2016–17 2. Bundesliga
Season | 2016–17 |
---|---|
Champions | VfB Stuttgart |
Promoted | VfB Stuttgart Hannover 96 |
Relegated | 1860 Munich (to RL Bayern) Würzburger Kickers Karlsruher SC |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 758 (2.48 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Simon Terodde (25 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Philipp Tschauner (16 clean sheets) |
Biggest home win | Bielefeld 6−0 Braunschweig |
Biggest away win | Kaiserslautern 0−4 Hannover Aue 0−4 Stuttgart |
Highest scoring | Bochum 5−4 Nürnberg |
Longest winning run | 6 games[1] Union Berlin |
Longest unbeaten run | 11 games[1] Hannover 96 |
Longest winless run | 16 games[1] Würzburger Kickers |
Longest losing run | 4 games[1] Erzgebirge Aue Greuther Fürth Karlsruher SC 1860 Munich 1. FC Nürnberg FC St. Pauli |
Highest attendance | 60,000[1] Stuttgart v St. Pauli |
Lowest attendance | 4,721[1] Sandhausen v Braunschweig |
Average attendance | 21,732[1] |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → |
The 2016–17 2. Bundesliga was the 43rd season of the 2. Bundesliga. It commenced on 5 August 2016 and ended on 21 May 2017. Fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced on 29 June 2016.[2]
Teams
[edit]A total of 18 teams participate in the 2016–17 2. Bundesliga. These include 14 teams from the 2015–16 2. Bundesliga, together with two automatically relegated teams from the 2015–16 Bundesliga, and two automatically promoted teams from the 2015–16 3. Liga. The 16th-placed Bundesliga and third-placed team of the 2. Bundesliga and the 16th-placed 2. Bundesliga team and the third-place finisher in the 3. Liga participated in promotion-relegation playoffs.
On 16 April 2016, Dynamo Dresden won promotion from the 2015–16 3. Liga.[3] Aue followed on 7 May 2016.[4] On 8 May 2016, SC Paderborn was relegated to 2016–17 3. Liga. On 15 May 2016, FSV Frankfurt followed. 1. FC Nürnberg lost its playoff 2–1 on aggregate and remained in the league. Finally MSV Duisburg, 16th-placed team of the 2. Bundesliga lost to Würzburger Kickers, third of the 3. Liga, 4–1 on aggregate in a relegation playoff. Würzburg returned to the second level after 38 years via their second consecutive promotion; Duisburg returned immediately to the third level.
Stadiums and locations
[edit]Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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1860 Munich | Munich | Allianz Arena | 75,000 |
Arminia Bielefeld | Bielefeld | Schüco-Arena | 27,300 |
VfL Bochum | Bochum | Vonovia-Ruhrstadion | 29,299 |
Eintracht Braunschweig | Braunschweig | Eintracht-Stadion | 23,325 |
Dynamo Dresden | Dresden | DDV-Stadion | 32,066 |
Fortuna Düsseldorf | Düsseldorf | Esprit Arena | 54,600 |
Erzgebirge Aue | Aue | Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion | 15,711 |
SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Fürth | Sportpark Ronhof | 18,500 |
Hannover 96 | Hanover | HDI-Arena | 49,200 |
1. FC Heidenheim | Heidenheim | Voith-Arena | 15,000 |
1. FC Kaiserslautern | Kaiserslautern | Fritz-Walter-Stadion | 49,780 |
Karlsruher SC | Karlsruhe | Wildparkstadion | 29,699 |
1. FC Nürnberg | Nuremberg | Grundig-Stadion | 50,000 |
SV Sandhausen | Sandhausen | Hardtwald | 12,100 |
FC St. Pauli | Hamburg | Millerntor-Stadion | 29,546 |
VfB Stuttgart | Stuttgart | Mercedes-Benz Arena | 60,469 |
Union Berlin | Berlin | Alte Försterei | 22,012 |
Würzburger Kickers | Würzburg | Flyeralarm Arena | 14,500 |
Personnel and kits
[edit]Managerial changes
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | VfB Stuttgart (C, P) | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 63 | 37 | +26 | 69 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
2 | Hannover 96 (P) | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 67 | |
3 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 66 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
4 | Union Berlin | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 60 | |
5 | Dynamo Dresden | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 50 | |
6 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 46 | |
7 | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 45 | |
8 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 45 | |
9 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 44 | |
10 | SV Sandhausen | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 42 | |
11 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 42 | |
12 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 42 | |
13 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 41 | |
14 | Erzgebirge Aue | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 39 | |
15 | Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 37 | |
16 | 1860 Munich[a] (R) | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 36 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
17 | Würzburger Kickers (R) | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 34 | Relegation to 3. Liga |
18 | Karlsruher SC (R) | 34 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 56 | −29 | 25 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ 1860 Munich, who lost in the relegation play-offs, were unable to obtain a license for the 2017–18 3. Liga. Therefore, 1860 Munich was relegated to the Regionalliga Bayern.[36][37]
Results
[edit]Promotion play-offs
[edit]First leg
[edit]Second leg
[edit]VfL Wolfsburg won 2–0 on aggregate and both clubs therefore remained in their respective tiers for the 2017–18 season.
Relegation play-offs
[edit]First leg
[edit]Jahn Regensburg | 1–1 | 1860 Munich |
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Lais 2' | Report | Neuhaus 78' |
Second leg
[edit]Jahn Regensburg won 3–1 on aggregate and were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga.
Statistics
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]Clean sheets
[edit]Number of teams by state
[edit]Position | State | Number of teams | Teams |
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1 | Bavaria | 4 | Greuther Fürth, 1860 Munich, Nürnberg, and Würzburger Kickers |
Baden-Württemberg | 4 | Heidenheim, Karlsruher SC, SV Sandhausen and Stuttgart | |
3 | North Rhine-Westphalia | 3 | Arminia Bielefeld, Bochum and Fortuna Düsseldorf |
4 | Lower Saxony | 2 | Eintracht Braunschweig and Hannover 96 |
Saxony | 2 | Dynamo Dresden and Erzgebirge Aue | |
6 | Berlin | 1 | Union Berlin |
Hamburg | 1 | FC St. Pauli | |
Rhineland-Palatinate | 1 | Kaiserslautern |
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