The Bundesliga will have its debutant from next year. The 58th club in the history of the Bundesliga will try out the competition

The long-awaited promotion was finally fulfilled by Kiel footballers. They can now look forward to next year’s edition of the German elite, where they will play for the first time ever. Kiel is now the fifty-eighth club in history to play in the Bundesliga.

The club from Schleswig-Holstein got a big reason to celebrate after a 1-1 draw with Düsseldorf, who currently hold third place in the barrier competition.

However, they may lose the top spot in the table, which St. Pauli is aiming for. The latter has a game in hand against hopelessly last-placed Osnabrück and, in the event of a win, will move into the lead just one point ahead of Kiel.

The match against Düsseldorf sealed the promotion

Kiel’s home game against Düsseldorf was set up for a win in the 2nd minute by Pichler and the home stadium erupted in a huge cheer. The visitors were then the better team, they had the upper hand and the home side concentrated on controlling the lead. By half-time the score was unchanged and the visitors had to devise a plan to turn the game around in the second half.

There, their superiority reaped fruit in the 70th minute when a penalty kick was awarded, the execution of which was handled by Tzolis. However, despite the onslaught in the rest of the game, no further goals fell and the two clubs maintained a five-point gap with one round to go.

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The euphoria of progression engulfed even the home fans, who rushed onto the pitch shortly after the final whistle to celebrate progression with their champions. 15 034 spectators attended the celebrations in the sold-out stadium.

Kiel did so for the first time in their history, leaving behind clubs like Hamburg, Schalke and Kaiserslautern, who have not fared too well this season.

Who will Fortuna Düsseldorf challenge in the barrage?

Fortuna Düsseldorf will have to face the barrage. It already secured its place in the last round and is still waiting for its opponent. That will be either Union Berlin with Alex King or Mainz. The last round of the Bundesliga will decide which of the clubs will take the Black Peter.

Kiel, which is best known for its glorious handball club, can now prepare for battles with giants like Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund or Bayer Leverkusen. How will he cope with the competition and how long will he manage to stay among the German elite?

Source: livesport