Bochum and Greuther Fürth finished first and second of the silver category of German football and have certified their promotion to the Bundesliga.
Bochum defeated Sandhausen 3-1 and Fürth 3-2 at Fortuna Dusseldorf. The Kiel, who lost to Darmstadt (2-3), finished third and will play the promotion tie against Colonia, that will fight not to descend.
The Serbian Milos Pantovic, the Frenchman Anthony Losilla and the Austrian Robert Zulj achieved the goals of the team directed by Thomas Reis, who will return to the Bundesliga after eleven years and were proclaimed champions of the category with three points of advantage over Fürth, who came back his match outnumbered with the goals of the American Julian Green and the Nigerian Dickson Abiama, with which he will play for the second time in the Bundesliga after doing so in the 2012-13 campaign.
Wurzburger Kickers and Braunschweig are relegated and Osnabruck will have to play a tie for permanence.