The history of Eintracht Braunschweig

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1980–2008

Relegations and hard-fought returns

  1. Into the new 3. Liga at the last moment

    Eintracht Braunschweig
    2:0
    Borussia Dortmund II
    Regionalliga Nord
    Match 1 · May 31, 2008 · Location: Braunschweig Stadium: Städtisches Stadion an der Hamburger Straße
    Rot-Weiss Essen
    0:1
    VfB Lübeck
    Regionalliga Nord
    Match 2 · May 31, 2008 · Location: Essen Stadium: Georg-Melches-Stadion
    Wuppertaler SV Borussia
    1:2
    1. FC Magdeburg
    Regionalliga Nord
    Match 3 · May 31, 2008 · Location: Wuppertal Stadium: Stadion am Zoo

    A 2–0 win over Dortmund II, together with Essen’s 1–0 defeat by Lübeck, earns Eintracht a place in the new 3. Liga.

    Torsten Lieberknecht’s team avoid falling into the fourth-tier Regionalliga; joining the new third division is not promotion to a higher level.