2010–11 2. Bundesliga
| Season | 2010–11 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Hertha BSC |
| Promoted |
Hertha BSC FC Augsburg |
| Relegated |
VfL Osnabrück (via play-off) Rot-Weiß Oberhausen Arminia Bielefeld |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 835 (2.73 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Nils Petersen (25 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
E. Cottbus 6–0 E. Aue F. D'dorf 6–0 FSV F'furt |
| Biggest away win |
A. Aachen 0–5 Hertha Paderborn 0–5 E. Cottbus |
| Highest scoring | E. Cottbus 5–5 Karlsruhe |
| Average attendance | 14,539 |
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The 2010–11 2. Bundesliga was the 37th season of the 2. Bundesliga, Germany's second tier of its football league system. The season started on the weekend of 21 August 2010 and ended with the last games on 15 May 2011. The winter break was in effect between weekends around 18 December 2010 and 15 January 2011.
Team information
As in the previous year, the league comprise the teams placed fourth through fifteenth of the 2009–10 season, the worst two teams from the 2009–10 Bundesliga, the best two teams from the 2009–10 3. Liga, the losers of the Bundesliga relegation play-off between the 16th-placed Bundesliga team and the third-placed 2. Bundesliga team and the winners of the 2. Bundesliga relegation play-off between the 16th-placed 2. Bundesliga team and the third-placed 3. Liga team.
2009–10 2. Bundesliga champions 1. FC Kaiserslautern, and runners-up FC St. Pauli were promoted to the Bundesliga. They were replaced by VfL Bochum and Hertha BSC who finished 17th and 18th respectively in the 2009–10 Bundesliga season.
TuS Koblenz and Rot-Weiß Ahlen were relegated after the 2009–10 season. They were replaced by 2009–10 3. Liga champions VfL Osnabrück and runners-up FC Erzgebirge Aue.
Two further spots were available through relegation/promotion play-offs and taken by FC Augsburg and FC Ingolstadt 04. Augsburg lost in their promotion play-off against 16th placed Bundesliga team 1. FC Nürnberg and thus retained their 2. Bundesliga spot, while Ingolstadt earned promotion from the 3. Liga by defeating FC Hansa Rostock.
Stadiums and locations
FC Ingolstadt 04 moved into the newly built Audi Sportpark for this season after spending their previous seasons at Tuja-Stadion. Fortuna Düsseldorf increased the capacity of their Esprit Arena from 51,500 to 54,400 by converting some seating areas into standing terraces. Also, the stadia of SpVgg Greuther Fürth and MSV Duisburg were renamed due to new naming rights contracts.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSV 1860 Munich | Munich | Allianz Arena | 69,000 |
| Alemannia Aachen | Aachen | Tivoli | 32,960 |
| Arminia Bielefeld | Bielefeld | Schüco-Arena | 27,300 |
| FC Augsburg | Augsburg | Impuls Arena | 30,660 |
| VfL Bochum | Bochum | rewirPower-Stadion | 30,748 |
| MSV Duisburg | Duisburg | Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena | 31,500 |
| FC Energie Cottbus | Cottbus | Stadion der Freundschaft | 22,528 |
| FC Erzgebirge Aue | Aue | Erzgebirgsstadion | 16,000 Note 1 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | Düsseldorf |
Esprit Arena Lena-Arena |
54,400 20,055 Note 2 |
| FSV Frankfurt | Frankfurt am Main | Frankfurter Volksbank Stadion | 10,826 |
| SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Fürth | Trolli Arena | 15,200 |
| Hertha BSC | Berlin | Olympiastadion | 74,244 |
| FC Ingolstadt 04 | Ingolstadt | Audi Sportpark | 15,445 |
| Karlsruher SC | Karlsruhe | Wildparkstadion | 29,699 |
| VfL Osnabrück | Osnabrück | Osnatel-Arena | 16,130 |
| SC Paderborn 07 | Paderborn | Energieteam Arena | 15,000 |
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | Oberhausen | Niederrheinstadion | 21,318 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin | Berlin | Alte Försterei | 19,000 |