Germany - 2. Bundesliga 2014/15

The 2. Bundesliga is the Second Division of professional football in Germany. The 2. Bundesliga is ranked below the Bundesliga and above the 3. Liga in the German football league system. All of the 2. Bundesliga clubs qualify for the DFB-Pokal, the annual German Cup competition. A total of 123 clubs have competed in the 2. Bundesliga since its foundation.

The number of relegated clubs has fluctuated over the years. Since 2008 two clubs are directly relegated while the third-last team has the opportunity to defend its league place in play-offs against the third placed team of the 3. Liga

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 will be determined in two-legged play-offs, in which the 16th placed Bundesliga side will play the team who finished third in 2. Bundesliga and the 16th 2. Bundesliga side will play the team who finished third in the 3. Liga.

2014–15 Teams

1. FC Nürnberg (relegated from 2013–14 Bundesliga) Eintracht Braunschweig (relegated from 2013–14 Bundesliga) 1. FC Kaiserslautern Karlsruher SC Fortuna Düsseldorf 1860 Munich FC St. Pauli VfR Aalen SV Sandhausen

1. FC Union Berlin FC Ingolstadt 04 Erzgebirge Aue FSV Frankfurt Greuther Fürth VfL Bochum 1. FC Heidenheim (2013–14 3. Liga champion) RB Leipzig (2013–14 3. Liga runner-up) SV Darmstadt 98 (2013–14 2. Bundesliga Play-off Winner)

FC Ingolstadt 04 and SV Darmstadt 98 promoted to Bundeslisga
Erzgebirge Aue and VfR Aaalen relegated to 3.Division

1.  SV Sandhausen were deducted three points for license violation.
2. Jump up VfR Aalen were deducted two points for license violation.

Promotion play-offs

The team which finishes 16th, will face the 3rd-placed 2014–15 2. Bundesliga side for a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches earns entry into the 2015–16 Bundesliga. 

Hamburger SV	1–1	Karlsruher SC

Karlsruher SC	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Hamburger SV

Relegation play-offs

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

Holstein Kiel	0–0	1860 Munich
1860 Munich 2–1 Holstein Kiel

 FC Ingolstadt 04 was champion

Source: http://www.bundesliga.de
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