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

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were promoted to the

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while

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and

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were relegated to the Oberliga.

League table

For the 1990–91 season

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and 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 were newly promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Oberliga while

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and

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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

1990–91 2. Bundesliga
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