Bundesliga: Tiny Elversberg has become the smallest city with a team in Germany’s top flight

Elversberg will become one of the youngest clubs to play in the Bundesliga after securing promotion with a 3-0 win over relegated Preussen Münster.

Goals from Bambassé Conte and David Mokwa put Elversberg in control after 15 minutes on Sunday, with Mokwa scoring his second midway through the second half to finish second.

With a population of around 13,000, Spiesen-Elversberg will be the smallest city represented in the Bundesliga.

Supporters spilled onto the pitch at full-time at the 10,000-capacity Waldstadion an der Kaiserlind as Elversberg celebrated a remarkable third promotion in the last five years.

Elversberg came close to promotion last season but lost 4-3 on aggregate to Heidenheim in the Bundesliga promotion-relegation play-off.

Rail operator before that match German Railways, outsider posted an image of a train with only one carriage, suggesting that Elversberg would not need a major service for the play-offs.

The club, founded in 1907 and based in the small state of Saarland in southwestern Germany, was playing in the regional fourth tier as recently as 2021–22 and never played in the second tier until 2023–24.

Their stadium is being renovated to meet Bundesliga requirements, with capacity expected to reach 15,000 by spring 2027.

Elversberg will join Schalke next season in the Bundesliga, who won the 2. Bundesliga title to return to the top flight after three years away.

The promotion-relegation play-off will be contested by Wolfsburg and Paderborn, who finished 16th in the top flight and third in the second division respectively.