2025–26 2. Bundesliga

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Kit gallery

Players

Managers

2. Bundesliga 2025–26
Season information
Dates	1 August 2025–17 May 2026
Season statistics
Average	( per match)
← 2024–25	2026–27 →

The 2025–26 2. Bundesliga will be the 52nd season of the 2. Bundesliga. It will begin on 1 August 2025 and will conclude on 17 May 2026.

Teams

Team changes

Promoted from 2024–25 3. Liga	Relegated from 2024–25 Bundesliga	Promoted to 2025–26 Bundesliga	Relegated to 2025–26 3. Liga
Arminia Bielefeld Dynamo Dresden	Holstein Kiel VfL Bochum	1. FC Köln Hamburger SV	SSV Ulm Jahn Regensburg

Stadiums and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Hertha BSC	Berlin	Olympiastadion	74,649
Arminia Bielefeld	Bielefeld	Schüco-Arena	27,332
VfL Bochum	Bochum	Vonovia Ruhrstadion	26,000
Eintracht Braunschweig	Braunschweig	Eintracht-Stadion	23,325
Darmstadt 98	Darmstadt	Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor	17,650
Dynamo Dresden	Dresden	Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion	32,249
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
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	Avnet Arena	30,098
Preußen Münster	Münster	LVM-Preußenstadion	14,300
1. FC Nürnberg	Nuremberg	Max-Morlock-Stadion	49,923
SC Paderborn	Paderborn	Home Deluxe Arena	15,000
Schalke 04	Gelsenkirchen	Veltins-Arena	62,271

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
				Front	Sleeve
Hertha BSC	Stefan Leitl	Toni Leistner	Nike	CrazyBuzzer	CG Elementum
Arminia Bielefeld	Michél Kniat	Mael Corboz	Macron	Schüco	Danne Holding, Bethel Foundation
VfL Bochum	Dieter Hecking	Anthony Losilla	Mizuno	Vonovia	MTEL Germany / Herbert Grönemeyer (in cup matches)
Eintracht Braunschweig	TBD	Ermin Bičakčić	Puma	BRAWO Group	Lease a Bike
Darmstadt 98	Florian Kohfeldt	Fabian Holland	Craft	HAIX	28 Black
Dynamo Dresden	Thomas Stamm	Stefan Kutschke	Jako	ALL-INKL.COM	ad hoc Gruppe
Fortuna Düsseldorf	Daniel Thioune	André Hoffmann	Adidas	Targobank	Metro Chef
SV Elversberg	TBD	Robin Fellhauer	Nike	HYLO	Pure Steel
Greuther Fürth	Thomas Kleine	Branimir Hrgota	Puma	Hofmann Personal	Signia
Hannover 96	TBD	Ron-Robert Zieler	Macron	Heise	Hannoversche Volksbank
1. FC Kaiserslautern	Torsten Lieberknecht	Marlon Ritter	Castore	Novoline	Lacalut
Karlsruher SC	Christian Eichner	Marvin Wanitzek	Macron	SWEG	billiger.de
Holstein Kiel	Marcel Rapp	Lewis Holtby	Puma	Famila	Lotto Schleswig-Holstein
1. FC Magdeburg	Christian Titz	Dominik Reimann	Hummel	Humanas	SWM Magdeburg
Preußen Münster	Alexander Ende	Marc Lorenz	Jako	FIEGE	Stadtwerke Münster
1. FC Nürnberg	Miroslav Klose	Robin Knoche	Adidas	Nürnberger Versicherung	Helmsauer
SC Paderborn	Ralf Kettemann	Raphael Obermair	Saller	Four 20 Pharma	Personalco
Schalke 04	Miron Muslić	Kenan Karaman	Adidas	SUN Minimeal	hülsta

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing	Manner	Exit date		Position in table	Incoming	Incoming date
			Announced on	Departed on			Announced on	Arrived on
SC Paderborn	Lukas Kwasniok	Mutual consent	15 April 2025	30 June 2025	Pre-season	Ralf Kettemann	20 May 2025	1 July 2025
Hannover 96	Lars Barlemann / Dirk Lottner / Christian Schulz (interim)	End of caretaker	23 April 2025			TBD
Preußen Münster	Kieran Schulze-Marmeling (interim)		28 April 2025			Alexander Ende	21 May 2025
Schalke 04	Jakob Fimpel (interim)		3 May 2025			Miron Muslić	31 May 2025
Eintracht Braunschweig	Marc Pfitzner (interim)		19 May 2025			TBD
Greuther Fürth	Thomas Kleine / Milorad Peković (interim)		26 May 2025			Thomas Kleine	26 May 2025
SV Elversberg	Horst Steffen	Signed by Werder Bremen	29 May 2025			TBD

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Hertha BSC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to Bundesliga
2	Arminia Bielefeld	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Eintracht Braunschweig	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for promotion play-offs
4	VfL Bochum	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Darmstadt 98	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Dynamo Dresden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Fortuna Düsseldorf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	SV Elversberg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Greuther Fürth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Hannover 96	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	1. FC Kaiserslautern	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Karlsruher SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Holstein Kiel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	1. FC Magdeburg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Preußen Münster	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	1. FC Nürnberg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for relegation play-offs
17	SC Paderborn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to 3. Liga
18	Schalke 04	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on 1 August 2025. 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.
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)

Results

Home \ Away	BSC	BIE	BRA	BOC	DAR	DRE	DÜS	ELV	FÜR	HAN	KAI	KAR	KIE	MAG	MÜN	NÜR	PAD	SCH
Hertha BSC	—
Arminia Bielefeld		—
Eintracht Braunschweig			—							a
VfL Bochum				—
Darmstadt 98					—
Dynamo Dresden						—
Fortuna Düsseldorf							—
SV Elversberg								—
Greuther Fürth									—
Hannover 96			a							—
1. FC Kaiserslautern											—
Karlsruher SC												—
Holstein Kiel													—
1. FC Magdeburg														—
Preußen Münster															—
1. FC Nürnberg																—
SC Paderborn																	—
Schalke 04																		—

First match(es) will be played on 1 August 2025. Source: Bundesliga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

External links

• Official website