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Aue, Cottbus and Rostock: License for the 3rd league now fixed!
Hansa Rostock receives the license for the 3rd league 2025/2026. The schedule will be published in July, with the season starting on August 1st.
Aue, Cottbus and Rostock: License for the 3rd league now fixed!
In a positive development for football in Germany, several well-known clubs have once again received licenses for the coming season in the third division. The German Football Association (DFB) announced that Erzgebirge Aue, Energie Cottbus and Hansa Rostock had received the necessary license for the 2023/24 season. These three teams are now the last representatives of the Northeast German Football Association (NOFV) in the 3rd league after Dynamo Dresden achieved promotion to the 2nd league, reports Daily Mirror.
There are currently 20 clubs from the 3rd league and 21 applicants from the regional league in the admission process for the 3rd league. The DFB is keeping a low profile when it comes to details about the status of the regional league teams. All 20 third division teams submitted their documents on time, and the submission deadline for the regional league teams also ended on March 1st at 5 p.m. However, the exams are not due until April, so the clubs have to wait for initial feedback, as the DFB website reports.
The challenges of approval
The admission process checks the economic and technical-organizational performance of the clubs - this is done in a similar way to the Bundesliga. It is a critical process that ensures that clubs are able to sustainably operate games. For the coming 2023/24 season, 22 regional league teams, including teams such as MSV Duisburg and Borussia Mönchengladbach II, have submitted their license documents, which are necessary for promotion to the 3rd league, as shown on liga3 online is summarized.
An interesting note here is that the number of applicants has decreased compared to last year. Only 43 teams will take part in 2023, compared to 53 in 2022. This development makes it clear that the requirements and competitive conditions are becoming more intense. Clubs that do not take part in the process, such as FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt and others, have another reason to ensure the economic stability of their clubs more than ever.
The schedule of the new season
The period for the final notification of approvals is tight. The final decision on all licenses should be made by June at the latest. The schedule for the new season will be published at the beginning of July, and the first match is scheduled for August 1st. The final round of the season will take place on May 17, 2026, which is already getting the fans in the mood for exciting encounters.
Of course, it remains to be seen how the situation will develop and which clubs can ultimately take advantage of their chance for promotion. The next few weeks definitely promise some interesting developments in German professional football.