Hamburg long seemed incapable of being relegated. Having failed to win promotion through the playoff for a second year running, they're having to get used to something they never wanted to: life in Bundesliga 2.
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VfB Stuttgart host Hamburg on Thursday in the first leg of the play-off to determine which team gets to compete in the Bundesliga next season (kick-off: 8.45pm CEST).
Tim Kleindienst scored in the ninth minute of injury time for Heidenheim to clinch Bundesliga promotion at Hamburger SV’s expense with a 3-2 win at Jahn Regensburg on the final day of the season. Hamburg fans were prematurely celebrating their team’s automatic promotion to the top tier on Sunday when they stormed the field after…
The Bundesliga 2 promotion race has been as entertaining and unpredictable as ever in 2022/23, played out in front of huge crowds. Darmstadt have secured their spot in the top flight for 2023/24. It s now a straight shootout between Heidenheim and Hamburg on the final day.