Overview
- Cologne defeated Kaiserslautern 4-0 on the final day of the season to clinch the 2. Bundesliga title and promotion.
- Goals from Eric Martel, Luca Waldschmidt, Florian Kainz, and Mark Uth sealed the decisive victory at RheinEnergieStadion.
- Cologne finished two points ahead of Hamburger SV, who were also promoted despite a 3-2 loss to Greuther Fürth.
- Elversberg, finishing third, will face Bundesliga's Heidenheim in a two-leg playoff for a top-flight spot.
- Veteran coach Friedhelm Funkel, brought in for the final two games, stabilized Cologne’s form to secure promotion.