Darmstadt lost championship
1. FC Heidenheim made it into the Bundesliga for the first time in an unbelievable promotion final, while Hamburger SV has to be relegated again. Heidenheim won with an own goal, a penalty and a goal in the ninth minute of added time after 0: 2 with 3: 2 (0: 0) at Jahn Regensburg, ousted the already celebrating HSV from the promotion ranks and accompanied the SV Darmstadt 98 ins house of lords Despite the 1-0 (1-0) at relegated SV Sandhausen, HSV has to go into the play-offs against the Bundesliga-16. VfB Stuttgart. Regensburg is the second relegated. Heidenheim even snatched the championship from Darmstadt, which lost 4-0 (0-0) at SpVgg Greuther Fürth.
From Cottbus to Hamburg: The Bundesliga relegation since 2008/09
Heidenheim manages promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time
1. FC Heidenheim has been promoted to the Bundesliga for the first time. The club from the Ostalb won its last second division game of the season at relegated SSV Jahn Regensburg on Sunday in a dramatic way 3:2 (0:0) and even won the championship because SV Darmstadt lost 98 at Greuther Fürth.
Regensburg’s Benedikt Saller scored for the Heidenheimer with an own goal (58th minute), as well as Jan-Niklas Beste with a penalty (90th + 3) and second division top scorer Tim Kleindienst (90th + 9) in added time. Prince Osei Owusu (51st/57th) scored twice for Jahn in front of 14,189 spectators.
The Heidenheimers started nervously against the Regensburgers, who were practically relegated before the match day. In the 8th minute, Jahn striker Owusu ran alone to Heidenheim goalkeeper Kevin Müller, who saved the guests from falling behind with a strong save. After that, the home side remained the more dangerous team.
After the change of sides, the Heidenheimers started with a lot of pressure. Stefan Schimmer, who came on as a substitute at half-time, missed a huge chance when he shot the ball wide of the goal from close range (47′). Then Owusu shocked Heidenheimer with his brace. In return, the Swabians scored the goal through their own goal. After that, the FCH increased the pressure and still managed to turn the game around in added time.
The Heidenheim success story is closely linked to two names in particular. The current chairman of the board, Holger Sanwald, was hired in 1994 as a department head at Heidenheimer SB, to which the footballers still belonged at the time. Frank Schmidt was an active player for the HSB before the footballers split off as a legally independent club in 2007 under the name 1. FC Heidenheim. After the end of his career, he took over the coaching position in the same year, first temporarily and then permanently.
Since promotion to the second division in 2014, Schmidt, who is now 49, and Sanwald, who is seven years his senior, have repeatedly managed to absorb the loss of top performers and to further establish FCH in the league. This season, striker Kleindienst was the best scorer in the league with 25 goals – and not only because of the decisive goal to make it 3-2 a factor in the promotion that is now certain.
Despite the victory in Sandhausen: HSV has to be relegated again
Hamburger SV narrowly missed out on direct promotion in the dramatic season finale. On the last day of the game, the Hanseatic League won 1-0 (1-0) against SV Sandhausen, who had already been relegated to the third division. HSV has to go into the relegation again in third place and meets VfB Stuttgart in this. Jean-Luc Dompé (3rd) scored the decisive goal for Hamburg on Sunday. The majority of the 12,320 spectators in Sandhausen supported HSV, ensured a tingling atmosphere throughout the game and started the party with the final whistle. But it came too soon. Heidenheim was still playing – and turned the game around in Regensburg with two late goals.
With a volley under the bar, Dompé ensured the dream start from the guests’ point of view, who were then clearly the better team. However, Robert Glatzel (21st), Sebastian Schonlau (28th) and Sonny Kittel (45th + 2) failed to catch up. Instead, Janik Bachmann almost scored the equalizer out of nowhere (34′). Hamburg’s Moritz Heyer hit the post four minutes after the break. After word got around that Heidenheim were behind in the meantime, HSV largely stopped their offensive efforts. Shortly before the end, Glatzel missed the 2-0.
Darmstadt 98 lost championship in the 2nd division
With a bitter 0:4 (0:0) defeat at SpVgg Greuther Fürth, promoted Darmstadt 98 lost the championship in the season finale of the 2nd Bundesliga. The Hessians ended the season on Sunday with 67 points in second place behind fellow promoted team 1. FC Heidenheim who, thanks to the 3-2 win in Regensburg, overtook them on goal difference.
Tobias Raschl in the 50th minute, Simon Asta (58th), Armindo Sieb (71st) and Julian Green (78th) scored the goals for the Franconians in front of 14,333 spectators. After defender Patric Pfeiffer (31st) was sent off due to an assault, Darmstadt had to play outnumbered for an hour. After the Hessians had extensively celebrated their return to the Bundesliga on a short trip to the holiday island of Mallorca at the beginning of the week, they lacked the necessary momentum in Fürth.
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