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05/03 09:09 CDT Schalke wins Germany's second division a day after getting
promoted back to the Bundesliga
Schalke wins Germany's second division a day after getting promoted back to the
Bundesliga
ELVERSBERG, Germany (AP) --- Schalke became Germany's second division champion,
a day after it clinched promotion back to the Bundesliga, thanks to other
results in the league on Sunday.
Paderborn, which had been second, nine points behind Schalke, slumped to a 5-1
loss at Elversberg.
Elversberg capitalized on third-place Hannover's dramatic 3-3 draw with
last-place Preuen Mnster and moved second, eight points behind Schalke with
two rounds remaining.
It means Schalke is certain to finish top of the division even if it loses its
remaining games against Nuremberg and Eintracht Braunschweig.
Schalke clinched promotion back to the Bundesliga after a three-year absence on
Saturday with a 1-0 win at home over Fortuna Dsseldorf.
Elversberg is best-placed to join it in the top division. The top two are
promoted automatically, while the third-placed team faces a two-leg play off
against the team that finishes third from bottom in the Bundesliga to determine
which plays in the first division next season.
With two rounds remaining, Schalke had 67 points, ahead of Elversberg on 59,
with Hannover and Paderborn both on 58 points. Hannover had the better goal
difference. Fifth-place Darmstadt (51 points) can no longer catch the top four.
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