The history of Eintracht Braunschweig

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1963–1977

German champions and European nights

  1. Saarbrücken’s draw confirms promotion

    Saarbrücken
    2:2
    Nürnberg
    Bundesliga promotion round
    Location: Saarbrücken Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion

    A 2–2 draw between Saarbrücken and Nürnberg confirms Eintracht’s Bundesliga return.

1980–2008

Relegations and hard-fought returns

  1. Back in the Bundesliga against Offenbach

    Kickers Offenbach
    1:0
    Eintracht Braunschweig
    Bundesliga promotion play-offs
    First leg · June 5, 1981 · Location: Offenbach am Main Stadium: Stadion am Bieberer Berg
    Eintracht Braunschweig
    2:0
    Kickers Offenbach
    Bundesliga promotion play-offs
    Second leg · June 10, 1981 · Location: Braunschweig Stadium: Städtisches Stadion an der Hamburger Straße

    Eintracht overturn their promotion play-off against Kickers Offenbach with a 2–0 second-leg win.

  2. Promotion at Elsterweg

    VfL Wolfsburg
    1:2
    Eintracht Braunschweig
    2. Bundesliga promotion round
    Location: Wolfsburg Stadium: VfL-Stadion am Elsterweg

    A 2–1 win at VfL VfL Wolfsburg returns Eintracht to the 2. Bundesliga.

  3. Piorunek ends a nine-year wait

    Eintracht Braunschweig
    2:1
    Wattenscheid 09
    Regionalliga Nord
    Location: Braunschweig Stadium: Städtisches Stadion an der Hamburger Straße

    Thomas Piorunek’s late winner against Wattenscheid sends Eintracht back to the 2. Bundesliga.

  4. Champions and promoted after a 3–2 win

    Eintracht Braunschweig
    3:2
    Arminia Bielefeld Amateure
    Regionalliga Nord
    Location: Braunschweig Stadium: Städtisches Stadion an der Hamburger Straße

    Eintracht come from behind to beat Bielefeld’s reserves 3–2 on the final day.

2011–2017

Titles and the road back to the Bundesliga

  1. Promotion with six games to spare

    Unterhaching
    0:1
    Eintracht Braunschweig
    3. Liga
    Location: Unterhaching Stadium: Generali Sportpark

    A 1–0 win at Unterhaching secures promotion to the 2. Bundesliga.

  2. Back in the top flight after 28 years

    Ingolstadt
    0:1
    Eintracht Braunschweig
    2. Bundesliga
    Location: Ingolstadt Stadium: Audi Sportpark

    A late 1–0 win in Ingolstadt secures Eintracht’s Bundesliga return.

Since 2018

Between survival battles and promotion

  1. Promotion after a late equaliser in Munich

    Eintracht Braunschweig
    3:2
    Waldhof Mannheim
    3. Liga
    Match 1 · July 1, 2020 · Location: Braunschweig Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
    Ingolstadt
    0:2
    1. FC Magdeburg
    3. Liga
    Match 2 · July 1, 2020 · Location: Ingolstadt Stadium: Audi Sportpark
    Bayern München II
    2:2
    MSV Duisburg
    3. Liga
    Match 3 · July 1, 2020 · Location: Munich Stadium: Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße

    After Eintracht beat Mannheim 3–2, confirmation still depends on other results.

  2. Promotion confirmed by a result in Cologne

    Viktoria Köln
    2:0
    1. FC Kaiserslautern
    3. Liga
    Location: Köln Stadium: Sportpark Höhenberg

    Viktoria Köln beat 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2–0 to confirm Eintracht’s immediate promotion.