2025–26 2. Bundesliga

The 2025–26 season was the 52nd time for the 2. Bundesliga, which is a special group where soccer teams in Germany play against each other. This exciting season started on August 1, 2025, and ended on May 17, 2026. The schedule of all the games was announced on June 27, 2025, so fans could plan when to watch their favorite teams. This league is very important because it gives teams a chance to work hard and try to move up to the biggest and best soccer league in Germany.

Teams

Here are the teams that will play in the 2025–26 2. Bundesliga:

• Hertha BSC
• Bielefeld
• Bochum
• Braun-
  schweig
• Darmstadt
• Dresden
• Düsseldorf
• Elversberg
• Fürth
• Hannover
• Kaiserslautern
• Karlsruhe
• Kiel
• Magdeburg
• Münster
• Nürnberg
• Paderborn
• Schalke

The table below shows where each team is located:

The next table shows the stadiums and locations of these teams:

Here is information about the team staff and uniforms:

The final table lists changes in team managers:

League table

Source: Bundesliga
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.
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Results

The 2025–26 season of the 2. Bundesliga was its 52nd season. This league is an important part of German football, featuring many exciting matches and teams competing against each other.

Relegation play-offs

The relegation play-offs will happen on May 22 and May 26, 2026.

Overview

Matches

On May 22, 2026, at 20:30, the match will be at Stadion an der Hafenstraße in Essen, with Daniel Schlager as the referee.

On May 26, 2026, also at 20:30, the match will take place at Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer in Fürth.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Hat-tricks

⁴ Player scored four goals.

Clean sheets