1988–89 2. Bundesliga

The 1988–89 2. Bundesliga season was the fifteenth season of the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system.

2. Bundesliga
Season1988–89
ChampionsFortuna Düsseldorf
PromotedFortuna Düsseldorf
FC Homburg
RelegatedKickers Offenbach
Viktoria Aschaffenburg
1. FSV Mainz 05
Union Solingen
Matches played380
Top goalscorerSven Demandt
(35 goals)
Average attendance6,065

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.

League 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.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1Fortuna Düsseldorf (C, P)38191188552+3349Promotion to Bundesliga
2FC Homburg (P)38181195536+1947
31. FC Saarbrücken38171295343+1046Qualification to promotion play-offs
4Fortuna Köln38205138057+2345
5SC Freiburg38178136652+1442
6SG Wattenscheid 0938178136858+1042
7Alemannia Aachen38177145855+341
8Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin381511125654+241
9Eintracht Braunschweig381214124343038
10SV Meppen381213135554+137
11Darmstadt 9838165175657−137
12Schalke 04381310155851+736
13Hertha BSC381114134544+136
14VfL Osnabrück381310155866−836
15Kickers Offenbach[a] (R)38147175153−235Relegation to Oberliga
16Rot-Weiss Essen38139165460−635
17SpVgg Bayreuth381210165260−834
18Viktoria Aschaffenburg (R)381210164760−1334Relegation to Oberliga
19Mainz 05 (R)38813174476−3229
20SG Union Solingen (R)3868242477−5320
Source: Bundesliga.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

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Alemannia Aachen0–15–33–02–00–10–12–13–11–42–23–15–23–01–22–11–12–03–00–2
Viktoria Aschaffenburg1–23–01–11–03–10–02–22–12–13–01–62–11–12–11–10–12–04–02–1
SpVgg Bayreuth0–24–10–11–12–14–11–21–03–21–12–04–10–01–24–12–11–11–11–1
Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin1–22–01–21–13–32–12–72–01–02–02–12–32–10–01–21–11–12–01–0
Hertha BSC1–13–13–00–20–21–01–14–00–02–03–00–00–01–02–11–22–11–12–3
Eintracht Braunschweig0–11–01–11–11–12–10–02–11–12–10–10–01–12–21–01–11–04–03–0
Darmstadt 980–12–12–12–11–11–22–10–22–11–22–17–02–23–01–10–02–11–02–4
Fortuna Düsseldorf1–14–04–31–12–24–01–22–04–04–13–12–14–12–13–22–12–01–11–1
Rot-Weiss Essen3–10–00–03–30–02–13–11–53–00–33–43–02–12–02–11–12–10–13–0
SC Freiburg3–03–14–02–41–12–02–01–35–31–02–11–13–13–03–02–02–11–11–1
FC Homburg1–13–03–02–01–02–03–03–10–01–12–02–01–01–01–10–12–16–23–2
Fortuna Köln4–02–03–12–11–03–23–04–13–01–12–03–03–13–01–32–01–22–05–6
Mainz 053–13–21–00–21–11–01–22–21–12–10–02–21–63–11–11–12–23–01–1
SV Meppen2–04–11–02–21–00–01–43–12–22–32–21–14–14–01–30–11–31–11–0
Kickers Offenbach3–02–21–22–14–10–03–13–01–03–20–11–13–02–31–14–02–12–02–0
VfL Osnabrück2–23–11–51–14–31–12–01–51–31–40–04–22–10–01–03–01–06–01–3
1. FC Saarbrücken2–00–00–02–12–12–12–12–20–22–02–14–22–24–12–22–02–12–00–0
Schalke 042–20–04–04–10–12–03–41–11–14–20–03–34–10–02–00–22–13–13–2
Union Solingen0–22–21–10–21–20–20–31–03–20–10–20–22–00–11–03–20–41–30–3
SG Wattenscheid3–12–12–01–24–22–22–11–34–21–02–21–32–10–23–15–03–20–10–0
Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

The league's top scorers:[1]

GoalsPlayerTeam
35 Sven DemandtFortuna Düsseldorf
22 Uwe FuchsFortuna Köln
16 Ralf HaubViktoria Aschaffenburg
15 Uwe TschiskaleSG Wattenscheid 09
Jörg WolffSpVgg Bayreuth
14 Ingo AnderbrüggeFC Schalke 04
Henrik EichenauerSV Darmstadt 98
13 Peter SendscheidAlemannia Aachen
12 Christiaan PförtnerFortuna Köln
Martin van der PüttenSV Meppen

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