The 2023–24 2. Bundesliga was the 50th season of the 2. Bundesliga. It began on 28 July 2023 and concluded on 28 May 2024.
The fixtures were announced on 30 June 2023.
Teams
Team changes Promoted from2022–23 3. Liga Relegated from2022–23 Bundesliga Promoted to2023–24 Bundesliga Relegated to2023–24 3. LigaSV ElversbergVfL OsnabrückWehen WiesbadenSchalke 04Hertha BSC1. FC HeidenheimDarmstadt 98Arminia BielefeldJahn RegensburgSV Sandhausen
SV Elversberg played in the 2. Bundesliga for the first time in the club's history, VfL Osnabrück returned to the 2. Bundesliga after a two-season spell in the third tier and Wehen Wiesbaden returned after a three-season spell in the third tier.
Stadiums and locations Team Location Stadium Capacity Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweig Eintracht-Stadion 23,325 Hertha BSC Berlin Olympiastadion 74,649 Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Merkur Spiel-Arena 54,600 SV Elversberg Spiesen-Elversberg Waldstadion an der Kaiserlinde 10,000 Greuther Fürth Fürth Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer 16,626 Hamburger SV Hamburg Volksparkstadion 57,000 Hannover 96 Hanover Heinz von Heiden Arena 49,000 1. FC Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern Fritz-Walter-Stadion 49,327 Karlsruher SC Karlsruhe BBBank Wildpark 34,302 Holstein Kiel Kiel Holstein-Stadion 15,034 1. FC Magdeburg Magdeburg MDCC-Arena 30,098 1. FC Nürnberg Nuremberg Max-Morlock-Stadion 49,923 VfL Osnabrück Osnabrück Stadion an der Bremer Brücke 16,667 SC Paderborn Paderborn Home Deluxe Arena 15,000 Hansa Rostock Rostock Ostseestadion 29,000 Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen Veltins-Arena 62,271 FC St. Pauli Hamburg Millerntor-Stadion 29,546 Wehen Wiesbaden Wiesbaden BRITA-Arena 12,250
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Front Sleeve Eintracht Braunschweig Daniel Scherning Jannis Nikolaou Puma Kosatec Computer Jochen Staake Stiftung Hertha BSC Pál Dárdai Toni Leistner Nike CrazyBuzzer CG Elementum Fortuna Düsseldorf Daniel Thioune André Hoffmann Adidas Targobank Metro Chef SV Elversberg Horst Steffen Kevin Conrad Nike HYLO Pure Steel+ Greuther Fürth Alexander Zorniger Branimir Hrgota Puma Hofmann Personal Signia Hamburger SV Steffen Baumgart Sebastian Schonlau Adidas HanseMerkur Popp Feinkost Hannover 96 Stefan Leitl Ron-Robert Zieler Macron BRAINHOUSE247/ÜSTRA (April 2024 onwards) Xylem 1. FC Kaiserslautern Friedhelm Funkel Jean Zimmer Nike Allgäuer Latschenkiefer Lotto Rheinland-Pfalz Karlsruher SC Christian Eichner Jérôme Gondorf Macron CG Elementum Schauinsland-Reisen Holstein Kiel Marcel Rapp Philipp Sander Puma Famila Lotto Schleswig-Holstein 1. FC Magdeburg Christian Titz Amara Condé Hummel Humanas SWM Magdeburg 1. FC Nürnberg Cristian Fiél Enrico Valentini Adidas Nürnberger Versicherung Helmsauer VfL Osnabrück Uwe Koschinat Timo Beermann Puma SO-TECH JOPA SC Paderborn Lukas Kwasniok Jannik Huth Saller Four 20 Pharma Personalco Hansa Rostock Mersad Selimbegović Markus Kolke Mizuno 28 Black APEX Group Schalke 04 Karel Geraerts Simon Terodde Adidas Veltins hülsta FC St. Pauli Fabian Hürzeler Jackson Irvine DIIY Congstar Astra Brauerei Wehen Wiesbaden Nils Döring Sascha Mockenhaupt Capelli Brita Mobilebet
Managerial changes Team Outgoing Exit date Position in table Incoming Incoming date Announced on Departed on Announced on Arrived on 1. FC Nürnberg Dieter Hecking (interim) End of caretaker 20 February 202330 June 2023Pre-season Cristian Fiél 10 June 20231 July 2023 Eintracht Braunschweig Michael SchieleSacked 9 June 2023 Jens Härtel 11 June 2023 Schalke 04 Thomas Reis27 September 202316th Matthias Kreutzer (interim)27 September 2023 Matthias Kreutzer (interim) End of caretaker9 October 2023 Karel Geraerts9 October 2023 Eintracht Braunschweig Jens Härtel Sacked23 October 202318th Marc Pfitzner (interim)23 October 2023 Marc Pfitzner (interim) End of caretaker spell7 November 2023 Daniel Scherning7 November 2023 VfL Osnabrück Tobias Schweinsteiger Sacked14 November 2023 Martin Heck / Tim Danneberg (interim)14 November 2023 Martin Heck / Tim Danneberg (interim) End of caretaker spell27 November 2023 Uwe Koschinat27 November 2023 1. FC Kaiserslautern Dirk Schuster Sacked30 November 2023 11th Niklas Martin (interim)30 November 2023 Niklas Martin (interim) End of caretaker spell3 December 2023 13th Dimitrios Grammozis3 December 2023 Hansa Rostock Alois Schwartz Sacked13 December 202316th Uwe Speidel (interim)13 December 2023 Uwe Speidel (interim) End of caretaker spell18 December 2023 Mersad Selimbegović 18 December 2023 2 January 2024 Hamburger SV Tim WalterSacked12 February 2024 3rd Merlin Polzin (interim)12 February 2024 1. FC Kaiserslautern Dimitrios Grammozis13 February 2024 16th Friedhelm Funkel14 February 2024 Hamburger SV Merlin Polzin (interim) End of caretaker spell20 February 2024 3rd Steffen Baumgart20 February 2024 Wehen Wiesbaden Markus Kauczinski Sacked28 April 2024 16th Nils Döring (interim)30 April 2024
League table
Results
Promotion/relegation play-offs The promotion/relegation play-offs took place on 24 and 28 May 2024.
Overview
Matches
Jahn Regensburg won 4–3 on aggregate and was promoted to the 2. Bundesliga. Wehen Wiesbaden is relegated to the 3. Liga.
Statistics Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Robert GlatzelHamburger SV22 Haris TabakovićHertha BSC Christos TzolisFortuna Düsseldorf 4 Marcel HartelFC St. Pauli 175 Ragnar Ache1. FC Kaiserslautern16 Can Uzun1. FC Nürnberg 7 Igor MatanovićKarlsruher SC 148 László BénesHamburger SV13 Kenan KaramanSchalke 04 Ivan PrtajinWehen Wiesbaden
Hat-tricks Player Club Against Result Date Haris Tabaković Hertha BSC Eintracht Braunschweig3–0 (H) Ragnar Ache 1. FC Kaiserslautern Hansa Rostock3–0 (A) Paul Stock SV Elversberg Greuther Fürth4–1 (A) Christos Tzolis Fortuna Düsseldorf 1. FC Magdeburg3–2 (H) Robert Glatzel Hamburger SV 1. FC Nürnberg4–1 (H) Marlon Ritter 1. FC Kaiserslautern Eintracht Braunschweig5–0 (H)
Clean sheets Rank Player Club Cleansheets 1 Timon WeinerHolstein Kiel 142 Florian KastenmeierFortuna Düsseldorf10 Jonas UrbigGreuther Fürth Nikola VasiljFC St. Pauli 5 Dominik Reimann1. FC Magdeburg 9 6 Daniel Heuer FernandesHamburger SV 87 Patrick DrewesKarlsruher SC7 Ron-Thorben HoffmannEintracht Braunschweig Ron-Robert ZielerHannover 9610 Pelle BoevinkPaderborn 076 Markus KolkeHansa Rostock Philipp KühnVfL Osnabrück Marius MüllerSchalke 04
Attendances
Source: European Football Statistics
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