Who is promoted, relegated and in the playoffs?

The Bundesliga had something that has never happened in its history occur in the 2023/24 season. Bayer Leverkusen, long ridiculed as Bayer ‘Neverkusen,’ finally won the German top flight. It is the side’s first Bundesliga triumph, and it ended 11 years of Bayern Munich’s dominance in Germany. While Xabi Alonso’s incredible leadership of Leverkusen has taken the plaudits, the rest of the Bundesliga remains vastly entertaining.

Consistently with one of the top relegation battles in Europe, the German division did not disappoint. Moreover, that extends throughout the top divisions in the country. Only one club in the top flight has suffered a confirmed relegation: Darmstadt. Yet, that makes the last two games of the campaign all the more important. Here is how promotion and relegation look across the top divisions in Germany, including those beneath the Bundesliga.

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Germany: Breaking down promotion and relegation in 2023/24

Bundesliga

Champion: Bayer LeverkusenRelegated: DarmstadtTrying to avoid relegation: Koln, Mainz, Union Berlin, Bochum, Monchengladbach

Only Darmstadt 98, which came up from the second tier after last season, is going down after this campaign thus far. However, FC Koln is on the verge of suffering the same fate. With two games remaining, Koln is five points behind Mainz, who is in 16th. The bottom two clubs in the Bundesliga suffer automatic relegation.

The team finishing 16th enters a two-game playoff against the third-place team from the 2. Bundesliga. As things stand, Bochum and Borussia Monchengladbach are four points ahead of Mainz. Therefore, a win on matchday 33 would guarantee both clubs’ safeties. Likewise, a Mainz loss keeps both those clubs up. Union Berlin, which competed in the UEFA Champions League this season, is not as secure. It is just one point ahead of Mainz. The only way for Union Berlin to ensure safety before the…

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Author : Kyle Fansler

Publish date : 2024-05-07 20:22:20

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