This is a list of clubs in the 2. Bundesliga, including all clubs and their final placings from 1974–75 to

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s as the second division in Germany in 1974. Initially played in a two-division format, north and south, it was merged into a single division in 1981 and has remained at this format ever since with the exception of the 1991–92 season, when the league was briefly split again to accommodate the influx of clubs from the former East Germany.

Overview

After the introduction of the Bundesliga in 1963 the second division was initially formed by five Regionalligas with a promotion round at the end. In

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this system was changed to two regional divisions which were named 2. Bundesliga Süd and

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. This halved the number of second division teams from a nominal number of 40 to 20. In the 1991–92 season the league was briefly split into a northern and southern division of 12 clubs each to allow for the entry of the East German clubs into the league system. Since 1992 the league has always operated as a single division, initially with 20 clubs, later with 18.2. Bundesliga 1974-heute
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List of clubs

The list of clubs of the 2. Bundesliga from its inception to the present season, sorted by the last season a club played in the league:Die Ewige Tabelle der 2. Bundesliga

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– The all-time table of the 2. Bundesliga since 1974.

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Placings

1974–1981

The placings in the two divisions of the 2. Bundesliga from its interception to the change to a single-division format:2. Bundesliga
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– Tables and results of the 2. Bundesliga since 1974.

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1981–1991

The placings in the 2. Bundesliga from its first season as a single-division league to the last season before the German reunion:

1991–present

The teams are ordered here based on when they were last in the league, starting with the longest promoted teams, current teams, and longest relegated teams. The placings in the 2. Bundesliga from the German reunion to the present season:

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Notes

* FC St. Pauli (1978–79), TSV 1860 Munich (1981–82), Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (1987–88), Kickers Offenbach (1988–89), Rot-Weiss Essen (1990–91 and 1993–94), Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin (1991–92),

1. FC Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken (german: 1. Fußball-Club Saarbrücken e. V.) is a football club based in Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club plays in the 3. Liga, which is the third tier of football in Germany. The club began its existence as the football de ...

(1994–95), Tennis Borussia Berlin (1999–2000) and MSV Duisburg (2012–13) were demoted from the league after having their licenses revoked. * Mainz 05 (1975–76), Westfalia Herne (1978–79) and

DSC Wanne-Eickel DSC Wanne-Eickel is a German association football club that plays in Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia. History The club was founded in 1954 as ''TB Eickel'' when it left Sportfreunde Wanne-Eickel, a short-lived union it had formed with ''SV Preu ...

(1979–80) voluntarily withdrew from the league. * ^‡ Denotes clubs from the region of former East Germany which joined the German football league system in 1991. Note that clubs may have been formed after the German reunion which, for example, is the case with RB Leipzig. * ¹ Bayer Uerdingen was renamed KFC Uerdingen 05 in 1995. * ² DJK Gütersloh merged with Arminia Gütersloh in 1978 to form FC Gütersloh. * ³ SpVgg Fürth merged with

TSV Vestenbergsgreuth The TSV Vestenbergsgreuth is a German association football club from the village of Vestenbergsgreuth, Franconia. From 1996 to 2007, the club did not field a team due to a merger with SpVgg Fürth, but has since returned to competitive footbal ...

in 1996 to form Greuther Fürth. * ⁴ ESV Ingolstadt merged with MTV Ingolstadt in 2004 to form FC Ingolstadt. * ⁵ BV Lüttringhausen was renamed BVL Remscheid in 1985 and merged with VfB Marathon Remscheid in 1990 to form FC Remscheid. * ⁶ TuS Schloß Neuhaus merged with FC Paderborn in 1985 to form TuS Paderborn-Neuhaus and was renamed SC Paderborn in 1997. * ⁷ LR Ahlen was renamed Rot-Weiß Ahlen in 2006.

References

External links

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DFB — Deutscher Fußball Bund – 2. Bundesliga
(German Football Association) {{2. Bundesliga Clubs Bundesliga, 2 List