2008–09 2. Fußball-Bundesliga
| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Champions | SC Freiburg |
| Promoted | SC Freiburg 1. FSV Mainz 05 1. FC Nuremberg (via playoff) |
| Relegated | VfL Osnabrück (via playoff) FC Ingolstadt 04 SV Wehen Wiesbaden |
| Goals scored | 852 |
| Average goals/game | 2.78 |
| Top goalscorer | Benjamin Auer (16) Cedric Makiadi (16) Marek Mintál (16) |
| Biggest home win | Rostock 9-0 Koblenz |
| Biggest away win | Oberhausen 0-4 Greuther Fürth |
| Highest scoring | Rostock 9-0 Koblenz |
| ← 2007–08 2009–10 → | |
The Second Fußball-Bundesliga 2008–09 was the 35th season of the Second Fußball-Bundesliga, the second tier of Germany's football league. The season began on 15 August 2008 and ended on 24 May 2009.
SC Freiburg were the first team to win promotion to Bundesliga 2009–10 after securing the 2. Bundesliga championship on 10 May 2009. 1. FSV Mainz 05 were also directly promoted as runners-up after a 4–0 home victory over Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. 1. FC Nuremberg defeated Bundesliga sides Energie Cottbus in a two-legged playoff for one spot in Fußball-Bundesliga 2009–10 and thus earned promotion as well.
Changes from 2007–08
Starting with the 2008–09 season, only two teams are promoted automatically. Two-leg relegation playoffs between the third last team of the Bundesliga and the third team of the Second Bundesliga at the end of the regular season will be reintroduced.
Likewise, instead of formerly four teams only the two bottom teams are relegated to the new 3rd Liga automatically. The third last team plays a two-leg playoff against the third team of the third tier over the remaining place in the Second Bundesliga.
Teams
Movement between Bundesliga and Second Bundesliga
Borussia Mönchengladbach, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and 1. FC Köln were promoted to Fußball-Bundesliga after finishing 1st through 3rd in 2. Bundesliga in 2007–08. They were replaced by 1. FC Nuremberg, Hansa Rostock and MSV Duisburg, which were relegated at the end of the 2007–08 Bundesliga season.
Movement between Second Bundesliga and third-level divisions
Kickers Offenbach, Erzgebirge Aue, FC Carl Zeiss Jena and SC Paderborn 07 were relegated to the newly formed 3rd Liga following the 2007–08 season due to finishing 15th through 18th. They were replaced by the champions and runners-up of both divisions of the Regionalliga 2007–08. Rot Weiss Ahlen and Rot-Weiss Oberhausen earned promotion in the Northern division while FSV Frankfurt and FC Ingolstadt 04 have been promoted from the Southern division.
Stadia and locations
Personnel and sponsoring
Managerial changes
League table
Results
Relegation playoff
Top goalscorers
- 16 goals
See also
External links
- Official Bundesliga site (German) (English)
- 2. Bundesliga @ DFB (English) (German)
- Kicker.de (German)
References
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