The 2017–18 2. Bundesliga was the 44th season of the 2. Bundesliga, the second highest German football league. It began on 28 July 2017 and concluded on 13 May 2018[2][3] with the match between VfL Bochum and FC St. Pauli (0:1) and ended with the 34th match day on 13 May 2018. From 19 December 2017 to 23 January 2018, the season was interrupted by a winter break.[4]

The fixtures were announced on 29 June 2017.[5]

Fortuna Düsseldorf secured the direct promotion to the Bundesliga after 32 days of play,[6][7]1. FC Nürnberg secured promotion one match day later; 1. FC Nürnberg set a new record with its eighth Bundesliga promotion. The championship was decided on the last match day in a direct duel between the two upstarts, which Fortuna Düsseldorf won. Holstein Kiel was able to reach the autumn championship as a starter and placed third one match day before the end, but lost in the relegation games to VfL Wolfsburg. In the relegation battle, after 32 days of play, the first decision was made relatively late with the relegation of 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Until the end, six clubs were at risk of relegation, in the end Eintracht Braunschweig, who was still a participant in the promotion delegation last year, had to be relegated to the 3rd division. FC Erzgebirge Aue had to go into the relegation playoff against Karlsruher SC and were able to secure their stay in the 2. Bundesliga.[8]

Teams

class=notpageimage|
Locations of the 2017–18 2. Bundesliga teams

Team changes

Promoted from 2016–17 3. Liga Relegated from 2016–17 Bundesliga Promoted to 2017–18 Bundesliga Relegated to 2017–18 3. Liga Relegated to Regionalliga Bayern
MSV Duisburg
Holstein Kiel
Jahn Regensburg		 FC Ingolstadt
Darmstadt 98		 VfB Stuttgart
Hannover 96		 Würzburger Kickers
Karlsruher SC		 1860 Munich

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Erzgebirge Aue Aue Erzgebirgsstadion 15,711
Arminia Bielefeld Bielefeld Schüco-Arena 27,300
VfL Bochum Bochum Vonovia-Ruhrstadion 29,299
Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweig Eintracht-Stadion 23,325
Darmstadt 98 Darmstadt Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor 17,000
Dynamo Dresden Dresden DDV-Stadion 32,066
MSV Duisburg Duisburg MSV-Arena 31,500
Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Esprit Arena 54,600
SpVgg Greuther Fürth Fürth Sportpark Ronhof 18,500
1. FC Heidenheim Heidenheim Voith-Arena 15,000
FC Ingolstadt Ingolstadt Audi Sportpark 15,000
1. FC Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern Fritz-Walter-Stadion 49,780
Holstein Kiel Kiel Holstein-Stadion 11,386
1. FC Nürnberg Nuremberg Max-Morlock-Stadion 50,000
Jahn Regensburg Regensburg Continental Arena 15,224
SV Sandhausen Sandhausen BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald 12,100
FC St. Pauli Hamburg Millerntor-Stadion 29,546
Union Berlin Berlin Alte Försterei 22,012

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsors
Main Sleeve
Erzgebirge Aue Germany Hannes Drews Germany Martin Männel Nike WätaS Wärmetauscher Sachsen Leonhardt Group
Arminia Bielefeld Luxembourg Jeff Saibene Germany Julian Börner Joma[9] Schüco JAB Anstoetz Textilien
VfL Bochum Germany Robin Dutt Germany Stefano Celozzi Nike Trivago Viactiv Betriebskrankenkasse
Eintracht Braunschweig Germany Torsten Lieberknecht Germany Ken Reichel[10] Erima[11] SEAT Flex Gang
Darmstadt 98 Germany Dirk Schuster Turkey Aytaç Sulu Jako Software AG ROWE Mineralölwerk
Dynamo Dresden Germany Uwe Neuhaus Germany Marco Hartmann Erima Feldschlößchen AOK Plus
MSV Duisburg Bulgaria Iliya Gruev Germany Kevin Wolze Capelli XTiP Rhein Power
Fortuna Düsseldorf Germany Friedhelm Funkel Germany Oliver Fink Uhlsport[12] Orthomol[13] Toyo Tires
SpVgg Greuther Fürth Croatia Damir Burić Hungary Balázs Megyeri Hummel Hofmann Personal BVUK
1. FC Heidenheim Germany Frank Schmidt Germany Marc Schnatterer Nike Hartmann Gruppe Voith
FC Ingolstadt Germany Stefan Leitl Cameroon Marvin Matip Adidas MediaMarkt Audi Schanzer Fußballschule
1. FC Kaiserslautern Germany Michael Frontzeck Germany Daniel Halfar Uhlsport Top12.de[14] KSC Reifen Stephan
Holstein Kiel Germany Markus Anfang Germany Rafael Czichos Puma Famila Lotto Schleswig-Holstein
1. FC Nürnberg Germany Michael Köllner Germany Hanno Behrens Umbro Nürnberger Versicherung Godelmann Betonstein
Jahn Regensburg Germany Achim Beierlorzer Germany Marco Grüttner Saller Netto Dallmeier Electronic
SV Sandhausen Turkey Kenan Kocak Austria Stefan Kulovits Puma Verivox BWT
FC St. Pauli Germany Markus Kauczinski Germany Bernd Nehrig Under Armour Congstar Astra Brauerei
1. FC Union Berlin Germany André Hofschneider Germany Felix Kroos Macron Layenberger Koch Automobile
1. ^ On the sleeves.

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
FC St. Pauli Germany Ewald Lienen[15] Moved to technical director 30 June 2017 Preseason Germany Olaf Janßen[15] 1 July 2017
Jahn Regensburg Germany Heiko Herrlich[16] Signed by Bayer Leverkusen Germany Achim Beierlorzer[17]
Erzgebirge Aue Germany Domenico Tedesco[18] Signed by Schalke 04 Germany Thomas Letsch[19]
VfL Bochum Netherlands Gertjan Verbeek[20] Sacked 11 July 2017 Germany Ismail Atalan[20] 11 July 2017
Erzgebirge Aue Germany Thomas Letsch[21] 14 August 2017 18th Germany Robin Lenk (interim) 14 August 2017
FC Ingolstadt Germany Maik Walpurgis[22] 22 August 2017 Germany Stefan Leitl[23] 22 August 2017
SpVgg Greuther Fürth Hungary János Radoki[24] 28 August 2017 Germany Mirko Dickhaut (interim) 28 August 2017
Germany Mirko Dickhaut[25] End of caretaker 9 September 2017 Croatia Damir Burić[25] 9 September 2017
Erzgebirge Aue Germany Robin Lenk[26] 8 September 2017 10th Germany Hannes Drews[26] 8 September 2017
1. FC Kaiserslautern Germany Norbert Meier[27] Sacked 20 September 2017 18th Germany Manfred Paula (interim)[27] 20 September 2017
Germany Manfred Paula[28] End of caretaker 27 September 2017 Luxembourg Jeff Strasser[28] 27 September 2017
VfL Bochum Germany Ismail Atalan[29] Sacked 9 October 2017 13th Germany Jens Rasiejewski[29] 9 October 2017
Union Berlin Germany Jens Keller[30] 4 December 2017 4th Germany André Hofschneider[30] 4 December 2017
FC St. Pauli Germany Olaf Janßen[31] 7 December 2017 14th Germany Markus Kauczinski[31] 7 December 2017
Darmstadt 98 Germany Torsten Frings[32] 9 December 2017 16th Germany Dirk Schuster[33] 11 December 2017
1. FC Kaiserslautern Luxembourg Jeff Strasser[34] Resigned 1 February 2018 18th Germany Michael Frontzeck[34] 1 February 2018
VfL Bochum Germany Jens Rasiejewski[35] Sacked 7 February 2018 14th Germany Heiko Butscher (interim)[35] 7 February 2018
Germany Heiko Butscher[36] End of caretaker 11 February 2018 Germany Robin Dutt[36] 11 February 2018

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Fortuna Düsseldorf (C, P) 34 19 6 9 57 43 +14 63 Promotion to Bundesliga
2 1. FC Nürnberg (P) 34 17 9 8 61 39 +22 60
3 Holstein Kiel 34 14 14 6 71 44 +27 56 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 Arminia Bielefeld 34 12 12 10 51 47 +4 48
5 Jahn Regensburg 34 14 6 14 53 53 0 48
6 VfL Bochum 34 13 9 12 37 40 −3 48
7 MSV Duisburg 34 13 9 12 52 56 −4 48
8 Union Berlin 34 12 11 11 54 46 +8 47
9 FC Ingolstadt 34 12 9 13 47 45 +2 45
10 Darmstadt 98 34 10 13 11 47 45 +2 43
11 SV Sandhausen 34 11 10 13 35 33 +2 43
12 FC St. Pauli 34 11 10 13 35 48 −13 43
13 1. FC Heidenheim 34 11 9 14 50 56 −6 42
14 Dynamo Dresden 34 11 8 15 42 52 −10 41
15 Greuther Fürth 34 10 10 14 37 48 −11 40
16 Erzgebirge Aue (O) 34 10 10 14 35 49 −14 40 Qualification to relegation play-offs
17 Eintracht Braunschweig (R) 34 8 15 11 37 43 −6 39 Relegation to 3. Liga
18 1. FC Kaiserslautern (R) 34 9 8 17 42 55 −13 35
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away AUE BER BIE BOC BRA DAR DRE DUI DÜS FÜR HEI ING KAI KIE NÜR REG SAN STP
Erzgebirge Aue — 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–0 0–0 1–3 0–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–3 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–1
Union Berlin 0–0 — 1–1 3–1 1–1 3–3 0–1 0–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 5–0 4–3 0–1 2–2 2–1 1–0
Arminia Bielefeld 2–0 1–1 — 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–3 0–4 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–3 3–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 5–0
VfL Bochum 2–1 2–1 0–1 — 2–0 2–1 3–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 3–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–1
Eintracht Braunschweig 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 — 2–2 1–1 3–2 0–1 3–0 2–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 2–3 2–1 1–1 0–2
Darmstadt 98 1–0 3–1 4–3 1–2 1–1 — 3–3 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–2[a] 1–1 3–4 0–1 1–2 3–0
Dynamo Dresden 4–0 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 — 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–2 2–2 1–2 0–4 1–1 1–0 0–4 1–3
MSV Duisburg 3–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–0 — 1–2 2–0 3–3 2–1 1–4 1–3 1–6 4–1 0–2 2–0
Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–1 3–2 4–2 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–3 3–1 — 1–1 2–2 3–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 2–1
Greuther Fürth 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 3–1 — 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–3 1–2 2–1 4–0
1. FC Heidenheim 2–1 4–3 2–2 1–0 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–2 3–1 1–1 — 1–2 3–2 3–5 1–0 1–3 2–0 3–1
FC Ingolstadt 1–2 0–1 2–2 0–1 0–2 3–0 4–2 2–2 1–0 3–0 3–0 — 1–3 1–5 1–1 2–4 0–0 0–1
1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–2 4–3 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–3 3–0 1–0 1–1 — 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1
Holstein Kiel 2–2 2–2 2–1 3–0 6–2 0–0 3–0 5–0 2–2 3–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 — 1–3 1–1 2–2 0–1
1. FC Nürnberg 4–1 2–2 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–3 0–2 3–2 1–2 3–0 2–2 — 2–2 1–0 0–1
Jahn Regensburg 1–3 0–2 3–2 0–1 2–1 0–3 0–2 4–0 4–3 3–2 2–0 3–2 3–1 1–2 0–1 — 2–1 3–1
SV Sandhausen 1–1 1–0 3–1 2–3 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–2 2–0 — 1–1
FC St. Pauli 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 2–2 2–2 1–2 3–0 1–0 0–4 1–1 3–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 —
Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The Darmstadt 98 v 1. FC Kaiserslautern match from 24 January 2018 was suspended after 45 minutes (half-time) and a score of 0–0 due to a medical emergency involving 1. FC Kaiserslautern manager Jeff Strasser. The replay took place on 21 February 2018 and finished with a score of 1–2.

Promotion play-offs

All times are UTC+2.

First leg

VfL Wolfsburg3–1Holstein Kiel
 Report Schindler 34'
Attendance: 28,800
Referee: Deniz Aytekin

Second leg

Holstein Kiel0–1VfL Wolfsburg
Report Knoche 75'
Attendance: 12,000

VfL Wolfsburg won 4–1 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.

Relegation play-offs

All times are UTC+2.

First leg

Karlsruher SC0–0Erzgebirge Aue
Report
Attendance: 25,906

Second leg

Erzgebirge Aue3–1Karlsruher SC
Bertram 25', 53', 75' Report Schleusener 44'
Attendance: 16,000

Erzgebirge Aue won 3–1 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[37]
1 Germany Marvin Ducksch Holstein Kiel 18
2 Germany Hanno Behrens 1. FC Nürnberg 14
Austria Lukas Hinterseer VfL Bochum
Germany Steven Skrzybski Union Berlin
5 Germany Marco Grüttner Jahn Regensburg 13
Germany Rouwen Hennings Fortuna Düsseldorf
Germany Andreas Voglsammer Arminia Bielefeld
8 Sweden Sebastian Andersson 1. FC Kaiserslautern 12
Germany Dominick Drexler Holstein Kiel
Sweden Mikael Ishak 1. FC Nürnberg
Germany Sebastian Polter Union Berlin
Ghana Kingsley Schindler Holstein Kiel

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean sheets[38]
1 Germany Marcel Schuhen SV Sandhausen 12
2 Germany Stefan Ortega Arminia Bielefeld 11
3 Germany Robin Himmelmann FC St. Pauli 10
Norway Ørjan Nyland FC Ingolstadt
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina Jasmin Fejzić Eintracht Braunschweig 9
Netherlands Mark Flekken MSV Duisburg
7 Germany Daniel Heuer Fernandes Darmstadt 98 8
United States Kenneth Kronholm Holstein Kiel
9 Seven players 7

Number of teams by state

Position State Number of teams Teams
1  Bavaria 4 FC Ingolstadt, Greuther Fürth, 1. FC Nürnberg and Jahn Regensburg
 North Rhine-Westphalia 4 Arminia Bielefeld, VfL Bochum, Fortuna Düsseldorf and MSV Duisburg
3  Baden-Württemberg 2 1. FC Heidenheim and SV Sandhausen
 Saxony 2 Dynamo Dresden and Erzgebirge Aue
5  Berlin 1 Union Berlin
 Hamburg 1 FC St. Pauli
 Hesse 1 Darmstadt 98
 Lower Saxony 1 Eintracht Braunschweig
 Rhineland-Palatinate 1 1. FC Kaiserslautern
 Schleswig-Holstein 1 Holstein Kiel

Highs of the season

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Statistics
  2. ^ "Bundesliga reveals dates for your diary 2017/18". Bundesliga.com. DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  3. ^ "DFL veröffentlicht Spielpläne 2017/18: Auftakt FC Bayern München gegen Bayer 04 Leverkusen". bundesliga.de. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. ^ "DFB-Präsidium verabschiedet Rahmenterminkalender" (in German). DEUTSCHER FUSSBALL-BUND. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. ^ "DFL präsentiert Spielpläne am 29. Juni per Livestream" [DFL will present match schedules via livestream]. bundesliga.de. 20 June 2017. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Fortuna Düsseldorf ist zurück in der Bundesliga!" (in German). BUNDESLIGA. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  7. ^ Jolitz, Bernd (30 April 2018). "Fortuna wie Phönix aus der Asche : Wieder da" (in German). RP Digital GmbH. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Erzgebirge Aue vs. Karlsruher SC 3 - 1". SOCCERWAY. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Arminia Bielefeld verabschiedet sich von Ausrüster Saller". nw.de. Zeitungsverlag Neue Westfälische GmbH & Co. KG. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Ken Reichel wird Kapitän". eintracht.com. 25 July 2017. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  11. ^ "Neuer Löwen-Ausrüster ab 2017/2018". eintracht.com. 2 March 2017. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Wer macht den Deal: Fortuna Düsseldorf und VfL Bochum buhlen um Millionen-Vertrag". derwesten.de. FUNKE MEDIEN NRW GmbH. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  13. ^ "Orthomol ist neuer Hauptsponsor der Fortuna". rp-online.de. RP Digital GmbH. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  14. ^ "Top12.de wird FCK-Ärmelsponsor". rheinpfalz.de. RHEINPFALZ Verlag und Druckerei GmbH & Co. KG. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  15. ^ a b "St. Pauli: Lienen wird Technischer Direktor, Janßen Cheftrainer". dfb.de. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  16. ^ "Offiziell: Herrlich wird neuer Trainer in Leverkusen". Kicker. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  17. ^ "Beierlorzer neuer Trainer in Regensburg". dfb.de. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  18. ^ "Bestätigt: Domenico Tedesco ersetzt Markus Weinzierl auf Schalke!". Kicker. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  19. ^ "Letsch übernimmt Traineramt in Aue". dfb.de. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  20. ^ a b "Bochum: Trennung von Verbeek - Atalan wird Nachfolger". Kicker. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  21. ^ "Nach Fehlstart: Erzgebirge Aue trennt sich von Trainer Letsch" (in German). Eurosport. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  22. ^ "FCI & Trainer Maik Walpurgis trennen sich – Leitl wird Interimstrainer" (in German). fcingolstadt.de. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  23. ^ "Stefan Leitl wird Cheftrainer der Schanzer" (in German). fcingolstadt.de. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  24. ^ "Kleeblatt und Radoki trennen sich" (in German). greuther-fuerth.de. 28 August 2017. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  25. ^ a b "Buric wird Cheftrainer" (in German). greuther-fuerth.de. 9 September 2017. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  26. ^ a b "Hannes Drews als neuer Veilchen-Chefcoach offiziell vorgestellt" (in German). fc-erzgebirge.de. 8 September 2017. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  27. ^ a b "FCK: Meier muss gehen - Paula übernimmt vorerst". Kicker. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  28. ^ a b "Strasser: Der FCK "eine Herzensangelegenheit"". Kicker. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  29. ^ a b "VfL trennt sich von Atalan". vfl-bochum.de. 9 October 2017. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  30. ^ a b "Union feuert Keller und holt Hofschneider". Kicker. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  31. ^ a b "Kauczinski beerbt Janßen als St.-Pauli-Trainer". Kicker. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  32. ^ "Darmstadt stellt Frings frei". Kicker. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  33. ^ "Alter Bekannter: Schuster kehrt nach Darmstadt zurück". Kicker. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  34. ^ a b "Michael Frontzeck übernimmt das FCK-Traineramt". fck.de. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  35. ^ a b "Bochum schmeißt Hochstätter und Rasiejewski raus". Kicker. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  36. ^ a b "Mit sofortiger Wirkung: Robin Dutt wird Cheftrainer beim VfL Bochum". Kicker. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  37. ^ "Torjäger". Kicker. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  38. ^ "Torhüter - 2. Bundesliga - kicker online". Kicker. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  39. ^ "6. Spieltag Stadion Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena, Duisburg Zuschauer 17.788" (in German). sport.de. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  40. ^ "8. Spieltag Stadion An der Alten Försterei, Berlin Zuschauer 20.592" (in German). sport.de. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  41. ^ "16. Spieltag Stadion SchücoArena, Bielefeld Zuschauer 22.826" (in German). sport.de. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  42. ^ "25. Spieltag Stadion Holstein-Stadion, Kiel Zuschauer 10.143" (in German). sport.de. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  43. ^ "10. Spieltag Stadion Voith-Arena, Heidenheim Zuschauer 10.300" (in German). sport.de. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  44. ^ "34. Spieltag Stadion Holstein-Stadion, Kiel Zuschauer 11.760" (in German). sport.de. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  45. ^ "8. Spieltag Stadion Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor, Darmstadt Zuschauer17.000" (in German). sport.de. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  46. ^ "15. Spieltag Stadion An der Alten Försterei, Berlin Zuschauer 21.108" (in German). sport.de. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  47. ^ "20. Spieltag Stadion Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena, Duisburg Zuschauer 13.105" (in German). sport.de. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_2._Bundesliga
No tags for this post.