Season 1988–89 Average attendance 6,065 Matches played 380 | ||
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Promoted Fortuna DüsseldorfFC Homburg Similar 2007–08 2 Bundesliga, 2013–14 2 Bundesliga, 1991–92 DFB‑Pokal | ||
The 1988–89 2. Bundesliga season was the fifteenth season of the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system.
Contents
Fortuna Düsseldorf and FC Homburg were promoted to the Bundesliga while Kickers Offenbach, Viktoria Aschaffenburg, 1. FSV Mainz 05 and Union Solingen were relegated to the Oberliga.
Final table
For the 1988–89 season Eintracht Braunschweig, Hertha BSC, Viktoria Aschaffenburg and 1. FSV Mainz 05 were newly promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Oberliga while FC Schalke 04 and FC Homburg had been relegated to the league from the Bundesliga.
Source: Bundesliga.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
*Kickers Offenbach had their license revoked and were therefore relegated.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Promotion/relegation playoff
The final place in the Bundesliga was contested between the third placed team in the 2. Bundesliga (1. FC Saarbrücken) and the third-last team in the Bundesliga (Eintracht Frankfurt). Eintracht Frankfurt win on aggregate and retain their Bundesliga status.
Top scorers
The league's top scorers: