2014–15 would see the club come close to a return to the bundesliga, a third-place finish would see them play a promotion play-off against hamburg, and after a 1–1 draw in hamburg in the first leg, ksc were seconds away from promotion, only for hamburg to score an equaliser in the 90th minute to force extra time, where they would score a winning away goal late in the second half to secure their bundesliga status for another season.