St. Pauli is promoted to Bundesliga despite losing

St. Pauli is promoted to Bundesliga despite losing

Published May. 9, 2010 4:35 p.m. ET

St. Pauli gained promotion to the Bundesliga for the fifth time despite losing 2-1 at home to Paderborn.

The club from Hamburg's red-light district with a cult following joined Kaiserslautern in being promoted. Kaiserslautern was assured of going up before Sunday's 1-1 home draw with Augsburg, which will meet Nuremberg in a playoff to reach the Bundesliga.

Kaiserslautern finished three points ahead of St. Pauli in the second division. Augsburg was third.

Nuremberg finished third from last in the top division, while Bochum and Hertha Berlin were relegated.

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