2020–21 2. Frauen-Bundesliga

2. Frauen-Bundesliga
Season2020–21
Dates4 October 2020 – 6 June 2021

The 2020–21 2. Frauen-Bundesliga was the 17th season of Germany's second-tier women's football league. The season began on 4 October 2020 and concluded on 6 June 2021. The champions of both divisions were promoted to the Frauen-Bundesliga, while the bottom three teams were relegated to the Frauen-Regionalliga.[1]

This season initially consisted of 19 teams, as there was no relegation from the previous season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.[2] USV Jena joined forces with FC Carl Zeiss Jena and competed under their name.[3] In a conference with the clubs, two systems were put to a vote. The majority of the clubs decided on one option, which is to re-divide the league into Nord and Süd. To get back to the desired strength of 14 teams and a single-league, there were six relegated teams: the last three in the ten-team division and last two teams from the nine-team division. The last team was determined between the teams who finished seventh in each division.[4] Before the season, BV Cloppenburg withdrew its women's team from the 2. Bundesliga after bankruptcy and was thus relegated, reducing the league to 18 teams.[5] On 3 November 2020, the league was paused.[6][7] In late February 2021, it was announced that the season would continue on 21 March.[8]

The fixtures were announced on 4 August 2020.[9]

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

On 31 August 2020, the DFB Executive Committee decided to allow for the use of five substitutions in matches during the 2020–21 season, which was implemented in other DFB competitions at the end of the previous season to lessen the impact of fixture congestion caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] The use of five substitutes, based on the decision of competition organisers, had been extended by IFAB until 2021.[11]

Teams

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Locations of teams in the 2020–21 2. Frauen-Bundesliga

Team changes

Entering league Exiting league
Promoted from 2019–20 Regionalliga Relegated from 2019–20 Bundesliga Promoted to 2020–21 Bundesliga Relegated to 2020–21 Regionalliga

None as the season was cancelled.[2]

North

Nord
Dates4 October 2020 – 23 May 2021
ChampionsCarl Zeiss Jena
PromotedCarl Zeiss Jena
RelegatedTurbine Potsdam II
Arminia Bielefeld
SpVg Berghofen
BV Cloppenburg
Matches played72
Goals scored229 (3.18 per match)
Top goalscorerSarah Abu-Sabbah
(11 goals)
Biggest home winLeipzig 5–1 Bocholt
Gütersloh 5–1 Bielefeld
Potsdam II 5–1 Berghofen
Mönchengladbach 4–0 Berghofen
Wolfsburg II 4–0 Berghofen
Biggest away winGütersloh 0–5 Mönchengladbach
Berghofen 1–6 Potsdam II
Highest scoringLeipzig 3–5 Bielefeld
Attendance2,852 (40 per match)[note 1]

Stadiums

Team Home city Home ground Capacity
SpVg Berghofen Dortmund Sportplatz im Schwerter Wald
Arminia Bielefeld Bielefeld EDImedienArena 2,500
Borussia Bocholt Bocholt In der Hardt 1,500
BV Cloppenburg Cloppenburg PK Sportpark 5,001
FSV Gütersloh Gütersloh Tönnies-Arena 4,252
Carl Zeiss Jena Jena Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld 10,800
RB Leipzig Leipzig Sportanlage Gontardweg 1,300
Borussia Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach Grenzlandstadion 10,000
Turbine Potsdam II Potsdam Sportforum Waldstadt 5,000
VfL Wolfsburg II Wolfsburg AOK Stadion 5,200

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Carl Zeiss Jena (C, P) 16 10 5 1 29 11 +18 35 Promotion to Bundesliga
2 FSV Gütersloh 16 10 3 3 37 18 +19 33
3 RB Leipzig 16 8 2 6 32 30 +2 26
4 Borussia Bocholt 16 7 4 5 27 31 −4 25
5 VfL Wolfsburg II[a] 16 6 4 6 26 19 +7 22
6 Borussia Mönchengladbach (R) 16 6 3 7 22 24 −2 21 Qualification for relegation play-offs
7 Turbine Potsdam II[a] (R) 16 5 5 6 27 26 +1 20 Relegation to Regionalliga
8 Arminia Bielefeld (R) 16 3 2 11 21 32 −11 11
9 SpVg Berghofen (R) 16 2 2 12 8 38 −30 8
10 BV Cloppenburg[b] (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
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 goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Play-off.[13]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Reserve teams cannot compete in the Frauen-Bundesliga and are therefore ineligible for promotion.
  2. ^ BV Cloppenburg withdrew its women's team after the club's bankruptcy.[12]

Results

Home \ Away BER BIE BOC CLO GÜT JEN LEI MÖN PO2 WO2
SpVg Berghofen — 1–1 0–1 — 1–0 0–2 1–2 0–2 1–6 0–2
Arminia Bielefeld 4–0 — 1–3 — 0–1 0–1 2–4 0–1 1–3 0–3
Borussia Bocholt 2–0 2–1 — — 1–5 3–3 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–0
BV Cloppenburg — — — — — — — — — —
FSV Gütersloh 3–0 5–1 3–1 — — 1–1 4–1 0–5 1–1 4–1
Carl Zeiss Jena 0–1 2–1 3–1 — 0–0 — 3–1 3–0 1–1 2–2
RB Leipzig 3–1 3–5 5–1 — 0–2 0–2 — 2–1 1–0 1–1
Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–0 0–4 1–1 — 0–3 0–2 1–4 — 2–0 0–1
Turbine Potsdam II 5–1 3–0 3–0 — 1–4 0–3 1–1 1–1 — 0–2
VfL Wolfsburg II 1–1 0–0 1–3 — 4–1 0–1 2–3 1–2 5–0 —
Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[14]
1 Jordan Sarah Abu-Sabbah Borussia Mönchengladbach 11
2 Germany Annalena Rieke FSV Gütersloh 10
3 Germany Sarah Grünheid Arminia Bielefeld 9
4 Germany Vanessa Fudalla RB Leipzig 6
Germany Nelly Juckel Carl Zeiss Jena
6 Germany Romy Baraniak VfL Wolfsburg II 5
United States Christina Edwards Borussia Bocholt
Germany Natasha Kowalski VfL Wolfsburg II
Germany Christin Meyer Carl Zeiss Jena
Germany Anja Mittag RB Leipzig
Germany Marlene Müller RB Leipzig
Germany Jolina Opladen Borussia Bocholt
Norway Karina Sævik VfL Wolfsburg II
Germany Rita Schumacher VfL Wolfsburg II

South

Süd
Dates4 October 2020 – 23 May 2021
Champions1. FC Köln
Promoted1. FC Köln
Relegated1. FC Saarbrücken
Würzburger Kickers
1. FFC 08 Niederkirchen
Matches played72
Goals scored259 (3.6 per match)
Top goalscorerVanessa Leimenstoll
(14 goals)
Biggest home winHoffenheim II 9–0 Niederkirchen
Biggest away winNiederkirchen 0–5 Hoffenheim II
Niederkirchen 0–5 Munich II
Highest scoringKöln 7–2 Würzburg
Hoffenheim II 9–0 Niederkirchen
Attendance2,095 (29 per match)[note 1]

Stadiums

Team Home city Home ground Capacity
SG Andernach Andernach Stadionstraße
Eintracht Frankfurt II Frankfurt Stadion am Brentanobad 5,200
1899 Hoffenheim II Sinsheim Ensinger-Stadion 4,000
FC Ingolstadt Ingolstadt ESV-Stadion 11,481
1. FC Köln Cologne Südstadion 11,748
Bayern Munich II Aschheim Sportpark Aschheim 3,000
1. FFC 08 Niederkirchen Niederkirchen Sportgelände Nachtweide 2,000
1. FC Saarbrücken Saarbrücken Kieselhumes 12,000
Würzburger Kickers Würzburg

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 1. FC Köln (C, P) 16 15 1 0 49 10 +39 46 Promotion to Bundesliga
2 Bayern Munich II[a] 16 8 3 5 30 20 +10 27
3 SG Andernach 16 9 0 7 34 27 +7 27
4 FC Ingolstadt 16 7 5 4 30 24 +6 26
5 Eintracht Frankfurt II[a] 16 8 1 7 30 22 +8 25
6 1899 Hoffenheim II[a] (O) 16 6 5 5 36 22 +14 23 Qualification for relegation play-offs
7 1. FC Saarbrücken (R) 16 4 5 7 27 36 −9 17 Relegation to Regionalliga
8 Würzburger Kickers (R) 16 3 2 11 19 35 −16 11
9 1. FFC 08 Niederkirchen (R) 16 0 2 14 4 63 −59 2
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 goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Play-off.[13]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Reserve teams cannot compete in the Frauen-Bundesliga and are therefore ineligible for promotion.

Results

Home \ Away AND FR2 HO2 ING KÖL MU2 NIE SAA WÜR
SG Andernach — 1–2 3–2 1–3 1–3 3–1 5–0 6–0 3–1
Eintracht Frankfurt II 6–0 — 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 2–0 3–0 1–2
1899 Hoffenheim II 1–2 2–2 — 3–3 0–1 0–2 9–0 1–1 2–1
FC Ingolstadt 2–1 2–0 1–1 — 0–4 2–2 6–0 3–3 3–0
1. FC Köln 2–0 1–0 2–1 4–0 — 3–0 6–1 2–1 7–2
Bayern Munich II 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 — 0–0 3–1 3–1
1. FFC 08 Niederkirchen 0–2 1–5 0–5 0–3 0–4 0–5 — 1–1 1–3
1. FC Saarbrücken 3–2 2–3 1–3 2–0 3–3 2–4 2–0 — 2–2
Würzburger Kickers 0–2 1–2 1–3 0–0 0–1 0–2 5–0 0–3 —
Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[15]
1 Germany Vanessa Leimenstoll 1899 Hoffenheim II 14
2 Germany Mandy Islacker 1. FC Köln 12
Germany Ramona Maier FC Ingolstadt
4 Republic of Ireland Amber Barrett 1. FC Köln 10
5 Germany Johanna Berg Eintracht Frankfurt II 9
6 Israel Sharon Beck 1. FC Köln 8
Montenegro Medina Dešić Würzburger Kickers
Germany Antonia Hornberg SG Andernach
9 Germany Nadine Anstatt 1. FC Saarbrücken 7
Germany Annika Wohner Bayern Munich II

Relegation play-offs

The relegation play-offs took place on 30 May and 6 June 2021.[1]

Overview

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–3 1899 Hoffenheim II 0–1 1–2

Matches

Borussia Mönchengladbach0–11899 Hoffenheim II
Report Görlitz 73'
Grenzlandstadion, Mönchengladbach
Attendance: 100
Referee: Annika Paszehr
1899 Hoffenheim II2–1Borussia Mönchengladbach
Report
Ensinger Stadion, Sinsheim

1899 Hoffenheim II won 3–1 on aggregate.

Notes

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

References

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  3. ^ "FF USV schließt sich FC Carl Zeiss Jena an". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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  11. ^ "Five-substitute option extended into 2021 in response to COVID-19 pandemic". FIFA. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  12. ^ "BV Cloppenburg meldet sich vom Spielbetrieb ab". dfb.de. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. pp. 56–57. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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  15. ^ "2. Frauen-Bundesliga Süd – Torjäger 2020/21" [2. Frauen-Bundesliga South – Goalscorers 2020–21]. weltfussball.de (in German).