
Holstein Kiel
2nd in German 2. Bundesliga2023 Fixtures























































Second division club Holstein Kiel stunned top flight hosts Cologne 1-0 in their Bundeliga promotion/relegation playoff first leg match.

Holstein Kiel nets early in the second half of its Bundesliga promotion playoff first leg vs. FC Cologne.

Can Robert Lewandowski score a record 41st goal? Who will stay up? Who will go down? There's plenty left to resolve on the Bundesliga's final day.

Borussia Dortmund struck four times in 16 first-half minutes as they crushed Holstein Kiel 5-0 on Saturday to reach the German Cup final.

Holders Bayern Munich twice gave up a the lead before crashing out of the German Cup 6-5 on penalties to second-tier Holstein Kiel on Wednesday.

Robin Knoche's goal 15 minutes from time ensured Wolfsburg kept their place in the Bundesliga after beating Holstein Kiel 4-1 on aggregate.

VfL Wolfsburg got off to a great start in their Bundesliga relegation-promotion playoff, beating second-tier Holstein Kiel 3-1 on Thursday.

The German Football League denied Holstein Kiel a licence to play in their 10,000-capacity Holstein-Stadion should they win Bundesliga promotion.

Relegation-troubled Cologne have appointed Markus Anfang as coach for next season, when the club will most likely be playing in the second division.

Eintracht Frankfurt were among eight German clubs from the upper three tiers hit with fines amounting to a total of €195,750 for fan misbehaviour.
GER2 Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | St. Pauli | 16 | +16 | 32 |
2 | Holstein Kiel | 15 | +6 | 29 |
3 | Hamburg SV | 16 | +9 | 28 |
4 | SpVgg Greuther Fu.. | 16 | +7 | 28 |
5 | Fortuna Düsseldor.. | 15 | +16 | 27 |
6 | Hannover 96 | 16 | +10 | 24 |
7 | Hertha Berlin | 16 | +7 | 24 |
8 | SV 07 Elversberg | 15 | -1 | 24 |
9 | SC Paderborn 07 | 16 | -3 | 24 |
10 | SV Wehen Wiesbade.. | 16 | -3 | 21 |
11 | Nurnberg | 15 | -8 | 21 |
12 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 16 | +3 | 20 |
13 | Karlsruher SC | 16 | -1 | 18 |
14 | Kaiserslautern | 16 | -7 | 18 |
15 | Hansa Rostock | 15 | -6 | 17 |
16 | Schalke 04 | 15 | -6 | 16 |
17 | TSV Eintracht Bra.. | 16 | -16 | 11 |
18 | VfL Osnabruck | 16 | -23 | 8 |
Team Leaders
Top Scorers
# | Player | Goals | M | A |
---|---|---|---|---|
9 | Benedikt Pichl.. | 7 | 15 | 0 |
7 | Steven Skrzybs.. | 5 | 15 | 2 |
20 | Jann-Fiete Arp | 3 | 8 | 1 |
Top Assists
# | Player | Assists | M | G |
---|---|---|---|---|
18 | Tom Rothe | 4 | 15 | 2 |
7 | Steven Skrzybs.. | 2 | 15 | 5 |
10 | Lewis Holtby | 2 | 14 | 1 |