2. Frauen-Bundesliga
Football league
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The 2. Frauen-Bundesliga is the second league competition for women's association football in Germany. For its first 14 seasons the league was divided into two groups: Nord and Süd. The winner and the runner-up are promoted to the Bundesliga (unless they are reserve teams of Bundesliga sides); the last three places are relegated to the Regionalliga. Until the 2017–18 season, in each group, the winner was promoted and the bottom two were relegated.
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| Founded | 2004 |
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| Country | Germany |
| Divisions | 1 |
| Number of clubs | 14 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Bundesliga |
| Relegation to | Regionalliga |
| Domestic cup | Frauen DFB-Pokal |
| Current champions | VfB Stuttgart (1st title) |
| Most championships | TSG Hoffenheim II (3 titles) |
| Website | Official website |
| Current: 2026–27 2. Frauen-Bundesliga | |
The league has been played as one group of 14 teams since the 2018–19 season, with second teams of clubs being ineligible for promotion and allowed to have only three players older than 20 years.[1][2]
For the 2020–21 season only, the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga was divided into two groups of 10 and nine teams each due to the relegation being suspended for the 2019–20 season as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The two group winners were promoted to the Frauen-Bundesliga for the 2021–22 season, when a single group was used again.
Clubs
Members for the 2025–26 2. Frauen-Bundesliga.
| Team | Home city | Home ground | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| SG Andernach | Andernach | Stadion am Bassenheimer Weg | 15,220 |
| Viktoria Berlin | Berlin | Stadion Lichterfelde | 4,300 |
| VfL Bochum | Bochum | Leichtathletikplatz am Ruhrstadion | 1,500 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt II | Frankfurt | Stadion am Brentanobad | 5,200 |
| FC Ingolstadt | Ingolstadt | ESV-Stadion | 11,481 |
| Mainz 05 | Mainz | Bruchwegstadion | 18,700 |
| SV Meppen | Meppen | Hänsch-Arena | 16,500 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | Mönchengladbach | Grenzlandstadion | 10,000 |
| Bayern Munich II | Munich | Sportpark Aschheim | 3,000 |
| Turbine Potsdam | Potsdam | Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion | 10,787 |
| SC Sand | Willstätt | Kühnmatt Stadion | 2,000 |
| VfB Stuttgart | Stuttgart | Stadion Hafenbahnstraße | 2,000 |
| VfR Warbeyen | Kleve | Bresserbergstadion | 6,000 |
| VfL Wolfsburg II | Wolfsburg | AOK Stadion | 5,200 |
Champions
- 1 Hamburg II was the first reserve team that won the league. As reserve teams are ineligible for promotion, runners-up 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig were promoted.
- 2 Runners-up FSV Gütersloh 2009 were promoted.
- 3 Runners-up Herford were promoted.
- 4 Lübars did not apply for a Bundesliga licence for financial reasons. Runners-up Werder Bremen were promoted.
- 5 Runners-up Borussia Mönchengladbach were promoted.
- 6 Runners-up 1. FC Köln were promoted.
- 7 As the top two were reserve teams (runners-up were Bayern Munich II), third-placed Bayer 04 Leverkusen were promoted.
- 8 As the top two were reserve teams, third-placed 1. FC Köln and fourth-placed USV Jena were promoted.
- 9 As the second- and third-placed teams were reserve teams, fourth-placed SV Meppen were promoted.
Top scorers
Nord
- 2004–05: Anja Koser (FFC Brauweiler Pulheim) – 27 goals
- 2005–06: Martina Müller (VfL Wolfsburg) – 36 goals
- 2006–07: Jennifer Ninaus (SG Wattenscheid 09) – 19 goals
- 2007–08: Marie Pollmann (Herforder SV – 21 goals
- 2008–09: Kerstin Straka (Tennis Borussia Berlin) & Martina Fennen (SV Victoria Gersten) – 12 goals
- 2009–10: Kathrin Patzke (Hamburger SV) – 25 goals
- 2010–11: Kathrin Patzke (Hamburger SV) – 21 goals
- 2011–12: Agnieszka Winczo (BV Cloppenburg) – 24 goals
- 2012–13: Anna Laue (Herforder SV) – 22 goals
- 2013–14: Cindy König (Werder Bremen) – 17 goals
- 2014–15: Cindy König (Werder Bremen) – 19 goals
- 2015–16: Giustina Ronzetti (Herforder SV) – 23 goals
- 2016–17: Agnieszka Winczo (BV Cloppenburg) – 25 goals
- 2017–18: Sarah Grünheid (Arminia Bielefeld) – 16 goals
- 2020–21: Sarah Abu-Sabbah (Borussia Mönchengladbach) – 11 goals
Süd
- 2004–05: Christina Arend (1. FC Saarbrücken) – 25 goals
- 2005–06: Nadine Keßler (1. FC Saarbrücken) – 24 goals
- 2006–07: Nadine Keßler (1. FC Saarbrücken) – 27 goals
- 2007–08: Sabrina Schmutzler (FF USV Jena) – 27 goals
- 2008–09: Jennifer Ninaus (SG Wattenscheid 09) – 20 goals
- 2009–10: Bilgin Defterli (1. FC Köln) – 22 goals
- 2010–11: Susanne Hartel (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) – 16 goals
- 2011–12: Natalia Mann (VfL Sindelfingen) / Claudia Nußelt (TSV Crailsheim) – 16 goals
- 2012–13: Julia Manger (ETSV Würzburg) – 24 goals
- 2013–14: Ilaria Mauro (SC Sand) / Sarah Schatton (1. FC Saarbrücken) – 24 goals
- 2014–15: Lise Munk (1. FC Köln) – 27 goals
- 2015–16: Nadja Pfeiffer (Borussia Mönchengladbach) – 16 goals
- 2016–17: Annika Eberhard (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II) – 18 goals
- 2017–18: Jana Beuschlein (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) / Jacqueline de Backer (1. FC Saarbrücken) – 18 goals
- 2020–21: Vanessa Leimenstoll (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II) – 14 goals
One group
- 2018–19: Julia Matuschewski (1. FC Saarbrücken) – 20 goals
- 2019–20: Laura Lindner (Turbine Potsdam II) – 16 goals
- 2021–22: Nastassja Lein (1. FC Nürnberg) / Ramona Maier (FC Ingolstadt) – 25 goals
- 2022–23: Vanessa Fudalla (RB Leipzig) – 20 goals
- 2023–24: Larissa Mühlhaus (Hamburger SV) – 20 goals
- 2024–25: Lisa Heiseler (1. FC Union Berlin) – 22 goals
- 2025–26: Vital Kats (1. FSV Mainz 05) – 22 goals