Overview
- Hamburger SV, already promoted, can secure the 2. Bundesliga title with a win at Greuther Fürth but will receive the Meisterschale in Hamburg on Monday due to security concerns.
- 1. FC Köln needs at least a draw against Kaiserslautern to guarantee automatic promotion to the Bundesliga, with five teams still vying for two promotion spots.
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth must win to avoid the relegation playoff, though rivals Nürnberg could secure their safety by defeating Eintracht Braunschweig.
- Lok Leipzig clinched the Regionalliga Nordost title with a 4-2 win over Rot-Weiß Erfurt, advancing to the 3. Liga promotion playoffs against TSV Havelse.
- 1. FC Saarbrücken secured third place in the 3. Liga and will compete in the 2. Bundesliga relegation playoffs, seeking a return after nearly 20 years.