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The 2010–11 2. Fußball-Bundesliga was the 37th season of the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga

2. Fußball-Bundesliga

- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

'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

2009–10 2. Fußball-Bundesliga

-Personnel and sponsorship:-Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:...

, the worst two teams from the 2009–10 Bundesliga

2009–10 Fußball-Bundesliga

The 2009–10 Fußball-Bundesliga was the 47th season of the Fußball-Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. The season commenced on 7 August 2009 with the traditional season opening match involving the defending champions VfL Wolfsburg and VfB Stuttgart. The last games were played on 8 May 2010...

, the best two teams from the 2009–10 3rd Liga

2009–10 3rd Liga

The 2009–10 3rd Liga season was the second season for the newly formed tier III of the German football league system. The season began on 25 July 2009 and ended on 8 May 2010.-Exchange between 2nd Bundesliga and 3rd Liga:...

, the losers of the Bundesliga relegation play-off between the 16th-placed Bundesliga team and the third-placed 2nd Bundesliga team and the winners of the 2nd Bundesliga relegation play-off between the 16th-placed 2nd Bundesliga team and the third-placed 3rd Liga team.

2009–10 2. Fußball-Bundesliga

2009–10 2. Fußball-Bundesliga

-Personnel and sponsorship:-Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:...

champions 1. FC Kaiserslautern

1. FC Kaiserslautern

1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern, also known as 1. FCK, FCK or simply Kaiserslautern, is a German association football club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. On 2 June 1900, Germania 1896 and FG Kaiserslautern merged to create FC 1900...

, and runners-up FC St. Pauli

FC St. Pauli

Fußball-Club St. Pauli is a German sports club based in the St. Pauli quarter of Hamburg. The football section is part of a larger club that also has Rugby Fußball-Club St. Pauli is a German sports club based in the St. Pauli quarter of Hamburg. The football section is part of a larger club that...

were promoted to the Bundesliga

Fußball-Bundesliga

The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...

. They were replaced by VfL Bochum

VfL Bochum

Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum, is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding to World War II:...

and Hertha BSC who finished 17th and 18th respectively in the 2009–10 Bundesliga season

2009–10 Fußball-Bundesliga

.

TuS Koblenz

TuS Koblenz

TuS Koblenz is a German association football club, located in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Fussball Club Deutschland Neuendorf, which was formed in 1911, is viewed as the foundation of the modern club.-Play under the Third Reich:...

and Rot-Weiß Ahlen were relegated after the 2009–10 season

2009–10 2. Fußball-Bundesliga

-Personnel and sponsorship:-Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:...

. They were replaced by 2009–10 3rd Liga

2009–10 3rd Liga

champions VfL Osnabrück

VfL Osnabrück

VfL Osnabrück is a German multi-sport club in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. It currently fields teams in basketball, gymnastics, swimming, table tennis, and tennis, but is by far best known for its football section.- Foundation to WW2 :...

and runners-up FC Erzgebirge Aue

FC Erzgebirge Aue

FC Erzgebirge Aue is a German football club based in Aue, Saxony. The former East German side was a charter member of the 3. Liga in 2008–09, after being relegated from the 2. Bundesliga in 2007–08. The city of Aue has a population of about 18,000 making it one of the smallest cities to ever...

.

Two further spots were available through relegation/promotion play-offs and taken by FC Augsburg

FC Augsburg

FC Augsburg is a German football club based in Augsburg, Bavaria. The team was founded as Fußball-Klub Alemania Augsburg in 1907 and played as BC Augsburg from 1921 to 1969....

and FC Ingolstadt 04

FC Ingolstadt 04

FC Ingolstadt 04 is a German football club based in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. The club was founded in 2004 out of the merger of the football sides of two other clubs: ESV Ingolstadt and MTV Ingolstadt.-ESV Ingolstadt:...

. Augsburg lost in their promotion play-off against 16th placed Bundesliga team 1. FC Nuremberg and thus retained their 2. Bundesliga spot, while Ingolstadt earned promotion from the 3rd Liga by defeating FC Hansa Rostock

FC Hansa Rostock

F.C. Hansa Rostock is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from the former East Germany and have made several appearances in the 1. Bundesliga. Rostock currently compete in the 2. Bundesliga...

Stadia and locations

FC Ingolstadt 04

moved into the newly-built Audi Sportpark

Audi Sportpark

Audi Sportpark is a 15,000-capacity stadium in Ingolstadt, Germany. It is primarily used for football and is the home of FC Ingolstadt 04.-External links:* *...

for this season after spending their previous seasons at Tuja-Stadion. Fortuna Düsseldorf

Fortuna Düsseldorf

' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga...

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

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

SpVgg Greuther Fürth is a German association football club based in Fürth, Bavaria. The club was formed when the senior football side of newcomer Turn- und Sportverein Vestenbergsgreuth joined traditional club Spielvereinigung Fürth on 1 July 1996...

and MSV Duisburg

MSV Duisburg

MSV Duisburg is a German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed "the Zebras" for their traditional striped jerseys, the club was one of the original members of the Bundesliga when it was formed in 1963.-Early years:...

were renamed due to new naming rights contracts.

Team	Location	Stadium	Stadium capacity
	Munich Munich Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...	Allianz Arena Allianz Arena The Allianz Arena is a football stadium in the north of Munich, Bavaria, Germany. The two professional Munich football clubs FC Bayern Munich and TSV 1860 München have played their home games at Allianz Arena since the start of the 2005–06 season...	69,000
Alemannia Aachen Alemannia Aachen Alemannia Aachen is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three-year turn in the top flight in the late 1960s and, after a successful 2005–06 campaign, returned to first division play...	Aachen Aachen Aachen has historically been a spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Aachen was a favoured residence of Charlemagne, and the place of coronation of the Kings of Germany. Geographically, Aachen is the westernmost town of Germany, located along its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, ...	Tivoli	32,960
Arminia Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld DSC Arminia Bielefeld is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of football, field hockey, figure skating and cue sports. The club has 11,394 members and the club colours are black, white and blue...	Bielefeld Bielefeld Bielefeld is an independent city in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe Region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 323,000, it is also the most populous city in the Regierungsbezirk Detmold...	Schüco-Arena Bielefelder Alm Bielefelder Alm is a football stadium in Bielefeld, Germany. The stadium, which has a capacity of 27 300, is owned by the football club DSC Arminia Bielefeld and mostly used for the club's matches...	27,300
	Augsburg Augsburg Augsburg is a city in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. It is a university town and home of the Regierungsbezirk Schwaben and the Bezirk Schwaben. Augsburg is an urban district and home to the institutions of the Landkreis Augsburg. It is, as of 2008, the third-largest city in Bavaria with a...	Impuls Arena Impuls Arena SGL arena, until 1 July 2011 the Impuls Arena, is a football stadium in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of FC Augsburg. The stadium has a capacity of 30,660 with 19,060 seats and standing room for 11,034. A second phase of construction...	30,660
	Bochum Bochum Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area and is surrounded by the cities of Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, Witten and Hattingen.-History:...	rewirPower-Stadion Ruhrstadion Ruhrstadion is a football stadium in Bochum, Germany. It is the home ground for the VfL Bochum and has a capacity of 29.448.-History:...	30,748
	Duisburg Duisburg - History :A legend recorded by Johannes Aventinus holds that Duisburg, was built by the eponymous Tuisto, mythical progenitor of Germans, ca. 2395 BC...	Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena	31,500
	Cottbus Cottbus Cottbus is a city in Brandenburg, Germany, situated around southeast of Berlin, on the River Spree. As of , its population was .- History :...	Stadion der Freundschaft Stadion der Freundschaft The Stadion der Freundschaft is a football stadium in Cottbus, Germany. The home ground of FC Energie Cottbus, originally opened in 1930, has a capacity of 22,528.- References :...	22,528
	Aue Aue Aue is a small town in Germany at the outlet of the river Schwarzwasser into the river Mulde in the Ore Mountains, and has roughly 18,000 inhabitants. Aue was the administrative seat of the former district of Aue-Schwarzenberg in Saxony, and is part of the Erzgebirgskreis since August 2008...	Erzgebirgsstadion Erzgebirgsstadion The Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Aue, Germany. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Erzgebirge Aue. The stadium is able to hold 15,690 people and was built in 1950.- External links :* Erzgebirgsstadium on Footballmatch....	16,000 ^{Note 1}
Fortuna Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf ' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga...		Esprit Arena airberlin world	54,400 20,055 ^{Note 2}
	Frankfurt am Main	Frankfurter Volksbank Stadion	10,826
		Trolli Arena	15,200
	Berlin Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...	Olympiastadion Olympic Stadium (Berlin) The Olympiastadion is a sports stadium in Berlin, Germany. There have been two stadiums on the site: the present facility, and one that is called the Deutsches Stadion which was built for the aborted 1916 Summer Olympics. Both were designed by members of the same family, the first by Otto March...	74,244
	Ingolstadt Ingolstadt Ingolstadt is a city in the Free State of Bavaria, in the Federal Republic of Germany. It is located along the banks of the Danube River, in the center of Bavaria. As at 31 March 2011, Ingolstadt had 125.407 residents...	Audi Sportpark Audi Sportpark Audi Sportpark is a 15,000-capacity stadium in Ingolstadt, Germany. It is primarily used for football and is the home of FC Ingolstadt 04.-External links:* *...	15,445
	Karlsruhe Karlsruhe The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...	Wildparkstadion Wildparkstadion The Wildparkstadion is a football stadium located in Karlsruhe, Germany. It is the home of the football club Karlsruher SC.It is located northeast of the Karlsruhe castle and is located in part of the former deer park of the Grand Dukes of Baden in the Hardtwald, hence the name...	29,699
	Osnabrück Osnabrück Osnabrück is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80 km NNE of Dortmund, 45 km NE of Münster, and some 100 km due west of Hanover. It lies in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest...	Osnatel-Arena	16,130
	Paderborn Paderborn Paderborn is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Paderborn district. The name of the city derives from the river Pader, which originates in more than 200 springs near Paderborn Cathedral, where St. Liborius is buried.-History:...	Energieteam Arena	15,000
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen is a German association football club in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was formed as Oberhausener SV in December 1904 out of the merger of Emschertaler SV and the football enthusiasts of Oberhausener TV 1873...	Oberhausen Oberhausen Oberhausen is a city on the river Emscher in the Ruhr Area, Germany, located between Duisburg and Essen . The city hosts the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen and its Gasometer Oberhausen is an anchor point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage. It is also well known for the...	Niederrheinstadion Niederrheinstadion Niederrheinstadion, Stadion Niederrhein is a multi-purpose stadium in Oberhausen, Germany. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. The stadium currently has a capacity of 21,318 spectators and opened in 1926.-External links:*...	21,318
	Berlin Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...	Alte Försterei Stadion An der Alten Försterei Stadion An der Alten Försterei is a football stadium in the German capital Berlin. It has been home to football club 1. FC Union Berlin since it was opened on 7 August 1920. The stadium's capacity was approximately 18,100 spectators until its complete redevelopment, which commenced in the summer...	19,000

Notes:

Erzgebirgsstadion is undergoing reconstruction. The capacity is thus estimated, with the exact number not to be known until work has been completed.
Fortuna Düsseldorf's home ground Esprit Arena was unavailable for the last three games of the season as it is set to stage the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th annual Eurovision Song Contest and was won by Eldar & Nigar performing "Running Scared" for Azerbaijan. The event took place in the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, following Germany's win in the previous year...

. A temporary stadium, the airberlin world, was constructed adjacent to the Esprit Arena to host the final home games of the season.

Personnel and sponsorship

Team	Head coach	Team captain	Kitmaker	Shirt sponsor
Alemannia Aachen Alemannia Aachen Alemannia Aachen is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three-year turn in the top flight in the late 1960s and, after a successful 2005–06 campaign, returned to first division play...	Peter Hyballa Peter Hyballa Peter Hyballa is a German football manager, most recently in charge of Alemannia Aachen.- External links :* at transfermarkt.de...	Benjamin Auer Benjamin Auer Benjamin Auer is a German footballer who is a centre-forward.-Career:As a child he played for the HSV Landau, before moving to his first major youth team, FSV Offenbach. At the age of 15 he moved to Kaiserslautern, for whom he played until 1999...	Nike Nike, Inc. Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...	AachenMünchener
FC Augsburg FC Augsburg FC Augsburg is a German football club based in Augsburg, Bavaria. The team was founded as Fußball-Klub Alemania Augsburg in 1907 and played as BC Augsburg from 1921 to 1969....	Jos Luhukay Jos Luhukay Jos Luhukay is a Dutch football coach and former player.- Career as a player:He began his career at the age of 15 at his hometown club VVV-Venlo. In 1989, he went to play at SVV Schiedam, where he stayed until 1991...	Uwe Möhrle Uwe Möhrle Uwe Möhrle is a German footballer playing for FC Augsburg.-External links:*...	Jako Jako Jako AG is a German sportswear company based in the Hollenbach district of Mulfingen , Baden-Württemberg. The company was founded by Rudi Sprügel and his brother in 1989 in Stachenhausen...	Impuls
1. FC Union Berlin 1. FC Union Berlin 1. FC Union Berlin is a German association football club based in Berlin. It is one of two sides in the city bearing the name Union that emerged during the Cold War and played in East Germany, while the other played in the west. The club currently plays in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga.-Foundation to...	Uwe Neuhaus Uwe Neuhaus Uwe Neuhaus is a retired German football player and a football manager currently in charge of 1. FC Union Berlin.-External links:...	Torsten Mattuschka Torsten Mattuschka Torsten Mattuschka is a German football player currently playing for 1. FC Union Berlin.-External links:...	Do You Football	KFZTeile24
Arminia Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld DSC Arminia Bielefeld is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of football, field hockey, figure skating and cue sports. The club has 11,394 members and the club colours are black, white and blue...	Ewald Lienen Ewald Lienen Ewald Lienen is a German former footballer and manager.-Playing career:Lienen began his professional career at Arminia Bielefeld of the 2.Bundesliga North in 1974. After three seasons, he moved up to the top flight with Borussia Mönchengladbach...	Rüdiger Kauf Rüdiger Kauf Rüdiger Kauf is a German former football player currently with Arminia Bielefeld. After having a short spell at VfB Stuttgart he was sold to Arminia Bielefeld in 2001. He is called "Rübe" by the Arminian fans.-Career:The Swabian started his career in the youth team of TV Hochdorf in 1982...	Saller	Krombacher
VfL Bochum VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum, is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding to World War II:...	Friedhelm Funkel	Christoph Dabrowski Christoph Dabrowski Christoph Dabrowski is a German footballer of Polish descent. His current team is VfL Bochum, but he has also played for Werder Bremen, Arminia Bielefeld and Hannover 96....	Do You Football	Netto Netto Marken-Discount Netto Marken-Discount is a German supermarket chain. It is owned by the largest German supermarket cooperative Edeka Group and operates mostly in the south and west of Germany...
FC Energie Cottbus	Claus-Dieter Wollitz Claus-Dieter Wollitz Claus-Dieter "Pele" Wollitz is a retired German football player and a football manager currently managing Energie Cottbus.-Personal life:...	Marc Andre Kruska	Umbro Umbro Umbro is an English sportswear and football equipment supplier based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England. The company is now part of Nike. Umbro designs, sources, and markets sport-related apparel, footwear, and equipment...	Penny Market Penny Market Penny Market is a discount supermarket chain based in Germany, which operates 3,000 stores in Europe. It is owned by Rewe Group.-Competitors:* Aldi * Lidl * Netto * Plus...
MSV Duisburg MSV Duisburg MSV Duisburg is a German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed "the Zebras" for their traditional striped jerseys, the club was one of the original members of the Bundesliga when it was formed in 1963.-Early years:...	Milan Šašić Milan Šašic Milan Šašić is a Croatian football manager, most recently in charge of MSV Duisburg.-Coaching career:Šašić was coach of TuS Koblenz when the club were promoted from the Regionalliga to the 2. Bundesliga....	Srđan Baljak	uhlsport Uhlsport Uhlsport is a manufacturer of football equipment. Based in Germany and founded in 1948, the company's products include goalkeeper gloves, football boots, shin pads, footballs, training clothes, and kits....	Rheinpower
FC Erzgebirge Aue FC Erzgebirge Aue FC Erzgebirge Aue is a German football club based in Aue, Saxony. The former East German side was a charter member of the 3. Liga in 2008–09, after being relegated from the 2. Bundesliga in 2007–08. The city of Aue has a population of about 18,000 making it one of the smallest cities to ever...	Rico Schmitt Rico Schmitt Rico Schmitt is a German former footballer who is now manager of Erzgebirge Aue....	Tomasz Kos Tomasz Kos Tomasz Kos is a Polish former footballer who spent his career playing mostly with German clubs 1. FC Nuremberg and FC Erzgebirge Aue.-References:*...	Puma PUMA AG Puma SE, officially branded as PUMA, is a major German multinational company that produces high-end athletic shoes, lifestyle footwear and other sportswear. Formed in 1924 as Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik by Adolf and Rudolf Dassler, relationships between the two brothers deteriorated until the two...	Hasseröder Hasseröder The Hasseröder brewery started in 1872 under the name “Zum Auerhahn,” in the district of Hasserode in Wernigerode. In 1882 Ernst Schreyer assumed control of the brewery. In 1896 the brewery became an "Aktiengesellschaft" or AG, and in the same year put out 25,000 hectoliters of beer...
Fortuna Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf ' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga...	Norbert Meier Norbert Meier Norbert Meier is a German former football player. After his playing days were over, Meier became a manager and is now manager of Fortuna Düsseldorf.-Playing career:...	Andreas Lambertz Andreas Lambertz Andreas "Lumpi" Lambertz is a German football player currently playing for Fortuna Düsseldorf. He ist the captain of the team.-External links: * at transfermarkt.de...	Puma	Sparkasse (Düsseldorf)
FSV Frankfurt FSV Frankfurt FSV Frankfurt is a German association football club based in the Bornheim district of Frankfurt am Main, Hesse and founded in 1899. The club plays in the shadow of larger and much more successful Eintracht Frankfurt, which has recently returned to 2nd tier football...	Hans-Jürgen Boysen Hans-Jürgen Boysen Hans-Jürgen Boysen is a German former football player and current manager of FSV Frankfurt-External links:* at transfermarkt.de...	Björn Schlicke Björn Schlicke Björn Schlicke is a German footballer. He currently plays for FSV Frankfurt as a defender.Schlicke began his career at SpVgg Greuther Fürth and has had spells at Hamburger SV, 1. FC Köln and MSV Duisburg.-References:...	Legea Legea Legea is a sportswear company founded in 1990, in Pompei, Italy. It is one of the most popular brands among Italian amateur football teams, now heavily expanding also among top division professional clubs....	Hyundai Hyundai Hyundai ) is a global conglomerate company, part of the Korean chaebol, that was founded in South Korea by one of the most famous businessmen in Korean history: Chung Ju-yung...
SpVgg Greuther Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth is a German association football club based in Fürth, Bavaria. The club was formed when the senior football side of newcomer Turn- und Sportverein Vestenbergsgreuth joined traditional club Spielvereinigung Fürth on 1 July 1996...	Michael Büskens	Thomas Kleine Thomas Kleine Thomas Kleine is a German footballer currently at SpVgg Greuther Fürth.-Career:Kleine began his career in the youth ranks of his hometown club SV 09 Wermelskirchen where he remained until 1998, when he moved to Bayer Leverkusen's amateur ranks.He played regularly with the amateurs in the lower...	Jako	Karstadt Quelle Versicherungen Arcandor Arcandor AG is a holding company located in Essen, Germany that oversees companies operating in the businesses of mail order and internet shopping, department stores and tourism services. It was created in 1999 through the merger of Karstadt Warenhaus AG, which was founded in 1920, and Quelle...
Hertha BSC	Markus Babbel Markus Babbel Markus Babbel is a former international German football player, who is currently manager of German Bundesliga club Hertha BSC. He played as a defender for clubs in Germany and England.-Career:...	Andre Mijatović Andre Mijatovic Andre Mijatović is a Croatian footballer who currently plays for, and captains, Hertha BSC in the Bundesliga....	Nike	Deutsche Bahn Deutsche Bahn Deutsche Bahn AG is the German national railway company, a private joint stock company . Headquartered in Berlin, it came into existence in 1994 as the successor to the former state railways of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany...
FC Ingolstadt 04 FC Ingolstadt 04 FC Ingolstadt 04 is a German football club based in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. The club was founded in 2004 out of the merger of the football sides of two other clubs: ESV Ingolstadt and MTV Ingolstadt.-ESV Ingolstadt:...	Benno Möhlmann Benno Möhlmann Benno Hans Möhlmann is a former German footballer who most recently managed FC Ingolstadt 04.- Career :...	Moritz Hartmann	Adidas Adidas Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...	Audi Audi Audi AG is a German automobile manufacturer, from supermini to crossover SUVs in various body styles and price ranges that are marketed under the Audi brand , positioned as the premium brand within the Volkswagen Group....
Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. KSC rose out of the consolidation of a number of predecessor clubs. They currently play in the 2...	Rainer Scharinger	Alexander Iashvili Alexander Iashvili Alexander Iashvili is a Georgian football striker. He currently plays for German club Karlsruher SC.He started his career in Dinamo Tbilisi, where he was a great goalscorer. With 24 goals in 24 games and 26 goals in 25 games he attracted interest from foreign clubs, and decided to join VfB...	Nike	EnBW EnBW EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, or simply EnBW, is a publicly traded electric utilities company headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany.-History:...
TSV 1860 Munich TSV 1860 München Turn- und Sportverein München von 1860, commonly known as TSV 1860 München or 1860 Munich, is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. The club's football team plays in the Second Bundesliga, after relegation from the Bundesliga following the 2003–04 season...	Reiner Maurer Reiner Maurer Reiner Maurer is a German football coach and a former player.-Career:He spent three seasons in the Bundesliga as a player for FC Bayern Munich, VfB Stuttgart and TSV 1860 München and then coached in Germany and Greece....	Daniel Bierofka Daniel Bierofka Daniel Bierofka is a German footballer who plays for 1860 Munich.-Club career:Bierofka came through the Bayern Munich youth system and made it to the reserve squad but never played for the senior team. He then transferred to city rival 1860 Munich where he played 55 games in two seasons...	Erima Erima Erima is a suburb of Port Moresby, the capital city of Papua New Guinea....	Comarch Comarch Comarch is an international software house and systems integrator based in Kraków, Poland. Comarch provides services in areas such as Telecommunications, Finance and Banking, the Services Sector and to Public Administration...
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen is a German association football club in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was formed as Oberhausener SV in December 1904 out of the merger of Emschertaler SV and the football enthusiasts of Oberhausener TV 1873...	Theo Schneider Theo Schneider Theo Schneider is a German football coach and a former player. As of February 2011, he manages Rot-Weiß Oberhausen.-External links:...	Benjamin Reichert Benjamin Reichert Benjamin Reichert is a German professional football player for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and co-founder of the SK Gaming e-sports clan....	uhlsport	Vatro
VfL Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück is a German multi-sport club in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. It currently fields teams in basketball, gymnastics, swimming, table tennis, and tennis, but is by far best known for its football section.- Foundation to WW2 :...	Heiko Flottmann	Angelo Barletta Angelo Barletta Angelo Barletta is an Italo-German footballer and is currently playing for TuS Koblenz.- Career :Barletta has played most of his football in the second division of the Bundesliga, having previously played for Sportfreunde Siegen, Rot-Weiß Erfurt, Kickers Offenbach, and SG Hoechst.-References:...	Puma	Sparkasse (Osnabrück)
SC Paderborn 07 SC Paderborn 07 SC Paderborn 07 is a German association football club based in Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the 2. Bundesliga.-History:...	Andre Schubert	Markus Krösche Markus Krösche Markus Krösche is a German footballer. He is the current captain of SC Paderborn 07.-External links:* at transfermarkt.de...	Puma	Finke

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager(s)	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Replaced by	Date of appointment
Hertha BSC	Friedhelm Funkel	End of contract	30 June 2010	Off-season	Markus Babbel Markus Babbel Markus Babbel is a former international German football player, who is currently manager of German Bundesliga club Hertha BSC. He played as a defender for clubs in Germany and England.-Career:...	1 July 2010
VfL Bochum VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum, is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding to World War II:...	Dariusz Wosz Dariusz Wosz Dariusz Wosz is a German former footballer who played mostly as a playmaker. He is coach of the VfL Bochum U-19 team-Early life:Wosz's family migrated to Halle from Polish part of Silesia.-Club career:...	End of tenure as caretaker	30 June 2010		Friedhelm Funkel	1 July 2010
Arminia Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld DSC Arminia Bielefeld is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of football, field hockey, figure skating and cue sports. The club has 11,394 members and the club colours are black, white and blue...	Detlev Dammeier Detlev Dammeier Detlev Dammeier is a German football coach and a former player who was last the athletic director of Arminia Bielefeld.-Career:... Frank Eulberg Jörg Böhme Jörg Böhme Jörg Böhme is a German former footballer who works as assistant coach of Arminia Bielefeld.-Career:As a professional he has played for FC Carl Zeiss Jena, 1. FC Nuremberg, Eintracht Frankfurt, 1860 München, Arminia Bielefeld, FC Schalke 04 and Borussia Mönchengladbach...	End of tenure as caretakers	30 June 2010		Christian Ziege Christian Ziege Christian Ziege is a former German football defender and midfielder. With the German national team, Ziege won Euro 96. An attacking left wingback, Ziege was considered a dead-ball specialist.-Club career:...	1 July 2010
TSV 1860 Munich	Ewald Lienen Ewald Lienen Ewald Lienen is a German former footballer and manager.-Playing career:Lienen began his professional career at Arminia Bielefeld of the 2.Bundesliga North in 1974. After three seasons, he moved up to the top flight with Borussia Mönchengladbach...	Mutual Consent	30 June 2010		Reiner Maurer Reiner Maurer Reiner Maurer is a German football coach and a former player.-Career:He spent three seasons in the Bundesliga as a player for FC Bayern Munich, VfB Stuttgart and TSV 1860 München and then coached in Germany and Greece....	1 July 2010
Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. KSC rose out of the consolidation of a number of predecessor clubs. They currently play in the 2...	Markus Schupp Markus Schupp Markus Schupp is a German football manager and former player.-Career:Schupp started playing professionally in 1984 at 1. FC Kaiserslautern, where won the German Cup in 1990 and the League Title in 1991. He went on to play over 150 matches for the club over seven years before joining SG...	Sacked	31 October 2010	15th	Uwe Rapolder Uwe Rapolder -External links:...	22 November 2010
FC Ingolstadt 04 FC Ingolstadt 04 FC Ingolstadt 04 is a German football club based in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. The club was founded in 2004 out of the merger of the football sides of two other clubs: ESV Ingolstadt and MTV Ingolstadt.-ESV Ingolstadt:...	Michael Wiesinger Michael Wiesinger Michael Wiesinger is a German former footballer and manger, who is currently in charge of 1. FC Nuremberg II.-Football career:...	Sacked	6 November 2010	17th	Benno Möhlmann Benno Möhlmann Benno Hans Möhlmann is a former German footballer who most recently managed FC Ingolstadt 04.- Career :...	7 November 2010
Arminia Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld DSC Arminia Bielefeld is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of football, field hockey, figure skating and cue sports. The club has 11,394 members and the club colours are black, white and blue...	Christian Ziege Christian Ziege Christian Ziege is a former German football defender and midfielder. With the German national team, Ziege won Euro 96. An attacking left wingback, Ziege was considered a dead-ball specialist.-Club career:...	Sacked	6 November 2010	18th	Ewald Lienen Ewald Lienen Ewald Lienen is a German former footballer and manager.-Playing career:Lienen began his professional career at Arminia Bielefeld of the 2.Bundesliga North in 1974. After three seasons, he moved up to the top flight with Borussia Mönchengladbach...	7 November 2010
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen is a German association football club in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was formed as Oberhausener SV in December 1904 out of the merger of Emschertaler SV and the football enthusiasts of Oberhausener TV 1873...	Hans-Günter Bruns Hans-Günter Bruns Hans-Günter Bruns is a retired German footballer.-International career:He earned four caps for the West Germany national football team in 1984, and was included in the West German team for the 1984 UEFA European Football Championship, but did not play.-Coaching career:Bruns is the athletic...	Sacked	22 February 2011	16th	Theo Schneider Theo Schneider Theo Schneider is a German football coach and a former player. As of February 2011, he manages Rot-Weiß Oberhausen.-External links:...	24 February 2011
Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. KSC rose out of the consolidation of a number of predecessor clubs. They currently play in the 2...	Uwe Rapolder Uwe Rapolder -External links:...	Sacked	1 March 2011	16th	Rainer Scharinger	2 March 2011
VfL Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück is a German multi-sport club in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. It currently fields teams in basketball, gymnastics, swimming, table tennis, and tennis, but is by far best known for its football section.- Foundation to WW2 :...	Karsten Baumann Karsten Baumann Karsten Baumann is a retired German footballer and former head-coach of VfL Osnabrück.He spent twelve years in the Bundesliga where he was mainly a player within the squad....	Sacked	21 March 2011	16th	Joe Enochs Joe Enochs Joseph “Joe” Enochs is a retired American soccer player who spent the majority of his career at German Second Division club VfL Osnabrück. He began his professional career with the San Francisco United All Blacks before moving to Germany to sign with FC St. Pauli. He never played for the first...	21 March 2011
VfL Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück is a German multi-sport club in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. It currently fields teams in basketball, gymnastics, swimming, table tennis, and tennis, but is by far best known for its football section.- Foundation to WW2 :...	Joe Enochs Joe Enochs Joseph “Joe” Enochs is a retired American soccer player who spent the majority of his career at German Second Division club VfL Osnabrück. He began his professional career with the San Francisco United All Blacks before moving to Germany to sign with FC St. Pauli. He never played for the first...	End of tenure as caretaker	11 April 2011	16th	Heiko Flottmann	11 April 2011

League table

Results

Relegation play-off

VfL Osnabrück

, having finished the season in 16th place, faced 3rd-placed 3rd Liga

2010–11 3rd Liga

The 2010–11 3rd Liga was the third season of the 3rd Liga, Germany's third tier of its football league system. The season commenced on the weekend of 23 July 2010 and ended with the last games on 14 May 2011...

side Dynamo Dresden

Dynamo Dresden

SG Dynamo Dresden are a German association football club, based in Dresden, Saxony. They were founded in 1950, as a club affiliated with the East German police, and became one of the most popular and successful clubs in East German football, winning eight league titles...

for a two-legged play-off. Dresden, who played at home first, won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Dynamo Dresden won 4–2 on aggregate; Dynamo promoted, Osnabrück relegated

Top goalscorers

Source: kicker (German)
25 goals Nils Petersen
Nils Petersen
Nils Petersen is a German footballer currently playing for Bayern Munich.- Youth :...

(Energie Cottbus

Energie Cottbus

FC Energie Cottbus is a German association football club based in Cottbus, Lusatia . It was founded in 1963 as SC Cottbus in what was, at the time, East Germany...

)

20 goals Benjamin Auer
Benjamin Auer
Benjamin Auer is a German footballer who is a centre-forward.-Career:As a child he played for the HSV Landau, before moving to his first major youth team, FSV Offenbach. At the age of 15 he moved to Kaiserslautern, for whom he played until 1999...

(Alemannia Aachen

Alemannia Aachen

Alemannia Aachen is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three-year turn in the top flight in the late 1960s and, after a successful 2005–06 campaign, returned to first division play...

)

16 goals Benjamin Lauth
Benjamin Lauth
Benjamin Lauth is a German footballer who plays for TSV 1860 München.-Career:Lauth began his career with 1860 Munich, where he had played in his youth years...

(1860 Munich)

15 goals Sascha Mölders
Sascha Mölders
Sascha Mölders is a German footballer who plays for FC Augsburg.-Career:After spells with various local amateur clubs, including Schwarz-Weiß Essen, Mölders was signed by MSV Duisburg in 2006. In his first season playing for Duisburg's reserve team, he scored 24 goals, making him the top...

(FSV Frankfurt

FSV Frankfurt

FSV Frankfurt is a German association football club based in the Bornheim district of Frankfurt am Main, Hesse and founded in 1899. The club plays in the shadow of larger and much more successful Eintracht Frankfurt, which has recently returned to 2nd tier football...

) Adrián Ramos (Hertha BSC)

14 goals Nando Rafael
Nando Rafael
Nando Rafael is an Angolan-German football striker, currently playing for FC Augsburg.-Early life:He fled from the Angolan Civil War at the age of eight after both of his parents had been killed, and resided at first illegally in the Netherlands...

(FC Augsburg

FC Augsburg

FC Augsburg is a German football club based in Augsburg, Bavaria. The team was founded as Fußball-Klub Alemania Augsburg in 1907 and played as BC Augsburg from 1921 to 1969....

)

13 goals Pierre-Michel Lasogga
Pierre-Michel Lasogga
Pierre-Michel Lasogga is a German footballer who plays as a striker for Hertha BSC.- Career :After playing for the youth teams of SG Wattenscheid 09 and VfL Wolfsburg, Lasogga attracted the attention of Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen, who signed him in 2009...

(Hertha BSC) Stefan Leitl
Stefan Leitl
Stefan Leitl is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Ingolstadt 04.-Career:Leitl played as a youth for FC Ismaning, before joining the youth setup of Bayern Munich in 1987. He left the club to join SpVgg Unterhaching, but returned, and began playing for the reserve team in 1995...

(FC Ingolstadt 04

FC Ingolstadt 04

)

10 goals Stephan Hain
Stephan Hain
Stephan Hain is a German footballer playing for Bundesliga side FC Augsburg.-External links:* at transfermarkt.de...

(FC Augsburg

FC Augsburg

FC Augsburg is a German football club based in Augsburg, Bavaria. The team was founded as Fußball-Klub Alemania Augsburg in 1907 and played as BC Augsburg from 1921 to 1969....

) Jong Tae-Se (VfL Bochum

VfL Bochum

) Emil Jula (Energie Cottbus) Raffael (Hertha BSC) Zoltán Stieber
Zoltán Stieber
Zoltán Stieber is a Hungarian professional footballer who currently plays for Bundesliga side FSV Mainz 05 and the Hungary national football team....

(Alemannia Aachen

Alemannia Aachen

)

Top assistants
Source: kicker (German)
17 assists Zoltán Stieber

Zoltán Stieber

Zoltán Stieber is a Hungarian professional footballer who currently plays for Bundesliga side FSV Mainz 05 and the Hungary national football team....

(Alemannia Aachen
Alemannia Aachen
Alemannia Aachen is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three-year turn in the top flight in the late 1960s and, after a successful 2005–06 campaign, returned to first division play...

)

12 assists Nikita Rukavytsya

Nikita Rukavytsya

Nikita Vadimovich Rukavytsya is a Ukrainian-Australian professional football player currently playing for Hertha BSC in the German Bundesliga...

(Hertha BSC)

10 assists Adrián Ramos (Hertha BSC)

9 assists Daniel Halfar

Daniel Halfar

Daniel Halfar is a German footballer who currently plays for TSV 1860 München in the German 2nd Bundesliga.-Career:...

(1860 Munich) Emil Jula (Energie Cottbus) Stefan Leitl

Stefan Leitl

Stefan Leitl is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Ingolstadt 04.-Career:Leitl played as a youth for FC Ismaning, before joining the youth setup of Bayern Munich in 1987. He left the club to join SpVgg Unterhaching, but returned, and began playing for the reserve team in 1995...

(FC Ingolstadt 04
FC Ingolstadt 04
FC Ingolstadt 04 is a German football club based in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. The club was founded in 2004 out of the merger of the football sides of two other clubs: ESV Ingolstadt and MTV Ingolstadt.-ESV Ingolstadt:...

) Michael Thurk

Michael Thurk

Michael Thurk is a German football player who plays for Augsburg although now he is suspended by his club.- Career :The offensive player Thurk went from Hessian Oberliga club SV Jügesheim in to 1...

(FC Augsburg
FC Augsburg
FC Augsburg is a German football club based in Augsburg, Bavaria. The team was founded as Fußball-Klub Alemania Augsburg in 1907 and played as BC Augsburg from 1921 to 1969....

)

8 assists Skerdilaid Curri

Skerdilaid Curri

Skerdilaid Curri is an Albanian football player currently playing for FC Erzgebirge Aue. He also holds German citizenship.-External links:...

(Erzgebirge Aue
FC Erzgebirge Aue
FC Erzgebirge Aue is a German football club based in Aue, Saxony. The former East German side was a charter member of the 3. Liga in 2008–09, after being relegated from the 2. Bundesliga in 2007–08. The city of Aue has a population of about 18,000 making it one of the smallest cities to ever...

) Jürgen Gjasula

Jürgen Gjasula

Jürgen Gjasula is an Albanian-German footballer who plays as a midfielder for MSV Duisburg in the 2nd Bundesliga.-Football career:...

(FSV Frankfurt
FSV Frankfurt
FSV Frankfurt is a German association football club based in the Bornheim district of Frankfurt am Main, Hesse and founded in 1899. The club plays in the shadow of larger and much more successful Eintracht Frankfurt, which has recently returned to 2nd tier football...

) Alexander Iashvili

Alexander Iashvili

Alexander Iashvili is a Georgian football striker. He currently plays for German club Karlsruher SC.He started his career in Dinamo Tbilisi, where he was a great goalscorer. With 24 goals in 24 games and 26 goals in 25 games he attracted interest from foreign clubs, and decided to join VfB...

(Karlsruher SC
Karlsruher SC
Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. KSC rose out of the consolidation of a number of predecessor clubs. They currently play in the 2...

) Sascha Rösler

Sascha Rösler

Sascha Rösler is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fortuna Düsseldorf.On 4 November 2008, he was suspended and called up for the second team of Borussia Mönchengladbach. He was released by the club in December 2008.On 8 January 2009, he moved to TSV 1860 München...

(Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf
' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga...

) Timo Staffeldt

Timo Staffeldt

Timo Staffeldt is a German midfielder currently playing for Karlsruher SC.-Career:Staffeldt began his career 1990 with six years for SpVgg Ketsch and played six years on youthside, here was in summer 1996 scouted from Karlsruher SC...

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Personnel and sponsorship

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Relegation play-off

Top goalscorers

Top assistants

See also

External links