We take a look at every winner of the 2. Bundesliga since Schalke 04 lifted the competition's first title back in 1982.
The 2. Bundesliga is the second division of German football and was previously split in to two different leagues, the 2. Bundesliga North and 2. Bundesliga South.
The single division era was kicked off in 1981 and, barring a return to two separate leagues in the 1991/92 season, has run as Germany's second division ever since.
Schalke 04 were the first official winners of the 2. Bundesliga, beating Hertha BSC to the title. Although they were promoted again following their immediate relegation, they went up as runners-up, with the first nine seasons of the competition having nine different winners.
Schalke 04 did however become the first team to win the competition twice, winning the league in 1991.
FC St. Pauli were the most recent winners of the 2. Bundesliga, led by current Brighton manager, Fabian Hurzeler.
2. Bundesliga winners list
1982-1991
Year: | Winner: | Runner-up: |
1981/82 | Schalke 04 | Hertha BSC |
1982/83 | Waldhof Mannheim | Kickers Offenbach |
1983/84 | Karlsruher SC | Schalke 04 |
1984/85 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Hannover 96 |
1985/86 | Homburg | BW Berlin |
1986/87 | Hannover 96 | Karlsruher SC |
1987/88 | Stuttgarter Kickers | FC St. Pauli |
1988/89 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Homburg |
1989/90 | Hertha BSC | Wattenscheid |
1990/91 | Schalke 04 | MSV Duisburg |
1993-2024
Year: | Winner: | Runner-up: |
1992/93 | SC Freiburg | MSV Duisburg |
1993/94 | VfL Bochum | Uerdingen |
1994/95 | Hansa Rostock | FC St. Pauli |
1995/96 | VfL Bochum | Arminia Bielefeld |
1996/97 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | VfL Wolfsburg |
1997/98 | Eintracht Frankfurt | SC Freiburg |
1998/99 | Arminia Bielefeld | Unterhaching |
1999/2000 | 1. FC Köln | VfL Bochum |
2000/01 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
2001/02 | Hannover 96 | Arminia Bielefeld |
2002/03 | SC Freiburg | 1. FC Köln |
2003/04 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Arminia Bielefeld |
2004/05 | 1. FC Köln | Duisburg |
2005/06 | VfL Bochum | Alemannia Aachen |
2006/07 | Karlsruher SC | Hansa Rostock |
2007/08 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Hoffenheim |
2008/09 | SC Freiburg | Mainz 05 |
2009/10 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | St. Pauli |
2010/11 | Hertha BSC | FC Augsburg |
2011/12 | Greuther Fürth | Eintracht Frankfurt |
2012/13 | Hertha BSC | Eintracht Braunschweig |
2013/14 | 1. FC Köln | SC Paderborn |
2014/15 | FC Ingolstadt | Darmstadt 98 |
2015/16 | SC Freiburg | RB Leipzig |
2016/17 | VfB Stuttgart | Hannover 96 |
2017/18 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1. FC Nürnberg |
2018/19 | 1. FC Köln | SC Paderborn |
2019/20 | Arminia Bielefeld | VfB Stuttgart |
2020/21 | VfL Bochum | Greuther Fürth |
2021/22 | Schalke 04 | Werder Bremen |
2022/23 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Darmstadt 98 |
2023/24 | FC St. Pauli | Holstein Kiel |
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