2. Frauen-Bundesliga

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.

2. Frauen-Bundesliga
Founded2004
CountryGermany
Divisions2
Number of teams14
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toBundesliga
Relegation toRegionalliga
Domestic cup(s)Frauen DFB-Pokal
Current championsTurbine Potsdam (1st title)
Most championshipsTSG Hoffenheim II
(3 titles)
WebsiteOfficial 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

Members for the 2024–25 2. Frauen-Bundesliga.

TeamHome cityHome groundCapacity
SG AndernachAndernachStadion am Bassenheimer Weg15,220
Bayern Munich IIMunichFC Bayern Campus2,500
Union BerlinBerlinFritz-Lesch-Sportplatz6,000
VfL BochumBochumLeichtathletikplatz am Ruhrstadion1,500
Borussia MönchengladbachMönchengladbachGrenzlandstadion10,000
Eintracht Frankfurt IIFrankfurtStadion am Brentanobad5,750
SC Freiburg IIFreiburgSchönbergstadion3,000
FSV GüterslohGüterslohTönnies-Arena4,252
Hamburger SVNorderstedtWolfgang-Meyer-Sportanlage2,000
IngolstadtIngolstadtBZA Süd-Ost11,418
SV MeppenMeppenHänsch-Arena16,500
1. FC NürnbergNurembergMax-Morlock-Stadion50,000
SC SandWillstättOrsey-Stadion2,000
SV 67 WeinbergAurachSportanlange Vehlbergstraße Platz 21,000

Champions

SeasonNordSüd
2004–05FFC Brauweiler PulheimVfL Sindelfingen
2005–06VfL WolfsburgTSV Crailsheim
2006–07SG Wattenscheid 091. FC Saarbrücken
2007–08HSV Borussia FriedenstalFF USV Jena
2008–09Tennis Borussia Berlin1. FC Saarbrücken
2009–10HSV Borussia FriedenstalBayer 04 Leverkusen
2010–11Hamburger SV II1SC Freiburg
2011–121. FFC Turbine Potsdam II2VfL Sindelfingen
2012–13BV CloppenburgTSG 1899 Hoffenheim
2013–141. FFC Turbine Potsdam II3SC Sand
2014–151. FC Lübars41. FC Köln
2015–16MSV DuisburgTSG 1899 Hoffenheim II5
2016–17Werder BremenTSG 1899 Hoffenheim II6
2017–18Borussia MönchengladbachTSG 1899 Hoffenheim II7
SeasonChampionsRunners-up
2018–19Bayern Munich II8VfL Wolfsburg II8
2019–20Werder BremenVfL Wolfsburg II9
SeasonNordSüd
2020–21Carl Zeiss Jena1. FC Köln
SeasonChampionsRunners-up
2021–22SV MeppenMSV Duisburg
2022–23RB Leipzig1. FC Nürnberg
2023–24Turbine PotsdamCarl 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

Nord

Süd

One group

References