Alemannia Aachen were two points ahead before kick-off on the final day, occupying the third and final promotion place, but they slipped to a 1-0 defeat at Karlsruhe. They’d finally managed to do what no Mainz team had done before and reach the top tier of the footballing pyramid. It means that despite all the trophies he’s won since at Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool, Klopp still rates Mainz’s first Bundesliga promotion as the greatest success of his career. They were in control of their own destiny going into the final day, with a win at Wolfsburg enough to take them up. In 2004, the 05ers finally came out on the right side of a nervy final day – memories that Klopp still cherishes.