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Domestic Division · Germany · Tier 2

Bundesliga 2

18 Sep 2020 – 23 May 2021 · 34 games

Holders

FC Schalke 04

Football Manager 2023 · database 23.3.0

Reputation
1233 of 5 stars calc
Teams calc
18
Players calc
512
League strength calc
117.35
Foreign players calc
24.22%
Homegrown calc
75.98%
Continental rank calc
26

Format and rules

Short name
Bundesliga 2
Abbreviation
2BL
Nation
Germany
Parent competition
—
Governing body
—
Season
18 Sep – 23 May
League games
34
Playable
Yes
View only
No
Common contract end month (calc)
6
Common contract end day (calc)
30
Reputation vs top division
72%
Continental rank (calc)
26
Required coaching badge
Continental Pro License
Wage budget % of turnover
—

Stages

StageTeamsPromotionRelegation
12 rounds · 1 play-off places (Bundesliga)182 Bundesliga2 3. Liga
22

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
Hamburger SVMember31267,000
Hannover 96Member112286,900
1. FC NürnbergMember84336,500
Fortuna DüsseldorfMember103246,500
DSC Arminia BielefeldMember175266,250
FC St. PauliMember57336,100
Karlsruher SCMember128295,750
1. FC KaiserslauternMember311275,750
Eintracht BraunschweigMember212285,750
SpVgg Greuther FürthMember189275,750
SV Darmstadt 98Member46275,750
SC Paderborn 07Member713265,650
1. FC Heidenheim 1846Member614275,500
SSV Jahn RegensburgMember1516285,350
SV SandhausenMember1415305,300
F.C. Hansa RostockMember1317305,250
Holstein KielMember910295,250
1. FC MagdeburgMember118345,000

Final tables

2022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998199719961995199419931991199019891988198719861985198419831982

League profile (calc)

MeasureAverageMedianLowest teamHighest team
Current ability117.35117.47112.63121.19
Expected potential127.20126.72120.81133.63
Value£975,553£896,283£376,268£1,497,895
Sale value£1,324,031£1,121,533£422,330£2,841,870
Weekly wage£6,212£5,287£2,969£11,769
Age26.8727.0025.0629.05
Highest team CA average
Hamburger SV
Lowest team CA average
1. FC Magdeburg

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
Hamburger SV16121.19133.6325.10£1,497,895£8,994
1. FC Nürnberg16120.25129.5027.13£1,340,346£9,188
Fortuna Düsseldorf16120.25131.8127.17£1,343,865£10,170
SV Darmstadt 9816120.00128.2527.20£1,222,889£9,093
Hannover 9616118.88130.5626.39£1,193,078£11,769
Karlsruher SC16118.88125.9429.05£805,949£5,729
DSC Arminia Bielefeld16118.69132.1326.23£1,401,816£5,102
Holstein Kiel16118.56128.3828.18£934,346£5,333
SpVgg Greuther Fürth16118.06129.1325.06£1,251,401£5,880
FC St. Pauli16116.88125.6926.04£881,998£3,858
SC Paderborn 0716116.13125.0026.28£821,150£4,298
SV Sandhausen16116.13126.9426.91£910,567£4,950
1. FC Kaiserslautern16115.94125.3828.43£700,619£6,355
SSV Jahn Regensburg16115.44121.9427.49£636,545£3,416
1. FC Heidenheim 184616115.31123.6927.09£755,631£4,310
F.C. Hansa Rostock16114.75124.3827.32£704,889£5,242
Eintracht Braunschweig16114.38126.5026.41£780,705£5,160
1. FC Magdeburg16112.63120.8126.09£376,268£2,969

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)

VfL Bochum 184842021
1. FC Köln42019
Sport-Club Freiburg42016
FC Schalke 0432022
Hertha Berlin32013
1. FC Nürnberg32004
DSC Arminia Bielefeld22020
Fortuna Düsseldorf22018
1. FC Kaiserslautern22010
Karlsruher SC22007
Hannover 9622002
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
Nicolas De Préville1. FC KaiserslauternAM (RL), ST (C)129
Robert GlatzelHamburger SVST (C)129
Marnon Busch1. FC Heidenheim 1846D/WB/M/AM (R)128
Matthias ZimmermannFortuna DüsseldorfD/WB (R), DM, M (C)127
Sonny KittelHamburger SVM/AM (RLC)127
Andreas LindeSpVgg Greuther FürthGK127
Branimir HrgotaSpVgg Greuther FürthAM (C), ST (C)127
Patric PfeifferSV Darmstadt 98D (C)127
Sebastian VasiliadisDSC Arminia BielefeldDM, M (C)126
Rouwen HenningsFortuna DüsseldorfST (C)126
Ron-Robert ZielerHannover 96GK126
Sebastian JungKarlsruher SCD/WB (R)126
Andreas Luthe1. FC KaiserslauternGK126
Bakery JattaHamburger SVM/AM (RL)126
Fin BartelsHolstein KielM (RL), AM (RLC)126
Sebastian GriesbeckSpVgg Greuther FürthDM, M (C)126
Fabian KlosDSC Arminia BielefeldST (C)125
Daniel GinczekFortuna DüsseldorfST (C)125
Dawid KownackiFortuna DüsseldorfAM (L), ST (C)125
Daniel Heuer FernandesHamburger SVGK125

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
Ransford-Yeboah KönigsdörfferHamburger SV20116135
Simon StehleHannover 9620101128
Monju MomuluhHannover 9620102126
Bastian AllgeierKarlsruher SC2096126
Eric UhlmannHannover 9619100123
André LeipoldSV Darmstadt 9820100123
Tim WalbrechtHannover 9620100120
Jesse Edem TugbenyoSC Paderborn 072081117

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

Past winners

40
SeasonWinnerRunner-upThirdFinal venue
2022 FC Schalke 04 SV Werder BremenHamburger SV —
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 F.C. 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 F.C. Hansa Rostock FC St. PauliFortuna Düsseldorf —
1993–94 VfL Bochum 1848 FC Bayer Uerdingen 05TSV 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 BerlinSC 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 F.C. Hansa Rostock v TuS Koblenz 9–0 2008

Officials

38
Felix BrychGermany186
Daniel SiebertGermany178
Deniz AytekinGermany173
Felix ZwayerGermany170
Tobias StielerGermany160
Harm OsmersGermany157
Marco FritzGermany154
Daniel SchlagerGermany152
Christian DingertGermany151
Bastian DankertGermany151
Sascha StegemannGermany147
Robert SchröderGermany146
Tobias WelzGermany144
Frank WillenborgGermany143
Patrick IttrichGermany143
Robert HartmannGermany142
Sven JablonskiGermany142
Florian BadstübnerGermany141
Robert KampkaGermany140
Benjamin CortusGermany140
Arne AarninkGermany137
Martin PetersenGermany137
Patrick AltGermany137
Tobias ReichelGermany136
Sven Waschitzki-GüntherGermany135
Matthias JöllenbeckGermany135
Timo GerachGermany135
Benjamin BrandGermany132
Michael BacherGermany131
Nicolas WinterGermany130
Christof GünschGermany126
Martin ThomsenGermany126
Alexander SatherGermany125
Lasse KoslowskiGermany124
Thorben SiewerGermany124
Florian HeftGermany122
Patrick HanslbauerGermany121
Florian LechnerGermany121

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