# List of clubs in the 2. Bundesliga

This is a list of clubs in the 2. Bundesliga, including all clubs and their final placings from 1974–75 to 2023–24. The league is the second-highest football league in Germany and the German football league system. It replaced the Regionalligas as the second division in Germany in 1974. Initially played in a two-division format, north and south, it was merged into a single division in 1981 and has remained at this format ever since with the exception of the 1991–92 season, when the league was briefly split again to accommodate the influx of clubs from the former East Germany.

## Overview

After the introduction of the Bundesliga in 1963 the second division was initially formed by five Regionalligas with a promotion round at the end. In 1974 this system was changed to two regional divisions which were named 2. Bundesliga Süd and Nord. This halved the number of second division teams from a nominal number of 40 to 20. In the 1991–92 season the league was briefly split into a northern and southern division of 12 clubs each to allow for the entry of the East German clubs into the league system. Since 1992 the league has always operated as a single division, initially with 20 clubs, later with 18.

## List of clubs

The list of clubs of the 2. Bundesliga from its inception to the present season, sorted by the last season a club played in the league:
| Club | No. | First | Last | Best | Titles | Seasons |
| Greuther Fürth $^3$ | 33 | 1974–75 | Present | 1st | 1 | 2011–12 |
| Hannover 96 | 28 | 1974–75 | Present | 1st | 3 | 1974–75, 1986–87, 2001–02 |
| Karlsruher SC | 28 | 1974–75 | Present | 1st | 3 | 1974–75, 1983–84, 2006–07 |
| Darmstadt 98 | 25 | 1974–75 | Present | 1st | 2 | 1977–78, 1980–81 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 23 | 1974–75 | Present | 1st | 4 | 1979–80, 1984–85, 2000–01, 2003–04 |
| Preußen Münster | 10 | 1974–75 | Present | 3rd | — | — |
| Jahn Regensburg | 11 | 1975–76 | Present | 8th | — | — |
| SSV Ulm | 9 | 1979–80 | Present | 3rd | — | — |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 20 | 1980–81 | Present | 2nd | — | — |
| Hertha BSC | 17 | 1980–81 | Present | 1st | 3 | 1989–90, 2010–11, 2012–13 |
| Schalke 04 | 8 | 1981–82 | Present | 1st | 3 | 1981–82, 1990–91, 2021–22 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 18 | 1987–88 | Present | 1st | 2 | 1988–89, 2017–18 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 14 | 1996–97 | Present | 1st | 2 | 1996–97, 2009–10 |
| 1. FC Köln | 11 | 1998–99 | Present | 1st | 4 | 1999–2000, 2004–05, 2013–14, 2018–19 |
| SC Paderborn $^6$ | 15 | 2005–06 | Present | 2nd | — | — |
| Hamburger SV | 7 | 2018–19 | Present | 3rd | — | — |
| 1. FC Magdeburg $^‡$ | 4 | 2018–19 | Present | 11th | — | — |
| SV Elversberg | 2 | 2023−24 | Present | 11th | — | — |
| SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 4 | 2007–08 | 2023–24 | 8th | — | — |
| Hansa Rostock $^‡$ | 11 | 1992–93 | 2023–24 | 1st | 1 | 1994–95 |
| Holstein Kiel | 10 | 1978–79 | 2023–24 | 2nd | — | — |
| FC St. Pauli | 31 | 1974–75 | 2023–24 | 1st | 2 | 1976–77, 2023–24 |
| VfL Osnabrück | 26 | 1974–75 | 2023–24 | 6th | — | — |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 21 | 1974–75 | 2022−23 | 1st | 3 | 1977–78, 1979–80, 1998–99 |
| 1. FC Heidenheim | 9 | 2014–15 | 2022−23 | 1st | 1 | 2022−23 |
| SV Sandhausen | 11 | 2012–13 | 2022−23 | 10th | — | — |
| Werder Bremen | 2 | 1980–81 | 2021–22 | 1st | 1 | 1980–81 |
| Erzgebirge Aue $^‡$ | 16 | 2003–04 | 2021–22 | 5th | — | — |
| Dynamo Dresden $^‡$ | 10 | 2004–05 | 2021–22 | 5th | — | — |
| FC Ingolstadt $^4$ | 9 | 2008–09 | 2021–22 | 1st | 1 | 2014–15 |
| Würzburger Kickers | 3 | 1977–78 | 2020–21 | 17th | — | — |
| VfL Bochum | 16 | 1993–94 | 2020–21 | 1st | 4 | 1993–94, 1995–96, 2005–06, 2020–21 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 4 | 1975–76 | 2019–20 | 1st | 3 | 1976–77, 2016–17, 2019–20 |
| MSV Duisburg | 22 | 1982–83 | 2018–19 | 2nd | — | — |
| Union Berlin $^‡$ | 13 | 2001–02 | 2018–19 | 3rd | — | — |
| 1860 Munich | 20 | 1974–75 | 2016–17 | 1st | 1 | 1978–79 |
| FSV Frankfurt | 16 | 1975–76 | 2015–16 | 4th | — | — |
| SC Freiburg | 22 | 1978–79 | 2015–16 | 1st | 4 | 1992–93, 2002–03, 2008–09, 2015–16 |
| RB Leipzig $^‡$ | 2 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2nd | — | — |
| VfR Aalen | 3 | 2012–13 | 2014–15 | 11th | — | — |
| Energie Cottbus $^‡$ | 11 | 1997–98 | 2013–14 | 3rd | — | — |
| Alemannia Aachen | 28 | 1974–75 | 2011–12 | 2nd | — | — |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 6 | 1996–97 | 2011–12 | 1st | 1 | 1997–98 |
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 18 | 1974–75 | 2010–11 | 5th | — | — |
| 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 19 | 1974–75 | 2010–11 | 2nd | — | — |
| FC Augsburg | 12 | 1974–75 | 2010–11 | 2nd | — | — |
| Rot-Weiß Ahlen $^7$ | 8 | 2000–01 | 2009–10 | 6th | — | — |
| TuS Koblenz | 4 | 2006–07 | 2009–10 | 10th | — | — |
| Kickers Offenbach | 14 | 1976–77 | 2007–08 | 2nd | — | — |
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena $^‡$ | 8 | 1991–92 | 2007–08 | 5th | — | — |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3 | 1999–2000 | 2007–08 | 1st | 1 | 2007–08 |
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 1 | 2007–08 | 2007–08 | 2nd | — | — |
| Rot-Weiß Essen | 16 | 1977–78 | 2006–07 | 2nd | — | — |
| SpVgg Unterhaching | 11 | 1989–90 | 2006–07 | 2nd | — | — |
| Wacker Burghausen | 5 | 2002–03 | 2006–07 | 8th | — | — |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | 19 | 1974–75 | 2005–06 | 1st | 2 | 1975–76, 1991–92 |
| Sportfreunde Siegen | 1 | 2005–06 | 2005–06 | 18th | — | — |
| Eintracht Trier | 8 | 1976–77 | 2004–05 | 7th | — | — |
| Rot-Weiß Erfurt $^‡$ | 2 | 1991–92 | 2004–05 | 12th | — | — |
| VfB Lübeck | 4 | 1995–96 | 2003–04 | 11th | — | — |
| SV Waldhof Mannheim | 20 | 1974–75 | 2002–03 | 1st | 1 | 1982–83 |
| SSV Reutlingen | 4 | 1975–76 | 2002–03 | 7th | — | — |
| FC Schweinfurt 05 | 4 | 1974–75 | 2001–02 | 3rd | — | — |
| SV Babelsberg 03 $^‡$ | 1 | 2001–02 | 2001–02 | 18th | — | — |
| Stuttgarter Kickers | 23 | 1974–75 | 2000–01 | 1st | 1 | 1987–88 |
| Chemnitzer FC $^‡$ | 7 | 1991–92 | 2000–01 | 4th | — | — |
| Fortuna Köln | 26 | 1974–75 | 1999–2000 | 3rd | — | — |
| Tennis Borussia Berlin | 9 | 1975–76 | 1999–2000 | 1st | 1 | 1975–76 |
| KFC Uerdingen 05 $^1$ | 11 | 1974–75 | 1998–99 | 1st | 1 | 1991–92 |
| SG Wattenscheid 09 | 20 | 1974–75 | 1998–99 | 2nd | — | — |
| FC Gütersloh $^2$ | 3 | 1996–97 | 1998–99 | 5th | — | — |
| SV Meppen | 11 | 1987–88 | 1997–98 | 6th | — | — |
| VfB Leipzig $^‡$ | 6 | 1991–92 | 1997–98 | 3rd | — | — |
| FSV Zwickau $^‡$ | 4 | 1994–95 | 1997–98 | 5th | — | — |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 7 | 1974–75 | 1996–97 | 2nd | — | — |
| VfB Oldenburg | 5 | 1980–81 | 1996–97 | 2nd | — | — |
| FC Homburg | 15 | 1974–75 | 1994–95 | 1st | 1 | 1985–86 |
| Wuppertaler SV | 7 | 1975–76 | 1993–94 | 3rd | — | — |
| FC Remscheid $^5$ | 5 | 1982–83 | 1992–93 | 8th | — | — |
| Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin | 7 | 1984–85 | 1991–92 | 2nd | — | — |
| Hallescher FC $^‡$ | 1 | 1991–92 | 1991–92 | 11th | — | — |
| Stahl Brandenburg $^‡$ | 1 | 1991–92 | 1991–92 | 12th | — | — |
| TSV Havelse | 1 | 1990–91 | 1990–91 | 19th | — | — |
| SpVgg Bayreuth | 12 | 1974–75 | 1989–90 | 2nd | — | — |
| Hessen Kassel | 8 | 1980–81 | 1989–90 | 4th | — | — |
| Viktoria Aschaffenburg | 3 | 1985–86 | 1988–89 | 13th | — | — |
| Union Solingen | 14 | 1975–76 | 1988–89 | 5th | — | — |
| FSV Salmrohr | 1 | 1986–87 | 1986–87 | 20th | — | — |
| VfR Bürstadt | 4 | 1977–78 | 1984–85 | 13th | — | — |
| SC Charlottenburg | 1 | 1983–84 | 1983–84 | 18th | — | — |
| TuS Schloß Neuhaus $^6$ | 1 | 1982–83 | 1982–83 | 20th | — | — |
| Wormatia Worms | 6 | 1974–75 | 1981–82 | 3rd | — | — |
| Freiburger FC | 5 | 1977–78 | 1981–82 | 9th | — | — |
| SC Göttingen 05 | 4 | 1974–75 | 1980–81 | 10th | — | — |
| Borussia Neunkirchen | 3 | 1974–75 | 1980–81 | 18th | — | — |
| SpVgg Erkenschwick | 3 | 1974–75 | 1980–81 | 16th | — | — |
| SC Herford | 4 | 1976–77 | 1980–81 | 14th | — | — |
| 1. FC Bocholt | 2 | 1977–78 | 1980–81 | 12th | — | — |
| Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid | 4 | 1977–78 | 1980–81 | 13th | — | — |
| Viktoria Köln | 3 | 1978–79 | 1980–81 | 4th | — | — |
| ESV Ingolstadt $^4$ | 2 | 1979–80 | 1980–81 | 16th | — | — |
| OSV Hannover | 2 | 1979–80 | 1980–81 | 12th | — | — |
| VfB Eppingen | 1 | 1980–81 | 1980–81 | 20th | — | — |
| DSC Wanne-Eickel | 2 | 1978–79 | 1979–80 | 11th | — | — |
| OSC Bremerhaven | 2 | 1977–78 | 1979–80 | 18th | — | — |
| Arminia Hannover | 4 | 1976–77 | 1979–80 | 12th | — | — |
| MTV Ingolstadt $^4$ | 2 | 1978–79 | 1979–80 | 11th | — | — |
| SV Röchling Völklingen | 4 | 1974–75 | 1979–80 | 6th | — | — |
| FV Würzburg 04 | 4 | 1976–77 | 1979–80 | 11th | — | — |
| Westfalia Herne | 4 | 1975–76 | 1978–79 | 5th | — | — |
| KSV Baunatal | 3 | 1976–77 | 1978–79 | 15th | — | — |
| FC Hanau 93 | 1 | 1978–79 | 1978–79 | 17th | — | — |
| Wacker 04 Berlin | 4 | 1974–75 | 1978–79 | 13th | — | — |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 4 | 1975–76 | 1978–79 | 1st | 1 | 1978–79 |
| Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 4 | 1974–75 | 1977–78 | 7th | — | — |
| FC Bayern Hof | 4 | 1974–75 | 1977–78 | 4th | — | — |
| FK Pirmasens | 4 | 1974–75 | 1977–78 | 2nd | — | — |
| Bonner SC | 1 | 1976–77 | 1976–77 | 16th | — | — |
| BSV Schwenningen | 1 | 1976–77 | 1976–77 | 20th | — | — |
| 1. FC Mülheim | 2 | 1974–75 | 1975–76 | 11th | — | — |
| DJK Gütersloh $^2$ | 2 | 1974–75 | 1975–76 | 14th | — | — |
| Borussia Dortmund | 2 | 1974–75 | 1975–76 | 2nd | — | — |
| Eintracht Bad Kreuznach | 1 | 1975–76 | 1975–76 | 19th | — | — |
| Spandauer SV | 1 | 1975–76 | 1975–76 | 20th | — | — |
| VfR Heilbronn | 1 | 1974–75 | 1974–75 | 17th | — | — |
| Olympia Wilhelmshaven | 1 | 1974–75 | 1974–75 | 17th | — | — |
| VfR Mannheim | 1 | 1974–75 | 1974–75 | 20th | — | — |
| HSV Barmbeck-Uhlenhorst | 1 | 1974–75 | 1974–75 | 20th | — | — |

### Key

| Denotes club plays in the Bundesliga in 2024–25 | Denotes club plays in the 2. Bundesliga in 2024–25 | Denotes club is still in contention to play in the 2. Bundesliga in 2024–25 | Denotes club plays in a league below the two Bundesligas in 2024–25 |
| Club | Name of club |
| No | Number of seasons in league |
| First | First season in league |
| Last | Last season in league |
| Best | Best result in league |
| Titles | Number of league titles won |
| Seasons | Seasons league titles were won in |

## Placings
### 1974–1981

The placings in the two divisions of the 2. Bundesliga from its interception to the change to a single-division format:

### 1981–1991

The placings in the 2. Bundesliga from its first season as a single-division league to the last season before the German reunion:
| Club | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 |
| Bayer Uerdingen $^1$ | 12 | 3 | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | B | B | B | 1 | B | B | B | B | B | B |
| Karlsruher SC | B | B | 1 | B | 7 | 2 | B | B | B | B |
| FC St. Pauli | | | | 17 | | 3 | 2 | B | B | B |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | B | B | B | B | B | B | 5 | 1 | B | B |
| Hertha BSC | 2 | B | 11 | 14 | 17 | | | 13 | 1 | B |
| SG Wattenscheid 09 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | B |
| Schalke 04 | 1 | B | 2 | B | B | B | B | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| MSV Duisburg | B | 11 | 3 | 13 | 20 | | | | 10 | 2 |
| Stuttgarter Kickers | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | B | 4 | 3 |
| FC Homburg | | | | 16 | 1 | B | B | 2 | B | 4 |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | | | 10 | 3 | B | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin | | | | 7 | 2 | B | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
| SV Waldhof Mannheim | 6 | 1 | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | 7 |
| Mainz 05 | | | | | | | | 19 | | 8 |
| SC Freiburg | 15 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 9 |
| Hannover 96 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 2 | B | 1 | B | B | 8 | 10 |
| Fortuna Köln | 10 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 11 |
| VfB Oldenburg | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | B | B | B | B | 12 | 17 | | 9 | 7 | 13 |
| VfL Osnabrück | 13 | 10 | 19 | | 14 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
| Rot-Weiß Essen | 11 | 14 | 17 | | | 10 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 15 |
| SV Meppen | | | | | | | 14 | 10 | 11 | 16 |
| Darmstadt 98 | B | 7 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 17 |
| Preußen Münster | | | | | | | | | 12 | 18 |
| TSV Havelse | | | | | | | | | | 19 |
| FC Schweinfurt 05 | | | | | | | | | | 20 |
| Hessen Kassel | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | | | 17 | |
| SpVgg Bayreuth | 20 | | | | 18 | | 17 | 17 | 18 | |
| Alemannia Aachen | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | |
| SpVgg Unterhaching | | | | | | | | | 20 | |
| Kickers Offenbach | 3 | 2 | B | 19 | | | 8 | 15 | | |
| Viktoria Aschaffenburg | | | | | 13 | 18 | | 18 | | |
| Union Solingen | 16 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 20 | | |
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | | | 16 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | | | |
| BVL Remscheid $^5$ | | 13 | 20 | | | | 18 | | | |
| SSV Ulm | | | 13 | 20 | | 13 | 19 | | | |
| Arminia Bielefeld | B | B | B | B | 4 | 9 | 20 | | | |
| FSV Salmrohr | | | | | | 20 | | | | |
| Tennis Borussia Berlin | | | | | 19 | | | | | |
| VfR Bürstadt | | | | 18 | | | | | | |
| SC Charlottenburg | | | 18 | | | | | | | |
| FC Augsburg | | 17 | | | | | | | | |
| SpVgg Fürth $^3$ | 14 | 18 | | | | | | | | |
| FSV Frankfurt | | 19 | | | | | | | | |
| TuS Schloß Neuhaus $^6$ | | 20 | | | | | | | | |
| 1860 Munich | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Wormatia Worms | 18 | | | | | | | | | |
| Freiburger FC | 19 | | | | | | | | | |

### 1991–present

The teams are ordered here based on when they were last in the league, starting with the longest promoted teams, current teams, and longest relegated teams. The placings in the 2. Bundesliga from the German reunion to the present season:
| Club | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | | 14 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 2 | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | 5 | 2 | B | B | B | B | B | B | 1 | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B |
| 1899 Hoffenheim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B |
| Mainz 05 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 3 | B | B | B | 4 | 2 | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B |
| FC Augsburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | B | B | B | B | B | 7 | 1 | B | B | B | 7 | 3 | B | 3 | B | B | B | B | B | B | 2 | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B |
| SC Freiburg | 3 | 1 | B | B | B | B | 2 | B | B | B | B | 1 | B | B | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | B | B | B | B | B | B | 1 | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B |
| RB Leipzig $^‡$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 2 | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B |
| 1. FC Köln | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | 10 | 1 | B | B | 2 | B | 1 | B | 9 | 3 | B | B | B | B | 5 | 1 | B | B | B | B | 1 | B | B | B | B | B |
| Union Berlin $^‡$ | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 9 | 17 | | | | | | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | B | B | B | B | B |
| VfB Stuttgart | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | 1 | B | B | 2 | B | B | B | B |
| VfL Bochum | B | B | 1 | B | 1 | B | B | B | 2 | B | 3 | B | B | B | 1 | B | B | B | B | 3 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | B | B | B |
| Werder Bremen | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | 2 | B | B |
| 1. FC Heidenheim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | B |
| Darmstadt 98 | 8 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B | B | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | B |
| FC St. Pauli | 4 | 17 | 4 | 2 | B | B | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3 | B | 17 | | | | | 9 | 8 | 2 | B | 4 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Holstein Kiel | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | B | 21 | | 3 | B | B | 7 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 7 | 3 | B | 6 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 1 | B | B | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| Hamburger SV | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Karlsruher SC | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | 5 | 17 | | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 1 | B | B | 10 | 15 | 16 | | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | | | 15 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Hannover 96 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 16 | | | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | 2 | B | B | 6 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 6 |
| SC Paderborn $^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 11 | 17 | | 5 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 2 | B | 18 | | | 2 | B | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Greuther Fürth $^3$ | | | | | | | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | B | 3 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 2 | B | 12 | 8 |
| Hertha BSC | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 3 | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | 1 | B | 1 | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | 9 |
| Schalke 04 | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | 1 | B | 10 |
| SV Elversberg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | B | B | B | 15 | 17 | | 3 | B | 4 | 1 | B | B | 1 | B | B | B | B | 3 | B | B | B | B | B | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | B | 16 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 12 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | B | B | B | B | B | 1 | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | 6 | 13 | 7 | 1 | B | B | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 18 | | | | | 9 | 13 |
| 1. FC Magdeburg $^‡$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | | | | 11 | 14 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 7 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | | 12 | 18 | | | | | 8 | 2 | B | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | | | 17 | | 15 | 15 |
| Wehen Wiesbaden | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | | | | 16 |
| Hansa Rostock $^‡$ | B | 11 | 8 | 1 | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | 10 | 2 | B | 13 | 16 | | 18 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 13 | 17 |
| VfL Osnabrück | 9 | 20 | | | | | | | | 15 | | | 18 | | | | 12 | 16 | | 16 | | | | | | | | | 13 | 16 | | | 18 |
| Arminia Bielefeld | | | | | 2 | B | B | 1 | B | 13 | 2 | B | 2 | B | B | B | B | B | 7 | 18 | | | 16 | | 12 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 1 | B | B | 16 |
| Jahn Regensburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | | | 18 | | | | | 5 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | |
| SV Sandhausen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 18 | |
| Dynamo Dresden $^‡$ | B | B | B | B | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 15 | | | | | | 9 | 16 | 17 | | | 5 | 14 | 12 | 18 | | 16 | | |
| Erzgebirge Aue $^‡$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 16 | | | 5 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | | 14 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 17 | | |
| FC Ingolstadt $^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 1 | B | B | 9 | 16 | | | 18 | | |
| Würzburger Kickers | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | | | | 18 | | | |
| MSV Duisburg | B | 2 | B | B | 3 | B | B | B | B | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | B | 3 | B | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | | | 16 | | 7 | 18 | | | | | |
| 1860 Munich | 10 | | 3 | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | 4 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 16 | | | | | | | |
| FSV Frankfurt | | | | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 17 | | | | | | | | |
| VfR Aalen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 11 | 18 | | | | | | | | | |
| Energie Cottbus $^‡$ | | | | | | | 8 | 11 | 3 | B | B | B | 4 | 14 | 3 | B | B | B | 9 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alemannia Aachen | | | | | | | | | 8 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | B | 7 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | | | | | | | | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 16 | | | | 9 | 14 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| TuS Koblenz | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 10 | 14 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rot-Weiß Ahlen $^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | | | 10 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kickers Offenbach | | | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | 11 | 14 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Carl Zeiss Jena $^‡$ | 5 | 8 | 17 | | 6 | 12 | 16 | | | | | | | | | 13 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rot-Weiß Essen | | | 20 | | | 17 | | | | | | | | 17 | | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SpVgg Unterhaching | | 18 | | | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | B | B | 15 | | 13 | 10 | 14 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wacker Burghausen | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | 1 | B | 14 | 7 | | | | | | 8 | 16 | | | 12 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sportfreunde Siegen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eintracht Trier | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 11 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rot-Weiß Erfurt $^‡$ | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| VfB Lübeck | | | | | 13 | 16 | | | | | | 11 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SSV Reutlingen | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 10 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Waldhof Mannheim | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 | | | 12 | 4 | 9 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FC Schweinfurt | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SV Babelsberg $^‡$ | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SSV Ulm | | | | | | | | 3 | B | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuttgarter Kickers | B | 15 | 16 | | | 5 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chemnitzer FC $^‡$ | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 15 | | | | 11 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fortuna Köln | 11 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tennis Borussia Berlin | | | 19 | | | | | 6 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FC Gütersloh $^2$ | | | | | | 13 | 5 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| KFC Uerdingen $^1$ | 1 | B | 2 | B | B | 9 | 13 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SG Wattenscheid | B | B | B | 10 | 18 | | 14 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| VfB Leipzig $^‡$ | 7 | 3 | B | 13 | 9 | 8 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FSV Zwickau $^‡$ | | | | 16 | 5 | 14 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SV Meppen | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| VfB Oldenburg | 2 | 22 | | | | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FC Homburg | 6 | 16 | 10 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wuppertaler SV | | 13 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FC Remscheid $^5$ | 8 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Blau-Weiß 1890 Berlin | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hallescher FC $^‡$ | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FC Stahl Brandenburg $^‡$ | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Key

| Symbol | Key |
| B | Bundesliga |
| 1 | League champions |
| Place | League place |
| Blank | Played at a league level below this league |