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#2 Hamburg get relegated after 55 years
Ever since the Bundesliga was formed back in 1963, only one club has remained in the German top flight since its inception - Hamburg. That is, until 12 May 2018.
By the end of matchday two, they were in third place. By the final whistle on the final matchday, they were second last.
One must note that the final whistle itself was delayed after fans threw flares on the pitch. The club's fate wasn't entirely in their hands on the final day. Hamburg needed a win against Borussia Monchengladbach while they also needed Wolfsburg to lose to Cologne (another club that was relegated weeks earlier).
Hamburg won 2-1. Unfortunately for them, Wolfsburg won 4-1. Monchengladbach fans even mocked the club with a rather creative banner meant to mock their relegation clock that has been "ticking for nearly 55 years".
That is not to say that this has not been coming, though. They were on the verge of relegation in the last few seasons too.
They survived last season by beating Wolfsburg on the final day while in 2015 and 2016 they scraped through in the relegation playoffs.
