Heidenheim Successfully Retains Bundesliga Status, Winning for the Sixth Consecutive Year

In the early hours of May 27, Beijing time, Heidenheim defeated Eintracht Braunschweig 2-1 in the second leg of the relegation playoff, securing a total score of 3-2 and retaining their Bundesliga status. This marks the sixth consecutive year that Bundesliga clubs have won in the relegation playoffs. Since Union Berlin in the 2018-19 season, no other team has successfully promoted to the Bundesliga through the playoff.

In the last 13 seasons, Union Berlin is the only second-division team to have won the Bundesliga/2. Bundesliga relegation playoff.

Recent Relegation Playoff Records (Bundesliga teams listed first):
2024-25 Season: Heidenheim 3-2 Eintracht Braunschweig (Heidenheim retains status)
2023-24 Season: Bochum 3-3 Düsseldorf (Bochum wins on penalties to retain status)
2022-23 Season: Stuttgart 6-1 Hamburg (Stuttgart retains status)
2021-22 Season: Hertha Berlin 2-1 Hamburg (Hertha Berlin retains status)
2020-21 Season: Cologne 5-2 Kiel (Cologne retains status)
2019-20 Season: Bremen 2-2 Heidenheim (Bremen retains status on away goals)
2018-19 Season: Stuttgart 2-2 Union Berlin (Union Berlin promotes on away goals)
2017-18 Season: Wolfsburg 4-1 Kiel (Wolfsburg retains status)
2016-17 Season: Wolfsburg 2-0 Braunschweig (Wolfsburg retains status)
2015-16 Season: Frankfurt 2-1 Nürnberg (Frankfurt retains status)
2014-15 Season: Hamburg 3-2 Karlsruhe (Hamburg retains status)
2013-14 Season: Hamburg 1-1 Fürth (Hamburg retains status on away goals)
2012-13 Season: Hoffenheim 5-2 Kaiserslautern (Hoffenheim retains status)
2011-12 Season: Hertha Berlin 3-4 Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf promotes)