Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga promotions and relegations

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17 May 2026, Brandenburg, Cottbus: The FC Energie Cottbus team celebrates on the Cottbus Altmarkt after their return from the last game of the season. Numerous fans await them there. On Sunday, there will be official promotion celebrations in the city with the team and supporters. Photo: Frank Hammerschmidt/dpa - IMPORTANT NOTE: In accordance with the regulations of the DFL German Football League and the DFB German Football Association, it is prohibited to utilize or have utilized photographs taken in the stadium and/or of the match in the form of sequential images and/or video-like photo series. (Photo by Frank Hammerschmidt/picture alliance via Getty Images)

It is that time of year again — saying goodbye to some old friends and welcoming some new ones.

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The Bundesliga will wave goodbye to Heidenheim and St. Pauli, while Schalke 04 and SV Elversberg will make the jump to the big time. For Schalke, it will be quite the return:

The relegation playoff between VfL Wolfsburg and SC Paderborn 07 was clinched with Paderborn’s 2-0 win against SV Darmstadt. Meanwhile, Wolfsburg went on the road to beat St. Pauli 3-1 and avoid direct relegation.

As for the two teams moving up to 2. Bundesliga, it will be FC Energie Cottbus and VfL Osnabrück:

Congratulations on the promotion to the 2nd #Bundesliga, FC Energie Cottbus 👏

The #DFL managing directors congratulate you on the long-awaited return to professional football ➡️ https://dfl.de/de/aktuelles/willkommen-zurueck-in-der-2-bundesliga-fc-energie-cottbus/@Nur_Energie

Congratulations on the promotion, VfL #Osnabrück 🎉

The #DFL congratulates you on your return to the 2. Bundesliga ➡️ https://dfl.de/de/aktuelles/gratulation-an-den-vfl-osnabrueck/

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