Bundesliga, the second tier of Germany football league.
Borussia Mönchengladbach, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and 1.
FC Köln were promoted to the Bundesliga.
Kickers Offenbach, FC Erzgebirge Aue, SC Paderborn 07 and FC Carl Zeiss Jena were relegated to the new 3.
FSV Mainz 05, Alemannia Aachen and Borussia Mönchengladbach were relegated to this division from the Bundesliga, and SV Wehen Wiesbaden, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, FC St. Pauli and VfL Osnabrück were promoted from the Regionalliga.