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Bundesliga 2

Playable
123Reputation
18Teams

Teams

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TeamEntryLast positionReputation
FC Schalke 04Member187,300
Hamburger SVMember47,000
SV Werder BremenMember177,000
Hannover 96Member136,900
1. FC NürnbergMember116,500
Fortuna DüsseldorfMember56,500
FC St. PauliMember106,100
FC Ingolstadt 04Member35,900
SG Dynamo DresdenMember15,750
Karlsruher SCMember65,750
SV Darmstadt 98Member75,750
SC Paderborn 07Member95,650
1. FC Heidenheim 1846Member85,500
FC Erzgebirge AueMember125,400
SSV Jahn RegensburgMember145,350
SV SandhausenMember155,300
FC Hansa RostockMember25,250
Holstein KielMember35,250

Details

Short name
Bundesliga 2
Abbreviation
BL2
Nation
Germany
Parent competition
—
Governing body
—
Season
18 Sep – 23 May
League games
34
Reputation vs top division
73%
Continental rank (calc)
26
Required coaching badge
Continental Pro License
Wage budget % of turnover
—

Format

StageTeamsPromotionRelegation
12 rounds · 1 play-off places (Bundesliga)182 Bundesliga2 3. Liga
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Final tables

202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998199719961995199419931991199019891988198719861985198419831982

League strength

ClubPlayersCA16PA16Avg ageSquad value
FC Schalke 0454124.8140.421.4£20,585,784
SV Werder Bremen50123.4137.320.4£23,589,185
Hamburger SV39122.8135.721.4£10,089,561
Fortuna Düsseldorf68121.6131.620.1£10,044,598
Hannover 9649120.6131.622.5£9,183,813
SC Paderborn 0742118.7129.422.4£5,355,099
1. FC Nürnberg58118.3131.320.7£6,139,030
FC St. Pauli44117.3127.122.8£7,290,735
Holstein Kiel42117.3127.323.2£5,980,195
1. FC Heidenheim 184653117.1123.421£6,285,726
Karlsruher SC43116.812422.6£4,198,284
SV Darmstadt 9838116.4125.822.3£4,472,685
SG Dynamo Dresden63115.2126.320.5£4,716,380
SV Sandhausen29113.5122.625.8£3,576,829
FC Ingolstadt 0444112.1123.822.4£3,363,952
FC Erzgebirge Aue30111.7120.824.7£2,697,886
SSV Jahn Regensburg27111.1122.525.7£2,821,500
FC Hansa Rostock31110.6121.225£2,098,672

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).

Most titles

VfL Bochum 184842021
1. FC Köln42019
Sport-Club Freiburg42016
Hertha Berlin32013
1. FC Nürnberg32004
DSC Arminia Bielefeld22020
Fortuna Düsseldorf22018
1. FC Kaiserslautern22010
Karlsruher SC22007
Hannover 9622002
FC Schalke 0421991
VfB Stuttgart12017
FC Ingolstadt 0412015
SpVgg Greuther Fürth12012
Borussia Mönchengladbach12008

Counted by the site from the past winners below.

Derbies in this competition

Best in the competition

PlayerClubPositionsCA
Salif SanéFC Schalke 04D (C), DM140
Ömer ToprakSV Werder BremenD (C)137
Amine HaritFC Schalke 04M/AM (LC)136
Niclas FüllkrugSV Werder BremenM/AM (L), ST (C)136
Rouwen HenningsFortuna DüsseldorfST (C)133
Ron-Robert ZielerHannover 96GK133
Jiří PavlenkaSV Werder BremenGK132
Danny LatzaFC Schalke 04DM, M (C)131
Tim LeiboldHamburger SVD/WB/M/AM (L)131
Leonardo BittencourtSV Werder BremenM (RL), AM (RLC)131
Ozan KabakFC Schalke 04D (C)130
Simon TeroddeFC Schalke 04ST (C)130
Miloš VeljkovićSV Werder BremenD (C), DM130
Anthony JungSV Werder BremenD (RLC), WB (RL)130
Matthias ZimmermannFortuna DüsseldorfD/WB (R), DM, M (C)129
André HoffmannFortuna DüsseldorfD (C), DM128
Johannes Geis1. FC NürnbergDM, M (C)127
Ralf FährmannFC Schalke 04GK127
Khaled NareyFortuna DüsseldorfD/WB/M/AM (R)127
Marcel SobottkaFortuna DüsseldorfDM, M (C)127

Best young players

PlayerClubAgeCAPA
Rabbi MatondoFC Schalke 0420121137
Jonas SternerHolstein Kiel197890

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

Past winners

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SeasonWinnerRunner-upThirdFinal venue
2021 VfL Bochum 1848 SpVgg Greuther FürthHolstein Kiel —
2019–20 DSC Arminia Bielefeld VfB Stuttgart1. FC Heidenheim 1846 —
2018–19 1. FC Köln SC Paderborn 071. FC Union Berlin —
2017–18 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1. FC NürnbergHolstein Kiel —
2016–17 VfB Stuttgart Hannover 96Eintracht Braunschweig —
2015–16 Sport-Club Freiburg RB Leipzig1. FC Nürnberg —
2014–15 FC Ingolstadt 04 SV Darmstadt 98Karlsruher SC —
2013–14 1. FC Köln SC Paderborn 07SpVgg Greuther Fürth —
2012–13 Hertha Berlin Eintracht Braunschweig1. FC Kaiserslautern —
2011–12 SpVgg Greuther Fürth Eintracht FrankfurtFortuna Düsseldorf —
2010–11 Hertha Berlin FC AugsburgVfL Bochum 1848 —
2009–10 1. FC Kaiserslautern FC St. PauliFC Augsburg —
2008–09 Sport-Club Freiburg 1. FSV Mainz 051. FC Nürnberg —
2007–08 Borussia Mönchengladbach TSG Hoffenheim1. FC Köln —
2006–07 Karlsruher SC FC Hansa RostockMSV Duisburg —
2005–06 VfL Bochum 1848 TSV Alemannia AachenFC Energie Cottbus —
2004–05 1. FC Köln MSV DuisburgEintracht Frankfurt —
2003–04 1. FC Nürnberg DSC Arminia Bielefeld1. FSV Mainz 05 —
2002–03 Sport-Club Freiburg 1. FC KölnEintracht Frankfurt —
2001–02 Hannover 96 DSC Arminia BielefeldVfL Bochum 1848 —
2000–01 1. FC Nürnberg Borussia MönchengladbachFC St. Pauli —
1999–00 1. FC Köln VfL Bochum 1848FC Energie Cottbus —
1998–99 DSC Arminia Bielefeld SpVgg UnterhachingSSV Ulm 1846 —
1997–98 Eintracht Frankfurt Sport-Club Freiburg1. FC Nürnberg —
1996–97 1. FC Kaiserslautern VfL WolfsburgHertha Berlin —
1995–96 VfL Bochum 1848 DSC Arminia BielefeldMSV Duisburg —
1994–95 FC Hansa Rostock FC St. PauliFortuna Düsseldorf —
1993–94 VfL Bochum 1848 SC Bayer 05 UerdingenTSV 1860 München —
1992–93 Sport-Club Freiburg MSV DuisburgVfB Leipzig —
1990–91 FC Schalke 04 MSV DuisburgSV Stuttgarter Kickers —
1989–90 Hertha Berlin SG Wattenscheid 091. FC Saarbrücken —
1988–89 Fortuna Düsseldorf FC 08 Homburg1. FC Saarbrücken —
1987–88 SV Stuttgarter Kickers FC St. PauliSV Darmstadt 98 —
1986–87 Hannover 96 Karlsruher SCFC St. Pauli —
1985–86 FC 08 Homburg SpVg Blau Weiss 1890 BerlinS.C. Fortuna Köln —
1984–85 1. FC Nürnberg Hannover 961. FC Saarbrücken —
1983–84 Karlsruher SC FC Schalke 04MSV Duisburg —
1982–83 SV Waldhof Mannheim 07 Kickers OffenbachFC Bayer Uerdingen 05 —
1981–82 FC Schalke 04 Hertha BerlinKickers Offenbach —

Awards

Records

Longest winning run Hannover 96 9 games 1985
Longest unbeaten run 1. FC Köln 25 games 2002
Longest run without a win Chemnitzer FC 24 games 2000
Longest losing run MSV Duisburg 14 games 1985
Most games without conceding DSC Arminia Bielefeld 8 games 2009
Most games without scoring Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 8 games 1988
Most overall appearances Willi Landgraf 508 games
Most overall goals Theo Gries 123 goals
Most overall goals in a season Rudi Völler, TSV 1860 München 37 goals 1981
Record win FC Hansa Rostock v TuS Koblenz 9–0 2008

Officials

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Felix BrychGermany180
Deniz AytekinGermany165
Daniel SiebertGermany160
Tobias WelzGermany160
Felix ZwayerGermany160
Marco FritzGermany155
Christian DingertGermany150
Tobias StielerGermany150
Daniel SchlagerGermany150
Markus SchmidtGermany145
Guido WinkmannGermany145
Robert HartmannGermany145
Frank WillenborgGermany145
Bastian DankertGermany145
Harm OsmersGermany145
Sascha StegemannGermany145
Sven JablonskiGermany140
Robert SchröderGermany135
Florian BadstübnerGermany135
Benjamin CortusGermany135
Martin PetersenGermany135
Benjamin BrandGermany135
Robert KampkaGermany135
Matthias JöllenbeckGermany135
Sören StorksGermany135
Patrick IttrichGermany130
Tobias ReichelGermany130
Arne AarninkGermany125
Timo GerachGermany125
Michael BacherGermany120
Martin ThomsenGermany120
René RohdeGermany120
Florian LechnerGermany120
Alexander SatherGermany120
Florian HeftGermany120
Lasse KoslowskiGermany115
Sven WaschitzkiGermany115
Robert KempterGermany115
Nicolas WinterGermany115
Patrick AltGermany115
Thorben SiewerGermany115
Johann PfeiferGermany115
Christof GünschGermany115
Pascal MüllerGermany110
Patrick HanslbauerGermany105

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.