The 2009-10 season saw 1860 Munich secure a respectable 8th-place finish in the 2. Bundesliga as Die Löwen looked to consolidate their position in the second tier. The breakout star was the emerging young winger Stefan Aigner, whose 7 goals led the scoring charts in a campaign built on the promise of youth. Under the leadership of manager Ewald Lienen and captain Benjamin Lauth, it was a significant year that marked the rise of homegrown talents like Aigner and the impressive Lars Bender, and it remains a period remembered for the club's patient rebuilding effort.