Paderborn fans celebrated into the night as their club reached the Bundesliga for the first time in their history, although it remains to be seen whether coach Andre Breitenreiter will remain with the club.
#INSERT type:image caption:Andre Breitenreiter celebrates Paderborn's celebration to the Bundesliga. END#
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Paderborn beat VfR Aalen 2-1 on the final day to ensure they joined Cologne in the two automatic promotion spots, with Greuther Fuerth having to settle for third place and a playoff with top-fight side Hamburg.
Breitenreiter oversaw a dramatic upturn in fortunes during the second half of the season as Paderborn climbed from ninth to second on the back of 12 wins and three draws from their 17 games.
The triumph sparked joyous scenes in the city of Paderborn as around 20,000 fans savoured the moment. By contrast, Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich saw only around 15,000 supporters attend their title celebrations at the Marienplatz.
"From here on we go full throttle!" goalkeeper Lukas Kruse, who was pictured with a cigar in his mouth and a Yucca in his hand in the dressing room, told local newspaper Westfalen Blatt.
Großartig. "@MaKeMedien: Definitiv eines DER Bilder des Aufstiegs! #LukasKruse #SCP07 #Aufstieg @SCPaderborn07 pic.twitter.com/Y2dzwmnnl0"
- Thomas Nowag (@Dagobert95) May 12, 2014
However, Breitenreiter -- whose contract runs until 2016 -- has been linked with Eintracht Frankfurt.
"This is not the time to talk about it," he said. "I don't want to lie to anyone. I just want to enjoy the moment. Today we should take the opportunity to drink the city of Paderborn dry."
Paderborn, a city 100 kilometres east of Dortmund with 144,000 inhabitants, has yet to make a significant mark on the football landscape in Germany despite the club's origins dating back over a century.
Their stadium, the Bentelar-Arena, will be the smallest in the Bundesliga, with a capacity of only 15,000.