With just two defeats all season and comfortably top, Düsseldorf entered promotion group 1 against Hertha BSC, FK Pirmasens and Kickers Offenbach. “I still remember the 2–0 home win against Pirmasens that left us level on points with them before the final day,” Schult says, grinning. The memory of 26 June 1966 still brings him joy.\n\n“There were 15,000 Fortuna fans at the Bieberer Berg when we ran out in Offenbach. The stadium only held 20,000.” He laughs and shakes his head at the thought of Düsseldorf’s dominance on that historic day.