2024-05-06 06:47:54
They tried a lot just before the end of the season. In the end, MSV Duisburg could no longer avoid relegation to the regional league.
The fall of the former Bundesliga club MSV Duisburg into the fourth division is sealed. After the 3:5 (1:1) on Friday at VfB Lübeck and Waldhof Mannheim’s 1:1 (0:0) at FC Ingolstadt two days later, the traditional club is now seven points away from the non-relegation places rescue.
Coach Uwe Schubert’s team lost a 3-1 lead in Lübeck and conceded three goals within nine minutes. “Everyone knows what this means for us. It’s a black day for the club, the city and everyone who cheers for MSV,” commented the interim coach after the game.
Preetz could not avert relegation
Even the appointment of the former MSV professional and Hertha manager Michael Preetz as managing director in January 2024 and the separation from head coach Boris Schommers just four game days before the end of the season could not avert the collapse of the Bundesliga founding member.
The German runner-up from 1964 was a member of the Bundesliga continuously from 1963 to 1982 and last played in the top flight in the 2007/2008 season. After five seasons in the 3rd league, he is now making a new attempt in the Regionalliga West.