2. Football Bundesliga (women)

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The 2nd Football Bundesliga (also the 2nd Women's Bundesliga , DBL2 ) is the second highest German division in American football for women. In contrast to the 1st women's Bundesliga , the 2nd women's Bundesliga is played 9 on 9 (9 tackle) and 4 × 10 minutes. In addition, the Mercy Rule applies if the lead exceeds 35 points . This licensing league was originally introduced as a development league for the women's Bundesliga, but has established itself over the years as a separate league. Women aged 16 and over are eligible to play.

History and Development

In 1995, a second national division for women's football was convened for the first time. Due to a lack of teams, she was hired after half a year. There was a new attempt 13 years later in 2008. At that time, started as a development league, the 2nd women's Bundesliga has developed steadily over the years and is enjoying more and more teams taking part.

1995 - foundation

Since the demand was very high, a 2nd women's league was established in 1995. Two regional groups were planned in which eight teams would play against each other. Due to various rejections, four teams ultimately took part in the second division in a single group. These first four teams included:

1996 - Transfer to the 1st Bundesliga

All teams in the 2nd women's league were transferred to the 1st Bundesliga. After just one season there was no longer a second women's league. The reason for this was the lack of teams.

2008 - Re-establishment as DAL development league

The new edition of a second Bundesliga started with four teams. Initially, the second division was seen as a development league, which should make the entry requirements easier for new teams. Due to an agreement of the state associations of Baden-Württemberg, Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia, the Aufbauliga could be made possible. The Aufbauliga was led under the name DAL .

The games were played in the 9 on 9 mode (at least 5 players instead of 7 on the LOS) and with a reduced playing time of 4 × 8 minutes. In order to receive a license to play in the DAL, the team needed at least 18 player passports. In addition, the usual costs for deposit and license fees had to be paid to the regional association. On the day of the match, the team had to have at least 13 players capable of playing.

The aim was to create the opportunity for tackle football for teams with small cadres or after they have been founded. In addition, this advanced league was in preparation for the women's Bundesliga. Four teams competed against each other on a total of eight match days of the 2nd women's Bundesliga 2008 (football) .

The first matchday took place on June 7th, 3 p.m. in Bochum between the Bochum Miners and Salzgitter Black Widows. Since there were no play-offs, there was no final.

2009 - renamed and for the first time with play-offs

Due to the great response to the game in the 9th tackle in the previous year, the federal association introduced the 2nd DBL. In the second year the women's advanced league was renamed women's Bundesliga 2 and originally consisted of eight teams in the second women's Bundesliga 2009 (football) . After the withdrawal of the Flensburg Sealadies, the women's Bundesliga 2 was reduced to seven teams, divided into north and south groups. For the first time a play-off round was introduced for the second highest division. In the final game, the order of promotion to the 1st women's Bundesliga should be determined.

The first matchday with three games took place on May 16. The Mainz women won the final between the Salzgitter Black Widows and Mainz Lady Warriors with 19:26.

2010 - renamed the 2nd women's Bundesliga

The women's Bundesliga 2 was renamed the 2nd women's Bundesliga. The license statute stipulates that the following changes will come into force in the 2nd women's Bundesliga: The minimum playing strength on matchday is 16 players. In addition, 9 on 9 is played with a playing time of 4 × 10 minutes. For the 2nd women's Bundesliga 2010 (football) eight teams registered for the league operation. The game was played with four teams each in the north and south groups. the two best teams each made it to the play-offs.

On April 18, the season of the 2nd women's Bundesliga started with two games. The final took place on October 16 in Bochum. The Bochum Miners won against the Mainz Golden Eagles Ladies with 32: 0. Around 150 spectators attended the final in Bochum.

2011

For the 2nd women's national league 2011 (football) , nine teams registered for the league operation. On July 20, the Hamburg Blue Devilyns announced that they would have to withdraw from playing in the middle of the season. The game was played with four teams each in the north and south groups. The first matchday was on May 8th, 3 p.m. in Berlin. The final took place on September 11th, 3 p.m. in Mainz. The Mainz Golden Eagles won against the Bochum Miners with 24: 7.

2012 - too few teams for knockout round

In the 2nd women's Bundesliga 2012 (football) a total of five teams registered for the league. Due to the small number of teams, there were no play-offs. In the north group two teams played against each other, in the south group three teams. The first game day was April 22nd, 12 noon in Holzgerlingen.

2013

In the 2nd women's Bundesliga 2013 (football) , a total of seven teams registered for the league. Three teams played against each other in the north group and four in the south group.

The first matchday took place on May 12, 3 p.m. in Munich. The finals were held by the Cologne Falconets and Stuttgart Scorpions Sisters on September 7th, 5 p.m. The Cologne women won 36: 6.

2014 - for the first time with three groups

In the 2nd women's Bundesliga 2014 (football) , a total of 12 teams registered for the league. Due to the withdrawals of Trier Wolverines, Stuttgart Scorpions Sisters and Holzgerlingen Twister, nine teams remained for the season. For the first time it was played in three groups. Three teams each, the north, south and west group played for a place in the play-offs.

The first matchday took place on May 11th and was played with two games. The final on September 20th at 3 p.m. took place between the Munich Rangers Ladies and Kiel Baltic Hurricanes Ladies. The Kiel women won the final with 27:39.

2015

Cup for the championship won in the 2nd women's Bundesliga 2015

In the 2nd women's Bundesliga 2015 (football) , a total of 11 teams registered for the league. Due to the withdrawal of the Trier Wolverines and Rhein-Neckar Bandits, nine teams remained in the season. Six teams in the north group and three in the south group played for a place in the play-offs.

The first matchday took place on May 2nd, 2pm. The final was held on September 13th at 3 p.m. in Mainz between the Mainz Golden Eagles Ladies and Munich Rangers Ladies. The Mainz team won 30:12.

2016

In the 2nd women's Bundesliga 2016 (football) , a total of 11 teams registered for the league. Unlike in previous years, there was no north or south group. Rather, the groups were called A and B. The Saarland Ladycanes formed the southernmost team in the league. Six teams met in group A, five teams in group B. As of this year, the national game regulations stipulated that the minimum playing strength on matchday was 16 players. In addition, the license statute of October 1, 2014 continues to apply.

On the first day of the match on April 30, eight teams played four games against each other. For the first time there was an overtime in a semifinals of the DBL2 . The Mülheim Shamrocks competed against the Cologne Falconets in the final on September 10, 3 p.m. Mülheim won 40-0.

2017 - for the first time with a quarter-finals

In the 2nd women's Bundesliga 2017 (football) , a total of 17 teams registered for the league. The Mülheim Shamrocks, which first had to withdraw from the DBL, withdrew the team completely from play for the season. This left 16 teams in the DBL2 season. For the first time, so many teams registered for the league that it was possible to play in four groups with four teams each. This was the first time that the knockout round was expanded to include the quarter-finals.

The first day of the season took place on April 22nd at 11 a.m. The final on September 23rd at 1 p.m. became the Cologne derby between the Cologne Falconets and Cologne Ronin. In the end, the Falconets won 44-0.

2018

In the 2nd women's Bundesliga 2018 (football) , a total of 19 teams registered for the league. After the Tübingen Red Knights withdrew, 18 teams remained in DBL2, more teams than ever before. Five teams met in the north and west groups and four in the south-west and south-east groups.

On April 29, the first day of the season, three games were played at the same time. The final on September 22nd at 4 p.m. was played between the Cologne Ronin and Stuttgart Scorpions Sisters. The Stuttgart women won with 14:18.

2019

In the 2019 season, a total of 18 teams registered for league operations. The Erlangen Sharks and Spandau Bulldogs had to withdraw before the season started. Four teams met in the north and west groups and five in the south-west and south-east groups.

The first game of the season took place in Mainz on April 28, 3 p.m. The regular season runs until August 11th. Afterwards, the two best teams in each of the four groups go into the play-offs .

2020

In the 2020 season, a total of 20 teams registered for league operations. The first game of the season took place on April 26th at 1 p.m. in Saarbrücken. Afterwards, the two best teams in each of the four groups go into the play-offs .

Game mode

The DBL2 is divided into the four groups North, West, South-East and South-West. Each team plays against each team in its own group in the first and second round. After the end of the regular season, the top two of the four DBL2 groups play off the champions of the 2nd women's Bundesliga in the play-off in the knockout system. The first in group north plays against the second in group west in the first quarter-finals and the second in group north against the first in group west in the second quarter-finals. The third quarter-finals will be played by the winner of the South-West group against the second in the South-East group. The first of the group south-east plays in the fourth quarter-finals against the second of the group south-west.

The winners of the 1st and 2nd quarter-finals play in the 1st semifinals and the winners of the 3rd and 4th quarter-finals in the 2nd semifinals. The winners from both semi-finals play for the DBL2 championship. In addition, since 2018 both teams have been obliged to advance to the 1st women's Bundesliga.

Since 2010, the minimum game strength on gameday has been 16 players. The game is 9 tackle (9 on 9) of 4 × 10 minutes. If a team leads with more than 35 points, the so-called Mercy Rule comes into force.

Master and runner-up

Overview of champions and runners-up by year

year Master DBL2 Vice champion DBL2
1995 no play-offs
2008 no play-offs
2009 Mainz Lady Warriors Salzgitter Black Widows
2010 Bochum Miners Mainz Golden Eagles Ladies
2011 Mainz Golden Eagles Ladies Bochum Miners
2012 no play-offs
2013 Cologne Falconets Stuttgart Scorpions Sisters
2014 Kiel Baltic Hurricanes Ladies Munich Rangers Ladies
2015 Mainz Golden Eagles Ladies Munich Rangers Ladies
2016 Mülheim Shamrocks Ladies Cologne Falconets
2017 Cologne Falconets Cologne Ronin
2018 Stuttgart Scorpions Sisters Cologne Ronin
2019 Braunschweig Lady Lions Allgäu Comets

Leaderboard 2. Women's Bundesliga

space team Number of masters DBL2 Master DBL2 (year) Number of runner-ups DBL2 Runner-up (year)
1 Mainz Golden Eagles 3 2009, 2011, 2015 1 2010
2 Cologne Falconets 2 2013, 2017 1 2016
3 Bochum Miners 1 2010 1 2011
Stuttgart Scorpions Sisters 2018 2013
5 Kiel Baltic Hurricanes 1 2014 0 ---
Mülheim shamrocks 2016
Braunschweig Lady Lions 2019
7th Munich Rangers 0 --- 2 2014, 2015
Cologne Ronin 2017, 2018
9 Salzgitter Black Widows 0 --- 1 2009
Allgäu Comets 2019

Teams

Playing times of the German American football leagues women
DBL

1990  | 1991  | 1992  | 1993  | 1994  | 1995  | 1996  | 1997  | 1998  | 1999  | 2000  | 2001  | 2002  | 2003  | 2004  | 2005  | 2006  | 2007  | 2008  | 2009  | 2010  | 2011  | 2012  | 2013  | 2014  | 2015  | 2016  | 2017  | 2018  | 2019  | 2020

DBL2

1995  | 2008  | 2009  | 2010  | 2011  | 2012  | 2013  | 2014  | 2015  | 2016  | 2017  | 2018  | 2019  | 2020

Timeline


Note : In the 2016 season there were no classic north and south groups, but a division into groups A and B; In the 2017 season the West group was split into West 1 and West 2; In the 2018 & 2019 season, the south group was divided into south-east and south-west; Status: 2019 season

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

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  30. ↑ a b AFVD: Overview of the 2019 season - ladies football. Retrieved June 13, 2019 (German).
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