 FC Köln, MSV Duisburg and Eintracht Frankfurt were promoted to the Bundesliga while Eintracht Trier, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, Rot-Weiss Essen and Rot-Weiß Erfurt were relegated to the Regionalliga.For the 2004–05 season Rot-Weiß Erfurt, 1.FC Saarbrücken, Rot-Weiss Essen and Dynamo Dresden were newly promoted to the 2.