As in the previous year, the league comprise the teams placed fourth through fifteenth of the 2009–10 season, the worst two teams from the 2009–10 Bundesliga, the best two teams from the 2009–10 3rd Liga, the losers of the Bundesliga relegation play-off between the 16th-placed Bundesliga team and the third-placed 2nd Bundesliga team and the winners of the 2nd Bundesliga relegation play-off between the 16th-placed 2nd Bundesliga team and the third-placed 3rd Liga team.
Two further spots were available through relegation/promotion play-offs and taken by FC Augsburg and FC Ingolstadt 04. Augsburg lost in their promotion play-off against 16th placed Bundesliga team 1. FC Nuremberg and thus retained their 2. Bundesliga spot, while Ingolstadt earned promotion from the 3rd Liga by defeating FC Hansa Rostock.
Erzgebirgsstadion is undergoing reconstruction. The capacity is thus estimated, with the exact number not to be known until work has been completed.
Fortuna Düsseldorf's home ground Esprit Arena was unavailable for the last three games of the season as it is set to stage the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. A temporary stadium, the airberlin world, was constructed adjacent to the Esprit Arena to host the final home games of the season.[4]
資料來源:bundesliga.de 排名規例: 1).積分;2).得失球差;3).入球。 1 1860 Munich were deducted two points because of providing insufficient information during the licensing process previous to this season.[26] 2 Arminia Bielefeld were deducted three points because of accessing league security funds worth €1.25M.[27] (冠) = 冠軍; (降) = 降班; (升) = 升班; (附) = 附加賽勝者; (晉) = 進入下一圈。 只在球季仍進行中使用: (參) = 獲得指定競賽參賽權; (TQ) = 獲得競賽參賽權,未知指定圈數; (DQ) = 取消競賽參賽權。