The 2nd field Bundesliga women was newly formed in the 2003/2004 season . Six teams came from the 1st Bundesliga women , which was reduced from two groups of eight teams to one group of ten teams. A total of ten teams came from the four regional leagues North, East, South and West. The first and second of the four leagues were qualified, the respective third from North and West or East and South determined two more promoted players in the two-legged game.
Furthermore, the field season was changed. It no longer lasted from spring to autumn, but from August to July of the next year, interrupted by the indoor season. As a transition, a "long" season was inserted in 2003/2004. The 2nd Bundesliga started on May 3, 2003 and ended on June 6, 2004. The number of games this season was increased from 14 to 20 per team. Following the usual round-trip round, the top four and bottom four of the table played another double round. The points and goals from all rounds were added up.
