2017–18 2. Frauen-Bundesliga

The 2017–18 2. Frauen-Bundesliga was the fourteenth season of Germany's second-tier women's football league. This was also the last before the league reform; the next season was played in one division instead of two.^[1]

2. Frauen-Bundesliga

Season	2017–18
Champions	Borussia Mönchengladbach (Nord) 1899 Hoffenheim II (Süd)
Promoted	Borussia Mönchengladbach Bayer Leverkusen
Relegated	USV Jena II Arminia Bielefeld SV Henstedt-Ulzburg Jahn Delmenhorst Blau-Weiß Hohen Neuendorf Herforder SV VfL Sindelfingen Schott Mainz SC Freiburg II 1. FFC Niederkirchen SG Andernach 1. FC Köln II
Matches played	264
Goals scored	1,031 (3.91 per match)
Top goalscorer	Nord: Sarah Grünheid (16 goals) Süd: Jana Beuschlein Jacqueline de Backer (18 goals each)
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

Nord

The season started on 3 September 2017 and ended on 13 May 2018. Jahn Delmenhorst was promoted from the 2016–17 Regionalliga Nord and FF USV Jena II was promoted from the 2016–17 Regionalliga Nordost.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Borussia Mönchengladbach (C, P)	22	15	4	3	75	25	+50	49	Promotion to 2018–19 Bundesliga
2	VfL Wolfsburg II^[a]	22	14	4	4	65	14	+51	46
3	SV Meppen	22	14	4	4	71	32	+39	46
4	Turbine Potsdam II^[a]	22	14	0	8	70	39	+31	42
5	BV Cloppenburg	22	12	4	6	53	29	+24	40
6	FSV Gütersloh	22	11	3	8	64	45	+19	36
7	USV Jena II^[a] (R)	22	11	3	8	40	35	+5	36	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
8	Arminia Bielefeld (R)	22	11	2	9	46	30	+16	35	Relegation to 2018–19 Regionalliga
9	SV Henstedt-Ulzburg (R)	22	5	1	16	36	90	−54	16
10	Jahn Delmenhorst (R)	22	4	2	16	25	81	−56	14
11	Blau-Weiß Hohen Neuendorf (R)	22	2	4	16	18	76	−58	10
12	Herforder SV (R)	22	2	3	17	27	94	−67	9

Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Reserve teams cannot compete in the Frauen-Bundesliga and therefore are ineligible for promotion.

Results

Home \ Away	BIE	CLO	DEL	GÜT	HEN	HER	NEU	JEN	MEP	MÖN	POT	WOL
Arminia Bielefeld	—	1–2	1–0	1–0	4–2	2–0	5–1	2–0	1–4	1–2	1–4	2–0
BV Cloppenburg	3–0	—	6–0	2–1	6–0	3–0	2–2	1–2	1–1	0–0	1–2	0–4
Jahn Delmenhorst	1–5	0–3	—	2–3	4–2	4–3	0–0	0–6	0–4	1–4	4–1	0–4
FSV Gütersloh	1–1	4–3	6–1	—	9–2	4–0	6–1	4–3	2–3	1–4	4–1	0–2
SV Henstedt-Ulzburg	1–6	1–5	3–1	4–1	—	4–3	3–1	0–1	1–2	1–5	0–6	1–6
Herforder SV	0–7	1–3	0–3	4–1	2–2	—	0–0	2–3	4–4	1–11	0–3	1–7
Blau-Weiß Hohen Neuendorf	0–3	0–5	2–0	0–5	2–3	0–2	—	1–2	4–3	1–2	0–9	1–1
FF USV Jena II	1–1	3–1	0–0	2–3	3–0	2–1	3–1	—	2–5	3–1	1–4	0–0
SV Meppen	1–0	2–2	8–2	2–1	4–2	12–0	10–0	1–0	—	1–0	1–3	1–0
Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–0	3–0	2–1	2–2	6–2	8–2	6–1	4–2	1–1	—	3–0	1–2
Turbine Potsdam II	2–1	1–2	9–1	5–6	5–2	7–1	1–0	0–1	5–1	0–7	—	0–1
VfL Wolfsburg II	4–1	1–2	9–0	0–0	8–0	4–0	5–0	3–0	1–0	2–2	1–2	—

Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[2]
1	Sarah Grünheid	Arminia Bielefeld	16
	Alina Witt	SV Henstedt-Ulzburg
3	Jalila Dalaf	SV Meppen	15
	Melissa Kössler	Turbine Potsdam II
	Anna-Lena Stolze	VfL Wolfsburg II
	Agnieszka Winczo	BV Cloppenburg
7	Liv Aerts	Borussia Mönchengladbach	14
	Josephine Giard	FSV Gütersloh
	Kelly Simons	Borussia Mönchengladbach
10	Shpresa Aradini	FSV Gütersloh	13

Süd

The season started on 2 September 2017 and ended on 13 May 2018. 1. FC Köln II was promoted from the 2016–17 Regionalliga West, SG Andernach was promoted from the 2016–17 Regionalliga Südwest and SC Freiburg II was promoted from the 2016–17 Regionalliga Süd.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	1899 Hoffenheim II^[a] (C)	22	18	2	2	61	17	+44	56
2	Bayern Munich II^[a]	22	17	3	2	59	19	+40	54
3	Bayer Leverkusen (P)	22	13	2	7	47	37	+10	41	Promotion to 2018–19 Bundesliga
4	1. FC Saarbrücken	22	10	6	6	48	36	+12	36
5	1. FFC Frankfurt II^[a]	22	10	3	9	38	27	+11	33
6	Hessen Wetzlar	22	10	1	11	33	34	−1	31
7	VfL Sindelfingen (R)	22	6	9	7	26	31	−5	27	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
8	Schott Mainz (R)	22	7	5	10	31	49	−18	26	Relegation to 2018–19 Regionalliga
9	SC Freiburg II^[a] (R)	22	5	7	10	28	31	−3	22
10	1. FFC Niederkirchen (R)	22	4	4	14	18	54	−36	16
11	SG Andernach (R)	22	4	2	16	29	52	−23	14
12	1. FC Köln II^[a] (R)	22	2	8	12	23	54	−31	14

Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Reserve teams cannot compete in the Frauen-Bundesliga and therefore are ineligible for promotion.

Results

Home \ Away	AND	FRA	FRE	HOF	KÖL	LEV	MAI	MÜC	NIE	SAA	SIN	WET
SG Andernach	—	1–3	1–3	1–2	3–0	3–4	1–2	0–3	1–2	1–5	2–2	2–3
1. FFC Frankfurt II	0–1	—	1–2	1–2	2–2	1–2	6–1	0–2	5–0	0–1	0–0	3–2
SC Freiburg II	5–1	0–2	—	0–2	2–0	1–2	1–1	0–2	0–1	2–2	0–0	0–1
1899 Hoffenheim II	4–1	0–1	1–1	—	4–1	4–2	2–0	4–0	5–0	4–0	1–1	3–0
1. FC Köln II	1–0	0–1	1–1	0–4	—	2–3	2–2	1–5	2–1	1–2	2–2	0–3
Bayer Leverkusen	2–1	3–0	2–1	0–1	3–1	—	1–1	3–2	3–0	2–3	6–1	2–3
Schott Mainz	2–4	1–0	3–2	2–3	2–2	1–0	—	0–6	4–1	1–2	1–0	1–2
Bayern Munich II	1–0	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	6–1	6–1	—	3–0	1–1	3–1	3–1
1. FFC Niederkirchen	3–0	1–5	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–2	1–4	0–2	—	1–6	1–1	0–2
1. FC Saarbrücken	2–2	2–4	1–4	0–3	9–1	1–1	3–3	1–2	1–1	—	1–0	1–0
VfL Sindelfingen	2–1	0–0	2–0	1–5	1–1	2–1	2–0	0–0	4–0	1–4	—	0–1
Hessen Wetzlar	1–2	1–2	1–1	1–4	2–1	1–2	1–2	1–2	4–0	1–0	1–3	—

Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[3]
1	Jana Beuschlein	1899 Hoffenheim II	18
	Jacqueline de Backer	1. FC Saarbrücken
3	Annika Eberhardt	1899 Hoffenheim II	15
4	Selina Cerci	Bayern Munich II	14
	Jasmin Stümper	SG Andernach
6	Henrietta Csiszár	Bayer Leverkusen	10
	Gina Rilling	VfL Sindelfingen
	Anja Selensky	1. FC Saarbrücken
9	Selina Heinzeroth	Hessen Wetzlar	9
	Anja Pfluger	Bayern Munich II
	Lena Uebach	Bayer Leverkusen

Relegation play-offs

The two seventh-placed teams from the two 2. Bundesliga divisions, the five division champions from the 2017–18 Regionalliga and one second-placed team from the Regionalliga were divided into two groups of four to compete for two more spots in the 2018–19 2. Bundesliga.

The matches were played on 21 May, 27 May and 3 June.

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		WEI	JEN	FRA	SPE
1	SV Weinberg	3	3	0	0	11	1	+10	9	Qualification for 2. Bundesliga		—	—	—	4–1
2	USV Jena II^[a]	3	2	0	1	7	6	+1	6	Qualification for Regionalliga		0–4	—	3–1	—
3	Eintracht Frankfurt	3	1	0	2	8	7	+1	3			0–3	—	—	7–1
4	FC Speyer	3	0	0	3	3	15	−12	0			—	1–4	—	—

Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Reapply criteria 2–4 exclusively to teams in question; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fair play conduct; 9) Drawing of lots.^[4]
Notes:

1. Since USV Jena was relegated from the 2017–18 Frauen-Bundesliga, their second team was automatically relegated to the Regionalliga. If they won the group in this case, then the second-placed team from the group qualified for the 2. Bundesliga.

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ESS	MAG	SIN	BER
1	SGS Essen II	3	3	0	0	7	0	+7	9	Qualification for 2. Bundesliga		—	—	2–0	—
2	Magdeburger FFC	3	2	0	1	3	3	0	6	Qualification for Regionalliga		0–3	—	—	—
3	VfL Sindelfingen	3	0	1	2	0	3	−3	1			—	0–1	—	0–0
4	Union Berlin	3	0	1	2	0	4	−4	1			0–2	0–2	—	—

Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Reapply criteria 2–4 exclusively to teams in question; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fair play conduct; 9) Drawing of lots.^[4]

References

1. "Präsidium verabschiedet Frauen-Rahmenterminkalender 2017/2018" [Executive committee adopts 2018–19 women's framework schedule]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
2. "2. Frauen-Bundesliga Nord Torjägerinnen" (in German). Retrieved 8 April 2018.
3. "2. Frauen-Bundesliga Süd Torjägerinnen" (in German). Retrieved 8 April 2018.
4. "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. pp. 63–64. Retrieved 2 June 2018.