Oberliga start: promoted teams compete with relegated teams! Excitement guaranteed!

Oberliga start: promoted teams compete with relegated teams! Excitement guaranteed!

Football fever is rising in the coming weeks, as the Northeast German Football Association (NOFV) published the game plans for the new league season last week. It will start on the weekend of August 2nd and 3rd, 2025, when 32 clubs will fight for points and placements in the fifth most competitive league in Germany. Supporters can look forward to exciting duels between promoted and relegated teams, both in the Oberliga Nord and the Oberliga Süd. These encounters promise a lot of excitement and emotions on the pitches right from the start, as FuPa reports.

In the Oberliga Nord there will be a meeting between SD Croatia Berlin, a promoted team from Berlin, and FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin, who are now looking for a new opportunity after being relegated from the Regionalliga Nordost. SV Siedenbollentin, which was promoted to the league from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, also plays away against TSG Neustrelitz. These are just a few highlights of the first matchday, which already has a groundbreaking significance for many clubs.

Oberliga Nord

Here are the games from the first matchday of the Oberliga Nord:

• SV Siedenbollentin – TSG Neustrelitz
• SD Croatia Berlin – FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin
• SV Lichtenberg 47 – TUS Makkabi Berlin
• F.C. Hansa Rostock II – FC Anker Wismar
• FSV Optik Rathenow – SV Tasmania Berlin
• BSV Eintracht Mahlsdorf – SV Sparta Lichtenberg 1911
• Berliner AK 07 – SG Dynamo Schwerin

There are also high-class encounters in the Oberliga Süd. Newly promoted 1. SC 1911 Heiligenstadt welcomes VfB Germania Halberstadt, while 1. FC Lok Stendal will host VFC Plauen, who want to gather new strength after relegation. Here too, spectators can look forward to exciting games.

Oberliga South

These are the pairings for the first matchday in the Oberliga Süd:

• 1. SC 1911 Heiligenstadt – VfB Germania Halberstadt
• VfB Empor Glauchau – VfB 1921 Krieschow
• 1. FC Lok Stendal – VFC Plauen
• Bischofswerdaer FV 08 – FC Einheit Rudolstadt
• FC Grimma – SC Freital
• RSV Eintracht 1949 – FSV Budissa Bautzen
• VfB Auerbach 06 – VfL Halle 96
• FC Einheit Wernigerode – SG Union Sandersdorf

The return to normality in football not only brings with it sporting challenges, but also a lot of excitement and anticipation for the upcoming games. The traditional clubs have a lot to prove, but the newcomers show that they can keep up in this new league. The complete schedule can be viewed on NOFV and Kicker.

Be there when the new season rolls around! The spectators can be excited to see which teams will prevail in the top league in the coming weeks and what surprises the league has in store. The first kick-off times have already been set and it's time to mark your calendar!