R Team P W D L Pts
1
Schalke 04 Schalke 04
15 11 3 1 36
2
Darmstadt Darmstadt
15 10 4 1 34
3
SC Paderborn 07 SC Paderborn 07
15 10 2 3 32
4
Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern
15 10 1 4 31
5
SV Elversberg SV Elversberg
15 9 4 2 31
6
Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC
14 8 3 3 27
7
VfL Bochum VfL Bochum
15 7 4 4 25
8
Nurnberg Nurnberg
15 7 4 4 25
9
Hannover 96 Hannover 96
15 7 4 4 25
10
Arminia Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld
15 6 4 5 22
11
Hertha Berlin Hertha Berlin
15 5 5 5 20
12
Eintracht Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig
16 5 5 6 20
13
Holstein Kiel Holstein Kiel
15 5 4 6 19
14
Greuther Furth Greuther Furth
15 5 4 6 19
15
Dynamo Dresden Dynamo Dresden
15 5 3 7 18
16
Fortuna Dusseldorf Fortuna Dusseldorf
15 5 3 7 18
17
Preuben Munster Preuben Munster
15 3 7 5 16
18
Magdeburg Magdeburg
15 4 2 9 14
Information
Bundesliga 2, contested by 18 clubs, follows the usual double round-robin format. Each club plays the others twice, once at home and once away. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points at the end of the season. If teams are tied, then count the goal difference and total goals scored. Since the 2018-19 season, the two top teams in the league are directly promoted to Bundesliga. The third place and the sixteenth place of Bundesliga compete for the last place in Bundesliga through a double-legged promotion playoffs. The last two clubs of 2. Bundesliga are automatically relegated to 3. Liga. The third-to-last and the third place in 3. Liga compete for the qualification to the 2. Bundesliga through a double-legged relegation playoffs.