44th season of the second-tier football league in Germany
Football league season
The 2017–18 2. Bundesliga was the 44th season of the 2. Bundesliga , the second highest German football league. It began on 28 July 2017 and concluded on 13 May 2018[ 2] [ 3] with the match between VfL Bochum and FC St. Pauli (0:1) and ended with the 34th match day on 13 May 2018. From 19 December 2017 to 23 January 2018, the season was interrupted by a winter break.[ 4]
The fixtures were announced on 29 June 2017.[ 5]
Fortuna Düsseldorf secured the direct promotion to the Bundesliga after 32 days of play,[ 6] [ 7] 1. FC Nürnberg secured promotion one match day later; 1. FC Nürnberg set a new record with its eighth Bundesliga promotion . The championship was decided on the last match day in a direct duel between the two upstarts, which Fortuna Düsseldorf won. Holstein Kiel was able to reach the autumn championship as a starter and placed third one match day before the end, but lost in the relegation games to VfL Wolfsburg .
In the relegation battle, after 32 days of play, the first decision was made relatively late with the relegation of 1. FC Kaiserslautern . Until the end, six clubs were at risk of relegation, in the end Eintracht Braunschweig , who was still a participant in the promotion delegation last year, had to be relegated to the 3rd division. FC Erzgebirge Aue had to go into the relegation playoff against Karlsruher SC and were able to secure their stay in the 2. Bundesliga.[ 8]
Teams
Locations of the 2017–18 2. Bundesliga teams
Team changes
Stadiums and locations
Team
Location
Stadium
Capacity
Erzgebirge Aue
Aue
Erzgebirgsstadion
15,711
Arminia Bielefeld
Bielefeld
Schüco-Arena
27,300
VfL Bochum
Bochum
Vonovia-Ruhrstadion
29,299
Eintracht Braunschweig
Braunschweig
Eintracht-Stadion
23,325
Darmstadt 98
Darmstadt
Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
17,000
Dynamo Dresden
Dresden
DDV-Stadion
32,066
MSV Duisburg
Duisburg
MSV-Arena
31,500
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Esprit Arena
54,600
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Fürth
Sportpark Ronhof
18,500
1. FC Heidenheim
Heidenheim
Voith-Arena
15,000
FC Ingolstadt
Ingolstadt
Audi Sportpark
15,000
1. FC Kaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern
Fritz-Walter-Stadion
49,780
Holstein Kiel
Kiel
Holstein-Stadion
11,386
1. FC Nürnberg
Nuremberg
Max-Morlock-Stadion
50,000
Jahn Regensburg
Regensburg
Continental Arena
15,224
SV Sandhausen
Sandhausen
BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald
12,100
FC St. Pauli
Hamburg
Millerntor-Stadion
29,546
Union Berlin
Berlin
Alte Försterei
22,012
Personnel and kits
1. ^ On the sleeves.
Managerial changes
League table
Source:
DFB Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated
Results
Source:
DFB Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
^ The Darmstadt 98 v 1. FC Kaiserslautern match from 24 January 2018 was suspended after 45 minutes (half-time) and a score of 0–0 due to a medical emergency involving 1. FC Kaiserslautern manager Jeff Strasser . The replay took place on 21 February 2018 and finished with a score of 1–2.
All times are UTC+2 .
First leg
Second leg
VfL Wolfsburg won 4–1 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.
Relegation play-offs
All times are UTC+2 .
First leg
Second leg
Erzgebirge Aue won 3–1 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.
Statistics
Top goalscorers
Clean sheets
Number of teams by state
Highs of the season
The highest wins were all with 5 goals difference:
The games with the most goals scored was with 8 goals:
The highest goal undecided games were:
The highest goal scoring match day was 36 goals on the 27th matchday from 16. To 19. March 2018.
References
^ a b c d e f g h i Statistics
^ "Bundesliga reveals dates for your diary 2017/18" . Bundesliga.com . DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH . 2 December 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2017 .
^ "DFL veröffentlicht Spielpläne 2017/18: Auftakt FC Bayern München gegen Bayer 04 Leverkusen" . bundesliga.de. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017 .
^ "DFB-Präsidium verabschiedet Rahmenterminkalender" (in German). DEUTSCHER FUSSBALL-BUND. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2021 .
^ "DFL präsentiert Spielpläne am 29. Juni per Livestream" [DFL will present match schedules via livestream]. bundesliga.de. 20 June 2017. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017 .
^ "Fortuna Düsseldorf ist zurück in der Bundesliga!" (in German). BUNDESLIGA. Retrieved 19 July 2021 .
^ Jolitz, Bernd (30 April 2018). "Fortuna wie Phönix aus der Asche : Wieder da" (in German). RP Digital GmbH. Retrieved 19 July 2021 .
^ "Erzgebirge Aue vs. Karlsruher SC 3 - 1" . SOCCERWAY. Retrieved 19 July 2021 .
^ "Arminia Bielefeld verabschiedet sich von Ausrüster Saller" . nw.de . Zeitungsverlag Neue Westfälische GmbH & Co. KG. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017 .
^ "Ken Reichel wird Kapitän" . eintracht.com . 25 July 2017. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2017 .
^ "Neuer Löwen-Ausrüster ab 2017/2018" . eintracht.com . 2 March 2017. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2017 .
^ "Wer macht den Deal: Fortuna Düsseldorf und VfL Bochum buhlen um Millionen-Vertrag" . derwesten.de . FUNKE MEDIEN NRW GmbH. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017 .
^ "Orthomol ist neuer Hauptsponsor der Fortuna" . rp-online.de . RP Digital GmbH. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017 .
^ "Top12.de wird FCK-Ärmelsponsor" . rheinpfalz.de . RHEINPFALZ Verlag und Druckerei GmbH & Co. KG. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017 .
^ a b "St. Pauli: Lienen wird Technischer Direktor, Janßen Cheftrainer" . dfb.de . 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017 .
^ "Offiziell: Herrlich wird neuer Trainer in Leverkusen" . kicker.de . 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017 .
^ "Beierlorzer neuer Trainer in Regensburg" . dfb.de . 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017 .
^ "Bestätigt: Domenico Tedesco ersetzt Markus Weinzierl auf Schalke!" . Kicker.de . 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017 .
^ "Letsch übernimmt Traineramt in Aue" . dfb.de . 18 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017 .
^ a b "Bochum: Trennung von Verbeek - Atalan wird Nachfolger" . Kicker.de . 11 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017 .
^ "Nach Fehlstart: Erzgebirge Aue trennt sich von Trainer Letsch" (in German). Eurosport . 14 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017 .
^ "FCI & Trainer Maik Walpurgis trennen sich – Leitl wird Interimstrainer" (in German). fcingolstadt.de. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017 .
^ "Stefan Leitl wird Cheftrainer der Schanzer" (in German). fcingolstadt.de. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017 .
^ "Kleeblatt und Radoki trennen sich" (in German). greuther-fuerth.de. 28 August 2017. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017 .
^ a b "Buric wird Cheftrainer" (in German). greuther-fuerth.de. 9 September 2017. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017 .
^ a b "Hannes Drews als neuer Veilchen-Chefcoach offiziell vorgestellt" (in German). fc-erzgebirge.de. 8 September 2017. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2017 .
^ a b "FCK: Meier muss gehen - Paula übernimmt vorerst" . Kicker.de . 20 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017 .
^ a b "Strasser: Der FCK "eine Herzensangelegenheit" " . Kicker.de . 27 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017 .
^ a b "VfL trennt sich von Atalan" . vfl-bochum.de . 9 October 2017. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017 .
^ a b "Union feuert Keller und holt Hofschneider" . kicker.de . 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017 .
^ a b "Kauczinski beerbt Janßen als St.-Pauli-Trainer" . kicker.de . 7 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017 .
^ "Darmstadt stellt Frings frei" . kicker.de . 9 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017 .
^ "Alter Bekannter: Schuster kehrt nach Darmstadt zurück" . kicker.de . 11 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017 .
^ a b "Michael Frontzeck übernimmt das FCK-Traineramt" . fck.de . 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018 .
^ a b "Bochum schmeißt Hochstätter und Rasiejewski raus" . kicker.de . 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018 .
^ a b "Mit sofortiger Wirkung: Robin Dutt wird Cheftrainer beim VfL Bochum" . kicker.de. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018 .
^ "Torjäger" . kicker.de . 11 March 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2017 .
^ "Torhüter - 2. Bundesliga - kicker online" . Kicker.de . Retrieved 30 July 2017 .
^ "6. Spieltag Stadion Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena, Duisburg Zuschauer 17.788" (in German). sport.de. Retrieved 26 July 2021 .
^ "8. Spieltag Stadion An der Alten Försterei, Berlin Zuschauer 20.592" (in German). sport.de. Retrieved 26 July 2021 .
^ "16. Spieltag Stadion SchücoArena, Bielefeld Zuschauer 22.826" (in German). sport.de. Retrieved 26 July 2021 .
^ "25. Spieltag Stadion Holstein-Stadion, Kiel Zuschauer 10.143" (in German). sport.de. Retrieved 26 July 2021 .
^ "10. Spieltag Stadion Voith-Arena, Heidenheim Zuschauer 10.300" (in German). sport.de. Retrieved 26 July 2021 .
^ "34. Spieltag Stadion Holstein-Stadion, Kiel Zuschauer 11.760" (in German). sport.de. Retrieved 26 July 2021 .
^ "8. Spieltag Stadion Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor, Darmstadt Zuschauer17.000" (in German). sport.de. Retrieved 26 July 2021 .
^ "15. Spieltag Stadion An der Alten Försterei, Berlin Zuschauer 21.108" (in German). sport.de. Retrieved 26 July 2021 .
^ "20. Spieltag Stadion Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena, Duisburg Zuschauer 13.105" (in German). sport.de. Retrieved 26 July 2021 .
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