Darmstadt's six-year absence from the Bundesliga is over.

Second division leaders Darmstadt 98 secured their promotion back to Germany's top division, the Bundesliga, after a six-year absence. A 1-0 win over Magdeburg guarantees them either first or second in the 2. Bundesliga.https://p.dw.com/p/4Rb5YSecond division leaders Darmstadt 98 defeated Magdeburg 1-0 on Friday and thereby secured their return to the Bundesliga after six years, with one game left to play.
Darmstadt's top scorer Phillip Tietz scored the winning goal in the 36th minute after a VAR check and brought his team to 67 points, crucially seven points clear of Hamburg in third.

"We deserved it so much," said Tobias Kempe, a veteran who already played with Darmstadt in the Bundesliga in the 2015/16 season.

"I'm empty, completely empty," said coach Torsten Lieberknecht. "I never thought that I would find something like this again after Braunschweig. I'm incredibly proud," he said.

Lieberknecht had led Eintracht Braunschweig from the 3. Bundesliga all the way up to the top flight in the space of just three seasons between 2010 and 2013, although the small club could only last a year in the Bundesliga on a modest budget.