The downfall of the “Wolf clubs”: Wolfsburg was relegated from the Bundesliga for the first time since 1997. Wolfsburg was relegated from the Bundesliga for the first time in its history. The 2009 German champions lost to Paderborn in the playoffs. Wolfsburg hadn’t ever left the top division since it joined there in 1997. Only 5 years ago, the team was still in the League Cup group. Wolfsburg ranks among the top 60 clubs in the world in terms of the cost of its squad. The team had players like Christian Eriksen, Lovro Mayer, Maximilian Arnold, Wimmer, Amura, and Joachim Melé. In this season, some of the most important “Wolf clubs” were relegated from the top leagues: Wolfsburg and Wolverhampton.