| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | VfB Stuttgart |
| Promoted | VfB Stuttgart Hannover 96 |
| Relegated | 1860 Munich(toRL Bayern) Würzburger Kickers Karlsruher SC |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 758 (2.48 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Simon Terodde (25 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Philipp Tschauner (16 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win | Bielefeld 6−0Braunschweig |
| Biggest away win | Kaiserslautern 0−4Hannover Aue 0−4Stuttgart |
| Highest scoring | Bochum 5−4Nürnberg |
| Longest winning run | 6 games[1] Union Berlin |
| Longest unbeaten run | 11 games[1] Hannover 96 |
| Longest winless run | 16 games[1] Würzburger Kickers |
| Longest losing run | 4 games[1] Erzgebirge Aue Greuther Fürth Karlsruher SC 1860 Munich 1. FC Nürnberg FC St. Pauli |
| Highest attendance | 60,000[1] Stuttgart vSt. Pauli |
| Lowest attendance | 4,721[1] Sandhausen vBraunschweig |
| Average attendance | 21,732[1] |
2017–18 → | |
The2016–17 2. Bundesliga was the 43rd season of the2. Bundesliga. It commenced on 5 August 2016 and ended on 21 May 2017. Fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced on 29 June 2016.[2]
A total of 18 teams participate in the 2016–17 2. Bundesliga. These include 14 teams from the2015–16 2. Bundesliga, together with two automatically relegated teams from the2015–16 Bundesliga, and two automatically promoted teams from the2015–16 3. Liga. The 16th-placed Bundesliga and third-placed team of the 2. Bundesliga and the 16th-placed 2. Bundesliga team and the third-place finisher in the 3. Liga participated in promotion-relegation playoffs.
On 16 April 2016,Dynamo Dresden won promotion from the2015–16 3. Liga.[3]Aue followed on 7 May 2016.[4] On 8 May 2016,SC Paderborn was relegated to2016–17 3. Liga. On 15 May 2016,FSV Frankfurt followed.1. FC Nürnberg lost its playoff 2–1 on aggregate and remained in the league. FinallyMSV Duisburg, 16th-placed team of the 2. Bundesliga lost toWürzburger Kickers, third of the 3. Liga, 4–1 on aggregate in a relegation playoff. Würzburg returned to the second level after 38 years via their second consecutive promotion; Duisburg returned immediately to the third level.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VfB Stuttgart(C, P) | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 63 | 37 | +26 | 69 | Promotion toBundesliga |
| 2 | Hannover 96(P) | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 67 | |
| 3 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 66 | Qualification forpromotion play-offs |
| 4 | Union Berlin | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 60 | |
| 5 | Dynamo Dresden | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 50 | |
| 6 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 46 | |
| 7 | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 45 | |
| 8 | Greuther Fürth | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 45 | |
| 9 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 44 | |
| 10 | SV Sandhausen | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 42 | |
| 11 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 42 | |
| 12 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 42 | |
| 13 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 41 | |
| 14 | Erzgebirge Aue | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 39 | |
| 15 | Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 37 | |
| 16 | 1860 Munich[a](R) | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 36 | Qualification forrelegation play-offs |
| 17 | Würzburger Kickers(R) | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 34 | Relegation to3. Liga |
| 18 | Karlsruher SC(R) | 34 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 56 | −29 | 25 |
| Home \ Away | AUE | UNB | DSC | BOC | EBS | SGD | F95 | SGF | H96 | FCH | FCK | KSC | M60 | FCN | SVS | STP | VFB | FCW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erzgebirge Aue | — | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 3–1 |
| Union Berlin | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 2–2 | 4–4 | — | 1–0 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 |
| VfL Bochum | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Dynamo Dresden | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Greuther Fürth | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Hannover 96 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | — | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| 1. FC Heidenheim | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Karlsruher SC | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | — | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| 1860 Munich | 6–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 |
| SV Sandhausen | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| FC St. Pauli | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 4–1 |
| Würzburger Kickers | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — |
VfL Wolfsburg won 2–0 on aggregate and both clubs therefore remained in their respective tiers for the 2017–18 season.
Jahn Regensburg won 3–1 on aggregate and were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga.