The 2026–27 2. Bundesliga is the 53rd season of the 2. Bundesliga. The season began on 7 August 2026 and will conclude on 23 May 2027.
Teams
Team changes Promoted from2025–26 3. Liga Relegated from2025–26 Bundesliga Promoted to2026–27 Bundesliga Relegated to2026–27 3. Liga VfL OsnabrückEnergie Cottbus VfL Wolfsburg1. FC Heidenheim FC St. Pauli Schalke 04SV ElversbergSC Paderborn Fortuna DüsseldorfPreußen Münster
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 Energie Cottbus Cottbus LEAG Energie Stadion 22,528 Darmstadt 98 Darmstadt Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor 17,650 Dynamo Dresden Dresden Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion 32,249 Greuther Fürth Fürth Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer 16,626 Hannover 96 Hanover Heinz von Heiden Arena 49,000 1. FC Heidenheim Heidenheim Voith-Arena 15,000 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 1. FC Nürnberg Nuremberg Max-Morlock-Stadion 49,923 VfL Osnabrück Osnabrück Stadion an der Bremer Brücke 15,741 FC St. Pauli Hamburg Millerntor-Stadion 29,546 VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg Volkswagen Arena 30,000
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Front Sleeve Hertha BSC Stefan Leitl Josip Brekalo Castore Sparda-Bank Berlin Mall of Berlin Arminia Bielefeld Oliver Kirch Maximilian Bauer Umbro Schüco Danne Holding VfL Bochum Uwe Rösler Timo Horn Mizuno Vonovia MTEL Germany Eintracht Braunschweig Lars Kornetka Ron-Thorben Hoffmann Umbro BRAWO Group Lease a Bike Energie Cottbus Claus-Dieter Wollitz Axel Borgmann Adidas LEAG Sparkasse Spree-Neiße Darmstadt 98 Florian Kohfeldt Marcel Schuhen Craft HAIX Suzuki Dynamo Dresden Thomas Stamm Niklas Hauptmann Jako ALL-INKL.COM ad hoc Gruppe Greuther Fürth Heiko Vogel Felix Klaus Puma Hofmann Personal Buxtrade Hannover 96 Sandro Wagner Stefán Teitur Þórðarson Macron Heise Hannoversche Volksbank 1. FC Heidenheim Frank Schmidt Patrick Mainka Puma MHP Voith 1. FC Kaiserslautern Torsten Lieberknecht Marlon Ritter Castore Novoline Lacalut Karlsruher SC Maximilian Senft Marvin Wanitzek Macron SWEG billiger.de Holstein Kiel Tim Walter Jonas Meffert Puma Famila Lotto Schleswig-Holstein 1. FC Magdeburg Petrik Sander / Pascal Ibold Dominik Reimann Hummel Humanas SWM Magdeburg 1. FC Nürnberg Miroslav Klose Jan Reichert Adidas Toolcraft AG Helmsauer VfL Osnabrück Timo Schultz Jannik Müller Capelli Sport Thomas Philipps JOPA FC St. Pauli Marcel Rapp David Nemeth Puma Congstar Astra Bier VfL Wolfsburg Tobias Strobl Maximilian Arnold Nike Volkswagen Mobileye
Managerial changes Team Outgoing Exit date Position in table Incoming Incoming date Announced on Departed on Announced on Arrived on Karlsruher SC Christian EichnerMutual consent 8 April 202630 June 2026Pre-season Maximilian Senft 21 May 20261 July 2026 Arminia Bielefeld Michél Kniat 23 May 2026 Oliver Kirch 5 June 2026 VfL Wolfsburg Dieter Hecking Appointed sporting director 30 May 2026 Tobias Strobl 3 June 2026 FC St. Pauli Alexander BlessinSacked 4 June 2026 Marcel Rapp 5 June 2026 Hannover 96 Christian Titz14 September 2026 15th Lars Barlemann (interim)14 September 2026 Lars Barlemann (interim) End of interim spell 19 September 2026 21 September 2026 16th Sandro Wagner 19 September 2026 21 September 2026
League table
Results
Relegation play-offs The relegation play-offs will take place on 28 May and 1 June 2027.
Statistics Top goalscorers
RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Mohamed Ali Zoma1. FC Nürnberg 62 Felix KlausGreuther Fürth5 Joel GrodowskiArminia Bielefeld4 Josip BrekaloHertha BSC4 Tolcay CiğerciEnergie Cottbus Robert GlatzelVfL Wolfsburg Phil HarresHolstein Kiel Emmanuel Iyoha1. FC Magdeburg9 Oluwaseun AdewumiHertha BSC3 Alexander BernhardssonHolstein Kiel Justin ButlerEnergie Cottbus Lars GindorfHannover 96 Julian Justvan1. FC Nürnberg Adam Markhiyev1. FC Nürnberg Alexander Nollenberger1. FC Magdeburg Fabian ReeseVfL Wolfsburg Piet Scobel1. FC Nürnberg Jan Schöppner1. FC Heidenheim Jón Dagur ÞorsteinssonHertha BSC Jan UrbichEintracht Braunschweig Budu Zivzivadze1. FC Heidenheim
Hat-tricks Date Player Club Against Result Mohamed Ali Zoma 1. FC Nürnberg Dynamo Dresden3–0 (H) Joel Grodowski Arminia Bielefeld Energie Cottbus3–0 (H)
Clean sheets
Rank Player Club Cleansheets 1 Julian Krahl1. FC Kaiserslautern 4 2 Dominik Reimann1. FC Magdeburg 33 Thomas Dähne1. FC Heidenheim2 Jan Reichert1. FC Nürnberg Jakub ZielińskiVfL Wolfsburg6 Hans Christian BernatKarlsruher SC1 Marius GersbeckHertha BSC Timo HornVfL Bochum Jonas KerskenArminia Bielefeld Jonas KrumreyVfL Osnabrück Marcel LotkaEnergie Cottbus Tim SchreiberDynamo Dresden Leo WeinkaufHannover 96 Ben VollFC St. Pauli
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