2023–24 2. Bundesliga

2. Bundesliga
Season2023–24
Dates28 July 2023 – 19 May 2024
ChampionsFC St. Pauli
PromotedFC St. Pauli
Holstein Kiel
RelegatedWehen Wiesbaden (via play-off)
Hansa Rostock
VfL Osnabrück
Matches played306
Goals scored947 (3.09 per match)
Top goalscorerRobert Glatzel
Haris Tabaković
Christos Tzolis
(22 goals each)
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
Attendance8,811,550 (28,796 per match)

The 2023–24 2. Bundesliga was the 50th season of the 2. Bundesliga. It began on 28 July 2023 and concluded on 28 May 2024.[1][2]

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

Teams

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Locations of the 2023–24 2. Bundesliga teams

Team changes

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

Stadiums and locations

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 49,327
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

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

Managerial changes

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

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC St. Pauli (C, P) 34 20 9 5 62 36 +26 69 Promotion to Bundesliga
2 Holstein Kiel (P) 34 21 5 8 65 39 +26 68
3 Fortuna Düsseldorf 34 18 9 7 72 40 +32 63 Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Hamburger SV 34 17 7 10 64 44 +20 58
5 Karlsruher SC 34 15 10 9 68 48 +20 55
6 Hannover 96 34 13 13 8 59 44 +15 52
7 SC Paderborn 34 15 7 12 54 54 0 52
8 Greuther Fürth 34 14 8 12 50 49 +1 50
9 Hertha BSC 34 13 9 12 69 59 +10 48
10 Schalke 04 34 12 7 15 53 60 −7 43
11 SV Elversberg 34 12 7 15 49 63 −14 43
12 1. FC Nürnberg 34 11 7 16 43 64 −21 40
13 1. FC Kaiserslautern 34 11 6 17 59 64 −5 39
14 1. FC Magdeburg 34 9 11 14 46 54 −8 38
15 Eintracht Braunschweig 34 11 5 18 37 53 −16 38
16 Wehen Wiesbaden (R) 34 8 8 18 36 50 −14 32 Qualification for relegation play-offs
17 Hansa Rostock (R) 34 9 4 21 30 57 −27 31 Relegation to 3. Liga
18 VfL Osnabrück (R) 34 6 10 18 31 69 −38 28
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.)
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

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 1–0
Hertha BSC 3–0 — 2–2 5–1 5–0 1–2 1–1 3–1 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 3–2 3–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 5–3 1–2 1–3
SV Elversberg 3–0 4–2 0–5 — 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–3 0–2 0–0 0–1 3–1 4–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–3
Greuther Fürth 3–3 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 2–0 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 4–1 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 1–2 2–1 3–0 7–0 3–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–0
1. FC Kaiserslautern 5–0 1–2 1–3 3–2 0–2 3–3 3–1 — 0–4 0–3 4–1 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 1–2 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 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 0–0 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 3–0 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 2–1 0–4 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–2 2–3 1–1 0–2 2–3 — 0–0 0–0 0–4 1–1 0–2
SC Paderborn 1–2 2–3 4–3 3–1 0–1 1–0 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 1–2 1–3 0–2 2–0 2–1 1–2 — 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 2–1 — 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 3–1 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 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–2 —
Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

The relegation play-offs will take place on 24 and 28 May 2024.[2][27]

Overview

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Jahn Regensburg (3L) 4–3 Wehen Wiesbaden (2B) 2–2 2–1

Matches

Jahn Regensburg2–2Wehen Wiesbaden
 Report
Attendance: 13,358
Referee: Tobias Reichel

Jahn Regensburg won 4–3 on aggregate and was promoted to the 2. Bundesliga. Wehen Wiesbaden is relegated to the 3. Liga.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[28]
1 Germany Robert Glatzel Hamburger SV 22
Bosnia and Herzegovina Haris Tabaković Hertha BSC
Greece Christos Tzolis Fortuna Düsseldorf
4 Germany Marcel Hartel FC St. Pauli 17
5 Germany Ragnar Ache 1. FC Kaiserslautern 16
Turkey Can Uzun 1. FC Nürnberg
7 Croatia Igor Matanović Karlsruher SC 14
8 Slovakia László Bénes Hamburger SV 13
Turkey Kenan Karaman Schalke 04
Croatia Ivan Prtajin Wehen Wiesbaden

Hat-tricks

Player Club Against Result Date
Bosnia and Herzegovina Haris Tabaković Hertha BSC Eintracht Braunschweig 3–0 (H) 17 September 2023
Germany Ragnar Ache 1. FC Kaiserslautern Hansa Rostock 3–0 (A) 2 March 2024
Germany Paul Stock SV Elversberg Greuther Fürth 4–1 (A) 10 March 2024
Greece Christos Tzolis Fortuna Düsseldorf 1. FC Magdeburg 3–2 (H) 19 May 2024
Germany Robert Glatzel Hamburger SV 1. FC Nürnberg 4–1 (H)
Germany Marlon Ritter 1. FC Kaiserslautern Eintracht Braunschweig 5–0 (H)

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[29]
1 Germany Timon Weiner Holstein Kiel 14
2 Germany Florian Kastenmeier Fortuna Düsseldorf 10
Germany Jonas Urbig Greuther Fürth
Bosnia and Herzegovina Nikola Vasilj FC St. Pauli
5 Germany Dominik Reimann 1. FC Magdeburg 9
6 Portugal Daniel Heuer Fernandes Hamburger SV 8
7 Germany Patrick Drewes Karlsruher SC 7
Germany Ron-Thorben Hoffmann Eintracht Braunschweig
Germany Ron-Robert Zieler Hannover 96
10 Netherlands Pelle Boevink Paderborn 07 6
Germany Markus Kolke Hansa Rostock
Germany Philipp Kühn VfL Osnabrück
Germany Marius Müller Schalke 04

Attendances

# Football club Home games Average attendance
1 Schalke 04 17 61,388
2 Hamburger SV 17 55,908
3 Hertha BSC 17 50,559
4 1. FC Kaiserslautern 17 43,888
5 Fortuna Düsseldorf 17 39,672
6 Hannover 96 17 37,700
7 1. FC Nürnberg 17 34,416
8 FC St. Pauli 17 29,424
9 Karlsruher SC 17 27,099
10 Hansa Rostock 17 26,215
11 1. FC Magdeburg 17 24,988
12 Eintracht Braunschweig 17 20,692
13 VfL Osnabrück 17 14,366
14 Holstein Kiel 17 13,919
15 SC Paderborn 07 17 13,128
16 Greuther Fürth 17 12,503
17 SV Wehen Wiesbaden 17 9,385
18 SV 07 Elversberg 17 8,913

Source: European Football Statistics

Notes

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