The 2020–21 2. Frauen-Bundesliga was the 17th season of Germany's second-tier women's football league. The season began on 4 October 2020 and concluded on 6 June 2021. The champions of both divisions were promoted to the Frauen-Bundesliga, while the bottom three teams were relegated to the Frauen-Regionalliga.
This season initially consisted of 19 teams, as there was no relegation from the previous season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. USV Jena joined forces with FC Carl Zeiss Jena and competed under their name. In a conference with the clubs, two systems were put to a vote. The majority of the clubs decided on one option, which is to re-divide the league into Nord and Süd. To get back to the desired strength of 14 teams and a single-league, there were six relegated teams: the last three in the ten-team division and last two teams from the nine-team division. The last team was determined between the teams who finished seventh in each division. Before the season, BV Cloppenburg withdrew its women's team from the 2. Bundesliga after bankruptcy and was thus relegated, reducing the league to 18 teams. On 3 November 2020, the league was paused. In late February 2021, it was announced that the season would continue on 21 March.
The fixtures were announced on 4 August 2020.
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic On 31 August 2020, the DFB Executive Committee decided to allow for the use of five substitutions in matches during the 2020–21 season, which was implemented in other DFB competitions at the end of the previous season to lessen the impact of fixture congestion caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The use of five substitutes, based on the decision of competition organisers, had been extended by IFAB until 2021.
Teams
Team changes Entering leagueExiting league Promoted from 2019–20 Regionalliga Relegated from 2019–20 Bundesliga Promoted to 2020–21 Bundesliga Relegated to 2020–21 Regionalliga RB Leipzig 1. FFC 08 Niederkirchen Borussia Bocholt SpVg Berghofen Würzburger Kickers (previously SC Würzburg) 1. FC Köln Carl Zeiss Jena (previously FF USV Jena) Werder Bremen SV MeppenNone as the season was cancelled.
North
Stadiums Team Home city Home ground Capacity SpVg Berghofen Dortmund Sportplatz im Schwerter Wald Arminia Bielefeld Bielefeld EDImedienArena 2,500 Borussia Bocholt Bocholt In der Hardt 1,500 BV Cloppenburg Cloppenburg PK Sportpark 5,001 FSV Gütersloh Gütersloh Tönnies-Arena 4,252 Carl Zeiss Jena Jena Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld 10,800 RB Leipzig Leipzig Sportanlage Gontardweg 1,300 Borussia Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach Grenzlandstadion 10,000 Turbine Potsdam II Potsdam Sportforum Waldstadt 5,000 VfL Wolfsburg II Wolfsburg AOK Stadion 5,200
League table
Results
Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Sarah Abu-SabbahBorussia Mönchengladbach 11 2 Annalena RiekeFSV Gütersloh 10 3 Sarah GrünheidArminia Bielefeld 94 Vanessa FudallaRB Leipzig6 Nelly JuckelCarl Zeiss Jena6 Romy BaraniakVfL Wolfsburg II5 Christina EdwardsBorussia Bocholt Natasha KowalskiVfL Wolfsburg II Christin MeyerCarl Zeiss Jena Anja MittagRB Leipzig Marlene MüllerRB Leipzig Jolina OpladenBorussia Bocholt Karina SævikVfL Wolfsburg II Rita SchumacherVfL Wolfsburg II
South
Stadiums Team Home city Home ground Capacity SG Andernach Andernach Stadionstraße Eintracht Frankfurt II Frankfurt Stadion am Brentanobad 5,200 1899 Hoffenheim II Sinsheim Ensinger-Stadion 4,000 FC Ingolstadt Ingolstadt ESV-Stadion 11,481 1. FC Köln Cologne Südstadion 11,748 Bayern Munich II Aschheim Sportpark Aschheim 3,000 1. FFC 08 Niederkirchen Niederkirchen Sportgelände Nachtweide 2,000 1. FC Saarbrücken Saarbrücken Kieselhumes 12,000 Würzburger Kickers Würzburg
League table
Results
Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Vanessa Leimenstoll1899 Hoffenheim II 142 Mandy Islacker1. FC Köln12 Ramona MaierFC Ingolstadt 4 Amber Barrett1. FC Köln 10 5 Johanna BergEintracht Frankfurt II 96 Sharon Beck1. FC Köln8 Medina DešićWürzburger Kickers Antonia HornbergSG Andernach9 Nadine Anstatt1. FC Saarbrücken7 Annika WohnerBayern Munich II
Relegation play-offs The relegation play-offs took place on 30 May and 6 June 2021.
Overview
Matches
1899 Hoffenheim II won 3–1 on aggregate.
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