The 2017-18 campaign was a season of glorious resurgence for Nurnberg as Der Club secured a direct, record-breaking promotion back to the Bundesliga after a four-year absence. Led by captain Hanno Behrens, whose career-best 14 goals fired the team, promotion was dramatically sealed with a vital 2-0 away victory against SV Sandhausen on the penultimate matchday. This historic year, which included an 11-game unbeaten run, marked the club's eighth promotion to the top flight, cementing a defining chapter of triumph and return to the German elite.