frank WillenborgGermany125
Christian BandurskiGermany120
Benjamin CortusGermany120
Harm OsmersGermany120
Benjamin BrandGermany120
Sascha StegemannGermany120
Norbert GrudzinskiGermany117
Robert KempterGermany115
Martin PetersenGermany115
Robert KampkaGermany115
Arne AarninkGermany110
Patrick IttrichGermany110
Christian DietzGermany110
Timo GerachGermany110
Martin ThomsenGermany110
René RohdeGermany110
Sven JablonskiGermany110
Markus WingenbachGermany110

Across versions

VersionReputationLevelTeamsHolders
FM27 27.0.0129218FC Schalke 04
FM26 26.2.01262181. FC Köln
FM26 26.0.01262181. FC Köln
FM24 24.3.01252181. FC Heidenheim 1846
FM23 23.4.0123218FC Schalke 04
FM23 23.3.0123218FC Schalke 04
FM23 23.0.0123218FC Schalke 04
FM22 22.4.0123218VfL Bochum 1848
FM22 22.3.0123218VfL Bochum 1848
FM22 22.1.0123218VfL Bochum 1848
FM22 22.0.1123218VfL Bochum 1848
FM22 22.0.0123218VfL Bochum 1848
FM21 21.4.0124218DSC Arminia Bielefeld
FM21 21.3.0124218DSC Arminia Bielefeld
FM21 21.1.1124218DSC Arminia Bielefeld
FM21 21.0.1124218DSC Arminia Bielefeld
FM21 21.0.0124218DSC Arminia Bielefeld
FM20 20.4.01232181. FC Köln
FM20 20.3.01232181. FC Köln
FM20 20.1.01232181. FC Köln
FM20 20.0.11232181. FC Köln
FM20 20.0.01232181. FC Köln
FM19 19.3.0123218Fortuna Düsseldorf
FM19 19.1.0123218Fortuna Düsseldorf
FM19 19.0.1123218Fortuna Düsseldorf
FM19 19.0.0123218Fortuna Düsseldorf
FM18 18.3.0129218Stuttgart
FM18 18.1.0121218Stuttgart
FM18 18.0.0121218Stuttgart
FM17 17.3.0121218Freiburg
FM17 17.0.0120218Freiburg
FM16 16.3.0120218Ingolstadt
FM16 16.0.1120218Ingolstadt
FM16 16.0.0120218Ingolstadt
FM15 15.3.0120218Köln
FM15 15.0.0120218Köln
FM14 14.3.0120218Hertha BSC
FM14 14.0.0120218Hertha BSC
FM13 13.3.0120218SpVgg Greuther Fürth
FM13 13.0.0120218SpVgg Greuther Fürth
FM12 12.2.0—218Hertha BSC
FM12 12.0.0—218Hertha BSC
FM11 11.0.0——181.FC Kaiserslautern
FM10 10.0.0——18SC Freiburg