R Team P W D L Pts
1
Nurnberg Nurnberg
6 3 3 0 12
2
VfL Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg
6 3 3 0 12
3
Hertha Berlin Hertha Berlin
6 2 4 0 10
4
Hannover 96 Hannover 96
6 2 4 0 10
5
Heidenheimer Heidenheimer
6 3 1 2 10
6
Holstein Kiel Holstein Kiel
6 2 3 1 9
7
Magdeburg Magdeburg
6 2 3 1 9
8
Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern
6 2 3 1 9
9
VfL Bochum VfL Bochum
6 3 0 3 9
10
Dynamo Dresden Dynamo Dresden
6 2 2 2 8
11
Energie Cottbus Energie Cottbus
6 2 2 2 8
12
Eintracht Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig
6 1 4 1 7
13
St. Pauli St. Pauli
6 1 3 2 6
14
VfL Osnabruck VfL Osnabruck
6 1 2 3 5
15
Greuther Furth Greuther Furth
6 0 4 2 4
16
Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC
6 1 1 4 4
17
Arminia Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld
6 1 1 4 4
18
Darmstadt Darmstadt
6 1 1 4 4
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.