Bundesliga season review: 5 things we learnt from 2017/18 season

#3 End of an era at Hamburg

Hamburg are relegated from the Bundesliga for the first time

Until this season, Hamburger SV was the only side never to be relegated in Bundesliga's 55-year history. Having stayed in the top-flight since the inception in 1963, it earned them the nickname, Die Dino. Not even Bayern Munich, who only came up two years later, have such a distinction.

But now, it's time to rewrite some history. Hamburg's association with the Bundesliga officially ended yesterday, despite winning 2-1 against Monchengladbach. Danger loomed large upon the club through a string of dismal results over the course, but Hamburg could never muster a fightback.

Now when the deeds eventually caught up, the fans responded by pelting fireworks on the field. Security forces had to intervene as the scenes at Volksparkstadion threatened to boil over.

Hamburg has been absolutely abject this season, winning just 8 times all season. They also underwent as many as 3 managerial changes over the course, but no one able to halt the downward spiral. The club indeed had hit its all-time nadir. The result is a football season in the second-tier at least for 2018/19.

A clock in Hamburg's home stadium displayed how long exactly they've been in the Bundesliga. The time has finally come to reset it.