Promoted Bundesliga clubs match feat not seen in 34 years! 😮

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Emily Wilson·24 August 2025

Promoted Bundesliga clubs match feat not seen in 34 years! 😮

If you missed this weekend's Bundesliga action, we're bringing you a story.

Newly promoted sides FC Köln and Hamburg SV both managed to evade losing their first match in the top flight, leading to not one but two crazy statistics.

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The respective wins and draws on Sunday ensured for the first time in 34 years that no newly promoted Bundesliga club conceded a goal on Matchday 1.

The last time that happened was in the 1991-92 season.

1 - For the first time in 10 years, no promoted side lost on the first Bundesliga matchday (in 2015, Ingolstadt started with a win and Darmstadt with a draw). For the first time since 1991-92, no promoted side even conceded a goal on MD1. Safety-first.
– Sunday, 24 August 2025

Köln picked up three points when a 90th-minute winner stunned 10-man Mainz, and Hamburg played out a 0-0 draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach.

What a start to the season for both clubs! How far might they go? Let us know in the comments below.

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