Relegation 2025: Who will get promotion to the Bundesliga?

Relegation 2025: Who will get promotion to the Bundesliga?

The end of the 2025 football season is just around the corner and brings with it exciting relegation games. Today, May 24th, everything is at stake in the relegation between the third-place finisher in the Bundesliga and the third-place finisher in the 2nd Bundesliga. The first legs already took place on May 22nd, 2025, while the second legs will take place next Monday, May 26th. 1. FC Heidenheim meets SV Elversberg, with the first leg in Heidenheim ending without a winner: a 2-2 draw made for exciting prospects in the second leg.

Parallel to the Bundesliga relegation, the relegation to the 2nd Bundesliga also takes place, in which 1. FC Saarbrücken meets Eintracht Braunschweig. The first leg was played on May 23rd, while the second leg took place four days later on May 27th in Braunschweig. These games can also be played on the platforms of SWP and South Germans both of which enable exciting broadcasts on free TV on SAT.1 as well as on pay TV on Sky and other streaming services such as ran.de and Sky Go.

Promotion games to the 3rd league

There is also a particular focus on the fight for promotion places to the 3rd league. The last free places in the final between Lok Leipzig and TSV Havelse on May 28, 2025 will be determined here. The first leg will take place in Leipzig at 7:00 p.m., while the second leg is scheduled for June 1, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. These games can be seen live on MagentaSport in order to provide fans with the best possible information and to broadcast the excitement.

The relegation and promotion games this season have some regulations that differ from previous editions. If there is a tie in goal difference after both games, extra time will be played, followed by a penalty shootout in the event of a new tie. The old rule with goals scored away from home has been abolished, making the processes clearer and more exciting DFB reported.

State cup finals

In addition to the relegation games, there will also be numerous state cup finals taking place across the country today, May 24th. ARD will broadcast all games live, including the matches at 12:30 p.m. between Eintracht Mahlsdorf and BFC Dynamo in Berlin and between VfL Osnabrück and BW Lohne in Lower Saxony. Other exciting matches at the same time include between FK Pirmasens and TSV Schott Mainz, as well as duels from the federal states of Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia and many others.

Arminia Bielefeld will be challenged twice over the next few days when they have to play against Sportfreunde Lotte in both the DFB Cup final and the State Cup final on May 29th. These exciting games show once again how diverse the German football landscape is and how many teams are fighting for the coveted promotion and cup victories.

With all of these exciting events, football at the end of the 2025 season will be a true celebration for fans and players alike. The next few days promise exciting games, surprising twists and unforgettable moments from the German stadiums.