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

Season2014–15
ChampionsFC Ingolstadt
Quick facts Season, Champions ...
2. Bundesliga
Season2014–15
ChampionsFC Ingolstadt
PromotedFC Ingolstadt
SV Darmstadt
RelegatedErzgebirge Aue
VfR Aalen
Matches306
Goals865 (2.83 per match)
Top goalscorerRouwen Hennings
(17 goals)
Average attendance17,667
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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 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

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

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
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]
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League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 FC Ingolstadt (C, P) 34 17 13 4 53 32 +21 64 Promotion to Bundesliga
2 Darmstadt 98 (P) 34 15 14 5 44 26 +18 59
3 Karlsruher SC 34 15 13 6 46 26 +20 58 Qualification for 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 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 34 10 12 12 32 37 5 39[a]
13 FSV Frankfurt 34 10 9 15 41 53 12 39
14 Greuther Fürth 34 8 13 13 34 42 8 37
15 FC St. Pauli 34 10 7 17 40 51 11 37
16 1860 Munich (O) 34 9 9 16 41 51 10 36 Qualification for relegation play-offs
17 Erzgebirge Aue (R) 34 9 9 16 32 47 15 36 Relegation to 3. Liga
18 VfR Aalen (R) 34 7 12 15 34 46 12 31[b]
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Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (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

More information Home \ Away, AAL ...
Home \ Away AAL AUE UNB BOC EBS D98 F95 FSV SGF FCH FCI FCK KSC RBL M60 FCN SVS STP
VfR Aalen 3–0 1–2 2–4 2–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–4 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–0 2–0 1–2 0–1 2–0
Erzgebirge Aue 1–0 1–2 1–5 1–2 0–1 0–3 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–3 0–0 3–1 2–0 4–1 0–1 0–1 3–0
Union Berlin 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–4 0–4 3–1 1–0
VfL Bochum 4–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–1 4–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–3 1–1 0–0 3–3
Eintracht Braunschweig 2–1 4–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 3–0 0–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–2
Darmstadt 98 2–0 2–0 5–0 2–0 1–0 1–4 4–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 3–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–0
Fortuna Düsseldorf 0–2 2–3 1–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–3 3–3 3–2 0–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–0
FSV Frankfurt 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–5 0–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 2–3 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 3–3
Greuther Fürth 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 3–0 2–5 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–3 0–1 0–3 5–1 0–0 3–0
1. FC Heidenheim 0–1 2–2 3–1 5–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 3–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–2 3–0 3–0 2–1
FC Ingolstadt 4–1 1–1 3–3 3–0 1–0 2–2 3–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–1
1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–1 1–0 0–2
Karlsruher SC 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 4–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 3–0
RB Leipzig 0–0 1–0 3–2 2–0 3–1 2–1 3–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 0–4 4–1
1860 Munich 1–1 0–1 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 0–3 2–1 2–3 2–1
1. FC Nürnberg 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–2
SV Sandhausen 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–2 0–3 1–0 2–2 0–3 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–0
FC St. Pauli 3–1 0–0 3–0 5–1 1–0 0–1 4–0 1–1 0–1 0–3 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–1
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Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion play-offs

The team which finishes 16th, will face the third-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 prevailed for the second year in a row, avoiding their possible first relegation.

First leg

More information Hamburger SV, 1–1 ...
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Attendance: 56,615
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
Hamburger SV
Karlsruher SC
GK15Germany René Adler
RB4Germany Heiko WestermannYellow card 26'downward-facing red arrow 56'
CB5Switzerland Johan Djourou (c)
CB32Serbia Slobodan Rajković
LB22Germany Matthias Ostrzolek
CM40Serbia Gojko KačarYellow card 83'
CM20Chile Marcelo Díaz
RW8Croatia Ivica Olićdownward-facing red arrow 89'
AM18Germany Lewis HoltbyYellow card 59'downward-facing red arrow 69'
LW11Croatia Ivo Iličević
CF10Germany Pierre-Michel Lasogga
Substitutes:
GK30Germany Alexander Brunst
DF2Germany Dennis DiekmeierYellow card 83'upward-facing green arrow 56'
DF3Brazil Cléber
MF17Hungary Zoltán Stieberupward-facing green arrow 69'
MF23Netherlands Rafael van der Vaart
MF27Germany Nicolai Müller
FW9Germany Maximilian Beisterupward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Germany Bruno Labbadia
GK1Germany Dirk Orlishausen (c)
RB22Germany Enrico ValentiniYellow card 13'
CB3Jamaica Daniel Gordon
CB14Germany Manuel Gulde
LB31Germany Philipp Max
CM13Germany Dominic PeitzYellow card 78'
CM23Germany Jonas Meffert
RW18Spain Manuel Torres Jiménez
AM8Germany Reinhold Yabodownward-facing red arrow 76'
LW11Azerbaijan Dimitrij Nazarov
CF17Germany Rouwen Henningsdownward-facing red arrow 90+3'
Substitutes:
GK24Germany René Vollath
DF4Germany Martin Stoll
DF5Germany Dennis Kempe
DF20Austria Ylli Sallahi
MF15Germany Boubacar Barry
MF21France Gaëtan Krebsupward-facing green arrow 76'
FW19Bulgaria Iliyan Mitsanskiupward-facing green arrow 90+3'
Manager:
Germany Markus Kauczinski

Assistant referees:
Benjamin Brand
Markus Hacker
Fourth official:
Michael Weiner

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Second leg

More information Karlsruher SC, 1–2 (a.e.t.) ...
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Attendance: 27,986
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
Karlsruher SC
Hamburger SV
GK1Germany Dirk Orlishausen (c)
RB22Germany Enrico Valentini
CB3Jamaica Daniel GordonYellow card 118'
CB14Germany Manuel GuldeYellow card 90+2'
LB31Germany Philipp Maxdownward-facing red arrow 86'
CM21France Gaëtan KrebsYellow card 87'downward-facing red arrow 89'
CM23Germany Jonas MeffertYellow card 90'
RW18Spain Manuel Torres Jiménez
AM9Japan Hiroki Yamadadownward-facing red arrow 72'
LW11Azerbaijan Dimitrij NazarovYellow card 120+1'
CF17Germany Rouwen Hennings
Substitutes:
GK24Germany René Vollath
DF4Germany Martin Stollupward-facing green arrow 89'
DF5Germany Dennis Kempeupward-facing green arrow 86'
DF20Austria Ylli Sallahi
MF8Germany Reinhold Yaboupward-facing green arrow 72'
MF15Germany Boubacar Barry
FW19Bulgaria Iliyan Mitsanski
Manager:
Germany Markus Kauczinski
GK15Germany René Adler
RB2Germany Dennis Diekmeier
CB5Switzerland Johan Djourou
CB32Serbia Slobodan RajkovićYellow card 63'
LB22Germany Matthias Ostrzolek
CM20Chile Marcelo DíazYellow card 55'
CM23Netherlands Rafael van der Vaart (c)Yellow card 48'
RW8Croatia Ivica Olićdownward-facing red arrow 77'
AM18Germany Lewis Holtbydownward-facing red arrow 66'
LW11Croatia Ivo Iličevićdownward-facing red arrow 86'
CF10Germany Pierre-Michel Lasogga
Substitutes:
GK30Germany Alexander Brunst
DF3Brazil CléberYellow card 101'upward-facing green arrow 86'
DF31Mozambique Ronny Marcos
MF17Hungary Zoltán Stieberupward-facing green arrow 66'
MF19Czech Republic Petr JiráčekYellow card 115'
MF27Germany Nicolai Müllerupward-facing green arrow 77'
FW9Germany Maximilian BeisterYellow card 90+2'
Manager:
Germany Bruno Labbadia

Assistant referees:
Guido Kleve
René Rohde
Fourth official:
Marco Fritz

Match rules

  • 90 minutes of regular time.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if tied on aggregate.
  • Penalty shoot-out if no further goals are scored.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Hamburger SV won 3–2 on aggregate.

Relegation play-offs

The team which finished 16th faced the third-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

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Attendance: 9,812
Kiel
1860 Munich
GK18Germany Kenneth Kronholm
RB19Germany Patrick Herrmann
CB13Germany Marlon Krause
CB29Germany Hauke Wahl
LB7Republic of Ireland Patrick Kohlmann
CM14Germany Maik Kegel
CM16Denmark Mikkel VendelboYellow card 74'
RW21Germany Tim Siedschlagdownward-facing red arrow 78'
LW11Germany Rafael Kazior (c)
SS9Germany Manuel Schäfflerdownward-facing red arrow 86'
CF20United States Marc Heiderdownward-facing red arrow 69'
Substitutes:
GK25Germany Niklas Jakusch
DF27Germany Marcel Gebers
MF24Poland Jarosław Lindnerupward-facing green arrow 78'
MF26Germany Patrick Breitkreuzupward-facing green arrow 69'
MF28Germany René Guder
MF31Germany Finn Wirlmann
FW22Germany Fiete Sykoraupward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Karsten Neitzel
GK30Germany Vitus Eicher
RB25Uruguay Gary Kagelmacher
CB4Germany Kai Bülow
CB26Germany Christopher Schindler (c)
LB32Germany Maximilian WittekYellow card 89'
CM6Germany Dominik StahlYellow card 45+1'
CM11Germany Daniel Adlung
RW14Hungary Krisztián Simondownward-facing red arrow 54'
LW17Germany Jannik Bandowskidownward-facing red arrow 80'
SS20Albania Valdet Rama
CF19Austria Rubin OkotieYellow card 54'downward-facing red arrow 55'
Substitutes:
GK24Germany Stefan Ortega
DF39Slovakia Vladimír Kováč
MF7South Africa Daylon Claasen
MF28Germany Julian Weigl
MF33Germany Korbinian Vollmannupward-facing green arrow 54'
FW16Germany Stephan Hainupward-facing green arrow 80'
FW27Germany Marius Wolfupward-facing green arrow 55'
Manager:
Torsten Fröhling

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

Second leg

More information 1860 Munich, 2–1 ...
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Attendance: 57,000
1860 Munich
Kiel
GK30Germany Vitus Eicher
RB25Uruguay Gary Kagelmacher
CB4Germany Kai Bülow
CB26Germany Christopher Schindler (c)
LB32Germany Maximilian Wittek
CM6Germany Dominik Stahldownward-facing red arrow 13'
CM11Germany Daniel Adlung
RW20Albania Valdet Rama
LW17Germany Jannik Bandowskidownward-facing red arrow 56'
CF19Austria Rubin Okotiedownward-facing red arrow 70'
CF16Germany Stephan Hain
Substitutes:
GK24Germany Stefan OrtegaYellow card 90+4'
DF18Switzerland Martin Angha
DF39Slovakia Vladimír Kováč
MF28Germany Julian WeiglYellow card 46'upward-facing green arrow 13'
MF33Germany Korbinian Vollmannupward-facing green arrow 70'
FW14Hungary Krisztián Simon
FW27Germany Marius Wolfupward-facing green arrow 56'
Manager:
Torsten Fröhling
GK18Germany Kenneth Kronholm
RB19Germany Patrick Herrmann
CB13Germany Marlon Krause
CB29Germany Hauke Wahl
LB7Republic of Ireland Patrick Kohlmann
DM16Denmark Mikkel Vendelbo
RW21Germany Tim Siedschlag
AM14Germany Maik Kegeldownward-facing red arrow 89'
LW24Poland Jarosław Lindnerdownward-facing red arrow 51'
SS11Poland Rafael Kazior (c)
CF9Germany Manuel SchäfflerYellow card 43'downward-facing red arrow 60'
Substitutes:
GK25Germany Niklas Jakusch
DF27Germany Marcel Gebersupward-facing green arrow 89'
MF26Germany Patrick BreitkreuzYellow card 69'upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF28Germany René Guder
MF31Germany Finn Wirlmann
FW20United States Marc Heiderupward-facing green arrow 51'
FW22Germany Fiete Sykora
Manager:
Karsten Neitzel

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

1860 Munich won 2–1 on aggregate.

Season statistics

Attendances

Source:[27]

More information No., Team ...
No.TeamAttendanceChangeHighest
11. FC Kaiserslautern33,01311.8%49,780
21. FC Nürnberg30,743-23.9%47,501
3Fortuna 9529,945-11.9%41,667
4RB Leipzig25,02549.5%38,660
5FC St. Pauli24,640-13.2%29,063
6TSV 186021,91813.5%68,500
7BTSV Eintracht21,610-5.1%23,100
81. FC Union Berlin19,147-3.2%21,717
9Karlsruher SC17,3817.7%27,771
10VfL Bochum16,8504.2%25,094
11Darmstadt 9814,135100.0%16,150
121. FC Heidenheim12,58239.3%15,000
13Greuther Fürth11,793-1.1%17,500
14FC Ingolstadt 049,89245.8%15,000
15Erzgebirge Aue9,112-3.1%15,300
16VfR Aalen7,5752.4%14,500
17FSV Frankfurt6,6315.5%12,542
18SV Sandhausen5,9336.5%12,136
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