The 1990–91 2. Bundesliga season was the seventeenth season of the

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, the second tier of the

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. It was the last season in which the league consisted of West German clubs only. From 1991–92 onwards clubs from the former

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joined the league.

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, MSV Duisburg and Stuttgarter Kickers were promoted to the

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while Rot-Weiss Essen,

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and FC Schweinfurt 05 were relegated to the Oberliga.

League table

For the 1990–91 season VfB Oldenburg,

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and

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were newly promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Oberliga while SV Waldhof Mannheim and FC 08 Homburg had been relegated to the league from the Bundesliga.

Results

Top scorers

The league's top scorers:2. Bundesliga 1990/1991 » Torschützenliste
Weltfussball.de – Top scorers, accessed: 17 November 2015

References

External links

2. Bundesliga 1990/1991 at Weltfussball.de

at '' kicker.de'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Bundesliga 1990-91, 2. 1990-91 2

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