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Yahoo
18-05-2025
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Cologne return to Bundesliga, 'village club' Elversberg into play-off
Cologne fans celebrate their team's promotion to the Bundesliga after the German 2nd Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FC Cologne and 1. FC Kaiserslautern at RheinEnergieStadion. Anke Waelischmiller/dpa Traditional German club Cologne have returned to the Bundesliga and clinched the second division title, while small town club SV Elversberg will face the relegation/promotion play-offs. Cologne defeated Kaiserslautern 4-0 to clinch promotion and leapfrog SV Hamburg in the standings to also take the title in the final matchday of the second division. Advertisement Hamburg had already secured promotion last weekend and will return to the Bundesliga after seven years in second tier. Cologne, meanwhile, only spent one season in the second division following their relegation in 2023-24. Jubilant fans stormed the pitch after goals from Eric Martel, Luca Waldschmidt, Florian Kainz and Mark Uth secured the victory. Elversberg defeated Schalke 2-1 and have the chance to complete a meteoric rise through the German football leagues with Bundesliga promotion, just three years after playing in the fourth division. It is the latest success story for the club from the municipality of Spiesen-Elversberg, population of around 13,000 and no train station, in the south-western Saarland state. Advertisement In the play-offs, they will face Heidenheim, who finished the Bundesliga in 16th. The first leg is on Thursday and the second leg on May 26. Elversberg would be the first club in the Bundesliga from the Saarland in 32 years since Saarbrücken were relegated in 1993. It was just their second season in the second division after spending only one in the third tier into which they were promoted from the fourth division Regionalliga in 2022. Schalke, one of the biggest clubs in Germany, will spend another year in the second tier after their relegation in 2022-23. Jahn Regensburg and SSV Ulm were relegated to the third tier, while Eintracht Braunschweig will face Saarbrücken in the promotion/relegation play-offs.
Scottish Sun
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
At least 25 rushed to hospital after fans storm pitch in huge invasion as club wins promotion to Germany's Bundesliga
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) AT least 25 people have been rushed to hospital after hundreds of football fans stormed the pitch after a German club's crucial match. Wild scenes erupted at Hamburg's Volksparkstadion after they sealed their long-awaited return to the Bundesliga. 4 Hamburg fans invade the pitch as they celebrate their promotion to the Bundesliga Credit: Reuters 4 Fans swarmed the massive pitch after the crucial win Credit: EPA 4 Fanatics also ripped the net after their club finally returned to the German football league Credit: Getty 4 At least 25 people were injured and rushed to hospital amid the chaos Credit: AP But the celebrations quickly spiralled into chaos as a massive pitch invasion left dozens injured. A major rescue operation was launched after jubilant HSV supporters stormed the field following a thumping 6-1 win over SSV Ulm, which secured their promotion on the penultimate matchday of the 2nd Bundesliga. Dramatic footage from the stadium shows fans jumping from the stands, toppling advertising boards and sprinting across the pitch in a frenzied mass. Some climbed onto the players, while others raced toward the dugouts and attempted to enter the dressing rooms before being stopped by police, BlueWin reports. THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY.. The Sun is your go to destination for the best football, boxing and MMA news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see us on Facebook at and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunFootball.
The Irish Sun
11-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
At least 25 rushed to hospital after fans storm pitch in huge invasion as club wins promotion to Germany's Bundesliga
AT least 25 people have been rushed to hospital after hundreds of football fans stormed the pitch after a German club's crucial match. Wild scenes erupted at Hamburg's Volksparkstadion after they sealed their long-awaited return to the Bundesliga. Advertisement 4 Hamburg fans invade the pitch as they celebrate their promotion to the Bundesliga Credit: Reuters 4 Fans swarmed the massive pitch after the crucial win Credit: EPA 4 Fanatics also ripped the net after their club finally returned to the German football league Credit: Getty 4 At least 25 people were injured and rushed to hospital amid the chaos Credit: AP But the celebrations quickly spiralled into chaos as a massive pitch invasion left dozens injured. A major rescue operation was launched after jubilant HSV supporters stormed the field following a thumping 6-1 win over SSV Ulm, which secured their promotion on the penultimate matchday of the 2nd Bundesliga. Dramatic footage from the stadium shows fans jumping from the stands, toppling advertising boards and sprinting across the pitch in a frenzied mass. Some climbed onto the players, while others raced toward the dugouts and attempted to enter the dressing rooms before being stopped by police, Advertisement THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY.. The Sun is your go to destination for the best football, boxing and MMA news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video . Like us on Facebook at
Yahoo
09-05-2025
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Funkel's Cologne leave it late to win and move to brink of promotion
Cologne players celebrate their victory after the German 2nd Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FC Nuernberg and 1. FC Cologne at the Max Morlock Stadium. Daniel Karmann/dpa Cologne moved to the brink of promotion to the Bundesliga with a 2-1 comeback win at Nuremberg in Friedhelm Funkel's first game back in charge on Friday. Janis Antiste put the hosts ahead just after the break but Florian Kainz's double, including a winner on 90 minutes, lifted the Billygoats on to 58 points. Advertisement Elversberg and Paderborn are six points adrift with two to play and if both fail to win on Saturday at home to Eintracht Braunschweig and Magdeburg respectively, Cologne are back in the top flight at the first attempt. Second-placed SV Hamburg can leapfrog Cologne and secure promotion on Saturday if they win at home to Ulm. Cologne wrap up the season on May 18 at home to Kaiserslautern. Funkel, 71, was drafted in for his third spell in charge on Monday after Cologne took a huge gamble and sacked Gerhard Struber after two games without a win - despite still being in a promotion spot. Funkel is currently only in charge until the end of the season. Cologne players celebrate their victory after the German 2nd Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FC Nuernberg and 1. FC Cologne at the Max Morlock Stadium. Daniel Karmann/dpa
Yahoo
20-04-2025
- Sport
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Former German football coach Lorant dies at age 76
Then Unterhaching's coach Werner Lorant gestures during the German 2nd Bundesliga soccer match between Rot-Weiss Essen and SpVgg Unterhaching at the Georg Melches Stadium. Lorant has died at age 76 on Sunday, his family confirmed to dpa after his long-time club 1860 Munich had reported the death. Bernd Thissen/dpa Former German football coach Werner Lorant has died at age 76 on Sunday, his family confirmed to dpa after his long-time club 1860 Munich had reported the death. Lorant died after a lengthy illness in a hospital in the southern German town of Wasserburg am Inn. Advertisement Lorant played at clubs including Borussia Dortmund, Eintracht Frankfurt and Schalke while as a coach he is best remembered for his long spell and successful at 1860 Munich from 1992 to 2001. Lorant became coach there when the club was in the third tier and he led them back into the Bundesliga within two years where they stayed until 2004. Lorant led them into the UEFA Cup in 1997 and to fourth place in the Bundesliga in 2000. The 1860 club said it was "in deep mourning", saying that "Werner Lorant was a coaching legend. He has left a deep mark on 1860 Munich." Lorant's other coaching engagements took him to countries including Turkey, Iran and Slovakia but were much shorter.
