Little-known Heidenheim has seemingly come out of nowhere to reach the Bundesliga, a remarkable success for a town of just 50,000 inhabitants in the south of Germany. Two injury-time goals propelled Frank Schmidt’s team to promotion as second-division champion on Sunday. Heidenheim will be the 57th team to play in the Bundesliga since the league’s…
A town of 50,000 will host Bundesliga football in 2023/24 after Heidenheim secured a historic maiden promotion to the German top flight. Competing in the fifth tier just 20 years ago and led solely by local boy Frank Schmidt since 2007, find out more about the Bundesliga's 57th and newest club.