Bulgarian nationals Lucas Petkow and Ilija Grujev experienced contrasting fates in the final round of the 2nd Bundesliga. Elversberg, with Petkow in their lineup, secured a 3-0 home win against Preussen (Münster), finishing second in the final standings and earning their first promotion to the top tier of German football. The right winger's team becomes the 59th club to join the Bundesliga.

On the other hand, Fortuna Düsseldorf, where Grujev serves as an assistant coach, suffered a painful 0-3 defeat at Greuther Fürth, a team fighting for survival in the division. This result placed Fortuna in 17th place, leading to a direct demotion to the third league due to a slightly worse goal difference compared to their hosts. Fürth, who finished 16th with a goal difference of -19, will now face a relegation playoff against the third team from the lower league, Rot-Weiß Essen, for a spot in the 2nd Bundesliga. Meanwhile, Fortuna, with a goal difference of -20, would have avoided relegation with just one more goal scored today. The drama was heightened by Eintracht Braunschweig, who secured a spot in the 2nd Bundesliga with a goal difference of -18 despite having the same points as Fürth and Fortuna.