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2016–17 2. Bundesliga

2. Bundesliga
Season 2016–17
Champions VfB Stuttgart
Promoted VfB Stuttgart
Hannover 96
Relegated 1860 Munich (to RL Bayern)
Würzburger Kickers
Karlsruher SC
Matches played 306
Goals scored 758 (2.48 per match)
Top goalscorer Simon Terodde
(25 goals)
Best goalkeeper Philipp Tschauner
(16 clean sheets)
Biggest home win Bielefeld 6−0 Braunschweig
Biggest away win Kaiserslautern 0−4 Hannover
Aue 0−4 Stuttgart
Highest scoring Bochum 5−4 Nürnberg
Longest winning run 6 games
Union Berlin
Longest unbeaten run 11 games
Hannover 96
Longest winless run 16 games
Würzburger Kickers
Longest losing run 4 games
Erzgebirge Aue
Greuther Fürth
Karlsruher SC
1860 Munich
1. FC Nürnberg
FC St. Pauli
Highest attendance 60,000
Stuttgart v St. Pauli
Lowest attendance 4,721
Sandhausen v Braunschweig
Average attendance 21,732

The 2016–17 2. Bundesliga was the 43rd season of the 2. Bundesliga. It commenced on 5 August 2016 and ended on 21 May 2017.

A total of 18 teams participate in the 2016–17 2. Bundesliga. These include 14 teams from the 2015–16 2. Bundesliga, together with two automatically relegated teams from the 2015–16 Bundesliga, and two automatically promoted teams from the 2015–16 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 the 2015–16 3. Liga.Aue followed on 7 May 2016. On 8 May 2016, SC Paderborn was relegated to 2016–17 3. Liga. On 15 May 2016, FSV Frankfurt followed. 1. FC Nürnberg lost its playoff 2-1 on aggregate and remained in the league. Finally MSV Duisburg, 16th-placed team of the 2. Bundesliga lost to Würzburger Kickers, third of the 3. Liga, 4–1 on aggregate in a relegation playoff. Wurzburg returned to the second level after 38 years via their second consecutive promotion; Duisburg returned immediately to the third level.

Fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced on 29 June 2016.

Updated to games played on 21 May 2017.
Source: DFB
^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.


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