- 2. Fußball-Bundesliga
From 1974 to 1994, promotions were decided in relegation rounds. Since 1995 there have been four teams promoted from the regional leagues.
Teams promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga since 1992
* 1992:
Wuppertaler SV ,VfL Wolfsburg ,SpVgg Unterhaching
* 1993:1860 München ,Rot-Weiss Essen ,Tennis Borussia Berlin
* 1994:Fortuna Düsseldorf ,FSV Frankfurt ,FSV Zwickau
* 1995:SpVgg Unterhaching ,VfB Lübeck ,FC Carl Zeiss Jena ,Arminia Bielefeld
* 1996:VfB Oldenburg ,Rot-Weiss Essen ,FC Gütersloh ,Stuttgarter Kickers
* 1997:SpVgg Greuther Fürth ,Energie Cottbus ,SG Wattenscheid 09 ,1. FC Nuremberg
* 1998:SSV Ulm 1846 ,Rot-Weiß Oberhausen ,Hannover 96 ,Tennis Borussia Berlin
* 1999:SV Waldhof Mannheim ,Kickers Offenbach ,Chemnitzer FC ,Alemannia Aachen
* 2000:LR Ahlen ,SSV Reutlingen ,1. FC Saarbrücken ,VfL Osnabrück
* 2001:SV Babelsberg 03 ,1. FC Union Berlin ,Karlsruher SC ,1. FC Schweinfurt 05
* 2002: Wacker Burghausen,Eintracht Trier ,VfB Lübeck ,Eintracht Braunschweig
* 2003:Jahn Regensburg ,SpVgg Unterhaching , Erzgebirge Aue,VfL Osnabrück
* 2004:Rot-Weiß Erfurt ,1. FC Saarbrücken ,Rot-Weiss Essen ,Dynamo Dresden
* 2005:Eintracht Braunschweig ,SC Paderborn 07 ,Kickers Offenbach ,Sportfreunde Siegen
* 2006:FC Augsburg ,TuS Koblenz ,Carl Zeiss Jena ,Rot-Weiss Essen
* 2007:SV Wehen ,TSG 1899 Hoffenheim ,FC St. Pauli ,VfL Osnabrück
* 2008:FSV Frankfurt ,FC Ingolstadt 04 ,Rot-Weiss Ahlen ,Rot-Weiss Oberhausen SC Fortuna Köln was the team most consistently in the 2nd Bundesliga. Up to 2000 it spent 26 consecutive years in the 2nd Bundesliga.Teams relegated to the Regionalliga - Oberliga - 3. Liga Teams relegated to the 0
= Teams relegated to the Oberliga (1990-1993) =* 1990:
KSV Hessen Kassel ,SpVgg Bayreuth ,Alemannia Aachen ,SpVgg Unterhaching
* 1991:Rot-Weiss Essen ,Preußen Münster ,TSV Havelse ,1. FC Schweinfurt 05
* 1992 Nord:Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin , BSV Stahl Brandenburg
* 1992 Süd:TSV 1860 München ,Hallescher FC ,FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt
* 1993:SpVgg Unterhaching ,Eintracht Braunschweig ,VfL Osnabrück ,Fortuna Düsseldorf ,VfB Oldenburg ,SV Darmstadt 98 ,FC Remscheid Teams relegated to the Regionalliga (1994-2007)
* 1994:
Stuttgarter Kickers ,FC Carl Zeiss Jena ,Wuppertaler SV ,Rot-Weiss Essen ,Tennis Borussia Berlin
* 1995:1. FC Saarbrücken ,FC Homburg ,FSV Frankfurt
* 1996:Chemnitzer FC ,Hannover 96 ,1. FC Nuremberg ,SG Wattenscheid 09
* 1997:SV Waldhof Mannheim ,VfB Lübeck ,Rot-Weiss Essen ,VfB Oldenburg
* 1998:VfB Leipzig ,FC Carl Zeiss Jena ,FSV Zwickau ,SV Meppen
* 1999:FC Gütersloh ,KFC Uerdingen ,SG Wattenscheid 09 ,Fortuna Düsseldorf
* 2000:Stuttgarter Kickers ,Fortuna Köln ,Kickers Offenbach ,Karlsruher SC
* 2001:VfL Osnabrück ,SSV Ulm 1846 ,Stuttgarter Kickers ,Chemnitzer FC
* 2002:SpVgg Unterhaching ,1. FC Saarbrücken ,1. FC Schweinfurt 05 ,SV Babelsberg 03
* 2003:Eintracht Braunschweig ,SSV Reutlingen ,FC St. Pauli ,SV Waldhof Mannheim
* 2004:Jahn Regensburg ,VfB Lübeck ,1. FC Union Berlin ,VfL Osnabrück
* 2005:Rot-Weiß Oberhausen ,Eintracht Trier ,FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt ,Rot-Weiss Essen
* 2006:Sportfreunde Siegen ,LR Ahlen ,1. FC Saarbrucken ,1. FC Dynamo Dresden
* 2007:Eintracht Braunschweig ,Wacker Burghausen ,SpVgg Unterhaching ,Rot-Weiss Essen
= Teams relegated to the 3. Liga (since 2008)=* 2008:
Kickers Offenbach ,Erzgebirge Aue ,SC Paderborn ,Carl Zeiss Jena ee also
*Bundesliga
*3rd Liga , to be launched in 2008-09
*Regionalliga
*Oberliga
*Women's Bundesliga
*German football league teams
*Promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga (Football)
*2nd Bundesliga Süd
*2nd Bundesliga NordExternal links (sites in German)
* [http://www.dfb.de Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB)]
* [http://www.kicker.de/fussball/2bundesliga/startseite/ Kicker.de]
* [http://www.dfb.de/bliga/bundes/index.html Bundesliga archive]
* [http://www.kultliga.de Site with lots of information on the Bundesliga]
* [http://www.fussballdaten.de/zweiteliga/ Archive material]
* [http://www.fussball.com News about the German 2nd League]
* [http://www.bundesliga.de/statistik/liga2/ Information on the 1992-93 season]
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