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{{Short description|41st season of the second-tier football league in Germany}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition        = [[2. Bundesliga]]
| season             = 2014–15
| winners            = [[FC Ingolstadt 04|FC Ingolstadt]]
| promoted           = [[FC Ingolstadt 04|FC Ingolstadt]]<br>[[SV Darmstadt 98|SV Darmstadt]]
| relegated          = [[FC Erzgebirge Aue|Erzgebirge Aue]]<br>[[VfR Aalen]]
| league topscorer   = [[Rouwen Hennings]]<br>(17 goals)
| matches            = 306
| total goals        = 865
| average attendance = 17,667
| prevseason         = [[2013–14 2. Bundesliga|2013–14]]
| nextseason         = [[2015–16 2. Bundesliga|2015–16]]
}}
The '''2014–15 2. Bundesliga''' was the 41st season of the [[2. Bundesliga]], Germany's second-level [[Association football|football]] competition.

==Teams==
{{Location map+|Germany|width=400|float=right|caption=Location of teams in the 2014–15 2. Bundesliga|places=
{{Location map~|Germany|lat=48.218773|long=11.624760|label=[[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]]|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Germany|lat=48.840278|long=10.072222|label=[[VfR Aalen|Aalen]]|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Germany|lat=50.597778|long=12.711111|label=[[FC Erzgebirge Aue|Aue]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Germany|lat=51.489881|long=7.236544|label=[[VfL Bochum|Bochum]]}}
{{Location map~|Germany|lat=51.261593|long= 6.733204|label=[[Fortuna Düsseldorf|Düsseldorf]]}}
{{Location map~|Germany|lat=50.128056|long=8.723056|label=[[FSV Frankfurt|Frankfurt]]|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Germany|lat=48.668476|long=10.139287|label=[[1. FC Heidenheim 1846|Heidenheim]]|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Germany|lat=48.744642|long=11.483325|label=[[FC Ingolstadt 04|Ingolstadt]]}}
{{Location map~|Germany|lat=49.021176|long=8.413021|label=[[Karlsruher SC|Karlsruhe]]}}
{{Location map~|Germany|lat=49.444722|long=7.768889|label=[[1. FC Kaiserslautern|Kaiserslautern]]|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Germany|lat=51.345770|long=12.348298|label=[[RB Leipzig|Leipzig]]|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Germany|lat=49.334805|long= 8.649590|label=[[SV Sandhausen|Sandhausen]]}}
{{Location map~|Germany|lat=49.486958|long=10.999261|label=[[SpVgg Greuther Fürth|Fürth]]|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Germany|lat=53.554444|long=9.967778|label=[[FC St. Pauli|St.&nbsp;Pauli]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Germany|lat=52.457222|long=13.568056|label=[[1. FC Union Berlin|Berlin]]|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Germany|lat=49.426230|long=11.125740|label=[[1. FC Nürnberg|Nürnberg]]|}}
{{Location map~|Germany|lat=52.290116|long=10.521575|label=[[Eintracht Braunschweig|Braunschweig]]|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Germany|lat=49.866667|long=8.672222|label=[[SV Darmstadt 98|Darmstadt]]|position=right}}
}}

A total of 18 teams contest the league, including 12 sides from the [[2013–14 2. Bundesliga|2013–14 season]], two sides directly relegated from the [[2013–14 Bundesliga|2013–14 Bundesliga season]], and two sides directly promoted from the [[2013–14 3. Liga|2013–14 3. Liga season]]. The two final participants were determined in two-legged play-offs, in which the 16th placed Bundesliga side  played the team who finished third in 2. Bundesliga and the 16th 2. Bundesliga side  played the team who finished third in the 3. Liga.

;2014–15 Teams
{{colbegin}}
* [[1. FC Nürnberg]] ''([[2013–14 Bundesliga|relegated from 2013–14 Bundesliga]])''
* [[Eintracht Braunschweig]] ''([[2013–14 Bundesliga|relegated from 2013–14 Bundesliga]])''
* [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]]
* [[Karlsruher SC]]
* [[Fortuna Düsseldorf]]
* [[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]]
* [[FC St. Pauli]]
* [[VfR Aalen]]
* [[SV Sandhausen]]
* [[1. FC Union Berlin]]
* [[FC Ingolstadt 04]]
* [[Erzgebirge Aue]]
* [[FSV Frankfurt]]
* [[SpVgg Greuther Fürth|Greuther Fürth]]
* [[VfL Bochum]]
* [[1. FC Heidenheim]] ''([[2013–14 3. Liga|2013–14 3. Liga champion]])''
* [[RB Leipzig]] ''([[2013–14 3. Liga|2013–14 3. Liga runner-up]])''
* [[SV Darmstadt 98]] ''([[2013–14 2. Bundesliga#Relegation play-offs|2013–14 2. Bundesliga Play-off Winner]])''
{{colend}}

===Stadiums and locations===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
! Team
! Location
! Stadium
! Stadium capacity
|-
| {{sort|Aalen|[[VfR Aalen]]}}
| [[Aalen]]
| [[Scholz-Arena]]
| 13,251
|-
| {{sort|Bochum|[[VfL Bochum]]}}
| [[Bochum]]
| [[rewirpowerSTADION]]
| 29,299
|-
| {{sort|Darmstadt|[[SV Darmstadt 98]]}}
| [[Darmstadt]]
| [[Stadion am Böllenfalltor]]
| 16,500
|-
| {{sort|Eintracht Braunschweig|[[Eintracht Braunschweig]]}}
| [[Braunschweig]]
| [[Eintracht-Stadion]]
| 23,325
|-
| {{sort|Erzgebirge Aue|[[FC Erzgebirge Aue]]}}
| [[Aue, Saxony|Aue]]
| [[Erzgebirgsstadion|Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion]]
| 15,711
|-
| {{sort|Fortuna Düsseldorf|[[Fortuna Düsseldorf]]}}
| [[Düsseldorf]]
| [[Esprit Arena]]
| 54,600
|-
| {{sort|Frankfurt|[[FSV Frankfurt]]}}
| [[Frankfurt am Main]]
| [[Frankfurter Volksbank Stadion]]
| 12,542
|-
| {{sort|Greuther Fürth|[[SpVgg Greuther Fürth]]}}
| [[Fürth]]
| [[Trolli Arena]]
| 18,500
|-
| {{sort|Heidenheim|[[1. FC Heidenheim]]}}
| [[Heidenheim an der Brenz|Heidenheim]]
| [[Voith-Arena]]
| 13,000
|-
| {{sort|Ingolstadt|[[FC Ingolstadt 04]]}}
| [[Ingolstadt]]
| [[Audi Sportpark]]
| 15,445
|-
| {{sort|Kaiserslautern|[[1. FC Kaiserslautern]]}}
| [[Kaiserslautern]]
| [[Fritz-Walter-Stadion]]
| 49,780
|-
| {{sort|Karlsruhe|[[Karlsruher SC]]}}
| [[Karlsruhe]]
| [[Wildparkstadion]]
| 29,699
|-
| {{sort|Leipzig|[[RB Leipzig]]}}
| [[Leipzig]]
| [[Red Bull Arena (Leipzig)|Red Bull Arena]]
| 44,345
|-
| {{sort|Munich|[[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]]}}
| [[Munich]]
| [[Allianz Arena]]
| 71,000
|-
| {{sort|Nürnberg|[[1. FC Nürnberg]]}}
|[[Nuremberg]]
|[[Frankenstadion|Grundig-Stadion]]
| 50,000
|-
| {{sort|Sandhausen|[[SV Sandhausen]]}}
| [[Sandhausen]]
| [[Hardtwaldstadion|Hardtwald]]
| 12,100
|-
| {{sort|St. Pauli|[[FC St. Pauli]]}}
| [[Hamburg]]
| [[Millerntor-Stadion]]
| 29,063<sup>[[#Notes|Note 1]]</sup>
|-
| {{sort|Union Berlin|[[1. FC Union Berlin]]}}
| [[Berlin]]
| [[Stadion An der Alten Försterei|Alte Försterei]]
| 21,704
|}

'''{{visible anchor|Notes}}'''
# The capacity was reduced from the end of October 2014 until the end of the season due to the demolition and redevelopment of the North stand.

===Personnel and sponsorships===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Team
!Head coach
!Team captain
!Kitmaker
!Shirt sponsor
|-
| {{sort|Aalen|[[VfR Aalen]]}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Stefan|Ruthenbeck}}
| {{flagicon|ARG}} {{sortname|Leandro|Grech}}
| [[Adidas]]
| Prowin
|-
| {{sort|Bochum|[[VfL Bochum]]}}
| {{flagicon|NED}} {{sortname|Gertjan|Verbeek}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Andreas|Luthe}}
| [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
| Booster Energy Drink (H) / [[Netto Marken-Discount|Netto]] (A)
|-
| {{sort|Darmstadt|[[SV Darmstadt 98]]}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Dirk|Schuster}}
| {{flagicon|TUR}} {{sortname|Aytac|Sulu}}
| Nike
| [[Software AG]]
|-
| {{sort|Eintracht Braunschweig|[[Eintracht Braunschweig]]}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Torsten|Lieberknecht}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Dennis|Kruppke}}
| [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]<ref>{{cite web|title=VW bleibt in Liga 1 der Eintracht treu|url=http://www.braunschweiger-zeitung.de/sport/eintracht/vw-bleibt-in-liga-1-der-eintracht-treu-id1032454.html|publisher=Braunschweiger Zeitung|access-date=9 June 2013|language=de}}</ref>
| [[SEAT]]<ref>{{cite web|title=SEAT Haupt- und Trikotsponsor, NIKE Ausrüster |url=http://www.eintracht.com/eintracht/aktuelles/news/allgemein/einzelansicht.html?news=10898&cHash=60075dc81190e4e9d3577894984c58d2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624085106/http://www.eintracht.com/eintracht/aktuelles/news/allgemein/einzelansicht.html?news=10898&cHash=60075dc81190e4e9d3577894984c58d2 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 June 2013 |publisher=Eintracht Braunschweig |access-date=21 June 2013 |language=de }}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|Erzgebirge Aue|[[FC Erzgebirge Aue|Erzgebirge Aue]]}}
| {{flagicon|CRO}} {{sortname|Tomislav|Stipić}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|René|Klingbeil}}
| Nike
| Elektrowerkzeuge Vakuum Technik
|-
| {{sort|Fortuna Düsseldorf|[[Fortuna Düsseldorf]]}}
| {{flagicon|TUR}} {{sortname|Taşkın|Aksoy}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Andreas|Lambertz}}
| [[Puma SE|Puma]]
| [[Vodafone Germany|o.tel.o]]
|-
| {{sort|Frankfurt|[[FSV Frankfurt]]}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Tomas|Oral}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Björn|Schlicke}}
| Saller
| Sparhandy
|-
|{{sort|Greuther Furth|[[SpVgg Greuther Fürth]]}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Mike|Büskens}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Wolfgang|Hesl}}
| [[Hummel International|Hummel]]
| [[ERGO Insurance Group|Ergo Direkt Versicherungen]]
|-
| {{sort|Heidenheim|[[1. FC Heidenheim]]}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Frank|Schmidt|Frank Schmidt (footballer)}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Marc|Schnatterer}}
| Nike
| Hartmann Gruppe
|-
| {{sort|Ingolstadt|[[FC Ingolstadt 04]]}}
| {{flagicon|AUT}} {{sortname|Ralph|Hasenhüttl}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Stefan|Leitl}}
| Adidas
| [[Audi]]
|-
| {{sort|Kaiserslautern|[[1. FC Kaiserslautern]]}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Kosta|Runjaić}}
| {{flagicon|SUI}} {{sortname|Albert|Bunjaku}}
| [[Uhlsport]]
| [[Paysafecard]]
|-
| [[Karlsruher SC]]
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Markus|Kauczinski}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Dirk|Orlishausen}}
| Hummel
| Klaiber Markisen
|-
| {{sort|Leipzig|[[RB Leipzig]]}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Achim|Beierlorzer}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Daniel|Frahn}}
| Nike
| [[Red Bull]]
|-
| {{sort|Munich|[[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]]}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Torsten|Fröhling}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Christopher|Schindler}}
| Uhlsport
| [[Volkswagen|Think Blue]]
|-
| {{sort|Nürnberg|[[1. FC Nürnberg]]}}
| {{flagicon|SUI}} {{sortname|René|Weiler}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Raphael|Schäfer}}
| Adidas
| Wolf Möbel
|-
| {{sort|Sandhausen|[[SV Sandhausen]]}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Alois|Schwartz}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Frank|Löning}}
| Puma
| Verivox
|-
| {{sort|St Pauli|[[FC St. Pauli]]}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Ewald|Lienen}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Sören|Gonther}}
| Hummel
| [[Congstar]]
|-
| {{sort|Union Berlin|[[1. FC Union Berlin]]}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} {{sortname|Norbert|Düwel}}
| {{flagicon|CRO}} {{sortname|Damir|Kreilach}}
| Uhlsport
| kfzteile24
|}

===Managerial changes===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! Outgoing manager
! Manner of departure
! Date of vacancy
! Position in table
! Incoming manager
! Date of appointment
|-
|[[1. FC Union Berlin]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Uwe Neuhaus]]
|Mutual consent
|11 May 2014<ref>{{cite web|title=Ära Neuhaus geht zu Ende|trans-title=The Neuhaus Era has come to an end|language=de|date=8 May 2014|access-date=21 July 2014|publisher=[[Kicker (sports magazine)|kicker]]|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/2bundesliga/startseite/604059/artikel_aera-neuhaus-geht-zu-ende.html}}</ref>
|rowspan=4|''Pre-season''
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Norbert Düwel]]
|13 May 2014<ref>{{cite web|title=Düwel beerbt Neuhaus bei den Eisernen|trans-title=Düwel succeeds Neuhaus at the Eisern|language=de|date=13 May 2014|access-date=21 July 2014|publisher=[[Kicker (sports magazine)|kicker]]|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/2bundesliga/startseite/604378/artikel_duewel-beerbt-neuhaus-bei-den-eisernen.html}}</ref>
|-
|[[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Markus von Ahlen]]
|End of tenure as caretaker
|4 June 2014
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Ricardo Moniz]]
|4 June 2014<ref>{{cite web|title=Moniz ist neuer Löwen-Dompteur|trans-title=Moniz is the new Löwen-tamer|language=de|date=4 June 2014|access-date=21 July 2014|publisher=[[Kicker (sports magazine)|kicker]]|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/2bundesliga/startseite/605654/artikel_moniz-ist-neuer-loewen-dompteur.html}}</ref>
|-
|[[1. FC Nürnberg]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Roger Prinzen]]
|End of tenure as caretaker
|5 June 2014
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Valérien Ismaël]]
|5 June 2014<ref>{{cite web|title=Ismael: "Es ist eine Ehre, hier Trainer zu sein"|trans-title=Ismael: "It is an honour to be manager here"|language=de|date=4 June 2014|access-date=21 July 2014|publisher=[[Kicker (sports magazine)|kicker]]|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/2bundesliga/vereine/605609/artikel_ismael_es-ist-eine-ehre-hier-trainer-zu-sein.html}}</ref>
|-
|[[Fortuna Düsseldorf]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Lorenz-Günther Köstner]]
|Mutual consent
|12 June 2014<ref>{{cite web|title=Fortuna: Trainerwechsel steht bevor|trans-title=Fortuna: Change of manager is imminent|language=de|date=12 June 2014|access-date=21 July 2014|publisher=[[Kicker (sports magazine)|kicker]]|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/2bundesliga/startseite/606044/artikel_fortuna_trainerwechsel-steht-bevor.html}}</ref>
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Oliver Reck]]
|13 June 2014<ref>{{cite web|title=Offiziell: Reck neuer Chefcoach der Fortuna|trans-title=Official: Reck is new manager of Fortuna|language=de|date=13 June 2014|access-date=21 July 2014|publisher=[[Kicker (sports magazine)|kicker]]|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/2bundesliga/startseite/606150/artikel_offiziell_reck-neuer-chefcoach-der-fortuna.html}}</ref>
|-
|[[FC Erzgebirge Aue|Erzgebirge Aue]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Falko Götz]]
|Sacked
|2 September 2014<ref>{{cite web|title=Aue beurlaubt Götz - Wird Menze Sportchef?|language=de|date=2 September 2014|access-date=2 September 2014|publisher=[[Kicker (sports magazine)|kicker]]|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/2bundesliga/startseite/611014/artikel_aue-beurlaubt-goetz---wird-menze-sportchef.html}}</ref>
|18th
|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Tomislav Stipić]]
|9 September 2014<ref>{{cite web|title=Fix: Stipic folgt auf Götz|language=de|date=9 September 2014|access-date=9 September 2014|publisher=[[Kicker (sports magazine)|kicker]]|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/2bundesliga/startseite/611479/artikel_fix_stipic-folgt-auf-goetz.html}}</ref>
|-
|[[FC St. Pauli]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Roland Vrabec]]
|Sacked
|3 September 2014<ref name=vrabec>{{cite web|title=St. Pauli feuert Vrabec|url=http://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/roland-vrabec/trainer-roland-vrabec-entlassen-37501808.bild.html|access-date=3 September 2014|ref=bild.de|language=de}}</ref>
|14th
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Thomas Meggle]]
|3 September 2014<ref name=vrabec />
|-
|[[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]]
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Ricardo Moniz]]
|Sacked
|24 September 2014<ref name=Ahlen>{{cite web|title=TSV 1860 München beurlaubt Ricardo Moniz|url=http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2014/tsv-1860-muenchen-beurlaubt-ricardo-moniz.php|access-date=24 September 2014|ref=bundesliga.de|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140926201348/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2014/tsv-1860-muenchen-beurlaubt-ricardo-moniz.php|archive-date=26 September 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|13th
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Markus von Ahlen]]
|24 September 2014<ref name=Ahlen />
|-
|[[1. FC Nürnberg]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Valérien Ismaël]]
|Sacked
|11 November 2014<ref>{{cite web|title=1. FC Nürnberg beurlaubt Valerien Ismael|url=http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2014/valerien-ismael-beurlaubt-1-fc-nuernberg.php|access-date=11 November 2014|ref=bundesliga.de|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111070610/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2014/valerien-ismael-beurlaubt-1-fc-nuernberg.php|archive-date=11 November 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|14th
|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[René Weiler]]
|12 November 2014<ref>{{cite web|title=Rene Weiler ist neuer Trainer beim 1. FC Nürnberg|url=http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2014/rene-weiler-wird-neuer-trainer-des-ersten-fc-nuernberg.php|access-date=12 November 2014|ref=bundesliga.de|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112211805/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2014/rene-weiler-wird-neuer-trainer-des-ersten-fc-nuernberg.php|archive-date=12 November 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|[[VfL Bochum]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Peter Neururer]]
|Sacked
|9 December 2014<ref name="Neururer">{{cite web|title=VfL Bochum entlässt Trainer Peter Neururer|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/vfl-bochum-entlaesst-trainer-peter-neururer-112576/|access-date=9 December 2014|ref=dfb.de|language=de}}</ref>
|10th
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Frank Heinemann]]
|9 December 2014<ref name="Neururer"/>
|-
|[[FC St. Pauli]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Thomas Meggle]]
|Sacked
|16 December 2014<ref name="Lienen">{{cite web|title=St. Pauli: Lienen neuer Trainer, Meggle Sportchef für Azzouzi|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/st-pauli-lienen-neuer-trainer-sportchef-azzouzi-beurlaubt-113134/|access-date=16 December 2014|ref=dfb.de|language=de}}</ref>
|18th
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Ewald Lienen]]
|16 December 2014<ref name="Lienen" />
|-
|[[VfL Bochum]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Frank Heinemann]]
|End of tenure as caretaker
|31 December 2014<ref name="Verbeek">{{cite web|title=Verbeek neuer VfL-Coach|url=http://vfl-bochum.de/site/_home/aktuelles/15096_verbeekneuervfl-coachp.htm|access-date=22 December 2014|ref=vflbochum.de|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222165616/http://www.vfl-bochum.de/site/_home/aktuelles/15096_verbeekneuervfl-coachp.htm|archive-date=22 December 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|11th
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Gertjan Verbeek]]
|1 January 2015<ref name="Verbeek"/>
|-
|[[RB Leipzig]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Alexander Zorniger]]
|Mutual consent
|11 February 2015<ref name="Beierlorzer">{{cite web|title=Einvernehmlich Trennung Nach Zweieinhalb Jahren|url=http://www.dierotenbullen.com/neuigkeiten/Saison_2014_15/Trennung-Alexander-Zorniger.html|access-date=11 February 2015|ref=dierotenbullen.com|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520054549/http://www.dierotenbullen.com/neuigkeiten/Saison_2014_15/Trennung-Alexander-Zorniger.html|archive-date=20 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|7th
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Achim Beierlorzer]]
|11 February 2015<ref name="Beierlorzer"/>
|-
|[[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Markus von Ahlen]]
|Sacked
|17 February 2015<ref name="Fröhling">{{cite web|title=1860 München entlässt von Ahlen - Fröhling neuer Trainer|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/1860-muenchen-entlaesst-von-ahlen-froehling-neuer-trainer-116505/|access-date=17 February 2015|ref=dfb.de|language=de}}</ref>
|16th
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Torsten Fröhling]]
|17 February 2015<ref name="Fröhling"/>
|-
|[[SpVgg Greuther Fürth]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Frank Kramer (footballer, born 1972)|Frank Kramer]]
|Sacked
|23 February 2015<ref name="Kramer">{{cite web|title=Fürth: Kramer muss gehen, Büskens kommt|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/kramer-in-fuerth-beurlaubt-bueskens-uebernimmt-116852/|access-date=23 February 2015|ref=dfb.de|language=de}}</ref>
|13th
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Mike Büskens]]
|23 February 2015<ref name="Kramer"/>
|-
|[[Fortuna Düsseldorf]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Oliver Reck]]
|Sacked
|23 February 2015<ref>{{cite web|title=Düsseldorf beurlaubt Trainer Oliver Reck|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/fortuna-duesseldorf-beurlaubt-trainer-oliver-reck-116893/|access-date=23 February 2015|ref=dfb.de|language=de}}</ref>
|6th
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Taşkın Aksoy]]
|13 April 2015<ref>{{cite web|title=Kramer wird neuer Trainer in Düsseldorf|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/kramer-wird-neuer-trainer-in-duesseldorf-120773/|access-date=13 April 2015|ref=dfb.de|language=de}}</ref>
|-
|[[FSV Frankfurt]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Benno Möhlmann]]
|Sacked
|18 May 2015<ref name="Möhlmann">{{cite web|title=FSV trennt sich von Trainer Möhlmann|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/fsv-frankfurt-trennt-sich-von-trainer-moehmann-123097/|access-date=18 May 2015|ref=dfb.de|language=de}}</ref>
|16th
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Tomas Oral]]
|18 May 2015<ref name="Möhlmann" />
|}

==League table==
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source=[https://www.dfb.de/2-bundesliga/spieltagtabelle/?spieledb_path=%2Fcompetitions%2F3%2Fseasons%2F17179%2Fmatchday%2F34 DFB]
|update=complete
|team1=ING |team2=DAR |team3=KAR |team4=KAI |team5=RBL |team6=BRS |team7=UNB |team8=HEI |team9=NUR |team10=FDÜ |team11=BOC |team12=SAN |team13=FSV |team14=GRF |team15=STP |team16=M60 |team17=AUE |team18=AAL
|result1=P |result2=P |result3=PO |result16=RPO |result17=R |result18=R

|win_M60=9 |draw_M60=9 |loss_M60=16|gf_M60=41|ga_M60=51
|win_AAL=7 |draw_AAL=12|loss_AAL=15|gf_AAL=34|ga_AAL=46|adjust_points_AAL=-2|status_AAL=R
|win_BOC=9 |draw_BOC=15|loss_BOC=10|gf_BOC=53|ga_BOC=55
|win_BRS=15|draw_BRS=5 |loss_BRS=14|gf_BRS=44|ga_BRS=41
|win_DAR=15|draw_DAR=14|loss_DAR=5 |gf_DAR=44|ga_DAR=26|status_DAR=P
|win_AUE=9 |draw_AUE=9 |loss_AUE=16|gf_AUE=32|ga_AUE=47|status_AUE=R
|win_FDÜ=11|draw_FDÜ=11|loss_FDÜ=12|gf_FDÜ=48|ga_FDÜ=52
|win_FSV=10|draw_FSV=9 |loss_FSV=15|gf_FSV=41|ga_FSV=53
|win_GRF=8 |draw_GRF=13|loss_GRF=13|gf_GRF=34|ga_GRF=42
|win_HEI=12|draw_HEI=10|loss_HEI=12|gf_HEI=49|ga_HEI=44
|win_ING=17|draw_ING=13|loss_ING=4 |gf_ING=53|ga_ING=32|status_ING=CP
|win_KAI=14|draw_KAI=14|loss_KAI=6 |gf_KAI=45|ga_KAI=31
|win_KAR=15|draw_KAR=13|loss_KAR=6 |gf_KAR=46|ga_KAR=26
|win_NUR=13|draw_NUR=6 |loss_NUR=15|gf_NUR=42|ga_NUR=47
|win_RBL=13|draw_RBL=11|loss_RBL=10|gf_RBL=39|ga_RBL=31
|win_SAN=10|draw_SAN=12|loss_SAN=12|gf_SAN=32|ga_SAN=37|adjust_points_SAN=-3
|win_STP=10|draw_STP=7 |loss_STP=17|gf_STP=40|ga_STP=51
|win_UNB=12|draw_UNB=11|loss_UNB=11|gf_UNB=46|ga_UNB=51

|name_M60=[[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]]
|name_AAL=[[VfR Aalen]]
|name_BOC=[[VfL Bochum]]
|name_BRS=[[Eintracht Braunschweig]]
|name_DAR=[[SV Darmstadt 98]]
|name_AUE=[[FC Erzgebirge Aue|Erzgebirge Aue]]
|name_FDÜ=[[Fortuna Düsseldorf]]
|name_FSV=[[FSV Frankfurt]]
|name_GRF=[[SpVgg Greuther Fürth]]
|name_HEI=[[1. FC Heidenheim]]
|name_ING=[[FC Ingolstadt 04|FC Ingolstadt]]
|name_KAI=[[1. FC Kaiserslautern]]
|name_KAR=[[Karlsruher SC]]
|name_NUR=[[1. FC Nürnberg]]
|name_RBL=[[RB Leipzig]]
|name_SAN=[[SV Sandhausen]]
|name_STP=[[FC St. Pauli]]
|name_UNB=[[1. FC Union Berlin|Union Berlin]]

|show_limit=5
|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

|res_col_header=PQR
|col_P=green1   |text_P=Promotion to [[2015–16 Bundesliga|Bundesliga]]
|col_PO=yellow1 |text_PO=Qualification to [[2014–15 Bundesliga#Relegation play-offs|promotion play-offs]]
|col_RPO=red2   |text_RPO=Qualification to [[2014–15 2. Bundesliga#Relegation play-offs|relegation play-offs]]
|col_R=red1     |text_R=Relegation to [[2015–16 3. Liga|3. Liga]]

|note_AAL=[[VfR Aalen]] were deducted two points for license violation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dfb.de/news/detail/wiederholter-verstoss-gegen-lizenzierungsauflage-zwei-punkte-abzug-fuer-den-vfr-aalen-119181/|title=Verstoß gegen Lizenzierungsauflage: Zwei Punkte Abzug für VfR Aalen|date=24 March 2015|work=dfb.de}}</ref>
|note_SAN=[[SV Sandhausen]] were deducted three points for license violation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dfb.de/news/detail/verstoss-gegen-lizenzierungsordnung-punktabzug-fuer-sandhausen-122734/|title=Verstoß gegen Lizenzierungsordnung: Punktabzug für Sandhausen|date=12 May 2015|work=dfb.de}}</ref>
}}</onlyinclude>

==Results==
{{#invoke:Sports results|main
| source        = [https://www.dfb.de/2-bundesliga/spieltagtabelle/?spieledb_path=%2Fcompetitions%2F3%2Fseasons%2F17179%2Fmatchday%2F34 DFB]
| update        = complete
| matches_style = FBR

| team1  = AAL | name_AAL = [[VfR Aalen]]
| team2  = AUE | name_AUE = [[FC Erzgebirge Aue|Erzgebirge Aue]]
| team3  = UNB | name_UNB = [[1. FC Union Berlin|Union Berlin]]
| team4  = BOC | name_BOC = [[VfL Bochum]]
| team5  = EBS | name_EBS = [[Eintracht Braunschweig]]
| team6  = D98 | name_D98 = [[SV Darmstadt 98|Darmstadt 98]]
| team7  = F95 | name_F95 = [[Fortuna Düsseldorf]]
| team8  = FSV | name_FSV = [[FSV Frankfurt]]
| team9  = SGF | name_SGF = [[SpVgg Greuther Fürth|Greuther Fürth]]
| team10 = FCH | name_FCH = [[1. FC Heidenheim]]
| team11 = FCI | name_FCI = [[FC Ingolstadt 04|FC Ingolstadt]]
| team12 = FCK | name_FCK = [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]]
| team13 = KSC | name_KSC = [[Karlsruher SC]]
| team14 = RBL | name_RBL = [[RB Leipzig]]
| team15 = M60 | name_M60 = [[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]]
| team16 = FCN | name_FCN = [[1. FC Nürnberg]]
| team17 = SVS | name_SVS = [[SV Sandhausen]]
| team18 = STP | name_STP = [[FC St. Pauli]]

| match_AAL_AUE = 3–0
| match_AAL_UNB = 1–2
| match_AAL_BOC = 2–4
| match_AAL_EBS = 2–1
| match_AAL_D98 = 0–0
| match_AAL_F95 = 2–0
| match_AAL_FSV = 0–1
| match_AAL_SGF = 1–1
| match_AAL_FCH = 2–4
| match_AAL_FCI = 1–1
| match_AAL_FCK = 2–2
| match_AAL_KSC = 2–2
| match_AAL_RBL = 0–0
| match_AAL_M60 = 2–0
| match_AAL_FCN = 1–2
| match_AAL_SVS = 0–1
| match_AAL_STP = 2–0

| match_AUE_AAL = 1–0
| match_AUE_UNB = 1–2
| match_AUE_BOC = 1–5
| match_AUE_EBS = 1–2
| match_AUE_D98 = 0–1
| match_AUE_F95 = 0–3
| match_AUE_FSV = 1–0
| match_AUE_SGF = 0–0
| match_AUE_FCH = 1–1
| match_AUE_FCI = 0–3
| match_AUE_FCK = 0–0
| match_AUE_KSC = 3–1
| match_AUE_RBL = 2–0
| match_AUE_M60 = 4–1
| match_AUE_FCN = 0–1
| match_AUE_SVS = 0–1
| match_AUE_STP = 3–0

| match_UNB_AAL = 1–1
| match_UNB_AUE = 1–2
| match_UNB_BOC = 2–1
| match_UNB_EBS = 2–0
| match_UNB_D98 = 1–1
| match_UNB_F95 = 1–1
| match_UNB_FSV = 2–1
| match_UNB_SGF = 0–1
| match_UNB_FCH = 3–1
| match_UNB_FCI = 2–2
| match_UNB_FCK = 0–0
| match_UNB_KSC = 2–0
| match_UNB_RBL = 2–1
| match_UNB_M60 = 1–4
| match_UNB_FCN = 0–4
| match_UNB_SVS = 3–1
| match_UNB_STP = 1–0

| match_BOC_AAL = 4–0
| match_BOC_AUE = 1–1
| match_BOC_UNB = 1–1
| match_BOC_EBS = 3–2
| match_BOC_D98 = 1–1
| match_BOC_F95 = 1–1
| match_BOC_FSV = 3–3
| match_BOC_SGF = 1–1
| match_BOC_FCH = 4–1
| match_BOC_FCI = 3–1
| match_BOC_FCK = 0–2
| match_BOC_KSC = 1–1
| match_BOC_RBL = 1–2
| match_BOC_M60 = 0–3
| match_BOC_FCN = 1–1
| match_BOC_SVS = 0–0
| match_BOC_STP = 3–3

| match_EBS_AAL = 2–1
| match_EBS_AUE = 4–2
| match_EBS_UNB = 1–1
| match_EBS_BOC = 1–2
| match_EBS_D98 = 2–0
| match_EBS_F95 = 2–1
| match_EBS_FSV = 2–0
| match_EBS_SGF = 2–2
| match_EBS_FCH = 3–0
| match_EBS_FCI = 0–0
| match_EBS_FCK = 0–2
| match_EBS_KSC = 0–2
| match_EBS_RBL = 1–1
| match_EBS_M60 = 2–0
| match_EBS_FCN = 1–0
| match_EBS_SVS = 2–1
| match_EBS_STP = 0–2

| match_D98_AAL = 2–0
| match_D98_AUE = 2–0
| match_D98_UNB = 5–0
| match_D98_BOC = 2–0
| match_D98_EBS = 1–0
| match_D98_F95 = 1–4
| match_D98_FSV = 4–0
| match_D98_SGF = 0–0
| match_D98_FCH = 1–1
| match_D98_FCI = 2–2
| match_D98_FCK = 3–2
| match_D98_KSC = 0–0
| match_D98_RBL = 1–0
| match_D98_M60 = 1–1
| match_D98_FCN = 3–0
| match_D98_SVS = 1–0
| match_D98_STP = 1–0

| match_F95_AAL = 0–2
| match_F95_AUE = 2–3
| match_F95_UNB = 1–0
| match_F95_BOC = 2–2
| match_F95_EBS = 2–2
| match_F95_D98 = 2–0
| match_F95_FSV = 2–3
| match_F95_SGF = 3–3
| match_F95_FCH = 3–2
| match_F95_FCI = 0–0
| match_F95_FCK = 1–1
| match_F95_KSC = 0–2
| match_F95_RBL = 2–2
| match_F95_M60 = 1–1
| match_F95_FCN = 1–3
| match_F95_SVS = 1–3
| match_F95_STP = 1–0

| match_FSV_AAL = 1–1
| match_FSV_AUE = 1–1
| match_FSV_UNB = 1–3
| match_FSV_BOC = 1–5
| match_FSV_EBS = 0–3
| match_FSV_D98 = 1–1
| match_FSV_F95 = 0–2
| match_FSV_SGF = 1–1
| match_FSV_FCH = 2–0
| match_FSV_FCI = 0–1
| match_FSV_FCK = 2–0
| match_FSV_KSC = 2–3
| match_FSV_RBL = 0–0
| match_FSV_M60 = 0–1
| match_FSV_FCN = 2–1
| match_FSV_SVS = 1–1
| match_FSV_STP = 3–3

| match_SGF_AAL = 1–1
| match_SGF_AUE = 2–0
| match_SGF_UNB = 2–2
| match_SGF_BOC = 0–0
| match_SGF_EBS = 1–2
| match_SGF_D98 = 1–0
| match_SGF_F95 = 3–0
| match_SGF_FSV = 2–5
| match_SGF_FCH = 0–0
| match_SGF_FCI = 0–1
| match_SGF_FCK = 2–1
| match_SGF_KSC = 0–3
| match_SGF_RBL = 0–1
| match_SGF_M60 = 0–3
| match_SGF_FCN = 5–1
| match_SGF_SVS = 0–0
| match_SGF_STP = 3–0

| match_FCH_AAL = 0–1
| match_FCH_AUE = 2–2
| match_FCH_UNB = 3–1
| match_FCH_BOC = 5–0
| match_FCH_EBS = 0–1
| match_FCH_D98 = 1–1
| match_FCH_F95 = 1–2
| match_FCH_FSV = 2–1
| match_FCH_SGF = 3–0
| match_FCH_FCI = 0–1
| match_FCH_FCK = 1–1
| match_FCH_KSC = 0–1
| match_FCH_RBL = 1–0
| match_FCH_M60 = 2–2
| match_FCH_FCN = 3–0
| match_FCH_SVS = 3–0
| match_FCH_STP = 2–1

| match_FCI_AAL = 4–1
| match_FCI_AUE = 1–1
| match_FCI_UNB = 3–3
| match_FCI_BOC = 3–0
| match_FCI_EBS = 1–0
| match_FCI_D98 = 2–2
| match_FCI_F95 = 3–2
| match_FCI_FSV = 2–0
| match_FCI_SGF = 2–0
| match_FCI_FCH = 1–0
| match_FCI_FCK = 2–0
| match_FCI_KSC = 1–3
| match_FCI_RBL = 2–1
| match_FCI_M60 = 1–1
| match_FCI_FCN = 1–1
| match_FCI_SVS = 1–3
| match_FCI_STP = 2–1

| match_FCK_AAL = 1–0
| match_FCK_AUE = 3–0
| match_FCK_UNB = 1–0
| match_FCK_BOC = 2–2
| match_FCK_EBS = 2–1
| match_FCK_D98 = 0–0
| match_FCK_F95 = 1–1
| match_FCK_FSV = 1–0
| match_FCK_SGF = 2–1
| match_FCK_FCH = 4–0
| match_FCK_FCI = 1–1
| match_FCK_KSC = 2–0
| match_FCK_RBL = 1–1
| match_FCK_M60 = 3–2
| match_FCK_FCN = 2–1
| match_FCK_SVS = 1–0
| match_FCK_STP = 0–2

| match_KSC_AAL = 0–0
| match_KSC_AUE = 1–0
| match_KSC_UNB = 0–0
| match_KSC_BOC = 0–0
| match_KSC_EBS = 1–0
| match_KSC_D98 = 0–1
| match_KSC_F95 = 1–1
| match_KSC_FSV = 4–1
| match_KSC_SGF = 2–1
| match_KSC_FCH = 1–1
| match_KSC_FCI = 0–1
| match_KSC_FCK = 0–0
| match_KSC_RBL = 0–0
| match_KSC_M60 = 2–0
| match_KSC_FCN = 3–0
| match_KSC_SVS = 1–1
| match_KSC_STP = 3–0

| match_RBL_AAL = 0–0
| match_RBL_AUE = 1–0
| match_RBL_UNB = 3–2
| match_RBL_BOC = 2–0
| match_RBL_EBS = 3–1
| match_RBL_D98 = 2–1
| match_RBL_F95 = 3–1
| match_RBL_FSV = 0–1
| match_RBL_SGF = 2–0
| match_RBL_FCH = 1–1
| match_RBL_FCI = 0–1
| match_RBL_FCK = 0–0
| match_RBL_KSC = 3–1
| match_RBL_M60 = 1–1
| match_RBL_FCN = 2–1
| match_RBL_SVS = 0–4
| match_RBL_STP = 4–1

| match_M60_AAL = 1–1
| match_M60_AUE = 0–1
| match_M60_UNB = 0–3
| match_M60_BOC = 2–1
| match_M60_EBS = 1–2
| match_M60_D98 = 1–1
| match_M60_F95 = 0–1
| match_M60_FSV = 0–2
| match_M60_SGF = 2–0
| match_M60_FCH = 1–2
| match_M60_FCI = 1–1
| match_M60_FCK = 1–1
| match_M60_KSC = 2–3
| match_M60_RBL = 0–3
| match_M60_FCN = 2–1
| match_M60_SVS = 2–3
| match_M60_STP = 2–1

| match_FCN_AAL = 2–1
| match_FCN_AUE = 1–0
| match_FCN_UNB = 3–1
| match_FCN_BOC = 1–2
| match_FCN_EBS = 3–1
| match_FCN_D98 = 1–1
| match_FCN_F95 = 0–2
| match_FCN_FSV = 0–1
| match_FCN_SGF = 0–0
| match_FCN_FCH = 0–1
| match_FCN_FCI = 2–1
| match_FCN_FCK = 3–2
| match_FCN_KSC = 1–1
| match_FCN_RBL = 1–0
| match_FCN_M60 = 2–1
| match_FCN_SVS = 2–0
| match_FCN_STP = 2–2

| match_SVS_AAL = 2–0
| match_SVS_AUE = 1–1
| match_SVS_UNB = 1–1
| match_SVS_BOC = 0–0
| match_SVS_EBS = 0–1
| match_SVS_D98 = 1–2
| match_SVS_F95 = 0–2
| match_SVS_FSV = 0–3
| match_SVS_SGF = 1–0
| match_SVS_FCH = 2–2
| match_SVS_FCI = 0–3
| match_SVS_FCK = 1–1
| match_SVS_KSC = 0–0
| match_SVS_RBL = 0–0
| match_SVS_M60 = 1–0
| match_SVS_FCN = 2–1
| match_SVS_STP = 0–0

| match_STP_AAL = 3–1
| match_STP_AUE = 0–0
| match_STP_UNB = 3–0
| match_STP_BOC = 5–1
| match_STP_EBS = 1–0
| match_STP_D98 = 0–1
| match_STP_F95 = 4–0
| match_STP_FSV = 1–1
| match_STP_SGF = 0–1
| match_STP_FCH = 0–3
| match_STP_FCI = 1–1
| match_STP_FCK = 1–3
| match_STP_KSC = 0–4
| match_STP_RBL = 1–0
| match_STP_M60 = 1–2
| match_STP_FCN = 1–0
| match_STP_SVS = 2–1
}}

==Promotion play-offs==
{{#section-h:2014–15 Bundesliga|Relegation play-offs}}
==Relegation play-offs==
The team which finished 16th faced the third-placed [[2014–15 3. Liga]] side for a two-legged play-off. The winner on [[Playoff format#Total points series (aggregate)|aggregate]] score after both matches earned entry into the 2015–16 2. Bundesliga.

===First leg===
{{Football box
| date         = 29 May 2015
| time         = 20:30 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| team1        = [[Holstein Kiel]]
| team2        = [[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]]
| score        = 0–0
| goals1       = 
| goals2       = 
| stadium      = [[Holstein-Stadion]], [[Kiel]]
| attendance   = 9,812
| referee      = [[Florian Meyer (referee)|Florian Meyer]] ([[Burgdorf, Hanover|Burgdorf]])
| report       = [http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/2bundesliga/relegation-abstieg/2-bundesliga-relegation-fb-1/2014-15/1/2826723/spielbericht_holstein-kiel-1297_1860-muenchen-5.html Report]
}}

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|-
| GK || '''18''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Kenneth Kronholm]]
|-
| RB || '''19''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Patrick Herrmann (footballer born 1988)|Patrick Herrmann]]
|-
| CB || '''13''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Marlon Krause]]
|-
| CB || '''29''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Hauke Wahl]]
|-
| LB || '''7''' ||{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Patrick Kohlmann]]
|-
| CM || '''14''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Maik Kegel]]
|-
| CM || '''16''' ||{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Mikkel Vendelbo]] || {{yel|74}}
|-
| RW || '''21''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Tim Siedschlag]] || || {{suboff|78}}
|-
| LW || '''11''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Rafael Kazior]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
| SS || '''9''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Manuel Schäffler]] || || {{suboff|86}}
|-
| CF || '''20''' ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Marc Heider]] || || {{suboff|69}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
| GK || '''25''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Niklas Jakusch]]
|-
| DF || '''27''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Marcel Gebers]]
|-
| MF || '''24''' ||{{flagicon|POL}} [[Jarosław Lindner]] || || {{subon|78}}
|-
| MF || '''26''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Patrick Breitkreuz]] || || {{subon|69}}
|-
| MF || '''28''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[René Guder]]
|-
| MF || '''31''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Finn Wirlmann]]
|-
| FW || '''22''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Fiete Sykora]] || || {{subon|86}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=3|[[Karsten Neitzel]]
|}
|valign="top"|[[File:Holstein Kiel vs 1860 Munich 2015-05-29.svg|300px]]
|valign="top" width="50%"|
{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
|-
!width=25| !!width=25|
|-
| GK || '''30''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Vitus Eicher]]
|-
| RB || '''25''' ||{{flagicon|URU}} [[Gary Kagelmacher]]
|-
| CB || '''4''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Kai Bülow]]
|-
| CB || '''26''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Christopher Schindler]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
| LB || '''32''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Maximilian Wittek]] || {{yel|89}}
|-
| CM || '''6''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Dominik Stahl]] || {{yel|45+1}}
|-
| CM || '''11''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Daniel Adlung]]
|-
| RW || '''14''' ||{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Krisztián Simon]] || || {{suboff|54}}
|-
| LW || '''17''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Jannik Bandowski]] || || {{suboff|80}}
|-
| SS || '''20''' ||{{flagicon|ALB}} [[Valdet Rama]]
|-
| CF || '''19''' ||{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Rubin Okotie]] || {{yel|54}} || {{suboff|55}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
| GK || '''24''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Stefan Ortega]]
|-
| DF || '''39''' ||{{flagicon|SVK}} [[Vladimír Kováč]]
|-
| MF || '''7''' ||{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Daylon Claasen]]
|-
| MF || '''28''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Julian Weigl]]
|-
| MF || '''33''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Korbinian Vollmann]] || || {{subon|54}}
|-
| FW || '''16''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Stephan Hain]] || || {{subon|80}}
|-
| FW || '''27''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Marius Wolf]] || || {{subon|55}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=3|[[Torsten Fröhling]]
|}
|}

{| width=100% style="font-size:90%"
|
'''[[Assistant referee (association football)|Assistant referees]]:'''
<br>Frank Willenborg
<br>Holger Henschel
<br>'''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fourth official|Fourth official]]:'''
<br>Harm Osmers
|}

===Second leg===
{{Football box
| date         = 2 June 2015
| time         = 20:30 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| team1        = [[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]]
| team2        = [[Holstein Kiel]]
| score        = 2–1
| goals1       = [[Daniel Adlung|Adlung]] {{goal|78}}<br>[[Kai Bülow|Bülow]] {{goal|90'+1}}
| goals2       = [[Rafael Kazior|Kazior]] {{goal|16}}
| stadium      = [[Allianz Arena]], [[Munich]]
| attendance   = 57,000
| referee      = [[Knut Kircher]] ([[Rottenburg am Neckar|Rottenburg]])
| report       = [http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/2bundesliga/relegation-abstieg/2-bundesliga-relegation-fb-1/2014-15/1/2826724/spielbericht_1860-muenchen-5_holstein-kiel-1297.html Report]
}}

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{| width="100%"
|valign="top" width="40%"|
{| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
|-
!width=25| !!width=25|
|-
| GK || '''30''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Vitus Eicher]]
|-
| RB || '''25''' ||{{flagicon|URU}} [[Gary Kagelmacher]]
|-
| CB || '''4''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Kai Bülow]]
|-
| CB || '''26''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Christopher Schindler]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
| LB || '''32''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Maximilian Wittek]]
|-
| CM || '''6''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Dominik Stahl]] || || {{suboff|13}}
|-
| CM || '''11''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Daniel Adlung]]
|-
| RW || '''20''' ||{{flagicon|ALB}} [[Valdet Rama]]
|-
| LW || '''17''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Jannik Bandowski]] || || {{suboff|56}}
|-
| CF || '''19''' ||{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Rubin Okotie]] || || {{suboff|70}}
|-
| CF || '''16''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Stephan Hain]]
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
| GK || '''24''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Stefan Ortega]] || {{yel|90'+4}}
|-
| DF || '''18''' ||{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Martin Angha]]
|-
| DF || '''39''' ||{{flagicon|SVK}} [[Vladimír Kováč]]
|-
| MF || '''28''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Julian Weigl]] || {{yel|46}} || {{subon|13}}
|-
| MF || '''33''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Korbinian Vollmann]] || || {{subon|70}}
|-
| FW || '''14''' ||{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Krisztián Simon]]
|-
| FW || '''27''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Marius Wolf]] || || {{subon|56}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=3|[[Torsten Fröhling]]
|}
|valign="top"|[[File:1860 Munich vs Holstein Kiel 2015-06-02.svg|300px]]
|valign="top" width="50%"|
{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
|-
!width=25| !!width=25|
|-
| GK || '''18''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Kenneth Kronholm]]
|-
| RB || '''19''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Patrick Herrmann (footballer born 1988)|Patrick Herrmann]]
|-
| CB || '''13''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Marlon Krause]]
|-
| CB || '''29''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Hauke Wahl]]
|-
| LB || '''7''' ||{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Patrick Kohlmann]]
|-
| DM || '''16''' ||{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Mikkel Vendelbo]]
|-
| RW || '''21''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Tim Siedschlag]]
|-
| AM || '''14''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Maik Kegel]] || || {{suboff|89}}
|-
| LW || '''24''' ||{{flagicon|POL}} [[Jarosław Lindner]] || || {{suboff|51}}
|-
| SS || '''11''' ||{{flagicon|POL}} [[Rafael Kazior]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
| CF || '''9''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Manuel Schäffler]] || {{yel|43}} || {{suboff|60}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
| GK || '''25''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Niklas Jakusch]]
|-
| DF || '''27''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Marcel Gebers]] || || {{subon|89}}
|-
| MF || '''26''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Patrick Breitkreuz]] || {{yel|69}} || {{subon|60}}
|-
| MF || '''28''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[René Guder]]
|-
| MF || '''31''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Finn Wirlmann]]
|-
| FW || '''20''' ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Marc Heider]] || || {{subon|51}}
|-
| FW || '''22''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Fiete Sykora]]
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=3|[[Karsten Neitzel]]
|}
|}

{| width=100% style="font-size:90%"
|
'''[[Assistant referee (association football)|Assistant referees]]:'''
<br>Robert Kempter
<br>[[Martin Petersen]]
<br>'''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fourth official|Fourth official]]:'''
<br>[[Sascha Stegemann]]
|}

''1860 Munich won 2–1 on aggregate.''

==Season statistics==
===Top scorers===
:''As of 24 May 2015''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/torjaeger/ |title=Torjäger |work=Bundesliga |access-date=20 August 2013 |language=de |archive-date=25 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825062422/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/torjaeger/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Rank
!Player
!Club
!Goals
|-
|1
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Rouwen Hennings]]
|align=left|[[Karlsruher SC]]
|17
|-
|2
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Simon Terodde]]
|align=left|[[VfL Bochum]]
|16
|-
|3
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Florian Niederlechner]]
|align=left|[[1. FC Heidenheim]]
|15
|-
|4
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Sebastian Polter]]
|align=left|[[1. FC Union Berlin]]
|14
|-
|rowspan=2|5
|align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Charlison Benschop]]
|align=left|[[Fortuna Düsseldorf]]
|rowspan=2|13
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Rubin Okotie]]
|align=left|[[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]]
|-
|rowspan=4|7
|align=left|{{flagicon|ALB}} [[Edmond Kapllani]]
|align=left|[[FSV Frankfurt]]
|rowspan=4|11
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Joel Pohjanpalo]]
|align=left|[[Fortuna Düsseldorf]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Yussuf Poulsen]]
|align=left|[[RB Leipzig]]
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Marc Schnatterer]]
|align=left|[[1. FC Heidenheim]]
|}

==References==
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{{Second Bundesliga seasons}}
{{2014–15 in German football}}

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