2023–24 2. Bundesliga

The 2023–24 2. Bundesliga is the 50th season of the 2. Bundesliga. It began on 28 July 2023 and will conclude on 19 May 2024.[1][2]

2. Bundesliga
Season2023–24
Dates28 July 2023 – 19 May 2024
Matches played281
Goals scored864 (3.07 per match)
Top goalscorerHaris Tabaković
(21 goals)
Biggest home winHannover 7–0 Osnabrück
Karlsruhe 7–0 Magdeburg
Biggest away winElversberg 0–5 Düsseldorf
Nürnberg 0–5 Düsseldorf
Highest scoringMagdeburg 6–4 Hertha
Longest winning run6 games
Düsseldorf
Kiel
Longest unbeaten run20 games
St. Pauli
Longest winless run15 games
Osnabrück
Longest losing run7 games
Kaiserslautern
Highest attendance69,156
Hertha v Schalke
Lowest attendance6,119
Wiesbaden v Paderborn
Attendance8,203,836 (29,195 per match)
All statistics correct as of 3 May 2024.

The fixtures were announced on 30 June 2023.[3]

Teams edit

Team changes edit

Promoted from
2022–23 3. Liga
Relegated from
2022–23 Bundesliga
Promoted to
2023–24 Bundesliga
Relegated to
2023–24 3. Liga
SV Elversberg
VfL Osnabrück
Wehen Wiesbaden
Schalke 04
Hertha BSC
1. FC Heidenheim
Darmstadt 98
Arminia Bielefeld
Jahn Regensburg
SV Sandhausen

SV Elversberg plays in 2. Bundesliga for the first time in the club's history, VfL Osnabrück returns to 2. Bundesliga after a two-season spell in third tier and Wehen Wiesbaden returns after a three-season spell in third tier.

Stadiums and locations edit

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweig Eintracht-Stadion 23,325
Hertha BSC Berlin Olympiastadion 74,649
Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Merkur Spiel-Arena 54,600
SV Elversberg Spiesen-Elversberg Waldstadion an der Kaiserlinde 10,000
Greuther Fürth Fürth Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer 16,626
Hamburger SV Hamburg Volksparkstadion 57,000
Hannover 96 Hanover Heinz von Heiden Arena 49,000
1. FC Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern Fritz-Walter-Stadion 49,780
Karlsruher SC Karlsruhe BBBank Wildpark 34,302
Holstein Kiel Kiel Holstein-Stadion 15,034
1. FC Magdeburg Magdeburg MDCC-Arena 30,098
1. FC Nürnberg Nuremberg Max-Morlock-Stadion 49,923
VfL Osnabrück Osnabrück Stadion an der Bremer Brücke 16,667
SC Paderborn Paderborn Home Deluxe Arena 15,000
Hansa Rostock Rostock Ostseestadion 29,000
Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen Veltins-Arena 62,271
FC St. Pauli Hamburg Millerntor-Stadion 29,546
Wehen Wiesbaden Wiesbaden BRITA-Arena 12,250

Personnel and kits edit

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Front Sleeve
Eintracht Braunschweig   Daniel Scherning   Jannis Nikolaou Puma Kosatec Computer Jochen Staake Stiftung
Hertha BSC   Pál Dárdai   Toni Leistner Nike CrazyBuzzer CG Elementum
Fortuna Düsseldorf   Daniel Thioune   André Hoffmann Adidas Targobank Metro Chef
SV Elversberg   Horst Steffen   Kevin Conrad Nike HYLO Pure Steel+
Greuther Fürth   Alexander Zorniger   Branimir Hrgota Puma Hofmann Personal Signia
Hamburger SV   Steffen Baumgart   Sebastian Schonlau Adidas HanseMerkur Popp Feinkost
Hannover 96   Stefan Leitl   Ron-Robert Zieler Macron BRAINHOUSE247/ÜSTRA (April 2024 onwards)[4] Xylem
1. FC Kaiserslautern   Friedhelm Funkel   Jean Zimmer Nike Allgäuer Latschenkiefer Lotto Rheinland-Pfalz
Karlsruher SC   Christian Eichner   Jérôme Gondorf Macron CG Elementum Schauinsland-Reisen
Holstein Kiel   Marcel Rapp   Philipp Sander Puma Famila Lotto Schleswig-Holstein
1. FC Magdeburg   Christian Titz   Amara Condé Hummel Humanas SWM Magdeburg
1. FC Nürnberg   Cristian Fiél   Enrico Valentini Adidas Nürnberger Versicherung Helmsauer
VfL Osnabrück   Uwe Koschinat   Timo Beermann Puma SO-TECH JOPA
SC Paderborn   Lukas Kwasniok   Jannik Huth Saller Four 20 Pharma Personalco
Hansa Rostock   Mersad Selimbegović   Markus Kolke Mizuno 28 Black APEX Group
Schalke 04   Karel Geraerts   Simon Terodde Adidas Veltins hülsta
FC St. Pauli   Fabian Hürzeler   Jackson Irvine DIIY Congstar Astra Brauerei
Wehen Wiesbaden   Nils Döring   Sascha Mockenhaupt Capelli Brita Mobilebet

Managerial changes edit

Team Outgoing Manner Exit date Position in table Incoming Incoming date Ref.
Announced on Departed on Announced on Arrived on
1. FC Nürnberg   Dieter Hecking (interim) End of caretaker 20 February 2023 30 June 2023 Pre-season   Cristian Fiél 10 June 2023 1 July 2023 [5][6]
Eintracht Braunschweig   Michael Schiele Sacked 9 June 2023   Jens Härtel 11 June 2023 [7][8]
Schalke 04   Thomas Reis 27 September 2023 16th   Matthias Kreutzer (interim) 27 September 2023 [9]
  Matthias Kreutzer (interim) End of caretaker 9 October 2023   Karel Geraerts 9 October 2023 [10]
Eintracht Braunschweig   Jens Härtel Sacked 23 October 2023 18th   Marc Pfitzner (interim) 23 October 2023 [11]
  Marc Pfitzner (interim) End of caretaker spell 7 November 2023   Daniel Scherning 7 November 2023 [12]
VfL Osnabrück   Tobias Schweinsteiger Sacked 14 November 2023   Martin Heck /   Tim Danneberg (interim) 14 November 2023 [13][14]
  Martin Heck / Tim Danneberg (interim) End of caretaker spell 27 November 2023   Uwe Koschinat 27 November 2023 [15]
1. FC Kaiserslautern   Dirk Schuster Sacked 30 November 2023 11th   Niklas Martin (interim) 30 November 2023 [16]
  Niklas Martin (interim) End of caretaker spell 3 December 2023 13th   Dimitrios Grammozis 3 December 2023 [17]
Hansa Rostock   Alois Schwartz Sacked 13 December 2023 16th   Uwe Speidel (interim) 13 December 2023 [18]
  Uwe Speidel (interim) End of caretaker spell 18 December 2023   Mersad Selimbegović 18 December 2023 2 January 2024 [19]
Hamburger SV   Tim Walter Sacked 12 February 2024 3rd   Merlin Polzin (interim) 12 February 2024 [20]
1. FC Kaiserslautern   Dimitrios Grammozis 13 February 2024 16th   Friedhelm Funkel 14 February 2024 [21][22]
Hamburger SV   Merlin Polzin (interim) End of caretaker spell 20 February 2024 3rd   Steffen Baumgart 20 February 2024 [23]
Wehen Wiesbaden   Markus Kauczinski Sacked 28 April 2024 16th   Nils Döring (interim) 30 April 2024 [24][25]

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC St. Pauli (X) 32 18 9 5 57 34 +23 63 Promotion to Bundesliga
2 Holstein Kiel 31 19 4 8 61 37 +24 61
3 Fortuna Düsseldorf 32 17 8 7 68 37 +31 59 Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Hamburger SV 32 16 7 9 60 42 +18 55
5 Karlsruher SC 31 13 10 8 62 45 +17 49
6 Hannover 96 31 11 13 7 53 39 +14 46
7 SC Paderborn 31 13 7 11 49 50 −1 46
8 Hertha BSC 31 12 9 10 63 52 +11 45
9 Greuther Fürth 31 13 6 12 45 46 −1 45
10 SV Elversberg 31 11 7 13 45 55 −10 40
11 1. FC Magdeburg 31 9 10 12 43 47 −4 37
12 Schalke 04 31 10 7 14 47 57 −10 37
13 1. FC Nürnberg 32 10 7 15 39 60 −21 37
14 Eintracht Braunschweig 31 10 4 17 33 45 −12 34
15 1. FC Kaiserslautern 31 9 6 16 49 60 −11 33
16 Wehen Wiesbaden 31 8 8 15 35 46 −11 32 Qualification for relegation play-offs
17 Hansa Rostock 31 9 4 18 27 51 −24 31 Relegation to 3. Liga
18 VfL Osnabrück 31 5 10 16 28 61 −33 25
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2024. Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[26]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
(X) Assured of at least qualification for promotion play-offs

Results edit

Home \ Away BRA BSC DÜS ELV FÜR HAM HAN KAI KAR KIE MAG NÜR OSN PAD ROS SCH STP WIE
Eintracht Braunschweig 1–1 1–4 5–0 0–1 0–4 0–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 3–2 1–3 0–1 1–0 1–1
Hertha BSC 3–0 2–2 5–1 5–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 3–2 3–3 0–0 3–1 4–0 5–2 1–2 0–1
Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 4–3 3–1 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 5–3 1–2 1–3
SV Elversberg 3–0 0–5 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–2 0–0 0–1 3–1 4–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–3
Greuther Fürth 1–2 1–0 1–4 1–1 1–3 2–1 4–3 2–1 1–1 2–1 4–0 5–0 1–0 0–0 2–0
Hamburger SV 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–4 2–1 3–4 0–1 2–0 1–2 1–2 2–0 5–3 1–0 3–0
Hannover 96 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 3–0 7–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–0
1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–2 1–3 3–2 0–2 3–3 3–1 0–4 0–3 3–1 3–2 1–2 3–1 4–1 1–2 1–1
Karlsruher SC 2–0 3–2 2–2 3–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 7–0 4–1 2–1 0–3 2–2 3–0 2–1 2–2
Holstein Kiel 1–2 2–3 1–1 2–1 4–2 3–0 1–3 1–0 2–4 0–2 4–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 3–4 3–2
1. FC Magdeburg 2–1 6–4 2–3 1–2 1–1 0–3 4–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 1–0
1. FC Nürnberg 2–1 3–1 0–5 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–1 0–4 1–0 2–2 0–2 3–0 1–2 0–2 2–1
VfL Osnabrück 0–3 0–4 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–2 2–3 1–1 0–2 2–3 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–2
SC Paderborn 1–2 2–3 4–3 3–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–4 0–0 1–3 1–1 3–0 3–1 2–2 2–1
Hansa Rostock 1–0 0–0 1–3 2–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 0–3 1–3 0–2 2–0 2–1 0–2 2–3 3–1
Schalke 04 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–2 3–2 3–0 0–0 0–2 4–3 2–0 4–0 3–3 3–1 1–0
FC St. Pauli 1–0 2–0 0–0 3–4 3–2 2–2 0–0 2–0 2–1 5–1 0–0 5–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–1
Wehen Wiesbaden 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 3–5 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2024. Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs edit

The relegation play-offs will take place on 22 or 24 and 28 or 29 May 2024.[2]

Statistics edit

Top goalscorers edit

As of 28 April 2024
Rank Player Club Goals[27]
1   Haris Tabaković Hertha BSC 21
2   Robert Glatzel Hamburger SV 18
  Christos Tzolis Fortuna Düsseldorf
4   Ragnar Ache 1.FC Kaiserslautern 16
  Marcel Hartel FC St. Pauli
6   Can Uzun 1. FC Nürnberg 15
7   Igor Matanović Karlsruher SC 14
8   László Bénes Hamburger SV 13
  Ivan Prtajin Wehen Wiesbaden
10   Kenan Karaman Schalke 04 13
  Armindo Sieb Greuther Fürth
  Cedric Teuchert Hannover 96

Hat-tricks edit

Player Club Against Result Date
  Haris Tabaković Hertha BSC Eintracht Braunschweig 3–0 (H) 17 September 2023
  Ragnar Ache 1. FC Kaiserslautern Hansa Rostock 3–0 (A) 2 March 2024
  Paul Stock SV Elversberg Greuther Fürth 4–1 (A) 10 March 2024

Clean sheets edit

As of 28 April 2024
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[28]
1   Timon Weiner Holstein Kiel 13
2   Florian Kastenmeier Fortuna Düsseldorf 10
  Nikola Vasilj FC St. Pauli
4   Jonas Urbig Greuther Fürth 9
5   Daniel Heuer Fernandes Hamburger SV 8
  Dominik Reimann 1. FC Magdeburg
7   Patrick Drewes Karlsruher SC 7
  Ron-Robert Zieler Hannover 96
9   Ron-Thorben Hoffmann Eintracht Braunschweig 6
  Markus Kolke Hansa Rostock
  Philipp Kühn VfL Osnabrück

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