DFB Pokal holders Eintracht Frankfurt crashed out of the German cup in the first round on Saturday with a 2-1 defeat away to amateurs Ulm.
Frankfurt, who surprised Bayern Munich in the cup final last season, became the first holders to exit the competition at the first hurdle since Kaiserslautern lost in 1996.
Steffen Kienle and Vitalij Lux scored for fourth-tier Ulm, who spent one season in the top flight in 1999-2000, and the minnows held on after Goncalo Paciencia got a goal back for Frankfurt.
They weren't the only Bundesliga club to crash out on Saturday, though, as Stuttgart capitulated in a 2-0 defeat at third-tier Hansa Rostock.