2. Bundesliga (Week 16) : Heidenheim beats Nürnberg 3-0
GERMANY, Dec. 9, 2016 (AMP) — 2. Bundesliga / Match day 16: After two straigth victories against SV Sandhausen and Eintracht Braunschweig, Union Berlin lost 3-0 against FC Heidenheim.
FC Heidenheim dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Kleindienst Tim in the 34th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, FC Heidenheim players further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Schnatterer '58/penalty and Halloran '90).
1. FC Heidenheim 1846 climbed to fourth place with 28 points from 16 games, tie on points with Hannover 96, which has a game in hand.
View : Full 2. Bundesliga table (as of December 9, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuttgart | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 32 |
| 2 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 30 |
| 3 | Hannover 96 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 28 |
| 4 | FC Heidenheim | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 28 |
| 5 | Union Berlin | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 27 |
| 6 | Dynamo Dresden | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 24 |
| 7 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 24 |
| 8 | Würzburger Kickers | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | SV Sandhausen | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 22 |
| 10 | FC Nürnberg | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 22 |
| 11 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 20 |
| 12 | FC Kaiserslautern | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 18 |
| 13 | VfL Bochum | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 18 |
| 14 | 1860 Munich | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 15 |
| 15 | Arminia Bielefeld | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 14 |
| 16 | Karlsruher SC | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 13 |
| 17 | Erzgebirge Aue | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 11 |
| 18 | FC St. Pauli | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 7 |
Fixtures and Results : 2. Bundesliga 2016-2017
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Overview
1. FC Heidenheim 1846
- Position: 4 +1
- Best performance of the season:FC Heidenheim 3-0 Union Berlin (9 Dec.)
- Previous game:Hannover 96 3-2 FC Heidenheim (2 Dec.)
- Next game:1860 Munich - FC Heidenheim (16 Dec.)
1. FC Union Berlin
- Position: 5 -1
- Best performance of the season:Union Berlin 4-0 Karlsruher SC (10 Sep.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:Union Berlin - SpVgg Greuther Fürth (16 Dec.)
FC Heidenheim
3:0
Union Berlin
3:0 (1:0)
- 9 December 2016
- 18:30
- Heidenheim
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Stuttgart | 32 |
| 2 |  Eintracht Braunschweig | 30 |
| 3 |  Hannover 96 | 28 |
| 4 | FC Heidenheim | 28 |
| 5 | Union Berlin | 27 |
Week 16 Results
| Friday 9 December 2016 | ||||
 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0-2 | FC Nürnberg |  |
| Dynamo Dresden | 0-0 | Karlsruher SC |  | |
| FC Heidenheim | 3-0 | Union Berlin | |
| Saturday 10 December 2016 | ||||
 | VfL Bochum | 13:00 | 1860 Munich |  |
 | FC Kaiserslautern | 13:00 | Erzgebirge Aue |  |
| Sunday 11 December 2016 | ||||
 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 13:30 | FC St. Pauli |  |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 13:30 | Arminia Bielefeld | |
 | SV Sandhausen | 13:30 | Würzburger Kickers | |
| Monday 12 December 2016 | ||||
| Stuttgart | 20:15 | Hannover 96 | |