2020–21 2. Bundesliga

The 2020–21 2. Bundesliga will be the 47th season of the 2. Bundesliga. It will begin on 18 September 2020 and conclude on 23 May 2021.[1] The season was originally scheduled to begin on 31 July 2020 and conclude on 16 May 2021,[2] though this was delayed due to postponement of the previous season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

2. Bundesliga
Season2020–21
Dates18 September 2020 – 23 May 2021
2021–22 →

The fixtures were announced on 7 August 2020.[3]

Teams
Locations of the 2020–21 2. Bundesliga teams

Team changes
Promoted from 2019–20 3. LigaRelegated from 2019–20 BundesligaPromoted to 2020–21 BundesligaRelegated to 2020–21 3. Liga
Würzburger Kickers
Eintracht Braunschweig		Fortuna Düsseldorf
SC Paderborn		Arminia Bielefeld
VfB Stuttgart		Wehen Wiesbaden
Dynamo Dresden

Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Erzgebirge Aue Aue-Bad Schlema Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion 15,711
VfL Bochum Bochum Vonovia Ruhrstadion 29,299
Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweig Eintracht-Stadion 23,325
Darmstadt 98 Darmstadt Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor 17,000
Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Merkur Spiel-Arena 54,600
Greuther Fürth Fürth Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer 18,500
Hamburger SV Hamburg Volksparkstadion 57,000
Hannover 96 Hanover HDI-Arena 49,000
1. FC Heidenheim Heidenheim Voith-Arena 15,000
Karlsruher SC Karlsruhe Wildparkstadion 29,699
Holstein Kiel Kiel Holstein-Stadion 15,034
1. FC Nürnberg Nuremberg Max-Morlock-Stadion 49,923
VfL Osnabrück Osnabrück Stadion an der Bremer Brücke 16,667
SC Paderborn Paderborn Benteler-Arena 15,000[4]
Jahn Regensburg Regensburg Jahnstadion Regensburg 15,210
SV Sandhausen Sandhausen BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald 15,414
FC St. Pauli Hamburg Millerntor-Stadion 29,546
Würzburger Kickers Würzburg Flyeralarm Arena 14,500

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Front Sleeve
Erzgebirge Aue Dirk Schuster Martin Männel Nike WätaS Wärmetauscher Sachsen Leonhardt Group
VfL Bochum Thomas Reis Anthony Losilla Nike Tricorp Workwear Viactiv Betriebskrankenkasse
Eintracht Braunschweig Daniel Meyer TBD Erima[5]
Darmstadt 98 Markus Anfang Fabian Holland Craft Software AG Jeez
Fortuna Düsseldorf Uwe Rösler Oliver Fink Uhlsport Henkel Toyo Tires
Greuther Fürth Stefan Leitl Marco Caligiuri Puma Hofmann Personal BVUK
Hamburger SV Daniel Thioune Aaron Hunt Adidas Emirates Popp Feinkost
Hannover 96 Kenan Kocak Marvin Bakalorz Macron Heinz von Heiden HDI
1. FC Heidenheim Frank Schmidt Marc Schnatterer Nike Kneipp Voith
Karlsruher SC Christian Eichner David Pisot Macron Klaiber Markisen CG Gruppe
Holstein Kiel Ole Werner Hauke Wahl Puma Famila Lotto Schleswig-Holstein
1. FC Nürnberg Robert Klauß Hanno Behrens Umbro Nürnberger Versicherung Godelmann Betonstein
VfL Osnabrück Marco Grote Marc Heider Puma sunmaker Sievert
SC Paderborn Steffen Baumgart Christian Strohdiek Saller sunmaker Effect Energy Drink
Jahn Regensburg Mersad Selimbegović Marco Grüttner Saller Netto Dallmeier electronic
SV Sandhausen Uwe Koschinat Dennis Diekmeier Puma sunmaker BWT
FC St. Pauli Timo Schultz Christopher Avevor Under Armour Congstar Astra Brauerei
Würzburger Kickers Michael Schiele Sebastian Schuppan Jako BVUK

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing Manner Exit date Position in table Incoming Incoming date Ref.
Announced on Departed on Announced on Arrived on
Darmstadt 98 Dimitrios Grammozis End of contract 26 February 2020 30 June 2020 Pre-season Markus Anfang 16 April 2020 1 July 2020 [6][7]
FC St. Pauli Jos Luhukay Mutual consent 29 June 2020 Timo Schultz 12 July 2020 [8][9]
Hamburger SV Dieter Hecking End of contract 4 July 2020 Daniel Thioune 6 July 2020 [10][11]
VfL Osnabrück Daniel Thioune Signed for Hamburger SV 6 July 2020 Marco Grote 22 July 2020 [12][13]
Eintracht Braunschweig Marco Antwerpen End of contract 7 July 2020 Daniel Meyer 10 July 2020 [14][15]
1. FC Nürnberg Michael Wiesinger End of contract 11 July 2020 Robert Klauß 30 July 2020 [16][17]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Erzgebirge Aue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to Bundesliga
2 VfL Bochum 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Eintracht Braunschweig 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 Fortuna Düsseldorf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Darmstadt 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Greuther Fürth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Hamburger SV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Hannover 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 1. FC Heidenheim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Karlsruher SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Holstein Kiel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 1. FC Nürnberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 VfL Osnabrück 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 SC Paderborn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Jahn Regensburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 SV Sandhausen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to relegation play-offs
17 FC St. Pauli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 3. Liga
18 Würzburger Kickers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 18 September 2020. Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[18]

Results
Home \ Away AUE BOC BRA DÜS DAR FÜR HAM HAN HEI KAR KIE NÜR OSN PAD REG SAN STP WÜR
Erzgebirge Aue —
VfL Bochum —
Eintracht Braunschweig — a
Fortuna Düsseldorf —
Darmstadt 98 —
Greuther Fürth — a
Hamburger SV — a
Hannover 96 a —
1. FC Heidenheim —
Karlsruher SC —
Holstein Kiel —
1. FC Nürnberg a —
VfL Osnabrück —
SC Paderborn —
Jahn Regensburg —
SV Sandhausen —
FC St. Pauli a —
Würzburger Kickers —
First match(es) will be played on 18 September 2020. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Relegation play-offs

The relegation play-offs will take place on 27 and 30 May 2021.[1]

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References
  1. "Neuer Rahmenterminkalender für Saison 2020/21 veröffentlicht – Bundesliga und 2. Bundesliga starten am 18. September" [New schedule for the 2020/21 season published – Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga start on 18 September]. DFL.de (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. "Rahmenterminkalender für die Saison 2020/21 veröffentlicht" [Framework schedule for the 2020–21 season published]. DFL.de (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  3. "HSV startet gegen Düsseldorf - Hamburger Derby am 6. Spieltag". kicker.de (in German). 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  4. "Lottoabrechnung 2001" (PDF). scp07.de (in German). SC Paderborn 07 e.V. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  5. "Neuer Löwen-Ausrüster ab 2017/2018". eintracht.com. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  6. "Grammozis verlässt Darmstadt im Sommer – und erklärt, warum". kicker.de (in German). 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  7. "Anfang wird zur neuen Saison Trainer bei Darmstadt 98". kicker.de (in German). 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  8. "St. Pauli verkündet Trennung von Luhukay – Trainer räumt Fehler ein". kicker.de (in German). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  9. "Timo Schultz ist neuer Trainer vom FC St. Pauli". stpauli24.mopo.de (in German). 12 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  10. "HSV und Dieter Hecking gehen getrennte Wege". hsv.de (in German). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  11. "Daniel Thioune ist neuer HSV-Trainer". hsv.de (in German). 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  12. "Daniel Thioune verlässt den VfL Osnabrück". vfl.de (in German). 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  13. "Marco Grote neuer Cheftrainer". vfl.de (in German). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  14. "Vertrag mit Marco Antwerpen wird nicht verlängert". eintracht.com (in German). 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  15. "Daniel Meyer wird Trainer von Eintracht Braunschweig". braunschweiger-zeitung.de (in German). 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  16. "Mit Michael Wiesinger und Marek Mintal in die Relegation". fcn.de (in German). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  17. "Cheftrainer gefunden: Hecking holt Klauß aus Leipzig". fcn.de (in German). 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  18. "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). DFB.de. German Football Association. p. 214. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
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