R Team P W D L Pts
1
Darmstadt Darmstadt
15 10 4 1 34
2
Schalke 04 Schalke 04
14 10 3 1 33
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
14 7 3 4 24
10
Arminia Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld
14 6 3 5 21
11
Hertha Berlin Hertha Berlin
15 5 5 5 20
12
Holstein Kiel Holstein Kiel
15 5 4 6 19
13
Eintracht Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig
15 5 4 6 19
14
Fortuna Dusseldorf Fortuna Dusseldorf
15 5 3 7 18
15
Preuben Munster Preuben Munster
15 3 7 5 16
16
Greuther Furth Greuther Furth
14 4 4 6 16
17
Dynamo Dresden Dynamo Dresden
14 4 3 7 15
18
Magdeburg Magdeburg
14 3 2 9 11
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.