The 2013–14 2. Bundesliga was the 40th season of the 2. Bundesliga, Germany's second-level football league. The league was won by 1. FC Köln.
Teams
Promotions and relegations Teams promoted from the 2. Bundesliga to the Bundesliga directly Hertha BSC Eintracht Braunschweig
Teams relegated from the 2012–13 Bundesliga directly Fortuna Düsseldorf SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Teams relegated to the 3. Liga directly SV Sandhausen MSV Duisburg Jahn Regensburg
Teams promoted from the 2012–13 3. Liga to the 2. Bundesliga directly Karlsruher SC Arminia Bielefeld
Playoff winners Third placed 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Kaiserslautern were defeated by 16th placed Bundesliga side 1899 Hoffenheim in the course of the Bundesliga promotion-relegation play-offs and thus remain in the 2. Bundesliga. 16th placed 2. Bundesliga side Dynamo Dresden defeated third placed 3. Liga side VfL Osnabrück in the course of the 2. Bundesliga promotion-relegation play-offs and thus remain in the 2. Bundesliga.
On 29 May 2013, the German Football League (DFL) announced that MSV Duisburg would not get a license for the 2013–14 season as the club could not prove their financial capability. Duisburg were relegated and SV Sandhausen were reinstated in their place.
Stadiums and locations Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity Aalen Scholz-Arena 13,251 Arminia Bielefeld Bielefeld Schüco-Arena 27,300 Bochum rewirpowerSTADION 29,299 Dynamo Dresden Dresden Glücksgas-Stadion 32,066 Cottbus Stadion der Freundschaft 22,528 Aue Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion 15,711DüsseldorfEsprit Arena 54,600 Frankfurt am Main Frankfurter Volksbank Stadion 12,542Trolli Arena 18,000 Ingolstadt Audi Sportpark 15,445 Kaiserslautern Fritz-Walter-Stadion 49,780 Karlsruher SC Karlsruhe Wildparkstadion 29,699 Cologne RheinEnergieStadion 50,000 Munich Allianz Arena 71,000 Paderborn Energieteam Arena 15,000 Sandhausen Hardtwald 12,100 Hamburg Millerntor-Stadion 29,063 Berlin Alte Försterei 21,704
Personnel and sponsorships TeamHead coachTeam captainKitmakerShirt sponsor AdidasProwin Arminia Bielefeld Sallergetgoods.de NikeBooster Energy Drink (H) / Netto (A) Dynamo Dresden NikeVeolia Energie Cottbus SallerTropical Islands Erzgebirge Aue NikeEibenstock ElektrowerkzeugeFortuna Düsseldorf Puma o.tel.o SallerSparhandy Hummel Ergo Direkt Versicherungen AdidasAudi UhlsportAllgäuer Latschenkiefer Karlsruher SC HummelKlaiber Markisen ErimaREWE UhlsportThink Blue Sallerkfzteile24 PumaVerivox Do You FootballRelentless Energy Drink UhlsportBecker AutoSound
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment1. FC Köln Holger StanislawskiResigned19 May 2013Pre-season Peter Stöger12 June 2013Fortuna Düsseldorf Norbert MeierSacked24 May 2013 Mike Büskens3 June 2013SV Sandhausen Hans-Jürgen BoysenResigned31 May 2013 Alois Schwartz1 June 2013VfR Aalen Ralph HasenhüttlResigned1 June 2013 Stefan Ruthenbeck14 June 2013FC Ingolstadt 04 Tomas OralMutual consent30 June 2013 Marco Kurz1 July 2013SC Paderborn 07 René MüllerEnd of tenure as caretaker30 June 2013 André Breitenreiter1 July 2013Dynamo Dresden Peter PacultSacked18 August 201317th Olaf Janßen4 September 20131. FC Kaiserslautern Franco FodaSacked29 August 20138th Kosta Runjaić16 September 20131860 Munich Alexander SchmidtSacked31 August 20137th Friedhelm Funkel7 September 2013FC Ingolstadt 04 Marco KurzSacked30 September 201318th Ralph Hasenhüttl4 October 2013Energie Cottbus Rudi BommerSacked5 November 201317th Stephan Schmidt6 November 2013FC St. Pauli Michael FrontzeckSacked6 November 20138th Roland Vrabec7 November 2013Fortuna Düsseldorf Mike BüskensSacked30 November 201315th Lorenz-Günther Köstner1 January 2014Arminia Bielefeld Stefan KrämerSacked23 February 201416th Norbert Meier24 February 2014Energie Cottbus Stephan SchmidtSacked24 February 201418th Jörg Böhme (caretaker)25 February 20141860 Munich Friedhelm FunkelSacked6 April 20149th Markus von Ahlen (caretaker)6 April 2014Energie Cottbus Jörg BöhmeSacked7 May 201418th René Rydlewicz (caretaker)7 May 2014
League table
Results
Relegation play-offs Arminia Bielefeld, who finished 16th, faced SV Darmstadt 98, the third-placed 2013–14 3. Liga side for a two-legged play-off. The winner on aggregate score after both matches earned a spot in the 2014–15 2. Bundesliga.
First leg
GK 1 Jan Zimmermann RB 22 Aaron Berzel CB 4 Aytaç Sulu (c) CB 5 Benjamin Gorka LB 3 Michael Stegmayer CM 17 Hanno Behrens CM 8 Jérôme Gondorf RW 20 Marcel Heller LW 27 Milan Ivana CF 9 Dominik Stroh-Engel CF 7 Marco Sailer Substitutions: GK 28 David Salfeld DF 15 Benjamin Maas DF 19 Josip Landeka DF 21 Sandro Sirigu MF 6 Julius Biada MF 10 Elton da Costa MF 23 Benjamin BaierManager: Dirk Schuster
GK 24 Stefan Ortega RB 2 Jonas Strifler CB 19 Felix Burmeister CB 11 Stephan Salger LB 29 Arne Feick DM 6 Tom Schütz RM 10 Kacper Przybyłko CM 37 Christian Müller CM 21 Patrick Schönfeld LM 35 Ben Sahar CF 9 Fabian Klos (c) Substitutions: GK 1 Patrick Platins DF 4 Marcel Appiah MF 8 Tim Jerat MF 16 Philipp Riese MF 25 Patrick Mainka MF 30 Sebastian Hille MF 31 Bashkim RennekeManager: Norbert Meier
Assistant referees: Benjamin Brand Marco Achmüller Fourth official: Robert Hartmann
Second leg
GK 1 Stefan Ortega RB 2 Jonas Strifler CB 19 Felix Burmeister CB 11 Stephan Salger LB 29 Arne Feick CM 6 Tom Schütz CM 16 Philipp Riese RW 10 Kacper Przybyłko AM 37 Christian Müller LW 35 Ben Sahar CF 9 Fabian Klos (c) Substitutions: GK 1 Patrick Platins DF 4 Marcel Appiah MF 8 Tim Jerat MF 21 Patrick Schönfeld MF 25 Patrick Mainka MF 30 Sebastian Hille MF 31 Bashkim RennekeManager: Norbert Meier
GK 24 Jan Zimmermann RB 21 Sandro Sirigu CB 4 Aytaç Sulu (c) CB 5 Benjamin Gorka LB 3 Michael Stegmayer CM 17 Hanno Behrens CM 8 Jérôme Gondorf RW 20 Marcel Heller LW 27 Milan Ivana SS 7 Marco Sailer CF 9 Dominik Stroh-Engel Substitutions: GK 28 David Salfeld DF 15 Benjamin Maas DF 19 Josip Landeka DF 22 Aaron Berzel MF 6 Julius Biada MF 10 Elton da Costa MF 23 Benjamin BaierManager: Dirk Schuster
Assistant referees: Tobias Christ Christian Gittelmann Fourth official: Marco Fritz
5–5 on aggregate. Darmstadt won on away goals and is promoted to the 2. Bundesliga; Arminia is relegated to the 3. Liga.
Season statistics
Top scorers Updated 11 May 2014
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Mahir SağlıkPaderborn 0715 Jakub SylvestrErzgebirge Aue3 Ilir AzemiGreuther Fürth144 Mohammadou Idrissou1. FC Kaiserslautern13 Simon Zoller1. FC Kaiserslautern6 Charlison BenschopFortuna Düsseldorf12 Patrick Helmes1. FC Köln Torsten MattuschkaUnion Berlin Alban MehaPaderborn 0710 Sören BrandyUnion Berlin11 Edmond KapllaniFSV Frankfurt Anthony Ujah1.FC Köln
Top assists Updated 11 May 2014
RankPlayerClubAssists1 Moritz Stoppelkamp1860 Munich132 Torsten MattuschkaUnion Berlin123 Mohammadou Idrissou1. FC Kaiserslautern104 Daniel BrosinskiGreuther Fürth9 Zoltán StieberGreuther Fürth6 Mathew LeckieFSV Frankfurt8 Marco StiepermannEnergie Cottbus Mario VrančićPaderborn 079 Daniel Halfar1.FC Köln7 Michael LiendlFortuna Düsseldorf Marc RzatkowskiFC St. Pauli Patrick SchönfeldArminia Bielefeld Florian TrinksGreuter Fürth
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Energie Cottbus SC Paderborn 4–0 FSV Frankfurt Dynamo Dresden 3–0
Attendances
Source:
No. Team Attendance Change Highest 1 1. FC Köln 46,235 13.6% 50,000 2 Fortuna 95 33,982 -26.1% 52,500 3 1. FC Kaiserslautern 29,529 -7.0% 45,293 4 FC St. Pauli 28,371 17.5% 29,063 5 Dynamo Dresden 27,004 8.2% 30,084 6 1. FC Union Berlin 19,788 15.7% 21,717 7 TSV 1860 19,312 -14.9% 33,600 8 Arminia Bielefeld 16,904 63.2% 26,200 9 VfL Bochum 16,166 11.4% 27,555 10 Karlsruher SC 16,145 34.8% 27,522 11 Greuther Fürth 11,926 -29.3% 16,165 12 SC Paderborn 07 10,998 25.3% 15,000 13 FC Energie Cottbus 9,647 -7.3% 18,500 14 FC Erzgebirge Aue 9,406 7.9% 15,000 15 VfR Aalen 7,399 -3.9% 11,128 16 FC Ingolstadt 04 6,785 -7.4% 13,734 17 FSV Frankfurt 6,288 14.1% 12,542 18 SV Sandhausen 5,570 8.1% 10,600
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