| Season | 1984–85 |
|---|---|
| Champions | 1. FC Nürnberg |
| Promoted | 1. FC Nürnberg Hannover 96 1. FC Saarbrücken |
| Relegated | FC St. Pauli VfR 1910 Bürstadt Kickers Offenbach SSV Ulm 1846 |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Top goalscorer | Manfred Burgsmüller (29 goals) |
| Average attendance | 5,499 |
← 1983–84 1985–86 → | |
The 1984–85 2. Bundesliga season was the eleventh season of the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system.
1. FC Nürnberg, Hannover 96 and 1. FC Saarbrücken were promoted to the Bundesliga while FC St. Pauli, VfR 1910 Bürstadt, Kickers Offenbach and SSV Ulm 1846 were relegated to the Oberliga.
For the 1984–85 season VfR 1910 Bürstadt, FC 08 Homburg, FC St. Pauli and Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin were newly promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Oberliga while 1. FC Nürnberg and Kickers Offenbach had been relegated to the league from the Bundesliga.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. FC Nürnberg (C, P) | 38 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 71 | 45 | +26 | 50 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 2 | Hannover 96 (P) | 38 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 79 | 58 | +21 | 50 | |
| 3 | 1. FC Saarbrücken (P) | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 70 | 41 | +29 | 49 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 4 | KSV Hessen Kassel | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 72 | 48 | +24 | 49 | |
| 5 | Alemannia Aachen | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 43 | |
| 6 | SG Union Solingen | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 64 | 70 | −6 | 41 | |
| 7 | Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 66 | 56 | +10 | 39 | |
| 8 | SC Freiburg | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 38 | |
| 9 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 37 | |
| 10 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 61 | 68 | −7 | 36 | |
| 11 | Fortuna Köln | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 58 | 67 | −9 | 36 | |
| 12 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 64 | 70 | −6 | 35 | |
| 13 | MSV Duisburg | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 63 | −7 | 35 | |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 35 | |
| 15 | Darmstadt 98 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 52 | 64 | −12 | 35 | |
| 16 | FC Homburg | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 57 | 58 | −1 | 34 | |
| 17 | FC St. Pauli (R) | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 33 | Relegation to Oberliga |
| 18 | VfR Bürstadt (R) | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 31 | |
| 19 | Kickers Offenbach (R) | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 32 | |
| 20 | SSV Ulm 1846 (R) | 38 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 48 | 81 | −33 | 22 |
The league's top scorers: [1]
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