Season | 2014–15 |
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Champions | FC Ingolstadt |
Promoted |
FC Ingolstadt SV Darmstadt |
Relegated |
Erzgebirge Aue VfR Aalen |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 865 (2.83 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Rouwen Hennings (17 goals) |
Average attendance | 17,667 |
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The 2014–15 2. Bundesliga was the 41st season of the 2. Bundesliga, Germany's second-level football competition.
A total of 18 teams contest the league, including 12 sides from the 2013–14 season, two sides directly relegated from the 2013–14 Bundesliga season, and two sides directly promoted from the 2013–14 3. Liga season. The two final participants were determined in two-legged play-offs, in which the 16th placed Bundesliga side played the team who finished third in 2. Bundesliga and the 16th 2. Bundesliga side played the team who finished third in the 3. Liga.
Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium capacity |
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VfR Aalen | Aalen | Scholz-Arena | 13,251 |
VfL Bochum | Bochum | rewirpowerSTADION | 29,299 |
SV Darmstadt 98 | Darmstadt | Stadion am Böllenfalltor | 16,500 |
Eintracht Braunschweig | Braunschweig | Eintracht-Stadion | 23,325 |
FC Erzgebirge Aue | Aue | Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion | 15,711 |
Fortuna Düsseldorf | Düsseldorf | Esprit Arena | 54,600 |
FSV Frankfurt | Frankfurt am Main | Frankfurter Volksbank Stadion | 12,542 |
SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Fürth | Trolli Arena | 18,500 |
1. FC Heidenheim | Heidenheim | Voith-Arena | 13,000 |
FC Ingolstadt 04 | Ingolstadt | Audi Sportpark | 15,445 |
1. FC Kaiserslautern | Kaiserslautern | Fritz-Walter-Stadion | 49,780 |
Karlsruher SC | Karlsruhe | Wildparkstadion | 29,699 |
RB Leipzig | Leipzig | Red Bull Arena | 44,345 |
1860 Munich | Munich | Allianz Arena | 71,000 |
1. FC Nürnberg | Nuremberg | Grundig-Stadion | 50,000 |
SV Sandhausen | Sandhausen | Hardtwald | 12,100 |
FC St. Pauli | Hamburg | Millerntor-Stadion | 29,063 Note 1 |
1. FC Union Berlin | Berlin | Alte Försterei | 21,704 |
Notes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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1. FC Union Berlin | Uwe Neuhaus | Mutual consent | 11 May 2014 [3] | Pre-season | Norbert Düwel | 13 May 2014 [4] |
1860 Munich | Markus von Ahlen | End of tenure as caretaker | 4 June 2014 | Ricardo Moniz | 4 June 2014 [5] | |
1. FC Nürnberg | Roger Prinzen | End of tenure as caretaker | 5 June 2014 | Valérien Ismaël | 5 June 2014 [6] | |
Fortuna Düsseldorf | Lorenz-Günther Köstner | Mutual consent | 12 June 2014 [7] | Oliver Reck | 13 June 2014 [8] | |
Erzgebirge Aue | Falko Götz | Sacked | 2 September 2014 [9] | 18th | Tomislav Stipić | 9 September 2014 [10] |
FC St. Pauli | Roland Vrabec | Sacked | 3 September 2014 [11] | 14th | Thomas Meggle | 3 September 2014 [11] |
1860 Munich | Ricardo Moniz | Sacked | 24 September 2014 [12] | 13th | Markus von Ahlen | 24 September 2014 [12] |
1. FC Nürnberg | Valérien Ismaël | Sacked | 11 November 2014 [13] | 14th | René Weiler | 12 November 2014 [14] |
VfL Bochum | Peter Neururer | Sacked | 9 December 2014 [15] | 10th | Frank Heinemann | 9 December 2014 [15] |
FC St. Pauli | Thomas Meggle | Sacked | 16 December 2014 [16] | 18th | Ewald Lienen | 16 December 2014 [16] |
VfL Bochum | Frank Heinemann | End of tenure as caretaker | 31 December 2014 [17] | 11th | Gertjan Verbeek | 1 January 2015 [17] |
RB Leipzig | Alexander Zorniger | Mutual consent | 11 February 2015 [18] | 7th | Achim Beierlorzer | 11 February 2015 [18] |
1860 Munich | Markus von Ahlen | Sacked | 17 February 2015 [19] | 16th | Torsten Fröhling | 17 February 2015 [19] |
SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Frank Kramer | Sacked | 23 February 2015 [20] | 13th | Mike Büskens | 23 February 2015 [20] |
Fortuna Düsseldorf | Oliver Reck | Sacked | 23 February 2015 [21] | 6th | Taşkın Aksoy | 13 April 2015 [22] |
FSV Frankfurt | Benno Möhlmann | Sacked | 18 May 2015 [23] | 16th | Tomas Oral | 18 May 2015 [23] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | FC Ingolstadt (C, P) | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 64 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
2 | SV Darmstadt 98 (P) | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 59 | |
3 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 58 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
4 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 56 | |
5 | RB Leipzig | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 50 | |
6 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 50 | |
7 | Union Berlin | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 47 | |
8 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 46 | |
9 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 45 | |
10 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 44 | |
11 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 42 | |
12 | SV Sandhausen [a] | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 39 | |
13 | FSV Frankfurt | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 39 | |
14 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 37 | |
15 | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 37 | |
16 | 1860 Munich | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 36 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
17 | Erzgebirge Aue (R) | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 36 | Relegation to 3. Liga |
18 | VfR Aalen [b] (R) | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 31 |
The team which finishes 16th, will face the third-placed 2014–15 2. Bundesliga side for a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches earns entry into the 2015–16 Bundesliga. Hamburger SV prevailed for the second year in a row, avoiding their possible first relegation.
Hamburger SV | 1–1 | Karlsruher SC |
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Iličević 73' | Report | Hennings 4' |
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Karlsruher SC | 1–2 ( a.e.t.) | Hamburger SV |
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Yabo 78' | Report |
Díaz 90+1' Müller 115' |
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Hamburger SV won 3–2 on aggregate.
The team which finished 16th faced the third-placed 2014–15 3. Liga side for a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2015–16 2. Bundesliga.
Kiel
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1860 Munich | 2–1 | Holstein Kiel |
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Adlung 78' Bülow 90'+1' |
Report | Kazior 16' |
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1860 Munich won 2–1 on aggregate.