The 2013-14 campaign was a season of soaring ambition and agonizing near-miss for Greuther Fürth as Die Kleeblätter clinched a brilliant 3rd-place finish in the 2. Bundesliga. Leading the charge was the prolific striker Ilir Azemi, whose 14 goals anchored the attack alongside Zoltán Stieber's creative output. This spectacular finish led to a tense, two-legged promotion play-off against Hamburger SV. Despite a courageous fight and a 1-1 draw in the final match at the Trolli Arena, Fürth fell heartbreakingly short, losing on the away goals rule. It was a year of high drama that remains a defining, yet painful, chapter in the club's modern history.