2. Frauen-Bundesliga

2. Frauen-Bundesliga

Founded	2004
Country	Germany
Divisions	2
Number of clubs	24
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Bundesliga
Relegation to	Regionalliga
Domestic cup(s)	Frauen DFB-Pokal
Current champions	SV Werder Bremen (North) TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II (South)
Most championships	HSV Borussia Friedenstal 1. FC Saarbrücken VfL Sindelfingen 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam II (each 2 times)
Website	Official website
Current: 2017–18

The 2nd Women's Football Bundesliga is the second league competition for women's association football in Germany. It is divided into two groups: north and south. The winner of each group, if not a reserve team of a Bundesliga side, is promoted to the Bundesliga, the last two places of each group are relegated to the Regionalliga.

The 2nd Bundesliga is planned to be played as one group of 14 teams by the 2018–19 season, with second teams of clubs being allowed to have only three players older than 20 years. The number of teams qualified will be determined after the 2017–18 season.

Champions

Season	Group North	Group South
2004–05	FFC Brauweiler Pulheim	VfL Sindelfingen
2005–06	VfL Wolfsburg	TSV Crailsheim
2006–07	SG Wattenscheid 09	1. FC Saarbrücken
2007–08	HSV Borussia Friedenstal	FF USV Jena
2008–09	Tennis Borussia Berlin	1. FC Saarbrücken
2009–10	HSV Borussia Friedenstal	Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2010–11	Hamburger SV II1	SC Freiburg
2011–12	1. FFC Turbine Potsdam II2	VfL Sindelfingen
2012–13	BV Cloppenburg	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
2013–14	1. FFC Turbine Potsdam II3	SC Sand
2014–15	1. FC Lübars4	1. FC Köln
2015–16	MSV Duisburg	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II
2016–17	Werder Bremen	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II

¹Hamburg II was the first reserve team that won the league. As reserve teams are ineligible for promotion, 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig as runners-up got promoted.

² FSV Gütersloh 2009 as runners-up got promoted.

³ Herford as runners-up got promoted.

⁴ Lübars did not apply for a Bundesliga license for financial reasons. Second placed Werder Bremen were promoted.

Top scorers

Group North

• 2004–05: Anja Koser (FFC Brauweiler Pulheim) – 27 goals
• 2005–06: Martina Müller (VfL Wolfsburg) – 36 goals
• 2006–07: Jennifer Ninaus (SG Wattenscheid 09) – 19 goals
• 2007–08: Marie Pollmann (Herforder SV – 21 goals
• 2008–09: Kerstin Straka (Tennis Borussia Berlin) & Martina Fennen (SV Victoria Gersten) – 12 goals
• 2009–10: Kathrin Patzke (Hamburger SV) – 25 goals
• 2010–11: Kathrin Patzke (Hamburger SV) – 21 goals
• 2011–12: Agnieszka Winczo (BV Cloppenburg) – 24 goals
• 2012–13: Anna Laue (Herforder SV) – 22 goals
• 2013–14: Cindy König (Werder Bremen) – 17 goals
• 2014–15: Cindy König (Werder Bremen) – 19 goals
• 2015–16: Giustina Ronzetti (Herforder SV) – 23 goals
• 2016–17: Agnieszka Winczo (BV Cloppenburg) – 25 goals

Group South

• 2004–05: Christina Arend (1. FC Saarbrücken) – 25 goals
• 2005–06: Nadine Keßler (1. FC Saarbrücken) – 24 goals
• 2006–07: Nadine Keßler (1. FC Saarbrücken) – 27 goals
• 2007–08: Sabrina Schmutzler (FF USV Jena) – 27 goals
• 2008–09: Jennifer Ninaus (SG Wattenscheid 09) – 20 goals
• 2009–10: Bilgin Defterli (1. FC Köln) – 22 goals
• 2010–11: Susanne Hartel (1899 Hoffenheim) – 16 goals
• 2011–12: Natalia Mann (VfL Sindelfingen) & Claudia Nußelt (TSV Crailsheim) – 16 goals
• 2012–13: Julia Manger (ETSV Würzburg) – 24 goals
• 2013–14: Ilaria Mauro (SC Sand) & Sarah Schatton (1. FC Saarbrücken) – 24 goals
• 2014–15: Lise Munk (1. FC Köln) – 27 goals
• 2015–16: Nadja Pfeiffer (Borussia Mönchengladbach) – 16 goals
• 2016–17: Annika Eberhard (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II) – 18 goals

External links

• German Football Association (DFB) section on 2nd Women's Bundesliga