Lok Leipzig fights for ascent: 1: 1 against Havelse in the first leg!

Lok Leipzig fights for ascent: 1: 1 against Havelse in the first leg!

Leipzig, Deutschland - On May 28, 2025, the first leg of the relegation between 1. FC Lok Leipzig and TSV Havelse takes place. Both teams fight for promotion to the 3rd league. The game ended with a 1: 1, which is generally considered just. Havelse was able to take the lead in the final phase of the game, but Lok managed to achieve the balance.

The 1. FC Lok Leipzig has won the championship of the Regionalliga Northeast this season and is now aiming for the ascent. Coach Jochen Seitz describes the upcoming games as a "brutal number", especially because Havelse already secured the North Championship in mid-April and was able to prepare for the relegation. In the next week there is already the second leg on the program, which will be transferred to magenta on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

preparation and motivation

The captain of Lok Leipzig, Djamal Ziane, has explained that the team would give everything to deliver a convincing performance and burn off a "fireworks". Ziane has already missed the chance to climb when he was unsuccessful in June 2020.

In the current regulation for relegation, which has been in force since the beginning of the 2020/2021 season, the 1. FC Lok Leipzig plays in the first leg with home right against TSV Havelse. In the event of a point and goal equality after both games, which would be the case, for example, in a tie, an extension and possibly also a penalty shootout, since the number of goals achieved is not counted.

The context of the relegation

In the 2024/25 season, the focus is on changes in the regional league. An initiative of 17 of the 18 clubs of the Regionalliga relay northeast calls for an "promotion reform 2025". The aim of this reform is to ensure that all masters of the regional leagues also rise to the 3rd league. The current transition mode is criticized as inadequate and is to be replaced. The regional league currently consists of five seasons from which four teams can rise, while the masters of the Regionalliga West and Southwest rise directly.

The representatives of the regional north and north -east are relevant for the promotion games this year. The second leg between Lok Leipzig and Havelse will take place in a few days, a crucial step on the way to the possible return to the 3. League.

On the event agenda, the final day of amateurs on May 24, 2025, on which numerous state cup endgames and the DFB Cup final take place. The fans of both teams can therefore look forward to exciting and decisive weeks.

Further information about the relegation game is on Kicker and the game on lvz

In order to learn more about the upcoming advanced regulations, readers can consult the article on Kicker