It was the clubs second consecutive season in this league, having played at this level since 2011–12, after winning promotion from the 3.

The club were suspended from the 2013–14 edition of the DFB-Pokal, due to crowd trouble in the previous season's competition.

This run cost coach Peter Pacult his job, he was sacked in August and replaced by Olaf Janßen.

Jansen was unable to save the club from relegation – they finished 17th, having been leapfrogged into this position by Arminia Bielefeld after a dramatic 3–2 home defeat on the last day of the season.

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