1. FC Heidenheim is the 57th club in the Bundesliga.

Old champion Hamburger SV thought they were already at the top, but they have to go into the relegation. Arminia Bielefeld has to go in the relegation relegation play-off against SV Wehen Wiesbaden. 1. FC Nuremberg, who won 1-0 (1-0) at SC Paderborn, and Eintracht Braunschweig secured their place in the league and can breathe a sigh of relief.