5 reasons why the 2024/25 Bundesliga 2 season will be the biggest and best yet
The 2024/25 season marks 50 years since the creation of Bundesliga 2, and it’s set to be a huge one as Germany’s ever-unpredictable second division takes things up yet another notch this year. We start with a bang, and expect things to go on that way throughout the season. Here’s five reasons why 2024/25 is going to be the biggest and best yet in Bundesliga 2…
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1) A HUGE opener
The newly released fixture lists have thrown up a real treat to get the campaign under way. Bundesliga 2 actually kicks off three weeks earlier than the top flight this year, but we’re being gifted a Bundesliga classic in the second division on Friday, 2 August.
Fresh from hosting some big games at UEFA Euro 2024, all eyes will again be on the RheinEnergieStadion as Cologne welcome Hamburg to get the action going in style. Together these clubs boast five Bundesliga titles, seven DFB Cups and even a European Cup. Yet the Billy Goats are reeling after relegation, while HSV are bearing the scars of what is now six (tight) promotion misses.
Watch: Cologne’s relegation story
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