Regionalliga

Promising left-back Deniz Ofli has officially completed a season-long loan move from Bayern Munich to Karlsruher SC for the 2026/27 campaign. The agreement includes an option for Karlsruher SC to purchase the player, with Bayern Munich retaining a buy-back clause.

1. FC Nürnberg have completed the free-transfer signing of Norwegian forward Sigurd Haugen from TSV 1860 München after the Munich club’s enforced drop into the Regionalliga. The move offers Haugen a reset in the 2. Bundesliga while underlining 1860’s financial crisis and its sporting cost.

SV Elversberg has achieved a remarkable first-ever promotion to Germany's top flight, the Bundesliga, becoming the smallest town to host a team in the league's history. Their second-place finish in the 2. Bundesliga marks a rapid ascent through the German football pyramid.