2017–18 2. Bundesliga

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2. Bundesliga 2017–18
Season information
Season statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	87
Top goalscorer	Christopher Buchtmann Jann George (3 goals)
Biggest home win	1. FC Nürnberg 3–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern Darmstadt 98 3–0 FC St. Pauli
Biggest away win	Dynamo Dresden 0–4 SV Sandhausen
Highest scoring	Union Berlin 4–3 Holstein Kiel
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The 2017–18 2. Bundesliga is the 44th season of the 2. Bundesliga. It began on 28 July 2017 and will conclude on 13 May 2018.

The fixtures were announced on 29 June 2017.

Stadiums and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Erzgebirge Aue	Aue	Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion	15,711
Arminia Bielefeld	Bielefeld	Schüco-Arena	27,300
VfL Bochum	Bochum	Vonovia-Ruhrstadion	29,299
Eintracht Braunschweig	Braunschweig	Eintracht-Stadion	23,325
Darmstadt 98	Darmstadt	Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor	17,000
Dynamo Dresden	Dresden	DDV-Stadion	32,066
MSV Duisburg	Duisburg	MSV-Arena	31,500
Fortuna Düsseldorf	Düsseldorf	Esprit Arena	54,600
SpVgg Greuther Fürth	Fürth	Sportpark Ronhof	18,500
1. FC Heidenheim	Heidenheim	Voith-Arena	15,000
Ingolstadt !FC Ingolstadt	Ingolstadt	Audi Sportpark	15,000
1. FC Kaiserslautern	Kaiserslautern	Fritz-Walter-Stadion	49,780
Holstein Kiel	Kiel	Holstein-Stadion	11,386
1. FC Nürnberg	Nuremberg	Grundig-Stadion	50,000
Jahn Regensburg	Regensburg	Continental Arena	15,224
SV Sandhausen	Sandhausen	BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald	12,100
FC St. Pauli	Hamburg	Millerntor-Stadion	29,546
Union Berlin	Berlin	Alte Försterei	22,012

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Erzgebirge Aue	Lenk, RobinRobin Lenk (interim)	Männel, MartinMartin Männel	Nike	WätaS Wärmetauscher Sachsen
Arminia Bielefeld	Saibene, JeffJeff Saibene	Börner, JulianJulian Börner	Joma	Schüco, JAB Anstoetz Textilien
VfL Bochum	Atalan, IsmailIsmail Atalan	Bastians, FelixFelix Bastians	Nike	Trivago, Viactiv Betriebskrankenkasse
Eintracht Braunschweig	Lieberknecht, TorstenTorsten Lieberknecht	Reichel, KenKen Reichel	Erima	SEAT
Darmstadt 98	Frings, TorstenTorsten Frings	Sulu, AytaçAytaç Sulu	Jako	Software AG, ROWE Mineralölwerk
Dynamo Dresden	Neuhaus, UweUwe Neuhaus	Hartmann, MarcoMarco Hartmann	Erima	Feldschlößchen, AOK Plus
MSV Duisburg	Gruev, IliyaIliya Gruev	Wolze, KevinKevin Wolze	Capelli	XTiP, Rhein Power
Fortuna Düsseldorf	Funkel, FriedhelmFriedhelm Funkel	Fink, OliverOliver Fink	Uhlsport	Orthomol, Toyo Tires Reifen
SpVgg Greuther Fürth	Radoki, JanosJanos Radoki	Megyeri, BalázsBalázs Megyeri	Hummel	Hofmann Personal, BVUK – Gruppe Unternehmensberatung
1. FC Heidenheim	Schmidt, FrankFrank Schmidt	Schnatterer, MarcMarc Schnatterer	Nike	Hartmann Gruppe, Voith
FC Ingolstadt	Leitl, StefanStefan Leitl	Matip, MarvinMarvin Matip	Adidas	Media Markt, Audi Schanzer Fußballschule
1. FC Kaiserslautern	Meier, NorbertNorbert Meier	Halfar, DanielDaniel Halfar	Uhlsport	Top12.de
Holstein Kiel	Anfang, MarkusMarkus Anfang	Czichos, RafaelRafael Czichos	Puma	Famila, Lotto Schleswig-Holstein
1. FC Nürnberg	Köllner, MichaelMichael Köllner	Behrens, HannoHanno Behrens	Umbro	Nürnberger Versicherung, Godelmann Betonstein
Jahn Regensburg	Beierlorzer, AchimAchim Beierlorzer	Grüttner, MarcoMarco Grüttner	Saller	Netto, Dallmeier electronic
SV Sandhausen	Kocak, KenanKenan Kocak	Kulovits, StefanStefan Kulovits	Puma	Verivox, BWT
FC St. Pauli	Janßen, OlafOlaf Janßen	Nehrig, BerndBernd Nehrig	Under Armour	Congstar, Astra Brauerei
1. FC Union Berlin	Keller, JensJens Keller	Kroos, FelixFelix Kroos	Macron	Layenberger, Koch Automobile

1. ^On the sleeves.

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
FC St. Pauli	Ewald Lienen	Moved to technical director	30 June 2017	Preseason	Olaf Janßen	1 July 2017
Jahn Regensburg	Heiko Herrlich	Signed by Bayer Leverkusen			Achim Beierlorzer
Erzgebirge Aue	Domenico Tedesco	Signed by Schalke 04			Thomas Letsch
VfL Bochum	Gertjan Verbeek	Sacked	11 July 2017		Ismail Atalan	11 July 2017
Erzgebirge Aue	Thomas Letsch	Sacked	14 August 2017	18th	Robin Lenk (interim)	14 August 2017
FC Ingolstadt	Maik Walpurgis	Sacked	22 August 2017	18th	Stefan Leitl (interim)	22 August 2017

League table

2017–18 2. Fußball-Bundesliga table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Fortuna Düsseldorf  (C) (P)	34	19	6	9	57	43	+14	63	Promotion to Bundesliga
2	1. FC Nürnberg  (P)	34	17	9	8	61	39	+22	60
3	Holstein Kiel	34	14	14	6	71	44	+27	56	Qualification to promotion play-offs
4	Arminia Bielefeld	34	12	12	10	51	47	+4	48
5	Jahn Regensburg	34	14	6	14	53	53	0	48
6	VfL Bochum	34	13	9	12	37	40	−3	48
7	MSV Duisburg	34	13	9	12	52	56	−4	48
8	Union Berlin	34	12	11	11	54	46	+8	47
9	FC Ingolstadt	34	12	9	13	47	45	+2	45
10	Darmstadt 98	34	10	13	11	47	45	+2	43
11	SV Sandhausen	34	11	10	13	35	33	+2	43
12	FC St. Pauli	34	11	10	13	35	48	−13	43
13	1. FC Heidenheim	34	11	9	14	50	56	−6	42
14	Dynamo Dresden	34	11	8	15	42	52	−10	41
15	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	34	10	10	14	37	48	−11	40
16	Erzgebirge Aue	34	10	10	14	35	49	−14	40	Qualification to the relegation play-offs
17	Eintracht Braunschweig  (R)	34	8	15	11	37	43	−6	39	Relegation to 3. Liga
18	1. FC Kaiserslautern  (R)	34	9	8	17	42	55	−13	35

Updated to games played on First match(es) will be played on 19 May 2018
Source: [ Kicker.de]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Top goalscorers

As of 21 August 2017

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Christopher Buchtmann	FC St. Pauli	3
	Jann George	Jahn Regensburg
3	Eleven players		2

Clean sheets

As of 21 August 2017

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Daniel Heuer Fernandes	Darmstadt 98	2
	Thorsten Kirschbaum	1. FC Nürnberg
	Michael Rensing	Fortuna Düsseldorf
	Marcel Schuhen	SV Sandhausen
5	Jakob Busk	Union Berlin	1
	Jasmin Fejzić	Eintracht Braunschweig
	Robin Himmelmann	FC St. Pauli
	Stefan Ortega	Arminia Bielefeld
	Marvin Schwäbe	Dynamo Dresden

Number of teams by state

Position	State	Number of teams	Teams
1	Bavaria	4	FC Ingolstadt, Greuther Fürth, Nürnberg and Jahn Regensburg
	North Rhine-Westphalia	4	Arminia Bielefeld, Bochum, Fortuna Düsseldorf and MSV Duisburg
3	Baden-Württemberg	2	Heidenheim and SV Sandhausen
	Saxony	2	Dynamo Dresden and Erzgebirge Aue
5	Berlin	1	Union Berlin
	Hamburg	1	FC St. Pauli
	Hesse	1	Darmstadt 98
	Lower Saxony	1	Eintracht Braunschweig
	Rhineland-Palatinate	1	Kaiserslautern
	Schleswig-Holstein	1	Holstein Kiel

External links

• Official website