Germany, tier 2

2. Bundesliga

18 clubs, organised by DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga.

11 owned by its members6 members in control, investors hold a stake1 owned by a multi-club group

1. FC HeidenheimHeidenheim an der Brenz
Members
1. FC KaiserslauternKaiserslautern
1. FC Kaiserslautern e. V. Germany
1. FC MagdeburgMagdeburg
1. FC Magdeburg e. V. Germany
1. FC NürnbergNürnberg
Members
Arminia BielefeldBielefeld
DSC Arminia Bielefeld e. V. Germany
Dynamo DresdenDresden
Members
Eintracht BraunschweigBraunschweig
Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e. V. Germany
FC Energie CottbusCottbus
Members
FC St. PauliHamburg
Members
Hannover 96Hannover
Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896 e. V. Germany
Hertha BSCBerlin
Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club (Hertha B.S.C.) e.V. Germany
Holstein KielKiel
Members
Karlsruher SCKarlsruhe
Karlsruher Sport-Club Mühlburg-Phönix e. V. Germany
SV Darmstadt 98Darmstadt
Members
SpVgg Greuther FürthFürth
SpVgg Greuther Fürth e. V. Germany
VfL BochumBochum
VfL Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft e. V. Germany
VfL OsnabrückOsnabrück
VfL von 1899 e. V. Osnabrück Germany
VfL WolfsburgWolfsburg
Porsche Automobil Holding SE Germany

Sources for this competition

Bundesliga official site DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga, checked 4 October 2026
2026–27 2. Bundesliga Wikipedia, checked 3 October 2026