2008–09 2. Bundesliga#Relegation play-offs

Starting with the 2008–09 season, only two teams are promoted automatically. Two-leg relegation playoffs between the third last team of the Bundesliga and the third team of the 2. Bundesliga at the end of the regular season will be reintroduced.

Likewise, instead of formerly four teams only the two bottom teams are relegated to the new 3. Liga automatically. The third last team plays a two-leg playoff against the third team of the third tier over the remaining place in the 2. Bundesliga.

Borussia Mönchengladbach, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and 1. FC Köln were promoted to Bundesliga after finishing 1st through third in 2. Bundesliga in 2007–08. They were replaced by 1. FC Nürnberg, Hansa Rostock and MSV Duisburg, which were relegated at the end of the 2007–08 Bundesliga season.

Kickers Offenbach, Erzgebirge Aue, FC Carl Zeiss Jena and SC Paderborn 07 were relegated to the newly formed 3. Liga following the 2007–08 season due to finishing 15th through 18th. They were replaced by the champions and runners-up of both divisions of the 2007–08 Regionalliga. Rot Weiss Ahlen and Rot-Weiss Oberhausen earned promotion in the Regionalliga Nord while FSV Frankfurt and FC Ingolstadt 04 were promoted from the Regionalliga Süd.

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{{Location map~|Germany|lat=50.789973|long=6.094327|label=Aachen}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=51.753278|long=7.904936|label=Ahlen}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=48.355318|long=10.875996|label=Augsburg|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=51.408967|long=6.778706|label=Duisburg|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=50.069206|long=8.644234|label=Frankfurt}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=47.988945|long=7.892947|label=Freiburg}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=49.486958|long=10.999261|label=Greuther Fürth|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=48.744301|long=11.442909|label=Ingolstadt}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=49.434705|long=7.776408|label=Kaiserslautern|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=50.330449|long=7.586677|label=Koblenz}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=50.000928|long=8.245731|label=Mainz|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=48.218773|long=11.624760|label=1860|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=49.426230|long=11.125740|label=Nürnberg|}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=51.457554|long=6.842972|label=Oberhausen}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=52.280820|long=8.071280|label=Osnabrück}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=54.084953|long=12.095144|label=Rostock}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=53.554568|long=9.967646|label=St. Pauli}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=50.069668|long=8.257188|label=Wiesbaden|position=left}}

}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|show_limit=5

|res_col_header=PQR

|team1=SCF|name_SCF=SC Freiburg

|team2=M05|name_M05=Mainz 05

|team3=FCN|name_FCN=1. FC Nürnberg

|team4=AAC|name_AAC=Alemannia Aachen

|team5=SGF|name_SGF=Greuther Fürth

|team6=DUI|name_DUI=MSV Duisburg

|team7=FCK|name_FCK=1. FC Kaiserslautern

|team8=STP|name_STP=FC St. Pauli

|team9=RWO|name_RWO=Rot-Weiß Oberhausen

|team10=RWA|name_RWA=Rot Weiss Ahlen

|team11=FCA|name_FCA=FC Augsburg

|team12=M60|name_M60=1860 Munich

|team13=ROS|name_ROS=Hansa Rostock

|team14=KOB|name_KOB=TuS Koblenz

|team15=FSV|name_FSV=FSV Frankfurt

|team16=OSN|name_OSN=VfL Osnabrück

|team17=FCI|name_FCI=FC Ingolstadt

|team18=WEH|name_WEH=Wehen Wiesbaden

|win_SCF=21|draw_SCF=5|loss_SCF=8|gf_SCF=60|ga_SCF=36|status_SCF=C,P

|win_M05=18|draw_M05=9|loss_M05=7|gf_M05=62|ga_M05=37|status_M05=P

|win_FCN=16|draw_FCN=12|loss_FCN=6|gf_FCN=51|ga_FCN=29|status_FCN=O,P

|win_AAC=16|draw_AAC=8|loss_AAC=10|gf_AAC=58|ga_AAC=38

|win_SGF=16|draw_SGF=8|loss_SGF=10|gf_SGF=60|ga_SGF=46

|win_DUI=14|draw_DUI=13|loss_DUI=7|gf_DUI=56|ga_DUI=36

|win_FCK=15|draw_FCK=7|loss_FCK=12|gf_FCK=53|ga_FCK=48

|win_STP=14|draw_STP=6|loss_STP=14|gf_STP=52|ga_STP=59

|win_RWO=11|draw_RWO=9|loss_RWO=14|gf_RWO=35|ga_RWO=54

|win_RWA=11|draw_RWA=8|loss_RWA=15|gf_RWA=38|ga_RWA=57

|win_FCA=10|draw_FCA=10|loss_FCA=14|gf_FCA=43|ga_FCA=46

|win_M60=9|draw_M60=12|loss_M60=13|gf_M60=44|ga_M60=46

|win_ROS=8|draw_ROS=14|loss_ROS=12|gf_ROS=52|ga_ROS=53

|win_KOB=11|draw_KOB=8|loss_KOB=15|gf_KOB=47|ga_KOB=57|adjust_points_KOB=-3

|win_FSV=9|draw_FSV=11|loss_FSV=14|gf_FSV=34|ga_FSV=47

|win_OSN=8|draw_OSN=12|loss_OSN=14|gf_OSN=41|ga_OSN=60|status_OSN=R

|win_FCI=7|draw_FCI=10|loss_FCI=17|gf_FCI=38|ga_FCI=54|status_FCI=R

|win_WEH=5|draw_WEH=12|loss_WEH=17|gf_WEH=28|ga_WEH=49|status_WEH=R

|note_KOB=Due to licensing irregularities in the 2007–08 season, TuS Koblenz started with a three point deduction.

|col_P=green1|text_P=Promotion to Bundesliga

|result1=P|result2=P

|col_QP=yellow1|text_QP=Qualification to promotion play-offs

|result3=QP

|col_QR=red2|text_QR=Qualification to relegation play-offs

|result16=QR

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to 3. Liga

|result17=R|result18=R

|update=complete

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|source=[https://www.kicker.de/2-bundesliga/spieltag/2008-09/34/0 kicker]

}}

{{#invoke:Sports results|main

| source = [https://www.dfb.de/2-bundesliga/spieltagtabelle/?spieledb_path=%2Fcompetitions%2F3%2Fseasons%2F3%2Fmatchday%2F34 DFB]

| update = complete

| matches_style = FBR

| team1 = AAC | name_AAC = Alemannia Aachen

| team2 = RWA | name_RWA = Rot Weiss Ahlen

| team3 = FCA | name_FCA = FC Augsburg

| team4 = DUI | name_DUI = MSV Duisburg

| team5 = FSV | name_FSV = FSV Frankfurt

| team6 = SCF | name_SCF = SC Freiburg

| team7 = SGF | name_SGF = Greuther Fürth

| team8 = FCI | name_FCI = FC Ingolstadt

| team9 = FCK | name_FCK = 1. FC Kaiserslautern

| team10 = KOB | name_KOB = TuS Koblenz

| team11 = M05 | name_M05 = Mainz 05

| team12 = M60 | name_M60 = 1860 Munich

| team13 = FCN | name_FCN = 1. FC Nürnberg

| team14 = RWO | name_RWO = Rot-Weiß Oberhausen

| team15 = OSN | name_OSN = VfL Osnabrück

| team16 = ROS | name_ROS = Hansa Rostock

| team17 = STP | name_STP = FC St. Pauli

| team18 = WEH | name_WEH = Wehen Wiesbaden

| match_AAC_RWA = 0–2

| match_AAC_FCA = 4–0

| match_AAC_DUI = 1–2

| match_AAC_FSV = 2–0

| match_AAC_SCF = 1–0

| match_AAC_SGF = 1–0

| match_AAC_FCI = 1–0

| match_AAC_FCK = 1–0

| match_AAC_KOB = 2–0

| match_AAC_M05 = 2–0

| match_AAC_M60 = 2–0

| match_AAC_FCN = 6–2

| match_AAC_RWO = 2–2

| match_AAC_OSN = 3–1

| match_AAC_ROS = 3–3

| match_AAC_STP = 1–3

| match_AAC_WEH = 2–1

| match_RWA_AAC = 0–2

| match_RWA_FCA = 2–1

| match_RWA_DUI = 0–2

| match_RWA_FSV = 2–1

| match_RWA_SCF = 0–3

| match_RWA_SGF = 2–4

| match_RWA_FCI = 3–0

| match_RWA_FCK = 0–1

| match_RWA_KOB = 1–1

| match_RWA_M05 = 0–2

| match_RWA_M60 = 2–1

| match_RWA_FCN = 1–1

| match_RWA_RWO = 1–3

| match_RWA_OSN = 1–2

| match_RWA_ROS = 2–2

| match_RWA_STP = 1–0

| match_RWA_WEH = 1–0

| match_FCA_AAC = 3–1

| match_FCA_RWA = 3–0

| match_FCA_DUI = 1–1

| match_FCA_FSV = 2–2

| match_FCA_SCF = 1–3

| match_FCA_SGF = 1–1

| match_FCA_FCI = 1–1

| match_FCA_FCK = 1–0

| match_FCA_KOB = 0–2

| match_FCA_M05 = 0–2

| match_FCA_M60 = 3–0

| match_FCA_FCN = 0–0

| match_FCA_RWO = 1–2

| match_FCA_OSN = 3–0

| match_FCA_ROS = 2–0

| match_FCA_STP = 3–2

| match_FCA_WEH = 1–1

| match_DUI_AAC = 3–2

| match_DUI_RWA = 0–1

| match_DUI_FCA = 2–0

| match_DUI_FSV = 0–0

| match_DUI_SCF = 2–0

| match_DUI_SGF = 2–0

| match_DUI_FCI = 6–1

| match_DUI_FCK = 0–0

| match_DUI_KOB = 2–3

| match_DUI_M05 = 0–1

| match_DUI_M60 = 4–1

| match_DUI_FCN = 2–2

| match_DUI_RWO = 1–1

| match_DUI_OSN = 4–1

| match_DUI_ROS = 2–2

| match_DUI_STP = 1–2

| match_DUI_WEH = 2–1

| match_FSV_AAC = 0–3

| match_FSV_RWA = 4–0

| match_FSV_FCA = 2–1

| match_FSV_DUI = 0–0

| match_FSV_SCF = 1–2

| match_FSV_SGF = 1–1

| match_FSV_FCI = 1–1

| match_FSV_FCK = 1–0

| match_FSV_KOB = 0–0

| match_FSV_M05 = 1–4

| match_FSV_M60 = 0–3

| match_FSV_FCN = 2–1

| match_FSV_RWO = 3–1

| match_FSV_OSN = 1–0

| match_FSV_ROS = 0–0

| match_FSV_STP = 1–0

| match_FSV_WEH = 2–1

| match_SCF_AAC = 2–1

| match_SCF_RWA = 1–1

| match_SCF_FCA = 1–0

| match_SCF_DUI = 2–0

| match_SCF_FSV = 4–1

| match_SCF_SGF = 0–0

| match_SCF_FCI = 3–2

| match_SCF_FCK = 4–3

| match_SCF_KOB = 1–1

| match_SCF_M05 = 0–1

| match_SCF_M60 = 2–1

| match_SCF_FCN = 0–1

| match_SCF_RWO = 2–1

| match_SCF_OSN = 4–1

| match_SCF_ROS = 1–0

| match_SCF_STP = 2–0

| match_SCF_WEH = 5–0

| match_SGF_AAC = 1–1

| match_SGF_RWA = 3–0

| match_SGF_FCA = 2–1

| match_SGF_DUI = 4–3

| match_SGF_FSV = 0–0

| match_SGF_SCF = 1–1

| match_SGF_FCI = 6–1

| match_SGF_FCK = 0–1

| match_SGF_KOB = 4–3

| match_SGF_M05 = 0–2

| match_SGF_M60 = 1–0

| match_SGF_FCN = 1–1

| match_SGF_RWO = 3–1

| match_SGF_OSN = 4–2

| match_SGF_ROS = 0–1

| match_SGF_STP = 5–2

| match_SGF_WEH = 1–1

| match_FCI_AAC = 0–0

| match_FCI_RWA = 0–2

| match_FCI_FCA = 1–2

| match_FCI_DUI = 0–0

| match_FCI_FSV = 1–1

| match_FCI_SCF = 4–0

| match_FCI_SGF = 3–2

| match_FCI_FCK = 1–3

| match_FCI_KOB = 4–0

| match_FCI_M05 = 3–4

| match_FCI_M60 = 2–3

| match_FCI_FCN = 0–3

| match_FCI_RWO = 0–0

| match_FCI_OSN = 2–1

| match_FCI_ROS = 4–2

| match_FCI_STP = 0–1

| match_FCI_WEH = 0–0

| match_FCK_AAC = 1–1

| match_FCK_RWA = 4–1

| match_FCK_FCA = 1–0

| match_FCK_DUI = 3–5

| match_FCK_FSV = 2–1

| match_FCK_SCF = 2–0

| match_FCK_SGF = 1–2

| match_FCK_FCI = 2–0

| match_FCK_KOB = 2–1

| match_FCK_M05 = 1–1

| match_FCK_M60 = 0–0

| match_FCK_FCN = 2–1

| match_FCK_RWO = 1–1

| match_FCK_OSN = 2–0

| match_FCK_ROS = 6–0

| match_FCK_STP = 4–1

| match_FCK_WEH = 1–0

| match_KOB_AAC = 0–2

| match_KOB_RWA = 4–1

| match_KOB_FCA = 2–1

| match_KOB_DUI = 1–1

| match_KOB_FSV = 1–3

| match_KOB_SCF = 2–5

| match_KOB_SGF = 3–0

| match_KOB_FCI = 0–1

| match_KOB_FCK = 5–0

| match_KOB_M05 = 0–3

| match_KOB_M60 = 3–2

| match_KOB_FCN = 1–1

| match_KOB_RWO = 3–0

| match_KOB_OSN = 3–0

| match_KOB_ROS = 1–1

| match_KOB_STP = 2–1

| match_KOB_WEH = 0–0

| match_M05_AAC = 1–4

| match_M05_RWA = 0–0

| match_M05_FCA = 1–1

| match_M05_DUI = 0–0

| match_M05_FSV = 2–1

| match_M05_SCF = 1–2

| match_M05_SGF = 0–1

| match_M05_FCI = 0–3

| match_M05_FCK = 3–3

| match_M05_KOB = 2–0

| match_M05_M60 = 2–2

| match_M05_FCN = 2–0

| match_M05_RWO = 4–0

| match_M05_OSN = 4–2

| match_M05_ROS = 3–1

| match_M05_STP = 2–2

| match_M05_WEH = 5–0

| match_M60_AAC = 1–1

| match_M60_RWA = 2–1

| match_M60_FCA = 0–1

| match_M60_DUI = 2–0

| match_M60_FSV = 1–1

| match_M60_SCF = 0–2

| match_M60_SGF = 3–1

| match_M60_FCI = 1–1

| match_M60_FCK = 1–1

| match_M60_KOB = 1–0

| match_M60_M05 = 1–2

| match_M60_FCN = 1–1

| match_M60_RWO = 0–1

| match_M60_OSN = 1–1

| match_M60_ROS = 3–3

| match_M60_STP = 5–1

| match_M60_WEH = 3–3

| match_FCN_AAC = 2–2

| match_FCN_RWA = 4–0

| match_FCN_FCA = 2–1

| match_FCN_DUI = 0–1

| match_FCN_FSV = 0–0

| match_FCN_SCF = 2–0

| match_FCN_SGF = 2–1

| match_FCN_FCI = 1–0

| match_FCN_FCK = 3–0

| match_FCN_KOB = 2–0

| match_FCN_M05 = 0–0

| match_FCN_M60 = 2–1

| match_FCN_RWO = 2–1

| match_FCN_OSN = 2–0

| match_FCN_ROS = 4–0

| match_FCN_STP = 2–0

| match_FCN_WEH = 1–0

| match_RWO_AAC = 1–1

| match_RWO_RWA = 1–3

| match_RWO_FCA = 2–1

| match_RWO_DUI = 0–3

| match_RWO_FSV = 2–0

| match_RWO_SCF = 1–0

| match_RWO_SGF = 0–4

| match_RWO_FCI = 2–1

| match_RWO_FCK = 2–1

| match_RWO_KOB = 0–0

| match_RWO_M05 = 2–1

| match_RWO_M60 = 1–1

| match_RWO_FCN = 0–3

| match_RWO_OSN = 0–0

| match_RWO_ROS = 1–0

| match_RWO_STP = 3–2

| match_RWO_WEH = 0–1

| match_OSN_AAC = 2–1

| match_OSN_RWA = 2–2

| match_OSN_FCA = 1–1

| match_OSN_DUI = 1–1

| match_OSN_FSV = 3–2

| match_OSN_SCF = 2–2

| match_OSN_SGF = 5–1

| match_OSN_FCI = 1–0

| match_OSN_FCK = 0–2

| match_OSN_KOB = 1–0

| match_OSN_M05 = 1–3

| match_OSN_M60 = 0–2

| match_OSN_FCN = 1–1

| match_OSN_RWO = 2–1

| match_OSN_ROS = 0–0

| match_OSN_STP = 2–2

| match_OSN_WEH = 1–1

| match_ROS_AAC = 1–0

| match_ROS_RWA = 0–0

| match_ROS_FCA = 3–3

| match_ROS_DUI = 0–1

| match_ROS_FSV = 2–0

| match_ROS_SCF = 1–3

| match_ROS_SGF = 1–2

| match_ROS_FCI = 1–1

| match_ROS_FCK = 5–1

| match_ROS_KOB = 9–0

| match_ROS_M05 = 2–2

| match_ROS_M60 = 0–1

| match_ROS_FCN = 0–0

| match_ROS_RWO = 3–1

| match_ROS_OSN = 2–2

| match_ROS_STP = 3–0

| match_ROS_WEH = 1–0

| match_STP_AAC = 3–2

| match_STP_RWA = 2–2

| match_STP_FCA = 1–1

| match_STP_DUI = 2–2

| match_STP_FSV = 2–0

| match_STP_SCF = 1–2

| match_STP_SGF = 0–3

| match_STP_FCI = 1–0

| match_STP_FCK = 2–0

| match_STP_KOB = 3–2

| match_STP_M05 = 2–0

| match_STP_M60 = 1–0

| match_STP_FCN = 1–0

| match_STP_RWO = 4–1

| match_STP_OSN = 2–2

| match_STP_ROS = 3–2

| match_STP_WEH = 2–0

| match_WEH_AAC = 1–0

| match_WEH_RWA = 1–3

| match_WEH_FCA = 1–2

| match_WEH_DUI = 1–1

| match_WEH_FSV = 3–1

| match_WEH_SCF = 0–1

| match_WEH_SGF = 0–1

| match_WEH_FCI = 0–0

| match_WEH_FCK = 4–2

| match_WEH_KOB = 1–3

| match_WEH_M05 = 0–2

| match_WEH_M60 = 0–0

| match_WEH_FCN = 2–2

| match_WEH_RWO = 0–0

| match_WEH_OSN = 0–1

| match_WEH_ROS = 1–1

| match_WEH_STP = 3–1

}}

{{further|topic=the playoff for promotion to the Bundesliga|2008–09 Bundesliga#Relegation playoff}}

VfL Osnabrück as 16th-placed team had to face third-placed 3. Liga team SC Paderborn 07 for a two-legged playoff. Paderborn won both matches on an aggregated score of 2–0 and thus secured promotion to 2. Bundesliga 2009–10, while Osnabrück were relegated to 3. Liga 2009–10.

{{football box

|date = 29 May 2009

|time = 20:30 CEST

|team1 = SC Paderborn 07

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500426&action=showSchema&lang=E&liga=bl2m&saison=08&saisonl=2008&spieltag=36&spielid=fbbl2m_3778&cHash=f44cc4fbaa Report]
{{in lang|de}}

|team2 = VfL Osnabrück

|goals1 = Löning {{goal|78}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Paragon Arena, Paderborn

|attendance = 15,000 (capacity crowd)

|referee = Wolfgang Stark (Ergolding)

}}

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{{football box

|date = 1 June 2009

|time = 15:30 CEST

|team1 = VfL Osnabrück

|score = 0–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090603054918/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/2bundesliga/spieltag/spielpaarungsbericht/object/929586 Report]
{{in lang|de}}

|team2 = SC Paderborn 07

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Löning {{goal|63}}

|stadium = Osnatel-Arena, Osnabrück

|attendance = 16,250 (capacity crowd)

|referee = Felix Brych (Munich)

}}

;16 goals

• {{flagicon|Germany}} Benjamin Auer (Alemannia Aachen)
• {{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} Cédric Makiadi (MSV Duisburg)
• {{flagicon|Slovakia}} Marek Mintál (1. FC Nürnberg)

;15 goals

• {{flagicon|Tunisia}} Sami Allagui (SpVgg Greuther Fürth)
• {{flagicon|Germany}} Benjamin Lauth (1860 Munich)

;14 goals

• {{flagicon|Burkina Faso}} Aristide Bancé (1. FSV Mainz 05)
• {{flagicon|Slovakia}} Erik Jendrišek (1. FC Kaiserslautern)
• {{flagicon|Cameroon}} Dorge Kouemaha (MSV Duisburg)
• {{flagicon|Germany}} Michael Thurk (FC Augsburg)

;13 goals

• {{flagicon|Cameroon}} Mohammadou Idrissou (SC Freiburg)
• {{flagicon|Germany}} Lars Toborg (Rot Weiss Ahlen)

Source:[https://web.archive.org/web/20081020001403/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/2bundesliga/torjaeger/alletorjaeger/1 www.kicker.de]

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