Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system.
FC Nürnberg, Hannover 96 and 1.
FC Saarbrücken were promoted to the Bundesliga while FC St. Pauli, VfR 1910 Bürstadt, Kickers Offenbach and SSV Ulm 1846 were relegated to the Oberliga.
For the 1984–85 season VfR 1910 Bürstadt, FC 08 Homburg, FC St. Pauli and Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin were newly promoted to the 2.
FC Nürnberg and Kickers Offenbach had been relegated to the league from the Bundesliga.