Bochum bid farewell to Bundesliga after four-year stint

Bochum's four-year stint in the Bundesliga came to an end after a 4-1 loss to Mainz, who scored through Germany duo Nadiem Amiri and Jonathan Burkardt, along with Phillipp Mwene and Paul Nebel.

Bochum had just two points in December but seemed to have kept their hopes alive with a run of good results, including wins over Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.

But they were unable to turn their fortunes around after picking up just two points from their last eight games. With just 22 points from 99 available so far, the bottom-of-the-table side face relegation alongside 17th-placed Kiel.

The demoted German side, could enter the top ten list of clubs with the most defeats in the Bundesliga in the 21st century, should they lose their final game against St Pauli on May 17.