The final decisions about future league membership are made in the relegation round. The 16th-placed team in the Bundesliga will face the third-placed team in the 2nd Bundesliga, and the 16th-placed team in the 2nd Bundesliga will face the third-placed team in the 3rd League.
Which teams have qualified for the relegation matches?
In the Bundesliga, VfL Bochum still has to play the return match against second division third-placed Fortuna Düsseldorf. The return match in Düsseldorf’s EM Stadium is scheduled for May 27th.
SV Wehen Wiesbaden and Jahn Regensburg are competing in the relegation match for the 2nd division. Second division Wiesbaden will initially have home advantage on Friday, May 24th, and will have to play in Regensburg on May 28th. Kick-off for all games is 8:30 p.m.
Relegation to Bundesliga Home Guest Date Fortuna Düsseldorf VfL Bochum Mon., 27.05., 20:30 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga Home Guest Date SV Wehen Wiesbaden SSV Jahn Regensburg Fri., 24.05., 20:30 SSV Jahn Regensburg SV Wehen Wiesbaden Tue., 28.05., 20:30
Which channels broadcast the games live?
All games will be shown on free TV on “Sat.1”. The pay-TV channel “Sky” will also broadcast the four games live. The Sportschau will offer a live ticker for all games as well as complete live radio reports.
To the live ticker: Bochum – Düsseldorf arrow right To the live ticker: Regensburg – Wehen Wiesbaden arrow right
Which mode is played?
The winner is determined by playing a home and away match. As in the European Cup, the number of away goals is no longer decisive if the scores are tied. There is also no third deciding match, as there used to be. If the scores and points are tied, the second leg goes into extra time and then a penalty shootout.
First or second division team – who has prevailed more often?
In 25 decisive duels between first and second division teams – ten of which took place between 1982 and 1991 – the second division teams have only been able to prevail six times. In the past twelve years, this has only been achieved twice: in 2019 Union Berlin (against VfB Stuttgart) and in 2012 Fortuna Düsseldorf (against Hertha BSC).
The trend is completely different in the games between second and third division teams: in 15 duels so far, the lower-class teams from the third division have prevailed eleven times.
