2020–21 2. Bundesliga

The 2020–21 2. Bundesliga was the 47th season of the 2. Bundesliga. It began on 18 September 2020 and concluded 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. The relegation games were scheduled to be held between 26 and 30 May 2021. From 22 December 2020 to 1 January 2021, the season was interrupted by a shortened winter break. A total of 306 league and four relegation games were to be played, including three English weeks.[3]

2. Bundesliga
Season2020–21
Dates18 September 2020 – 23 May 2021
ChampionsVfL Bochum
PromotedVfL Bochum
Greuther Fürth
RelegatedVfL Osnabrück (via play-off)
Eintracht Braunschweig
Würzburger Kickers
Matches played306
Goals scored908 (2.97 per match)
Top goalscorerSerdar Dursun
(27 goals)
Biggest home winBochum 5–0 Düsseldorf
Hamburg 5–0 Osnabrück
Biggest away winAue 3–8 Paderborn
Highest scoringAue 3–8 Paderborn
Longest winning run5 games
Düsseldorf
Fürth
Hamburg
Kiel
St. Pauli
Longest unbeaten run11 games
Hamburg
Longest winless run13 games
St. Pauli
Longest losing run9 games
Osnabrück
Attendance103,582 (339 per match)[a]

The fixtures were announced on 7 August 2020.[4]

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic edit

The season was originally scheduled to open on 31 July 2020 and end on 16 May 2021. As the pre-season operation was suspended for several weeks between 11 March and 16 May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the international club competitions of the same season did not end until August 2020, a postponement of the start of the season became necessary. The DFB and the DFL, in consultation with FIFA, also adapted the summer transfer period (in principle 1 July to 31 August). The transfer window was open on 1 July (change period I.1) and from 15 July to 5 October 2020 (change period I.2). The first one-day phase was planned, in particular for the registration of contracts already concluded, starting on 1 July.[5]

On 3 September 2020, the DFL General Assembly voted to extend the use of five substitutions in matches to the 2020–21 season, which was implemented at the end of the previous season to lessen the impact of fixture congestion caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] The use of five substitutes, based on the decision of competition organisers, had been extended by IFAB until 2021.[7]

On 15 September 2020, three days before the opening of the new season, the premiers and representatives of the league agreed on a concept that would allow a spectator count of 20 percent of the stadium capacity by the end of October.[8] In the end, 13 of 54 matches had to be played in the first six days of the season, but on average only 1,900 spectators were allowed into the stadiums until then. Following a decision by the Prime Ministers on 29 October, a general exclusion of spectators was finally ordered at least for match days 7 to 9. The background was the shutdown, which was initially only valid for November nationwide, but did not include the general operation of the two Bundesligen.[9]

Teams edit

Team changes edit

Promoted from 2019–20 3. Liga Relegated from 2019–20 Bundesliga Promoted to 2020–21 Bundesliga Relegated to 2020–21 3. Liga
Würzburger Kickers
Eintracht Braunschweig
Fortuna Düsseldorf
SC Paderborn
Arminia Bielefeld
VfB Stuttgart
Wehen Wiesbaden
Dynamo Dresden

Stadiums and locations edit

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only partial utilisation of the respective total capacities is permitted indefinitely, there are regional differences resulting from decisions of the respective state governments. In addition, since the 7th day of play, only ghost games may be played with the exclusion of the public.[10]

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Erzgebirge Aue Aue-Bad Schlema 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[11]
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 edit

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   Martin Kobylański Erima[12] Heycar
Darmstadt 98   Markus Anfang   Fabian Holland Craft Software AG Dialog Minds
Fortuna Düsseldorf   Uwe Rösler   Adam Bodzek Uhlsport Henkel Toyo Tires
Greuther Fürth   Stefan Leitl   Branimir Hrgota Puma Hofmann Personal BVUK
Hamburger SV   Horst Hrubesch   Tim Leibold Adidas Orthomol Popp Feinkost
Hannover 96   Kenan Kocak   Dominik Kaiser Macron Heinz von Heiden HDI
1. FC Heidenheim   Frank Schmidt   Marc Schnatterer Nike Kneipp Voith
Karlsruher SC   Christian Eichner   Jérôme Gondorf Macron Klaiber Markisen CG Gruppe
Holstein Kiel   Ole Werner   Hauke Wahl Puma Famila Lotto Schleswig-Holstein
1. FC Nürnberg   Robert Klauß   Enrico Valentini Umbro Nürnberger Versicherung Godelmann Betonstein
VfL Osnabrück   Markus Feldhoff   Maurice Trapp Puma sunmaker Sievert
SC Paderborn   Steffen Baumgart   Sebastian Schonlau Saller sunmaker Effect Energy Drink
Jahn Regensburg   Mersad Selimbegović   Benedikt Gimber Saller Netto Dallmeier electronic
SV Sandhausen   Stefan Kulovits   Dennis Diekmeier Puma gymper BWT
FC St. Pauli   Timo Schultz   Christopher Avevor Under Armour Congstar Astra Brauerei
Würzburger Kickers   Ralf Santelli /   Sebastian Schuppan   Daniel Hägele Jako BVUK

Managerial changes edit

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 [13][14]
FC St. Pauli   Jos Luhukay Mutual consent 29 June 2020   Timo Schultz 12 July 2020 [15][16]
Hamburger SV   Dieter Hecking End of contract 4 July 2020   Daniel Thioune 6 July 2020 [17][18]
VfL Osnabrück   Daniel Thioune Signed for Hamburger SV 6 July 2020   Marco Grote 22 July 2020 [19][20]
Eintracht Braunschweig   Marco Antwerpen End of contract 7 July 2020   Daniel Meyer 10 July 2020 [21][22]
1. FC Nürnberg   Michael Wiesinger End of contract 11 July 2020   Robert Klauß 30 July 2020 [23][24]
Würzburger Kickers   Michael Schiele Sacked 29 September 2020 18th   Marco Antwerpen 29 September 2020 [25]
  Marco Antwerpen 9 November 2020   Bernhard Trares 9 November 2020 [26]
SV Sandhausen   Uwe Koschinat Sacked 24 November 2020 15th   Michael Schiele 26 November 2020 [27][28]
VfL Osnabrück   Marco Grote 15 February 2021   Florian Fulland (interim) 15 February 2021 [29]
SV Sandhausen   Michael Schiele 16th   Stefan Kulovits /   Gerhard Kleppinger (interim) [30]
VfL Osnabrück   Florian Fulland (interim) End of caretaker spell 3 March 2021 15th   Markus Feldhoff 3 March 2021 [31]
Würzburger Kickers   Bernhard Trares Sacked 2 April 2021 18th   Ralf Santelli /   Sebastian Schuppan (interim) 2 April 2021 [32]
Hamburger SV   Daniel Thioune 3 May 2021 3rd   Horst Hrubesch (interim) 3 May 2021 [33]

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 VfL Bochum (C, P) 34 21 4 9 66 39 +27 67 Promotion to Bundesliga
2 Greuther Fürth (P) 34 18 10 6 69 44 +25 64
3 Holstein Kiel 34 18 8 8 57 35 +22 62 Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Hamburger SV 34 16 10 8 71 44 +27 58
5 Fortuna Düsseldorf 34 16 8 10 55 46 +9 56
6 Karlsruher SC 34 14 10 10 51 44 +7 52
7 Darmstadt 98 34 15 6 13 63 55 +8 51
8 1. FC Heidenheim 34 15 6 13 49 49 0 51
9 SC Paderborn 34 12 11 11 53 45 +8 47
10 FC St. Pauli 34 13 8 13 51 56 −5 47
11 1. FC Nürnberg 34 11 11 12 46 51 −5 44
12 Erzgebirge Aue 34 12 8 14 44 53 −9 44
13 Hannover 96 34 12 6 16 53 51 +2 42
14 Jahn Regensburg 34 9 11 14 37 50 −13 38
15 SV Sandhausen 34 10 4 20 41 60 −19 34
16 VfL Osnabrück (R) 34 9 6 19 35 58 −23 33 Qualification for relegation play-offs
17 Eintracht Braunschweig (R) 34 7 10 17 30 59 −29 31 Relegation to 3. Liga
18 Würzburger Kickers (R) 34 6 7 21 37 69 −32 25
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.[34]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results edit

Home \ Away AUE BOC BRA DAR DÜS FÜR HAM HAN HEI KAR KIE NÜR OSN PAD REG SAN STP WÜR
Erzgebirge Aue 1–0 3–1 3–0 0–3 1–1 3–3 1–1 2–1 4–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 3–8 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–1
VfL Bochum 2–0 2–0 2–1 5–0 0–2 0–2 4–3 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–1 0–0 3–0 5–1 3–1 2–2 3–0
Eintracht Braunschweig 0–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–3 2–4 1–2 1–0 1–3 0–0 3–2 0–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–2
Darmstadt 98 4–1 3–1 4–0 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–2 5–1 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–0 0–4 0–0 2–1 2–2 2–0
Fortuna Düsseldorf 3–0 0–3 2–2 3–2 3–3 0–0 3–2 1–0 3–2 0–2 3–1 3–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–0
Greuther Fürth 3–0 1–2 3–0 0–4 3–2 0–1 4–1 0–1 2–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 4–1 3–2 2–1 4–1
Hamburger SV 3–0 1–3 4–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 5–2 5–0 3–1 3–1 4–0 2–2 3–1
Hannover 96 0–0 2–0 4–1 1–2 3–0 2–2 3–3 1–3 2–0 0–3 1–2 1–0 0–0 3–1 4–0 2–3 1–2
1. FC Heidenheim 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–0 3–2 0–1 3–2 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 3–4 4–1
Karlsruher SC 0–0 0–1 0–0 3–4 1–2 3–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 3–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–0 2–2
Holstein Kiel 1–0 3–1 3–1 2–3 2–1 1–3 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–3 1–0 1–2 1–0 3–2 2–0 4–0 1–0
1. FC Nürnberg 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–3 1–1 2–3 1–1 2–5 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–1
VfL Osnabrück 0–1 1–2 0–4 1–1 0–3 0–1 3–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–3 1–4 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–2 2–3
SC Paderborn 2–1 3–0 2–2 2–3 2–1 2–4 3–4 1–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–0
Jahn Regensburg 1–1 0–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–3 1–0 2–3 1–1 2–4 1–0 3–1 3–0 2–1
SV Sandhausen 1–4 1–1 2–2 3–2 0–0 0–3 2–1 4–2 4–0 2–3 0–2 2–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0
FC St. Pauli 2–2 2–3 2–0 3–2 0–3 2–1 1–0 1–2 4–2 0–3 1–1 2–2 0–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 4–0
Würzburger Kickers 0–3 2–3 0–0 1–3 2–1 2–2 3–2 2–1 1–2 2–4 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–1
Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs edit

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

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

Overview edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FC Ingolstadt 4–3 VfL Osnabrück 3–0 1–3

Matches edit

FC Ingolstadt3–0VfL Osnabrück
Report
VfL Osnabrück3–1FC Ingolstadt
Report Bilbija   31'

FC Ingolstadt won 4–3 on aggregate and are promoted to the 2. Bundesliga, while VfL Osnabrück are relegated to the 3. Liga.

Statistics edit

Top scorers edit

Rank Player Club Goals[35]
1   Serdar Dursun Darmstadt 98 27
2   Simon Terodde Hamburger SV 24
3   Marvin Ducksch Hannover 96 16
  Branimir Hrgota Greuther Fürth
  Dennis Srbeny SC Paderborn
6   Simon Zoller VfL Bochum 15
  Robert Žulj VfL Bochum
8   Andreas Albers Jahn Regensburg 13
  Kevin Behrens SV Sandhausen
  Chris Führich SC Paderborn
  Philipp Hofmann Karlsruher SC
  Christian Kühlwetter 1. FC Heidenheim
  Janni Serra Holstein Kiel

Clean sheets edit

Rank Player Club Clean cheets[36]
1   Florian Kastenmeier Fortuna Düsseldorf 11
  Alexander Meyer Jahn Regensburg
3   Kevin Müller 1. FC Heidenheim 10
  Manuel Riemann VfL Bochum
  Leopold Zingerle SC Paderborn
6   Jasmin Fejzić Eintracht Braunschweig 9
  Ioannis Gelios Holstein Kiel
  Marius Gersbeck Karlsruher SC
  Sven Ulreich Hamburger SV
10   Michael Esser Hannover 96 8

Highs of the season edit

  • The highest-scoring match was FC Erzgebirge Aue's 8–3 home loss to SC Paderborn 07 on Matchday 32, when eleven goals were scored. Only in three games in the history of the second division have more than eleven goals been scored.[37]
  • The highest victories were by five goals difference each:
  • The highest-scoring draws were six goals each:
    • Fortuna Düsseldorf's 3–3 draw against SpVgg Greuther Fürth on Matchday 17;
    • FC Erzgebirge Aue's 3–3 draw against Hamburger SV on Matchday 20;
    • Hannover 96's 3–3 draw against Hamburger SV on Matchday 27.
  • The highest-scoring matchday was Matchday 32, which was also the highest-scoring matchday in second division history with 46 goals.[38]
  • Serdar Dursun (SV Darmstadt 98) scored the most goals in a match in his team's 5–1 win over 1. FC Heidenheim.

Number of teams by state edit

Position State Number Teams
1   Bavaria 4 Greuther Fürth, 1. FC Nürnberg, Jahn Regensburg and Würzburger Kickers
2   Baden-Württemberg 3 1. FC Heidenheim, Karlsruher SC and SV Sandhausen
  North Rhine-Westphalia 3 VfL Bochum, Fortuna Düsseldorf and SC Paderborn
  Lower Saxony 3 Eintracht Braunschweig, Hannover 96 and VfL Osnabrück
5   Hamburg 2 Hamburger SV and FC St. Pauli
6   Hesse 1 Darmstadt 98
  Saxony 1 Erzgebirge Aue
  Schleswig-Holstein 1 Holstein Kiel

Notes edit

  1. ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, each local health department allows a different number of spectators.

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External links edit