2022–23 2. Bundesliga

2. Bundesliga
Season2022–23
Dates15 July 2022 – 28 May 2023
Champions1. FC Heidenheim
Promoted1. FC Heidenheim
Darmstadt 98
RelegatedArminia Bielefeld (via play-off)
Jahn Regensburg
SV Sandhausen
Matches played306
Goals scored901 (2.94 per match)
Top goalscorerTim Kleindienst
(25 goals)
Biggest home winPaderborn 5–0 Karlsruhe
Paderborn 7–2 Kiel
Heidenheim 5–0 Nürnberg
Hamburg 6–1 Hannover
Biggest away winRegensburg 0–6 Karlsruhe
Highest scoringPaderborn 7–2 Kiel
Heidenheim 5–4 Regensburg
Longest winning run10 games
St. Pauli
Longest unbeaten run21 games
Darmstadt
Longest winless run9 games
SV Sandhausen
Longest losing run4 games
Bielefeld
Braunschweig
Sandhausen
Highest attendance57,000
Hamburg v Kaiserslautern
Lowest attendance4,137
Sandhausen v Hannover
Attendance6,779,038 (22,154 per match)

The 2022–23 2. Bundesliga was the 49th season of the 2. Bundesliga. It began on 15 July 2022 and concluded on 28 May 2023.[1]

The fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.[2]

1. FC Heidenheim and Darmstadt 98 were promoted to the Bundesliga,[3][4] while Arminia Bielefeld, Jahn Regensburg and SV Sandhausen got relegated to the 3. Liga.[5][6]

Teams

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Locations of the 2022–23 2. Bundesliga teams

Team changes

Promoted from 2021–22 3. Liga Relegated from 2021–22 Bundesliga Promoted to 2022–23 Bundesliga Relegated to 2022–23 3. Liga
1. FC Magdeburg
Eintracht Braunschweig
1. FC Kaiserslautern 		Arminia Bielefeld
Greuther Fürth 		Schalke 04
Werder Bremen 		Dynamo Dresden
Erzgebirge Aue
FC Ingolstadt

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Arminia Bielefeld Bielefeld Schüco-Arena 27,300
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 16,626
Hamburger SV Hamburg Volksparkstadion 57,000
Hannover 96 Hanover Heinz von Heiden Arena 49,000
1. FC Heidenheim Heidenheim Voith-Arena 15,000
1. FC Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern Fritz-Walter-Stadion 49,780
Karlsruher SC Karlsruhe BBBank Wildpark 29,699
Holstein Kiel Kiel Holstein-Stadion 15,034
1. FC Magdeburg Magdeburg MDCC-Arena 30,098
1. FC Nürnberg Nuremberg Max-Morlock-Stadion 49,923
SC Paderborn Paderborn Home Deluxe Arena 15,000
Jahn Regensburg Regensburg Jahnstadion Regensburg 15,210
Hansa Rostock Rostock Ostseestadion 29,000
SV Sandhausen Sandhausen BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald 15,414
FC St. Pauli Hamburg Millerntor-Stadion 29,546

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Front Sleeve
Arminia Bielefeld Germany Uwe Koschinat Germany Fabian Klos Macron Schüco JAB Anstoetz Textilien
Eintracht Braunschweig Germany Michael Schiele Bosnia and Herzegovina Jasmin Fejzić Puma Kosatec Computer Juskys
Darmstadt 98 Germany Torsten Lieberknecht Germany Fabian Holland Craft Software AG 28 Black
Fortuna Düsseldorf Germany Daniel Thioune Germany André Hoffmann Adidas Henkel C&K Logistik
Greuther Fürth Germany Alexander Zorniger Sweden Branimir Hrgota Puma Hofmann Personal Signia
Hamburger SV Germany Tim Walter Germany Sebastian Schonlau Adidas HanseMerkur Popp Feinkost
Hannover 96 Germany Stefan Leitl Germany Ron-Robert Zieler Macron BRAINHOUSE247 TRAVNIK Group
1. FC Heidenheim Germany Frank Schmidt Germany Patrick Mainka Puma MHP Voith
1. FC Kaiserslautern Germany Dirk Schuster Germany Jean Zimmer Nike Allgäuer Latschenkiefer Lotto Rheinland-Pfalz
Karlsruher SC Germany Christian Eichner Germany Jérôme Gondorf Macron GEM Ingenieurgesellschaft (H)/CG Elementum (A) E.G.O.-Gruppe
Holstein Kiel Germany Marcel Rapp Germany Hauke Wahl Puma Famila Lotto Schleswig-Holstein
1. FC Magdeburg Germany Christian Titz Germany Amara Condé Uhlsport Humanas SWM Magdeburg
1. FC Nürnberg Germany Dieter Hecking Germany Christopher Schindler Adidas Nürnberger Versicherung Exasol
SC Paderborn Poland Lukas Kwasniok Germany Ron Schallenberg Saller Bremer AG sky Personal
Jahn Regensburg United States Joe Enochs Germany Benedikt Gimber Saller Netto Wolf GmbH
Hansa Rostock Germany Alois Schwartz Germany Markus Kolke Nike 28 Black SoftClean
SV Sandhausen Germany Gerhard Kleppinger Germany Dennis Diekmeier Macron Weingut Reichsrat von Buhl Goelz Paletten
FC St. Pauli Germany Fabian Hürzeler Kosovo Leart Paqarada
Australia Jackson Irvine 		DIIY[7] Congstar Astra Brauerei

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing Manner Exit date Position in table Incoming Incoming date Ref.
Announced on Departed on Announced on Arrived on
Arminia Bielefeld Germany Marco Kostmann (interim) End of caretaker 20 April 2022 30 June 2022 Pre-season Italy Ulrich Forte 4 June 2022 1 July 2022 [8][9]
Greuther Fürth Germany Stefan Leitl Resigned 27 April 2022 Switzerland Marc Schneider 17 May 2022 [10][11]
Hannover 96 Germany Christoph Dabrowski End of contract 5 May 2022 Germany Stefan Leitl 8 May 2022 [12][13]
Arminia Bielefeld Italy Ulrich Forte Sacked 17 August 2022 17th Germany Daniel Scherning 18 August 2022 19 August 2022 [14][15]
1. FC Nürnberg Germany Robert Klauß 3 October 2022 14th Germany Markus Weinzierl 4 October 2022 [16][17]
Greuther Fürth Switzerland Marc Schneider 15 October 2022 16th Germany Rainer Widmayer
Germany Stefan Kleineheismann (interim) 		15 October 2022 [18]
Germany Rainer Widmayer
Germany Stefan Kleineheismann (interim) 		End of caretaker 23 October 2022 18th Germany Alexander Zorniger 23 October 2022 [19]
Hansa Rostock Germany Jens Härtel Sacked 6 November 2022 12th Germany Patrick Glöckner 7 November 2022 [20][21]
FC St. Pauli Germany Timo Schultz 6 December 2022 15th Germany Fabian Hürzeler 23 December 2022 [22][23]
SV Sandhausen Germany Alois Schwartz 19 February 2023 18th Germany Tomas Oral 20 February 2023 [24][25]
1. FC Nürnberg Germany Markus Weinzierl 20 February 2023 13th Germany Dieter Hecking (interim) [26][27]
Arminia Bielefeld Germany Daniel Scherning 7 March 2023 16th Germany Uwe Koschinat 9 March 2023 [28][29]
Hansa Rostock Germany Patrick Glöckner 20 March 2023 17th Germany Alois Schwartz 22 March 2023 [30][31]
SV Sandhausen Germany Tomas Oral 10 April 2023 18th Germany Gerhard Kleppinger (interim) 10 April 2023 [32]
Jahn Regensburg Bosnia and Herzegovina Mersad Selimbegović 9 May 2023 United States Joe Enochs 10 May 2023 [33][34]

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 1. FC Heidenheim (C, P) 34 19 10 5 67 36 +31 67 Promotion to Bundesliga
2 Darmstadt 98 (P) 34 20 7 7 50 33 +17 67
3 Hamburger SV 34 20 6 8 70 45 +25 66 Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Fortuna Düsseldorf 34 17 7 10 60 43 +17 58
5 FC St. Pauli 34 16 10 8 55 39 +16 58
6 SC Paderborn 34 16 7 11 68 44 +24 55
7 Karlsruher SC 34 13 7 14 56 53 +3 46
8 Holstein Kiel 34 12 10 12 58 61 −3 46
9 1. FC Kaiserslautern 34 11 12 11 47 48 −1 45
10 Hannover 96 34 12 8 14 50 55 −5 44
11 1. FC Magdeburg 34 12 7 15 48 55 −7 43
12 Greuther Fürth 34 10 11 13 47 50 −3 41
13 Hansa Rostock 34 12 5 17 32 48 −16 41
14 1. FC Nürnberg 34 10 9 15 32 49 −17 39
15 Eintracht Braunschweig 34 9 9 16 42 59 −17 36
16 Arminia Bielefeld (R) 34 9 7 18 50 62 −12 34 Qualification for relegation play-offs
17 Jahn Regensburg (R) 34 8 7 19 34 58 −24 31 Relegation to 3. Liga
18 SV Sandhausen (R) 34 7 7 20 35 63 −28 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.[35]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away BIE BRA DAR DÜS FÜR HAM HAN HEI KAI KAR KIE MAG NÜR PAD REG ROS SAN STP
Arminia Bielefeld — 4–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–1 2–3 1–2 4–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 0–3 0–1 1–2 2–0
Eintracht Braunschweig 3–3 — 0–1 2–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–3 1–2 4–2 0–0 1–2 0–1 2–1 2–1
Darmstadt 98 1–1 2–1 — 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 4–0 2–1 0–3
Fortuna Düsseldorf 4–1 3–1 1–0 — 2–2 2–2 3–3 1–1 1–2 3–2 3–0 3–2 0–1 2–1 4–0 3–1 2–0 1–0
Greuther Fürth 1–0 2–2 4–0 2–1 — 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–2 3–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–2
Hamburger SV 2–1 4–2 1–2 2–0 2–1 — 6–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–3 3–0 2–2 3–1 0–1 4–2 4–3
Hannover 96 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 — 0–3 1–3 1–0 1–5 1–2 3–0 3–4 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–2
1. FC Heidenheim 1–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 3–3 2–1 — 2–2 5–2 3–0 0–0 5–0 3–0 5–4 2–0 1–0 0–1
1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–2 1–1 3–3 0–3 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 — 2–0 2–1 4–4 0–0 0–1 0–3 0–1 2–2 2–1
Karlsruher SC 4–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 2–1 4–2 2–1 0–0 2–0 — 1–4 2–3 3–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 3–2 4–4
Holstein Kiel 2–3 3–0 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–3 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–1 — 2–3 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 3–4
1. FC Magdeburg 4–0 0–2 0–1 1–2 2–1 3–2 0–4 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 — 2–2 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–2 1–2
1. FC Nürnberg 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–0 0–3 3–3 1–1 2–3 1–2 — 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1
SC Paderborn 0–2 5–1 1–2 4–1 3–2 2–3 4–2 3–2 1–0 5–0 7–2 1–0 0–1 — 3–0 3–0 3–0 1–2
Jahn Regensburg 1–3 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–2 1–5 1–1 2–3 0–0 0–6 0–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 — 0–3 2–1 2–0
Hansa Rostock 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–5 2–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 2–3 3–1 1–1 0–3 2–0 — 0–1 2–0
SV Sandhausen 2–1 2–2 0–4 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–3 3–4 0–0 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 1–2 — 0–5
FC St. Pauli 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 3–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 —
Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

The relegation play-offs took place on 2 and 6 June 2023.[1]

Overview

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Wehen Wiesbaden 6–1 Arminia Bielefeld 4–0 2–1

Matches

All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Wehen Wiesbaden4–0Arminia Bielefeld
 Report
Attendance: 11,008
Arminia Bielefeld1–2Wehen Wiesbaden
 Report
Attendance: 26,000

Wehen Wiesbaden won 6–1 on aggregate and was promoted to the 2. Bundesliga. Arminia Bielefeld is relegated to the 3. Liga.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[36]
1 Germany Tim Kleindienst 1. FC Heidenheim 25
2 Germany Robert Glatzel Hamburger SV 19
3 Germany Steven Skrzybski Holstein Kiel 15
4 Poland Dawid Kownacki Fortuna Düsseldorf 14
Germany Cedric Teuchert Hannover 96
6 United States Terrence Boyd 1. FC Kaiserslautern 13
Germany Fabian Schleusener Karlsruher SC
8 Germany Jan-Niklas Beste 1. FC Heidenheim 12
Germany Phillip Tietz Darmstadt 98
10 Switzerland Kwadwo Duah 1. FC Nürnberg 11
Sweden Branimir Hrgota Greuther Fürth
Germany Robert Leipertz SC Paderborn
Germany Fabian Reese Holstein Kiel

Hat-tricks

Player Club Against Result Date
Germany Tim Kleindienst4 1. FC Heidenheim 1. FC Nürnberg 5–0 (H) 19 February 2023
Germany Tim Kleindienst 1. FC Heidenheim Karlsruher SC 5–2 (H) 17 March 2023
  • 4 Player scored four goals.

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[37]
1 Germany Kevin Müller 1. FC Heidenheim 15
2 Germany Marcel Schuhen Darmstadt 98 12
Bosnia and Herzegovina Nikola Vasilj FC St. Pauli
4 Portugal Daniel Heuer Fernandes Hamburger SV 10
Germany Jannik Huth SC Paderborn
6 Germany Florian Kastenmeier Fortuna Düsseldorf 9
Germany Markus Kolke Hansa Rostock
8 Germany Marius Gersbeck Karlsruher SC 8
Germany Ron-Robert Zieler Hannover 96
10 Sweden Andreas Linde Greuther Fürth 7

Number of teams by state

Position State Number Teams
1  Baden-Württemberg 3 1. FC Heidenheim, Karlsruher SC and SV Sandhausen
 Bavaria Greuther Fürth, 1. FC Nürnberg and Jahn Regensburg
 North Rhine-Westphalia Arminia Bielefeld, Fortuna Düsseldorf and SC Paderborn
4  Hamburg 2 Hamburger SV and FC St. Pauli
 Lower Saxony Eintracht Braunschweig, Hannover 96
6  Hesse 1 Darmstadt 98
 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Hansa Rostock
 Rhineland-Palatinate 1. FC Kaiserslautern
 Saxony-Anhalt 1. FC Magdeburg
 Schleswig-Holstein Holstein Kiel

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