2020–21 2. Frauen-Bundesliga

The 2020–21 2. Frauen-Bundesliga is the 17th season of Germany's second-tier women's football league. The season began on 4 October 2020 and conclude on 23 May 2021. The champions and runners-up will be promoted to the Frauen-Bundesliga, while the bottom three teams will be relegated to the Frauen-Regionalliga.[1]

2. Frauen-Bundesliga
Season2020–21
Dates4 October 2020 – 23 May 2021
RelegatedBV Cloppenburg
2021–22 →

This season initially consisted of 19 teams, as there was no relegation from the previous season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.[2] USV Jena joined forces with FC Carl Zeiss Jena and competes under their name.[3] In a conference with the clubs, two systems were put to a vote. The majority of the clubs decided on one option, which is to re-divide the league into Nord and Süd. To get back to the desired strength of 14 teams and a single-league, there will be six relegated teams: the last three in the ten-team division and last two teams from the nine-team division. The last team will be determined between the teams who finished seventh in each division.[4] Before the season, BV Cloppenburg withdrew its women's team from the 2. Bundesliga after bankruptcy and was thus relegated, reducing the league to 18 teams.[5] On 3 November 2020, the league was paused for the months of November and December later on.[6][7]

The fixtures were announced on 4 August 2020.[8]

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

On 31 August 2020, the DFB Executive Committee decided to allow for the use of five substitutions in matches during the 2020–21 season, which was implemented in other DFB competitions at the end of the previous season to lessen the impact of fixture congestion caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] The use of five substitutes, based on the decision of competition organisers, had been extended by IFAB until 2021.[10]

Teams
Locations of teams in the 2020–21 2. Frauen-Bundesliga

Team changes
Entering league Exiting league
Promoted from 2019–20 Regionalliga Relegated from 2019–20 Bundesliga Promoted to 2020–21 Bundesliga Relegated to 2020–21 Regionalliga

None as the season was cancelled.[2]

Nord
Nord
Dates4 October 2020 – 23 May 2021
RelegatedBV Cloppenburg
Matches played12
Goals scored41 (3.42 per match)
Top goalscorerVanessa Fudalla
(5 goals)
Biggest home winLeipzig 5–1 Bocholt
Gütersloh 5–1 Bielefeld
Biggest away winTurbine Potsdam II 1–4 Gütersloh
Highest scoringBocholt 3–3 Jena
Leipzig 5–1 Bocholt
Gütersloh 5–1 Bielefeld
Attendance1,857 (155 per match)[note 1]
All statistics correct as of 18 October 2020.

Stadiums
Team Home city Home ground Capacity
SpVg BerghofenDortmundSportplatz im Schwerter Wald
Arminia BielefeldBielefeldEDImedienArena2,500
Borussia BocholtBocholtIn der Hardt1,500
BV CloppenburgCloppenburgPK Sportpark5,001
FSV GüterslohGüterslohTönnies-Arena4,252
Carl Zeiss JenaJenaErnst-Abbe-Sportfeld10,800
RB LeipzigLeipzigSportanlage Gontardweg1,300
Borussia MönchengladbachMönchengladbachGrenzlandstadion10,000
Turbine Potsdam IIPotsdamSportforum Waldstadt5,000
VfL Wolfsburg IIWolfsburgAOK Stadion5,200

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 RB Leipzig 3 3 0 0 10 4 +6 9 Promotion to Bundesliga
2 FSV Gütersloh 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 6
3 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6
4 SpVg Berghofen 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
5 Carl Zeiss Jena 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
6 Borussia Bocholt 3 1 1 1 7 9 −2 4
7 VfL Wolfsburg II[lower-alpha 1] 2 0 0 2 3 6 −3 0 Qualification to relegation play-offs
8 Turbine Potsdam II[lower-alpha 1] 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0 Relegation to Regionalliga
9 Arminia Bielefeld 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
10 BV Cloppenburg[lower-alpha 2] (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
Updated to match(es) played on 18 October 2020. Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Play-off.[12]
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Reserve teams cannot compete in the Frauen-Bundesliga and are therefore ineligible for promotion.
  2. BV Cloppenburg withdrew its women's team after the club's bankruptcy.[11]

Results
Home \ Away BER BIE BOC CLO GÜT JEN LEI MÖN PO2 WO2
SpVg Berghofen 1–0 1–2
Arminia Bielefeld 0–1 0–1
Borussia Bocholt 3–3
BV Cloppenburg
FSV Gütersloh 5–1
Carl Zeiss Jena 0–1
RB Leipzig 5–1
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–0
Turbine Potsdam II 1–4
VfL Wolfsburg II 1–3 2–3
Updated to match(es) played on 18 October 2020. Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers
As of 18 October 2020
Rank Player Club Goals[13]
1 Vanessa Fudalla RB Leipzig 5
2 Pauline Berning FSV Gütersloh 3
Christin Meyer Carl Zeiss Jena
Franziska Wenzel Borussia Bocholt
Isabelle Wolf FSV Gütersloh
6 Selma Fohrer Borussia Mönchengladbach 2
Hanna Hamdi Borussia Bocholt
Rita Schumacher VfL Wolfsburg II
Yvonne Weilharter RB Leipzig
10 16 players 1

Süd
Süd
Dates4 October 2020 – 23 May 2021
Matches played11
Goals scored40 (3.64 per match)
Top goalscorerMedina Dešić
(4 goals)
Biggest home winAndernach 6–0 Saarbrücken
Biggest away winNiederkirchen 1–3 Würzburg
Munich II 1–3 Köln
Highest scoringAndernach 6–0 Saarbrücken
Attendance1,754 (159 per match)[note 1]
All statistics correct as of 18 October 2020.

Stadiums
Team Home city Home ground Capacity
SG AndernachAndernachStadionstraße
Eintracht Frankfurt IIFrankfurtStadion am Brentanobad5,200
1899 Hoffenheim IISinsheimEnsinger-Stadion4,000
FC IngolstadtIngolstadtESV-Stadion11,481
1. FC KölnCologneSüdstadion11,748
Bayern Munich IIAschheimSportpark Aschheim3,000
1. FFC 08 NiederkirchenNiederkirchenSportgelände Nachtweide2,000
1. FC SaarbrückenSaarbrückenKieselhumes12,000
Würzburger KickersWürzburg

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 1. FC Köln 3 3 0 0 7 3 +4 9 Promotion to Bundesliga
2 SG Andernach 3 2 0 1 12 2 +10 6
3 FC Ingolstadt 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4 Würzburger Kickers 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
5 1899 Hoffenheim II[lower-alpha 1] 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
5 Eintracht Frankfurt II[lower-alpha 1] 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
7 1. FC Saarbrücken 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3 Qualification to relegation play-offs
8 Bayern Munich II[lower-alpha 1] 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 1 Relegation to Regionalliga
9 1. FFC 08 Niederkirchen 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 0
Updated to match(es) played on 18 October 2020. Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Play-off.[12]
Notes:
  1. Reserve teams cannot compete in the Frauen-Bundesliga and are therefore ineligible for promotion.

Results
Home \ Away AND FR2 HO2 ING KÖL MU2 NIE SAA WÜR
SG Andernach — 5–0 6–0
Eintracht Frankfurt II — 1–2
1899 Hoffenheim II —
FC Ingolstadt 2–1 — 2–2
1. FC Köln 2–1 — 2–1
Bayern Munich II 1–3 —
1. FFC 08 Niederkirchen — 1–3
1. FC Saarbrücken 2–0 —
Würzburger Kickers 1–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 18 October 2020. Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers
As of 18 October 2020
Rank Player Club Goals[14]
1 Medina Dešić Würzburger Kickers 4
2 Amber Barrett 1. FC Köln 3
Antonia Hornberg SG Andernach
4 Vanessa Leimenstoll Hoffenheim 1899 II 2
Ramona Maier FC Ingolstadt
Julia Schermuly SG Andernach
Lisa Umbach SG Andernach
Vanessa Zilligen SG Andernach
9 19 players 1

Relegation play-offs

The relegation play-offs will take place on 30 May and 6 June 2021.[1]

Notes
  1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, each local health department allows a different number of spectators.

References
  1. "Rahmenterminkalender der Frauen für 2020/2021 verabschiedet". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  2. "Saisonabbruch in 2. Frauen- und B-Juniorinnen-Bundesliga". German Football Association (in German). 25 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. "FF USV schließt sich FC Carl Zeiss Jena an". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  4. "2. Frauen-Bundesliga: Zweigleisiges Spielformat bestätigt". dfb.de (in German). 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  5. "BV Cloppenburg meldet sich vom Spielbetrieb ab". dfb.de. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  6. "2. Frauen- und B-Juniorinnen-Bundesliga: Spielbetrieb ausgesetzt". dfb.de (in German). 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  7. "2. Frauen-Bundesliga und Juniorinnen: Keine Spiele im Dezember". dfb.de (in German). 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  8. "Spielpläne sind da: Auftakt am 4. Oktober". dfb.de (in German). 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  9. "Fünf Auswechslungen: DFB verlängert Ausnahmeregelung" [Five substitutions: DFB extends exceptional regulation]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  10. "Five-substitute option extended into 2021 in response to COVID-19 pandemic". FIFA. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  11. "BV Cloppenburg meldet sich vom Spielbetrieb ab". dfb.de. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  12. "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. pp. 56–57. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  13. "2. Frauen-Bundesliga Nord – Torjäger 2020/21" [2. Frauen-Bundesliga North – Goalscorers 2020–21]. weltfussball.de (in German).
  14. "2. Frauen-Bundesliga Süd – Torjäger 2020/21" [2. Frauen-Bundesliga South – Goalscorers 2020–21]. weltfussball.de (in German).
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