Aue, Cottbus and Rostock: license for the 3rd league secured!

Aue, Cottbus and Rostock: license for the 3rd league secured!

The football fans of the region can make deteriorations with great joy: Erzgebirge Aue, Energie Cottbus and Hansa Rostock have received the license for the coming season in the 3rd division. This reported the Borkener Zeitung that also note that the license award by the German Football Bund (DFB) was successfully completed. After the rise of Dynamo Dresden to the 2nd league, only these three clubs from the Northeast German Football Association (NOFV) are represented in the 3rd division.

License allocation is a crucial step for the clubs, since each of the 20 sporty qualified teams has successfully passed economic and organizational exams. This examination takes place as part of the strict admission procedure of the DFB, which ensures that all clubs are well equipped for the upcoming season. It will also be exciting for the regional league champions, because Lok Leipzig missed the promotion to the playoffs against TSV Havelse with a 1-1 and a 0: 3 defeat.

Details for the 2025/2026 season

The approval procedure for the 3rd division for the 2025/2026 season is officially completed. As the dfb-Website , all clubs qualified for the league have been approved. Six of the 20 places are new compared to the previous season. It should be emphasized that with 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 and TSG Hoffenheim II, two new teams are represented for the first time in the 3rd league. There are also returnees such as MSV Duisburg and TSV Havelse who register in the league. SSV Ulm and SSV Jahn Regensburg also rise again after relegation from the 2nd Bundesliga.

The season begins on August 1, 2025 with the first match day, while the schedule will be released in early July. The first half of the season comprises two weekly days on the 16th/17th September and September 30th/1. October. In order to make the course of the season pleasant for all fans, the winter break is scheduled for after the 19th matchday on December 21st before the second half of the season starts on January 16, 2026. These innovations are already promising great football enjoyment in the upcoming league.

broadcasts and highlights

A particularly exciting aspect of the 3rd division will be the transfer of the games in the coming season. Magenta sport is broadcast live all 380 games, and the freely receiving television reception will not be neglected! 68 games can also be seen on freely recommended television, including the ARD and other third programs. The broadcasters Sky and DAZN are responsible for the highlight broadcasts, which also heats up the anticipation for the latest games in the league.

Overall, the new season of the 3rd league promises a lot of excitement and attractiveness. Among other things, the field of participants includes:

The coming months will be exciting, and the anticipation for the new season is already noticeable at the fans! A high for football and the teams that will make the competition in the 3rd division exciting!