1860 Munich Set For Bundesliga Return
Fans of Die Löwen will see their club play in the Bundesliga for the first time in seventeen years
• 1860 Munich sealed the title by winning four of their last five matches
• The club has received €16,600,000 for finishing second in Bundesliga 2
• After back to back promotions, Daniel Bierofka is expected to be pursued by clubs across Europe
The dreams of 1860 Munich fans has come to life as they have defied early season expectations of relegation to seal an unbelievable promotion campaign. The race for promotion went down to the very last match of the season in Bundesliga 2 with 1860 Munich capitalising on a 1-1 draw from rivals FC St. Pauli with a 1-0 win to secure promotion to the top flight for next season.
Heading into the final round, both teams were on 63 points with FC St. Pauli holding a five-goal points difference advantage which saw them in the box seat against 15th placed VFL Osnabruck. Christopher Buchtmann scored for FC St. Pauli in the 17th minute to take control of second place and automatic qualification but 1860 Munich responded by scoring against Holstein Kiel in 19th minute of their game, courtesy of a placed shot from Osei Owusu.
Both promotion rivals went into the half-time break with a 1-0 lead over their opponents, but this would be short lived with VFL Osnabruck defender Benedikt Rocker heading home a corner against FC St. Pauli to give the advantage back to Die Löwen. There were some heart stopping moments in both games in the final minutes, including an almost own goal from VFL Osnabruck which would have sealed promotion for FC St. Pauli but at full time it was 1860 Munich who held onto a 1-0 victory to seal their promotion to Bundesliga.
“This is beyond my wildest dreams, I feel like this cannot be real.” said 1860 Munich captain Felix Weber. “The efforts from everyone at this club from top to bottom, every individual has worked so hard through the highs and lows to achieve this today.” he added.
All is not lost for FC St. Pauli, they will face Fortuna Dusseldorf in the Bundesliga/Bundesliga 2 play-off to see who takes the final place top tier of German football in the 2021/22 season. 1860 Munich will now prepare to face the best clubs in German football, including their bitter rival FC Bayern Munich.
• The club has received €16,600,000 for finishing second in Bundesliga 2
• After back to back promotions, Daniel Bierofka is expected to be pursued by clubs across Europe
The dreams of 1860 Munich fans has come to life as they have defied early season expectations of relegation to seal an unbelievable promotion campaign. The race for promotion went down to the very last match of the season in Bundesliga 2 with 1860 Munich capitalising on a 1-1 draw from rivals FC St. Pauli with a 1-0 win to secure promotion to the top flight for next season.
Heading into the final round, both teams were on 63 points with FC St. Pauli holding a five-goal points difference advantage which saw them in the box seat against 15th placed VFL Osnabruck. Christopher Buchtmann scored for FC St. Pauli in the 17th minute to take control of second place and automatic qualification but 1860 Munich responded by scoring against Holstein Kiel in 19th minute of their game, courtesy of a placed shot from Osei Owusu.
Both promotion rivals went into the half-time break with a 1-0 lead over their opponents, but this would be short lived with VFL Osnabruck defender Benedikt Rocker heading home a corner against FC St. Pauli to give the advantage back to Die Löwen. There were some heart stopping moments in both games in the final minutes, including an almost own goal from VFL Osnabruck which would have sealed promotion for FC St. Pauli but at full time it was 1860 Munich who held onto a 1-0 victory to seal their promotion to Bundesliga.
“This is beyond my wildest dreams, I feel like this cannot be real.” said 1860 Munich captain Felix Weber. “The efforts from everyone at this club from top to bottom, every individual has worked so hard through the highs and lows to achieve this today.” he added.
All is not lost for FC St. Pauli, they will face Fortuna Dusseldorf in the Bundesliga/Bundesliga 2 play-off to see who takes the final place top tier of German football in the 2021/22 season. 1860 Munich will now prepare to face the best clubs in German football, including their bitter rival FC Bayern Munich.
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MJK46, Jack, ScottT, leckuno, walkinshaw: Mission accomplished!
Relive the spirit of that 2000 season.
