FC Energie Cottbus: With a home win against Saarbrücken in the third division!

FC Energie Cottbus: With a home win against Saarbrücken in the third division!

FC Energie Cottbus is getting ready for an exciting start to the season! On August 2nd or 3rd, 2023, the team will play against 1. FC Saarbrücken at the LEAG Energie Stadium. The opening game promises excitement as both clubs showed strong performances last season - Cottbus finished the season in fourth place, while Saarbrücken finished third. Fans can look forward to a real duel between top-class players. How Niederlausitz Current reported, this marks the start of the new third division season.

However, the league's first opening game will take place on Friday evening between Rot-Weiss Essen and TSV 1860 Munich. Cottbus can then look forward to the second matchday, which will be played between August 8th and 10th, 2023 - the opponent will be Schweinfurt after promotion. All league operations will be briefly interrupted at the end of August by a DFB Cup game against Hannover 96 before continuing with the third game against TSG Hoffenheim II.

Season overview and important dates

The 2025/26 third division season is already taking shape. The opening of the new season will take place between August 1st and 3rd, 2025, and the fight for the points will be hot as can be League 3 Online determines. It will be particularly exciting because of the many opponents from the west and south of Germany, while only a few teams from the north and east are represented.

An important point for the coming season is the winter break, which is planned from December 19th to 21st, 2025, followed by a resumption on January 16th, 2026. Excitement is also guaranteed for the last match day, which will take place on May 16th, 2026 - before that there are the relegation games for the 2nd Bundesliga on May 22nd and 26th, 2026. The kick-off times vary this year and are running under including on Friday at 7 p.m. and on Sunday at 1:30 p.m.

Viewers and media presence

As in previous years, a decline in viewer numbers is to be expected, as the rise of Dynamo Dresden and Arminia Bielefeld in particular could draw away many loyal fans. Nevertheless, high viewership numbers are expected to commemorate the last three seasons. In the new season, however, only nine clubs from the 3rd division will be represented in the DFB Cup; the draw will take place on June 15th.

The games will be broadcast via Magenta Sport, which will stream all 380 games live and also offer the popular Saturday conferences. How Kicker informed, the bonus distribution per club is reduced to 1.31 million euros, which further increases the challenge for the teams.

The new season awaits the participating clubs with fresh challenges and many questions. Cottbus will do everything in its power to get off to a perfect start in the first game against 1. FC Saarbrücken and send the fans into ecstasy!