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German champions and European nights
Saarbrücken’s draw confirms promotion
A 2–2 draw between Saarbrücken and Nürnberg confirms Eintracht’s Bundesliga return.
Relegations and hard-fought returns
Back in the Bundesliga against Offenbach
Kickers Offenbach1:0
Eintracht BraunschweigFirst leg · June 5, 1981 · Location: Offenbach am Main Stadium: Stadion am Bieberer Berg
Eintracht Braunschweig2:0
Kickers OffenbachSecond leg · June 10, 1981 · Location: Braunschweig Stadium: Städtisches Stadion an der Hamburger StraßeEintracht overturn their promotion play-off against Kickers Offenbach with a 2–0 second-leg win.
Promotion at Elsterweg
A 2–1 win at VfL VfL Wolfsburg returns Eintracht to the 2. Bundesliga.
Piorunek ends a nine-year wait
Eintracht Braunschweig2:1
Wattenscheid 09Location: Braunschweig Stadium: Städtisches Stadion an der Hamburger StraßeThomas Piorunek’s late winner against Wattenscheid sends Eintracht back to the 2. Bundesliga.
Champions and promoted after a 3–2 win
Eintracht Braunschweig3:2
Arminia Bielefeld AmateureLocation: Braunschweig Stadium: Städtisches Stadion an der Hamburger StraßeEintracht come from behind to beat Bielefeld’s reserves 3–2 on the final day.
Titles and the road back to the Bundesliga
Promotion with six games to spare
A 1–0 win at Unterhaching secures promotion to the 2. Bundesliga.
Back in the top flight after 28 years
A late 1–0 win in Ingolstadt secures Eintracht’s Bundesliga return.
Between survival battles and promotion
Promotion after a late equaliser in Munich
Eintracht Braunschweig3:2
Waldhof MannheimMatch 1 · July 1, 2020 · Location: Braunschweig Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Bayern München II2:2
MSV DuisburgMatch 3 · July 1, 2020 · Location: Munich Stadium: Stadion an der Grünwalder StraßeAfter Eintracht beat Mannheim 3–2, confirmation still depends on other results.
Promotion confirmed by a result in Cologne
Viktoria Köln beat 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2–0 to confirm Eintracht’s immediate promotion.







