Promotion to the Bundesliga

Promotion to the Bundesliga
Organising bodyDeutsche Fußball Liga
Founded1963 (1963)
RegionGermany
Number of teams2 or 3
Qualifier forBundesliga
Current champions1. FC Köln
Hamburger SV
(2024–25)
2024–25 2. Bundesliga

The Promotion to the Bundesliga (German: Aufstiegsrunde zur Bundesliga) is an end-of-season competition, held annually to determine the clubs that are promoted from the Regionalligas, later the 2. Bundesliga to the Bundesliga. Originally, it was necessary because there were more second division champions than promotion spots available. From 1974 onwards, it involves only two clubs who determine the third possible promotion spot to the Bundesliga.

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