Second-tier Bundesliga Club Membership Rankings - KSC's Position in the Fan Popularity Standings
Unleashing the Might of the 2. Bundesliga's Faithful Fanbase
Embrace the electric atmosphere that pulses through the veins of the 2. Bundesliga, often hailed as the most passionate second division in the world. While the English Championship, Italian, Spanish, and French second divisions may debate who reigns supreme from a sporting perspective, the German league's fervor remains unrivaled, plain and simple.
But who tugs at the heartstrings of club members? Which squads are destined for glory or the agony of relegation? And where to find the Karlsruher SC on the ladder of fanatical devotion? We've got the straight dope.
Die Stärksten Fans im 2. Bundesliga - Wer dominantiert?
The 2. Bundesliga boasts a slew of traditional titans that once danced among the Champions League elite, not the second division. One such ruler is FC Schalke 04, standing tall atop the pedestal of the league's ace supporters. The Royal Blues boast a whopping 190,000 members, as per official stats. Impressively, Schalke even cracks the global top 10 of football clubs with the most members, with the likes of Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern Munich dominating the German scene.
The 1. FC Cologne also earns a spot among the elite of the 2. Bundesliga's fanbase.According to the club's boasts, the "Effzeh" boasts approximately 140,000 members. Hamburger SV begrudgingly lands on the relegation spot with some 110,000 members listed on the northern club's site.
2. Bundesliga Fan Base Rotation - Who's Taking the Fall?
Three Bavarian squads and one club from Baden-Württemberg are in danger of sliding down the ranks. In the shadowy underworld of relegation, the SpVgg Greuther Fürth spirals toward misery. The team's locale likely plays a part in their struggle, with the mighty 1. FC Nürnberg rattling its chains nearby, boasting 35,000 members.
Jahn Regensburg and the SSV Ulm fight tooth and nail to outlast each other in the relegation dogfight. Both clubs claim around 5,000 members, according to transfermarkt.de.
Die Stärksten Fans im 2. Bundesliga: Wo ist der KSC?
The Karlsruher SC fancies themselves mid-table in the realm of fan support. Per the club's stats, the KSC boasts a healthy contingent of approximately 19,000 fans. Just before Christmas, the KSC unveiled that their membership had reached an all-time high of 18,940.
Interestingly, the KSC's on-field performance mirrors their position in the member rankings.
2. Bundesliga - Fan Membership: By the Numbers at a Glance
Behold the ladder of loyalty in the 2. Bundesliga, courtesy of transfermarkt.de.
- FC Schalke 04: 190,400 members
- FC Cologne: 140,000
- Hamburger SV: 110,000
- Hertha BSC: 58,147
- Fortuna Düsseldorf: 35,312
- FC Nuremberg: 34,407
- FC Kaiserslautern: 33,910
- Hannover 96: 22,000
- Karlsruher SC: 19,000
- SV Darmstadt 98: 14,500
- FC Magdeburg: 13,388
- Preußen Münster: 8,700
- SC Paderborn: 8,653
- Eintracht Braunschweig: 7,522
- SV Elversberg: 5,471
- Jahn Regensburg: 5,000
- SSV Ulm: 5,000
- Greuther Fürth: 2,745
The 2. Bundesliga's football fans are passionate about their teams, with FC Schalke 04 topping the list with a whopping 190,400 members, followed closely by 1. FC Cologne with 140,000 members.
On the other hand, clubs like Jahn Regensburg and SSV Ulm, currently in the relegation dogfight, have a significantly smaller fanbase, with approximately 5,000 members each.
