The 2. Bundesliga is Germany's second tier, where 18 clubs play 34 matches from August to May. The top two are promoted automatically and the third-placed club enters a two-legged playoff against the Bundesliga's sixteenth, a mechanism that has repeatedly produced the season's most dramatic fixtures. The division is remarkable for its scale: several clubs are former German champions or European trophy winners with stadiums holding well over fifty thousand, and average attendances exceed those of many countries' top divisions. Germany's 50+1 ownership rule applies here too, sustaining large, organised fan cultures and vocal terraces. The football is quick and pressing-oriented in line with German coaching, and the promotion race is typically decided by narrow margins among five or six clubs.
No Bundesliga 2 fixtures are scheduled in the next seven days. The 2026/2027 season runs from 7 August 2026 to 23 May 2027.