German Second Division

120Reputation
18Teams

Teams

18
TeamEntryLast positionReputation
FreiburgMember176,150
RBLMember56,000
NürnbergMember95,850
KaiserslauternMember45,850
PaderbornMember185,750
BraunschweigMember65,700
KarlsruheMember35,600
Berlin-Köpenick DammfeldMember75,550
DüsseldorfMember105,500
Greuther FürthMember145,500
HeidenheimMember85,350
Hamburg St.PauliMember155,300
BochumMember115,250
Frankfurt ErlenbruchMember135,250
München LionsMember165,200
SandhausenMember125,200
DSC Arminia BielefeldMember15,150
MSV DuisburgMember25,100

Details

Short name
Second Division
Abbreviation
D2
Nation
Germany
Parent competition
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Governing body
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Season
24 Jul – 15 May
League games
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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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Format

StageTeamsPromotionRelegation
12 rounds · 1 play-off places (German First Division)182 German First Division2 German Third Division
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Final tables

League strength

ClubPlayersCA16PA16Avg ageSquad value
RBL27126.7140.223.1£34,603,839
Freiburg31124.9136.523.8£41,723,411
Kaiserslautern27121.4130.623.6£19,841,002
Nürnberg24121.3131.625.7£19,034,592
Paderborn24121.3128.326.1£21,617,658
Düsseldorf23119.7132.526.2£14,007,456
Braunschweig23119.4127.925.5£16,890,413
Bochum37118.9132.623.1£15,167,316
Berlin-Köpenick Dammfeld28118.3127.624.8£15,860,993
Greuther Fürth27117.7130.424.3£15,304,684
München Lions31117125.524.8£14,368,631
Karlsruhe31116.6128.822.9£12,423,119
Hamburg St.Pauli27116.1126.524.1£12,370,677
Frankfurt Erlenbruch20113.3121.826.1£8,096,851
Heidenheim26112.8117.824.1£9,507,975
DSC Arminia Bielefeld26110.9124.625.8£8,813,567
Sandhausen30110.3119.825£7,494,722
MSV Duisburg34110.2124.325.3£9,020,619

The site’s own figures from each member club’s contracted players (CA16/PA16: means of the best sixteen; value is fm-reader’s calculation).

Best in the competition

PlayerClubPositionsCA
Emil ForsbergRBLM/AM (RL)135
Süleyman KoçPaderbornM/AM (R), ST (C)134
Marcel SabitzerRBLM/AM (RL), ST (C)134
Christian GünterFreiburgD/WB/M/AM (L)133
Moritz StoppelkampPaderbornM (RL), AM (RLC)133
Yussuf PoulsenRBLM/AM (R), ST (C)132
Guido BurgstallerNürnbergM/AM (RL), ST (C)131
Omer DamariRBLST (C)131
Michael RensingDüsseldorfGK130
Nils PetersenFreiburgST (C)130
Ruben JenssenKaiserslauternDM, M (LC), AM (L)130
Willi OrbanRBLD (C), DM, M (C)130
Håvard NielsenFreiburgM/AM (RL), ST (C)129
Jean ZimmerKaiserslauternD/WB (RL)129
Jan HochscheidtBraunschweigM/AM (LC)129
Davie SelkeRBLST (C)129
Hiroki YamadaKarlsruheM (RL), AM (RLC)128
Vincenzo GrifoFreiburgM (RL), AM (RLC)128
Alexander RingKaiserslauternDM, M (RC), AM (R)128
Mirko BolandBraunschweigM/AM (LC)128

Best young players

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

Past winners

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SeasonWinnerRunner-upThirdFinal venue
2015 Ingolstadt DarmstadtKarlsruhe —
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 SC Bayer 05 UerdingenMünchen Lions —
1993 Freiburg MSV DuisburgVfB Leipzig —
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.PauliDarmstadt —
1987 Hannover KarlsruheHamburg St.Pauli —
1986 FC 08 Homburg SV Blau Weiss BerlinSC Fortuna Köln —
1985 Nürnberg Hannover1.FC Saarbrücken —
1984 Karlsruhe GelsenkirchenMSV Duisburg —
1983 SV Waldhof Mannheim Kickers OffenbachSC Bayer 05 Uerdingen —
1982 Gelsenkirchen HerthaKickers Offenbach —

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
FM10 10.0.0——18SC Freiburg

The same FM id in each loaded build, as each build stores it.