Energie Cottbus plays in the second league again. The team wins against Jahn Regensburg on May 16. Jannis Boziaris shoots the only goal. He shoots in minute 28. Cottbus wins 1 to 0. Marius Funk is the goalkeeper. He stops a penalty at the end. Cottbus was 12 years not in this league.
Rot-Weiss Essen reaches place 3. The team wins 3 to 2 against SSV Ulm. Ben Hüning shoots the goal for the win. He shoots shortly before the end. Essen plays in the Relegation now. This is a special game for the next league. The games are on May 22 and May 26.
MSV Duisburg misses the step up. They play 1 to 1 against Viktoria Köln. Duisburg is on place 4. They play in the DFB-Pokal next year. VfL Osnabrück is the winner of the third league.