About 2. BundesligaThe 2. Bundesliga , is the second-tier professional football league in Germany, ranking below the Bundesliga, with one season held annually. ![]() League HistoryThe 2. Bundesliga was officially founded in 1973. In its early years, it adopted a north-south divisional format. In the inaugural season, Hannover 96 and Karlsruher SC won the championships of the Northern and Southern Divisions respectively. Starting from the 1981/82 season, the 2. Bundesliga switched to a single-division format. For the 1991/92 season, following the reunification of Germany, the league expanded to 24 teams to accommodate 6 newly joined East German clubs, once again splitting into two divisions. In the 1994/95 season, the size of the 2. Bundesliga was reduced to 18 teams: the top 3 teams gained direct promotion to the Bundesliga, while the bottom 4 teams were directly relegated, with no promotion/relegation play-offs. In the 1998/99 season, 1. FC Köln, which had competed in the Bundesliga for 35 consecutive seasons, was relegated to the 2. Bundesliga for the first time. The 2008/09 season saw the reintroduction of the promotion/relegation play-off system. In the 2017/18 Bundesliga season, Hamburger SV, which had avoided relegation for 55 consecutive years, was relegated to the 2. Bundesliga for the first time in its history. In the 2024/25 2. Bundesliga season, Hamburger SV successfully secured promotion, returning to the Bundesliga after a 7-season absence. ![]() Current SituationAs of 2025, 1. FC Nürnberg, SC Freiburg, 1. FC Köln, Arminia Bielefeld, and VfL Bochum are tied for the most 2. Bundesliga titles in history, each having won 4 championships. |

German Bundesliga 2
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Schalke 04
SV Elversberg
SC Paderborn 07
Hannover 96
SV Darmstadt 98
1. FC Kaiserslautern
Hertha Berlin
1. FC Nürnberg
VfL Bochum 1848
Karlsruher SC
Dynamo Dresden
Holstein Kiel
Arminia Bielefeld
1. FC Magdeburg
Eintracht Braunschweig
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Fortuna Dusseldorf
Preuben MunsterInfo
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Next fixture in German Bundesliga 2
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Latest result from German Bundesliga 2
In the latest German Bundesliga 2 action, Dynamo Dresden faced Holstein Kiel during German Bundesliga 2 on May 17, 2026, 1:30:00 PM UTC. Final score: 2 - 1 (Dynamo Dresden secured victory).
The scoreboard read 2-0 at the break. Final result: 2-1.
Alexander Rossipal, Lasse Rosenboom, Robert Wagner, Marko Ivezic, and Phil Harres picked up a yellow card.
Vincent Vermeij scored 2 times for Dynamo Dresden. Phil Harres scored once for Holstein Kiel.
Corners: Dynamo Dresden earned 3, Holstein Kiel earned 9.
This fixture is part of Round 34 in the German Bundesliga 2.
The German Bundesliga 2 Stats section shows recent fixtures and head-to-head encounters with key statistics.
Team Stats
SV Elversberg
SC Paderborn 07
Hannover 96
SV Darmstadt 98
Dynamo Dresden
Karlsruher SC
Arminia Bielefeld
1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. FC Magdeburg
Schalke 04
VfL Bochum 1848
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Hertha Berlin
1. FC Nürnberg
Holstein Kiel
Preuben Munster
Eintracht Braunschweig
Fortuna Dusseldorf
VfL Wolfsburg




































































































