2014–15 2. Bundesliga

2. Bundesliga
Season 2014–15
Champions FC Ingolstadt
Promoted FC Ingolstadt
SV Darmstadt
Relegated Erzgebirge Aue
VfR Aalen
Matches played 306
Goals scored 865 (2.83 per match)
Top goalscorer Rouwen Hennings
(17 goals)
Average attendance 17,667

The 2014–15 2. Bundesliga was the 41st season of the 2. Bundesliga, Germany's second-level football competition.

Teams

A total of 18 teams contest the league, including 12 sides from the 2013–14 season, two sides directly relegated from the 2013–14 Fußball-Bundesliga season, and two sides directly promoted from the 2013–14 3. Liga season. The two final participants were determined in two-legged play-offs, in which the 16th placed Bundesliga side played the team who finished third in 2. Bundesliga and the 16th 2. Bundesliga side played the team who finished third in the 3. Liga.

2014–15 Teams

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity
VfR Aalen Aalen Scholz-Arena 13,251
VfL Bochum Bochum rewirpowerSTADION 29,299
SV Darmstadt 98 Darmstadt Stadion am Böllenfalltor 16,500
Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweig Eintracht-Stadion 23,325
FC Erzgebirge Aue Aue Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion 15,711
Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Esprit Arena 54,600
FSV Frankfurt Frankfurt am Main Frankfurter Volksbank Stadion 12,542
SpVgg Greuther Fürth Fürth Trolli Arena 18,500
1. FC Heidenheim Heidenheim Voith-Arena 13,000
FC Ingolstadt 04 Ingolstadt Audi Sportpark 15,445
1. FC Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern Fritz-Walter-Stadion 49,780
Karlsruher SC Karlsruhe Wildparkstadion 29,699
RB Leipzig Leipzig Red Bull Arena 44,345
1860 Munich Munich Allianz Arena 71,000
1. FC Nürnberg Nuremberg Grundig-Stadion 50,000
SV Sandhausen Sandhausen Hardtwald 12,100
FC St. Pauli Hamburg Millerntor-Stadion 29,063Note 1
1. FC Union Berlin Berlin Alte Försterei 21,704

Notes

  1. The capacity was reduced from the end of October 2014 until the end of the season due to the demolition and redevelopment of the North stand.

Personnel and sponsorships

Team Head coach Team captain Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
VfR Aalen Germany Ruthenbeck, StefanStefan Ruthenbeck Argentina Grech, LeandroLeandro Grech adidas Prowin
VfL Bochum Netherlands Verbeek, GertjanGertjan Verbeek Germany Luthe, AndreasAndreas Luthe Nike Netto / BOOSTER Energy Drink
SV Darmstadt 98 Germany Schuster, DirkDirk Schuster Turkey Sulu, AytacAytac Sulu Nike Software AG
Eintracht Braunschweig Germany Lieberknecht, TorstenTorsten Lieberknecht Germany Kruppke, DennisDennis Kruppke Nike[1] SEAT[2]
Erzgebirge Aue Croatia Stipić, TomislavTomislav Stipić Germany Klingbeil, RenéRené Klingbeil Nike Elektrowerkzeuge Eibenstock
Fortuna Düsseldorf Turkey Aksoy, TaşkınTaşkın Aksoy Germany Lambertz, AndreasAndreas Lambertz Puma o.tel.o
FSV Frankfurt Germany Oral, TomasTomas Oral Germany Schlicke, BjörnBjörn Schlicke Saller Frankfurt Skyline
SpVgg Greuther Fürth Germany Büskens, MikeMike Büskens Germany Hesl, WolfgangWolfgang Hesl Hummel Ergo Direkt Versicherungen
1. FC Heidenheim Germany Schmidt, FrankFrank Schmidt Germany Schnatterer, MarcMarc Schnatterer Nike Hartmann Gruppe
FC Ingolstadt 04 Austria Hasenhüttl, RalphRalph Hasenhüttl Germany Leitl, StefanStefan Leitl adidas Audi
1. FC Kaiserslautern Germany Runjaić, KostaKosta Runjaić Switzerland Bunjaku, AlbertAlbert Bunjaku uhlsport paysafecard
Karlsruher SC Germany Kauczinski, MarkusMarkus Kauczinski Germany Orlishausen, DirkDirk Orlishausen Hummel Klaiber Markisen
RB Leipzig Germany Beierlorzer, AchimAchim Beierlorzer Germany Frahn, DanielDaniel Frahn Nike Red Bull
1860 Munich Germany Fröhling, TorstenTorsten Fröhling Germany Schindler, ChristopherChristopher Schindler uhlsport Volkswagen
1. FC Nürnberg Switzerland Weiler, RenéRené Weiler Germany Schäfer, RaphaelRaphael Schäfer adidas Wolf Möbel
SV Sandhausen Germany Schwartz, AloisAlois Schwartz Germany Löning, FrankFrank Löning Puma Machmeier Energy
FC St. Pauli Germany Lienen, EwaldEwald Lienen Germany Gonther, SörenSören Gonther Hummel Relentless
1. FC Union Berlin Germany Düwel, NorbertNorbert Düwel Croatia Kreilach, DamirDamir Kreilach uhlsport Becker

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
1. FC Union Berlin Germany Uwe Neuhaus Mutual consent 11 May 2014[3] Pre-season Germany Norbert Düwel 13 May 2014[4]
1860 Munich Germany Markus von Ahlen End of tenure as caretaker 4 June 2014 Netherlands Ricardo Moniz 4 June 2014[5]
1. FC Nürnberg Germany Roger Prinzen End of tenure as caretaker 5 June 2014 France Valérien Ismaël 5 June 2014[6]
Fortuna Düsseldorf Germany Lorenz-Günther Köstner Mutual consent 12 June 2014[7] Germany Oliver Reck 13 June 2014[8]
Erzgebirge Aue Germany Falko Götz Sacked 2 September 2014[9] 18th Croatia Tomislav Stipić 9 September 2014[10]
FC St. Pauli Germany Roland Vrabec Sacked 3 September 2014[11] 14th Germany Thomas Meggle 3 September 2014[11]
1860 Munich Netherlands Ricardo Moniz Sacked 24 September 2014[12] 13th Germany Markus von Ahlen 24 September 2014[12]
1. FC Nürnberg France Valérien Ismaël Sacked 11 November 2014[13] 14th Switzerland René Weiler 12 November 2014[14]
VfL Bochum Germany Peter Neururer Sacked 9 December 2014[15] 10th Germany Frank Heinemann 9 December 2014[15]
FC St. Pauli Germany Thomas Meggle Sacked 16 December 2014[16] 18th Germany Ewald Lienen 16 December 2014[16]
VfL Bochum Germany Frank Heinemann End of tenure as caretaker 31 December 2014[17] 11th Netherlands Gertjan Verbeek 1 January 2015[17]
RB Leipzig Germany Alexander Zorniger Mutual consent 11 February 2015[18] 7th Germany Achim Beierlorzer 11 February 2015[18]
1860 Munich Germany Markus von Ahlen Sacked 17 February 2015[19] 16th Germany Torsten Fröhling 17 February 2015[19]
SpVgg Greuther Fürth Germany Frank Kramer Sacked 23 February 2015[20] 13th Germany Mike Büskens 23 February 2015[20]
Fortuna Düsseldorf Germany Oliver Reck Sacked 23 February 2015[21] 6th Germany Taşkın Aksoy 13 April 2015[22]
FSV Frankfurt Germany Benno Möhlmann Sacked 18 May 2015[23] 16th Germany Tomas Oral 18 May 2015[23]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 FC Ingolstadt 04 (C, P) 34 17 13 4 53 32 +21 64 Promotion to Bundesliga
2 SV Darmstadt 98 (P) 34 15 14 5 44 26 +18 59
3 Karlsruher SC 34 15 13 6 46 26 +20 58 Qualification to Promotion play-offs
4 1. FC Kaiserslautern 34 14 14 6 45 31 +14 56
5 RB Leipzig 34 13 11 10 39 31 +8 50
6 Eintracht Braunschweig 34 15 5 14 44 41 +3 50
7 1. FC Union Berlin 34 12 11 11 46 51 −5 47
8 1. FC Heidenheim 34 12 10 12 49 44 +5 46
9 1. FC Nürnberg 34 13 6 15 42 47 −5 45
10 Fortuna Düsseldorf 34 11 11 12 48 52 −4 44
11 VfL Bochum 34 9 15 10 53 55 −2 42
12 SV Sandhausen[lower-alpha 1] 34 10 12 12 32 37 −5 39
13 FSV Frankfurt 34 10 9 15 41 53 −12 39
14 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 34 8 13 13 34 42 −8 37
15 FC St. Pauli 34 10 7 17 40 51 −11 37
16 1860 München 34 9 9 16 41 51 −10 36 Qualification to Relegation play-offs
17 Erzgebirge Aue (R) 34 9 9 16 32 47 −15 36 Relegation to 3. Liga
18 VfR Aalen[lower-alpha 2] (R) 34 7 12 15 34 46 −12 31
Source: Kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ SV Sandhausen were deducted three points for license violation.[24]
  2. ↑ VfR Aalen were deducted two points for license violation.[25]

Results

Home ╲ Away M60 AAL BOCBRSDARAUEFDÜFSVGRFHEIINGKAIKARNURLEISANSTPUNB
1860 Munich 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–1 0–3 2–3 2–1 0–3
VfR Aalen 2–0 2–4 2–1 0–0 3–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–4 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–2
VfL Bochum 0–3 4–0 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–1 4–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 3–3 1–1
Eintracht Braunschweig 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 4–2 2–1 2–0 2–2 3–0 0–0 0–2 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–1
Darmstadt 98 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–4 4–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 3–2 0–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 5–0
Erzgebirge Aue 4–1 1–0 1–5 1–2 0–1 0–3 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–3 0–0 3–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 3–0 1–2
Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–3 2–3 3–3 3–2 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–3 1–0 1–0
FSV Frankfurt 0–1 1–1 1–5 0–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 2–3 2–1 0–0 1–1 3–3 1–3
SpVgg Greuther Fürth 0–3 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–5 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–3 5–1 0–1 0–0 3–0 2–2
1. FC Heidenheim 2–2 0–1 5–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 3–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 3–1
FC Ingolstadt 1–1 4–1 3–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 3–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–1 3–3
1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–2 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–0
Karlsruher SC 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 4–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 0–0
1. FC Nürnberg 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 3–1
RB Leipzig 1–1 0–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 3–1 2–1 0–4 4–1 3–2
SV Sandhausen 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–3 1–0 2–2 0–3 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–1
FC St. Pauli 1–2 3–1 5–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 4–0 1–1 0–1 0–3 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–0 1–0 2–1 3–0
Union Berlin 1–4 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 0–4 2–1 3–1 1–0

Updated to games played on 24 May 2015.
Source: Kicker.de
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

The team which finished 16th faced the 3rd-placed 2014–15 3. Liga side for a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches earned entry into the 2015–16 2. Bundesliga.

First leg

Kiel
1860 Munich
GK 18 Germany Kenneth Kronholm
RB 19 Germany Patrick Herrmann
CB 13 Germany Marlon Krause
CB 29 Germany Hauke Wahl
LB 7 Republic of Ireland Patrick Kohlmann
CM 14 Germany Maik Kegel
CM 16 Denmark Mikkel Vendelbo YC 74'
RW 21 Germany Tim Siedschlag  78'
LW 11 Germany Rafael Kazior (c)
SS 9 Germany Manuel Schäffler  86'
CF 20 United States Marc Heider  69'
Substitutes:
GK 25 Germany Niklas Jakusch
DF 27 Germany Marcel Gebers
MF 24 Poland Jarosław Lindner  78'
MF 26 Germany Patrick Breitkreuz  69'
MF 28 Germany René Guder
MF 31 Germany Finn Wirlmann
FW 22 Germany Fiete Sykora  86'
Manager:
Karsten Neitzel
GK 30 Germany Vitus Eicher
RB 25 Uruguay Gary Kagelmacher
CB 4 Germany Kai Bülow
CB 26 Germany Christopher Schindler (c)
LB 32 Germany Maximilian Wittek YC 89'
CM 6 Germany Dominik Stahl YC 45+1'
CM 11 Germany Daniel Adlung
RW 14 Hungary Krisztián Simon  54'
LW 17 Germany Jannik Bandowski  80'
SS 20 Albania Valdet Rama
CF 19 Austria Rubin Okotie YC 54'  55'
Substitutes:
GK 24 Germany Stefan Ortega
DF 39 Slovakia Vladimír Kováč
MF 7 South Africa Daylon Claasen
MF 28 Germany Julian Weigl
MF 33 Germany Korbinian Vollmann  54'
FW 16 Germany Stephan Hain  80'
FW 27 Germany Marius Wolf  55'
Manager:
Torsten Fröhling

Assistant referees:
Frank Willenborg
Holger Henschel
Fourth official:
Harm Osmers

Second leg

2 June 2015
20:30 CEST
1860 Munich 2–1 Holstein Kiel
Adlung  78'
Bülow  90'+1'		 Report Kazior  16'
Allianz Arena, Munich
Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Knut Kircher (Rottenburg)
1860 Munich
Kiel
GK 30 Germany Vitus Eicher
RB 25 Uruguay Gary Kagelmacher
CB 4 Germany Kai Bülow
CB 26 Germany Christopher Schindler (c)
LB 32 Germany Maximilian Wittek
CM 6 Germany Dominik Stahl  13'
CM 11 Germany Daniel Adlung
RW 20 Albania Valdet Rama
LW 17 Germany Jannik Bandowski  56'
CF 19 Austria Rubin Okotie  70'
CF 16 Germany Stephan Hain
Substitutes:
GK 24 Germany Stefan Ortega YC 90'+4'
DF 18 Switzerland Martin Angha
DF 39 Slovakia Vladimír Kováč
MF 28 Germany Julian Weigl YC 46'  13'
MF 33 Germany Korbinian Vollmann  70'
FW 14 Hungary Krisztián Simon
FW 27 Germany Marius Wolf  56'
Manager:
Torsten Fröhling
GK 18 Germany Kenneth Kronholm
RB 19 Germany Patrick Herrmann
CB 13 Germany Marlon Krause
CB 29 Germany Hauke Wahl
LB 7 Republic of Ireland Patrick Kohlmann
DM 16 Denmark Mikkel Vendelbo
RW 21 Germany Tim Siedschlag
AM 14 Germany Maik Kegel  89'
LW 24 Poland Jarosław Lindner  51'
SS 11 Poland Rafael Kazior (c)
CF 9 Germany Manuel Schäffler YC 43'  60'
Substitutes:
GK 25 Germany Niklas Jakusch
DF 27 Germany Marcel Gebers  89'
MF 26 Germany Patrick Breitkreuz YC 69'  60'
MF 28 Germany René Guder
MF 31 Germany Finn Wirlmann
FW 20 United States Marc Heider  51'
FW 22 Germany Fiete Sykora
Manager:
Karsten Neitzel

Assistant referees:
Robert Kempter
Martin Petersen
Fourth official:
Sascha Stegemann

1860 Munich won 2–1 on aggregate.

Season statistics

References

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  12. 1 2 "TSV 1860 München beurlaubt Ricardo Moniz" (in German). Retrieved 24 September 2014.
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  15. 1 2 "VfL Bochum entlässt Trainer Peter Neururer" (in German). Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  16. 1 2 "St. Pauli: Lienen neuer Trainer, Meggle Sportchef für Azzouzi" (in German). Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  17. 1 2 "Verbeek neuer VfL-Coach" (in German). Retrieved 22 December 2014.
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  19. 1 2 "1860 München entlässt von Ahlen - Fröhling neuer Trainer" (in German). Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  20. 1 2 "Fürth: Kramer muss gehen, Büskens kommt" (in German). Retrieved 23 February 2015.
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