18th and still in - thanks to 1860’s lost licence! Thank you, 1860 Munich! Many SCP fans must have thought exactly that in 2017 when their club somehow stayed in the 3. Liga after all.
As 18th in the table they had no sporting argument whatsoever. Fortunately for them, there was still one club that managed to embarrass itself even more: TSV 1860 Munich. The 1966 German champions went down after a 1-1 and 0-2 in the relegation playoff against Jahn Regensburg, failed to receive a 3. Liga licence and had to drop straight into the Regionalliga Bayern.
Paderborn survived.