No promotion for Bayern reserves despite winning 3rd tier

Posted July 04, 2020 7:00 am

By CIARÃN FAHEY

Bayern Munich players celebrate with the trophy after winning the German soccer cup (DFB Pokal) final match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Bayern Munich in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, July 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) The Associated Press

BERLIN (AP) - Bayern Munich's reserve team won the German third division at its first attempt on Saturday but won't be promoted due to league rules.

The team coached by Sebastian HoeneÃŸ finished one point ahead of WÃ¼rzburger Kickers and Eintracht Braunschweig despite losing at Kaiserslautern in the final round, when none of the top three won their games.

Bayern II is the first reserve team to win the division, one season after it earned promotion from the fourth-tier regional Bavarian league. However, it can't progress any further as Bayern is already represented in the top two divisions. Bayern's first team sealed a domestic double Saturday with a 4-2 win over Bayer Leverkusen in the German Cup final. Bayern had already won the Bundesliga for a record-extending eighth consecutive season.

Bayern players Michael Cuisance, Joshua Zirkzee, Sarpreet Singh, Jamal Musiala and American defender Chris Richards played for both the senior team and reserves over the season.

Second-place WÃ¼rzburger Kickers and third-place Eintracht Braunschweig were promoted to the second division, while fourth-place Ingolstadt will play Nuremberg '“ the team that finished third from bottom in the second division '“ in the relegation-promotion playoff.

Chemnitzer FC became the fourth team to be relegated from the 20-team third division, following PreuÃŸen MÃ¼nster, SG Sonnenhof GroÃŸaspach and last-place Carl Zeiss Jena.

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Bayern's head coach Hans-Dieter Flick is thrown in the air by his players while celebrating winning the German soccer cup (DFB Pokal) final match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Bayern Munich in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, July 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) The Associated Press

Bayern Munich's players celebrate after winning the German DFB Cup final soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, July 4, 2020. (Ronald Wittek/Pool via AP) The Associated Press

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