1991–92 2. Bundesliga

1. FC Saarbrücken and Bayer 05 Uerdingen were promoted to the Bundesliga. This was the first season to include teams from the former East Germany.

Set up

Locations of the participating teams of the 1991-92 season: Northern division (blue), Southern division (red).

As a result of the assimilation of six teams from the former East German Oberliga, the league was split into two groups - north and south. In each area, a normal round robin league (22 games) was firstly completed. After this the leagues were divided in half, forming a championship league and a relegation league which saw a final round of games between the teams (10 games). Both regional champions would be promoted and all teams in the bottom two would be relegated. The two third bottom teams would enter a play off league with the second placed Oberliga side to stay at this level.

North

Final standings

Championship Group

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Uerdingen (C) (P) 32 15 9 8 47 29+18 39 Promotion to Bundesliga
2 VfB Oldenburg 32 12 14 6 56 39+17 38
3 Hertha BSC 32 13 9 10 46 41+5 35
4 FC St. Pauli 32 13 9 10 40 38+2 35
5 Hannover 96 32 10 14 8 34 37−3 34
6 SV Meppen 32 10 10 12 36 37−1 30

Relegation Group

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
7 Eintracht Braunschweig 32 12 9 11 54 48+6 33
8 FC Remscheid 32 8 15 9 39 38+1 31
9 VfL Osnabrück 32 10 11 11 45 54−9 31
10 Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin (R) 32 11 8 13 41 50−9 30* Relegation to Oberliga
11 Fortuna Köln 32 8 9 15 39 50−11 25
12 Stahl Brandenburg (R) 32 8 7 17 37 53−16 23 Relegation to Oberliga

Source: Bundesliga.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
*SpVgg Blau-Weiß 1890 Berlin were denied a license and thus relegated.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Pl. 2.Liga 1991/92 North 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1. Bayer 05 Uerdingen   0:0 1:0 2:1 1:1 0:2 3:1 4:1 2:1 2:0 4:0 2:1
      0:1 2:3 1:1 1:0 0:1
2. VfB Oldenburg 2:1   4:1 1:1 3:2 3:3 4:1 2:2 6:1 0:0 2:1 0:0
    1:1   1:0 2:0 5:0 1:0
3. Hertha BSC 0:0 1:0   4:2 0:1 2:0 1:1 3:2 1:1 1:1 3:2 3:0
    0:5 2:2   2:1 1:1 3:1
4. FC St. Pauli 3:1 3:1 1:0   0:0 2:1 0:2 2:1 0:0 2:0 2:0 2:2
    0:0 3:2 0:3   0:3 1:0
5. Hannover 96 1:3 2:2 2:2 1:0   1:1 1:1 2:0 2:1 2:0 0:1 1:0
    1:1 1:1 2:1 0:2   1:1
6. SV Meppen 0:1 1:1 2:1 0:0 1:1   2:1 2:2 2:0 2:1 1:0 1:1
    0:1 0:2 0:1 0:2 3:0  
7. Eintracht Braunschweig 1:1 4:1 2:1 3:2 1:3 0:2   0:0 2:2 2:0 1:1 3:2
                  2:0 6:1 2:3 1:0 3:1
8. FC Remscheid 1:1 1:1 0:0 0:0 0:0 1:1 2:1   0:1 2:0 1:1 3:1
                0:0   1:1 2:0 0:1 0:1
9. VfL Osnabrück 3:1 2:2 3:1 0:1 0:1 1:3 3:0 0:4   1:1 4:1 1:1
                3:1 1:1   1:1 2:5 3:2
10. SpVgg Blau-Weiß 1890 Berlin 1:0 3:2 0:3 1:5 1:1 2:0 2:1 5:2 2:4   2:1 3:1
                0:2 2:2 1:1   0:1 2:0
11. Fortuna Köln 1:2 1:1 1:1 1:1 0:0 3:3 3:3 0:2 0:1 2:1   2:4
                2:2 1:2 2:0 0:1   2:1
12. Stahl Brandenburg 0:3 1:0 0:1 4:0 3:0 1:0 1:4 1:3 1:2 1:3 2:0  
                1:0 1:1 0:0 2:2 0:3  

South

Final standings

Championship Group

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 1. FC Saarbrücken (C) (P) 32 15 12 5 52 30+22 42 Promotion to Bundesliga
2 Waldhof Mannheim 32 12 14 6 44 31+13 38
3 SC Freiburg 32 13 11 8 52 41+11 37
4 Chemnitzer FC 32 12 12 8 35 50−15 36
5 Carl Zeiss Jena 32 12 9 11 39 36+3 33
6 FC Homburg 32 10 12 10 41 36+5 32

Relegation Group

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
7 VfB Leipzig 32 10 11 11 42 420 31
8 SV Darmstadt 98 32 11 9 12 41 49−8 31
9 1. FSV Mainz 05 32 9 12 11 39 38+1 30
10 1860 München (R) 32 8 14 10 31 32−1 30 Relegation to Oberliga
11 Hallescher FC (R) 32 7 13 12 35 47−12 27
12 Rot-Weiß Erfurt (R) 32 5 7 20 36 75−39 17

Source: Bundesliga.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Pl. 2.Liga 1991/92 South 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1. 1.FC Saarbrücken   2:1 1:1 3:1 1:0 2:0 2:2 2:2 1:1 1:1 3:0 4:0
      4:0 2:0 1:0 1:0 2:0
2. SV Waldhof Mannheim 2:1   2:0 1:1 2:0 0:0 1:0 3:1 1:1 0:0 3:0 2:1
    1:1   6:2 1:1 2:1 1:1
3. SC Freiburg 1:0 2:2   4:0 1:0 0:0 3:1 3:1 2:0 2:1 3:1 6:0
    0:0 0:0   3:1 2:0 1:3
4. Chemnitzer FC 0:0 0:0 2:1   0:2 0:0 3:1 2:0 1:0 4:0 3:0 2:1
    1:3 1:2 0:0   1:0 1:0
5. FC Carl Zeiss Jena 1:1 1:1 4:3 1:1   3:1 2:3 3:1 2:1 2:1 2:0 1:0
    0:0 3:2 1:2 1:2   3:1
6. FC Homburg 4:1 2:2 3:0 1:3 0:0   4:1 1:2 2:1 0:0 0:0 1:0
    4:0 0:2 3:1 0:1 2:2  
7. VfB Leipzig 1:1 1:0 3:3 0:0 0:1 1:1   1:1 1:1 2:3 2:0 3:0
                  3:0 0:1 1:0 1:1 0:0
8. SV Darmstadt 98 1:4 0:0 1:3 0:0 3:1 0:3 2:1   1:3 2:0 1:1 1:0
                2:0   2:1 3:1 2:1 4:1
9. FSV Mainz 1:2 3:1 0:0 0:0 1:1 0:0 1:1 1:0   3:1 1:3 2:2
                1:2 1:0   0:2 1:0 3:1
10. TSV 1860 Munich 0:0 1:0 0:0 0:0 0:0 3:0 0:0 0:2 1:1   1:1 3:0
                0:2 3:0 1:1   2:0 2:0
11. Hallescher FC 3:0 0:0 1:1 1:1 0:0 0:1 3:1 2:2 2:2 2:2   4:1
                3:2 0:0 2:1 0:0   1:2
12. Rot-Weiss Erfurt 1:6 0:3 2:2 3:2 0:1 3:3 1:3 2:2 0:5 2:1 2:3  
                1:2 2:2 3:0 1:1 4:0  

Relegation Playoffs

Contested between the two third bottom teams from each region and the second place team in the Oberliga Nord - TSV Havelse - for the final place in 2.Bundesliga in the next season. After SpVgg Blau-Weiß 1890 Berlin's license revoking and automatic relegation, Fortuna Köln were the Northern entrant. TSV 1860 Munich were the Southern entrant.

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Fortuna Köln (C) 4 3 1 0 9 3+6 7
2 1860 München 4 1 1 2 2 6−4 3
3 TSV Havelse 4 0 2 2 2 4−2 2

Source: Bundesliga.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Fortuna Köln won the playoffs and so remained in the 2.Bundesliga. TSV 1860 Munich were relegated to the Oberliga, where TSV Havelse remained.

Top scorers

North

Goals Player Team
21 Czech Republic Radek Drulák VfB Oldenburg
15 Germany Fred Klaus VfL Osnabrück
Germany Markus Sailer FC St. Pauli
13 Germany Holger Aden Eintracht Braunschweig
12 Germany Stefan Holze Eintracht Braunschweig

South

Goals Player Team
16 Germany Michael Preetz 1. FC Saarbrücken
12 Germany Steffen Heidrich Chemnitzer FC
11 Germany Andree Fincke SC Freiburg
Germany Bernd Hobsch VfB Leipzig
Germany Daniel Jurgeleit FC 08 Homburg
Germany Wolfgang Schüler 1. FC Saarbrücken
Germany Uwe Spies SC Freiburg