They even won 2–0 away over RB Leipzig in December, and after a 2–2 draw against SpVgg Greuther Fürth in January they climbed up to the 16th rank after having been 17th for about three months.

Especially two draws and a defeat against the other relegation battlers FC Augsburg, VfB Stuttgart and Hertha BSC Berlin at home and a 4–0 defeat away at VfL Wolfsburg, at least partially a relegation battler in that season, let them fall to the 17th rank.

They remained on the 17th rank even after the coach Frank Kramer was dismissed on 20 April[1] and thus were relegated to the 2.

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.