Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system.
Hannover 96, Arminia Bielefeld and VfL Bochum were promoted to the Bundesliga while SpVgg Unterhaching, 1.
FC Union Berlin, Karlsruher SC and 1.
FC Schweinfurt 05 were newly promoted to the 2.
Bundesliga from the Regionalliga while SpVgg Unterhaching, Eintracht Frankfurt and VfL Bochum had been relegated to the league from the Bundesliga.