The 2. Frauen-Bundesliga is the second league competition for women's association football in Germany. For its first 14 seasons the league was divided into two groups: Nord and Süd. The winner and the runner-up are promoted to the Bundesliga (unless they are reserve teams of Bundesliga sides); the last three places are relegated to the Regionalliga. Until the 2017–18 season, in each group, the winner was promoted and the bottom two were relegated.
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| Founded | 2004 |
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| Country | Germany |
| Divisions | 1 |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Bundesliga |
| Relegation to | Regionalliga |
| Domestic cup(s) | Frauen DFB-Pokal |
| Current champions | Turbine Potsdam (1st title) |
| Most championships | TSG Hoffenheim II (3 titles) |
| Website | Official website |
| Current: 2024–25 2. Frauen-Bundesliga | |
The league has been played as one group of 14 teams since the 2018–19 season, with second teams of clubs being ineligible for promotion and allowed to have only three players older than 20 years.[1][2]
For the 2020–21 season only, the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga was divided into two groups of 10 and nine teams each due to the relegation being suspended for the 2019–20 season as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The two group winners were promoted to the Frauen-Bundesliga for the 2021–22 season. From the 2021–22 season, a single group was used again.
Clubs
editMembers for the 2024–25 2. Frauen-Bundesliga.
| Team | Home city | Home ground | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| SG Andernach | Andernach | Stadion am Bassenheimer Weg | 15,220 |
| Bayern Munich II | Munich | Sportpark Aschheim[4] | 3,000 |
| Union Berlin | Berlin | Fritz-Lesch-Sportplatz | 6,000 |
| VfL Bochum | Bochum | Leichtathletikplatz am Ruhrstadion | 1,500 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | Mönchengladbach | Grenzlandstadion | 10,000 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt II | Frankfurt | Stadion am Brentanobad | 5,750 |
| SC Freiburg II | Freiburg | Schönbergstadion | 3,000 |
| FSV Gütersloh | Gütersloh | Tönnies-Arena | 4,252 |
| Hamburger SV | Hamburg | Volksparkstadion Platz 6[5] | 630 |
| FC Ingolstadt | Ingolstadt | BZA Süd-Ost | 11,418 |
| SV Meppen | Meppen | Hänsch-Arena | 16,500 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | Nuremberg | Max-Morlock-Stadion | 50,000 |
| SC Sand | Willstätt | Orsey-Stadion | 2,000 |
| SV 67 Weinberg | Aurach | Sportanlange Vehlbergstraße Platz 2 | 1,000 |
Champions
edit| Season | Nord | Süd |
| 2004–05 | FFC Brauweiler Pulheim | VfL Sindelfingen |
|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | VfL Wolfsburg | TSV Crailsheim |
| 2006–07 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 1. FC Saarbrücken |
| 2007–08 | HSV Borussia Friedenstal | FF USV Jena |
| 2008–09 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 1. FC Saarbrücken |
| 2009–10 | HSV Borussia Friedenstal | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| 2010–11 | Hamburger SV II1 | SC Freiburg |
| 2011–12 | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam II2 | VfL Sindelfingen |
| 2012–13 | BV Cloppenburg | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim |
| 2013–14 | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam II3 | SC Sand |
| 2014–15 | 1. FC Lübars4 | 1. FC Köln |
| 2015–16 | MSV Duisburg | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II5 |
| 2016–17 | Werder Bremen | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II6 |
| 2017–18 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II7 |
| Season | Champions | Runners-up |
| 2018–19 | Bayern Munich II8 | VfL Wolfsburg II8 |
| 2019–20 | Werder Bremen | VfL Wolfsburg II9 |
| Season | Nord | Süd |
| 2020–21 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 1. FC Köln |
| Season | Champions | Runners-up |
| 2021–22 | SV Meppen | MSV Duisburg |
| 2022–23 | RB Leipzig | 1. FC Nürnberg |
| 2023–24 | Turbine Potsdam | Carl Zeiss Jena |
- 1 Hamburg II was the first reserve team that won the league. As reserve teams are ineligible for promotion, runners-up 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig were promoted.
- 2 Runners-up FSV Gütersloh 2009 were promoted.
- 3 Runners-up Herford were promoted.
- 4 Lübars did not apply for a Bundesliga licence for financial reasons. Runners-up Werder Bremen were promoted.
- 5 Runners-up Borussia Mönchengladbach were promoted.
- 6 Runners-up 1. FC Köln were promoted.
- 7 As the top two were reserve teams (runners-up were Bayern Munich II), third-placed Bayer 04 Leverkusen were promoted.
- 8 As the top two were reserve teams, third-placed 1. FC Köln and fourth-placed USV Jena were promoted.
- 9 As the second- and third-placed teams were reserve teams, fourth-placed SV Meppen were promoted.
Top scorers
editNord
edit- 2004–05: Anja Koser (FFC Brauweiler Pulheim) – 27 goals
- 2005–06: Martina Müller (VfL Wolfsburg) – 36 goals
- 2006–07: Jennifer Ninaus (SG Wattenscheid 09) – 19 goals
- 2007–08: Marie Pollmann (Herforder SV – 21 goals
- 2008–09: Kerstin Straka (Tennis Borussia Berlin) & Martina Fennen (SV Victoria Gersten) – 12 goals
- 2009–10: Kathrin Patzke (Hamburger SV) – 25 goals
- 2010–11: Kathrin Patzke (Hamburger SV) – 21 goals
- 2011–12: Agnieszka Winczo (BV Cloppenburg) – 24 goals
- 2012–13: Anna Laue (Herforder SV) – 22 goals
- 2013–14: Cindy König (Werder Bremen) – 17 goals
- 2014–15: Cindy König (Werder Bremen) – 19 goals
- 2015–16: Giustina Ronzetti (Herforder SV) – 23 goals
- 2016–17: Agnieszka Winczo (BV Cloppenburg) – 25 goals
- 2017–18: Sarah Grünheid (Arminia Bielefeld) – 16 goals
- 2020–21: Sarah Abu-Sabbah (Borussia Mönchengladbach) – 11 goals
Süd
edit- 2004–05: Christina Arend (1. FC Saarbrücken) – 25 goals
- 2005–06: Nadine Keßler (1. FC Saarbrücken) – 24 goals
- 2006–07: Nadine Keßler (1. FC Saarbrücken) – 27 goals
- 2007–08: Sabrina Schmutzler (FF USV Jena) – 27 goals
- 2008–09: Jennifer Ninaus (SG Wattenscheid 09) – 20 goals
- 2009–10: Bilgin Defterli (1. FC Köln) – 22 goals
- 2010–11: Susanne Hartel (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) – 16 goals
- 2011–12: Natalia Mann (VfL Sindelfingen) & Claudia Nußelt (TSV Crailsheim) – 16 goals
- 2012–13: Julia Manger (ETSV Würzburg) – 24 goals
- 2013–14: Ilaria Mauro (SC Sand) & Sarah Schatton (1. FC Saarbrücken) – 24 goals
- 2014–15: Lise Munk (1. FC Köln) – 27 goals
- 2015–16: Nadja Pfeiffer (Borussia Mönchengladbach) – 16 goals
- 2016–17: Annika Eberhard (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II) – 18 goals
- 2017–18: Jana Beuschlein (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) & Jacqueline de Becker (1. FC Saarbrücken) – 18 goals
- 2020–21: Vanessa Leimenstoll (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II) – 14 goals
One group
edit- 2018–19: Julia Matuschewski (1. FC Saarbrücken) – 20 goals
- 2019–20: Laura Lindner (Turbine Potsdam II) – 16 goals
- 2021–22: Nastassja Lein (1. FC Nürnberg) / Ramona Maier (FC Ingolstadt) – 25 goals
- 2022–23: Vanessa Fudalla (RB Leipzig) – 20 goals
- 2023–24: Larissa Mühlhaus (Hamburger SV) – 20 goals
References
edit- ^ Walter Dollendorf (29 January 2016). "Frauenfußball: Infotagung beim Deutschen Fußball-Bund". Neue Westfälische (in German).
- ^ "2. Frauen-Bundesliga ab 2018 eingleisig". dfb.de (in German). DFB. 16 November 2016.
- ^ "2. Frauen-Bundesliga: Zweigleisiges Spielformat bestätigt" (in German). DFB. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "FC Bayern Women II - Matchplan Season 2024/2025". FC Bayern München. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ https://www.hsv-ev.de/news/neue-heimspielstaette-fuer-die-hsv-frauen