
Hamburg clinch Bundesliga return after 7 years
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created: May 11, 2025, 3:51 a.m. | updated: May 11, 2025, 8:53 p.m.
Open Extended ReactionsAfter seven years of suffering, six-time German champions Hamburg SV finally clinched their return to the Bundesliga by routing Ulm 6-1 in Germany's second division on Saturday.
said Hamburg coach Merlin Polzin, a Hamburg native who took over on an interim basis from the fired Steffen Baumgart in November and kept going.
RONNY HARTMANN/AFP via Getty ImagesHamburg finished fourth in their first three seasons in the second division.
Königsdörffer grabbed his second in the 62nd to banish any last lingering doubts among the Hamburg fans, and Daniel Elfadli completed the rout.
While Ulm were relegated to the third division, thousands of Hamburg fans stormed the field to celebrate their team's promotion.
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