NOFV publishes 2025/26 schedule: Lok Leipzig starts against Zwickau!

NOFV publishes 2025/26 schedule: Lok Leipzig starts against Zwickau!

On July 3, 2025, exciting news is on the agenda for Cologne football fans: The Northeast German Football Association (NOFV) has published the framework schedule for the 2025/26 regional league season. The season begins for 1. FC Lok Leipzig on July 26th with an away game against FSV Zwickau. Kick-off is at 4 p.m., so a good opportunity to start the new season with a win. This first match day is perceived as the start of the Regionalliga Nordost and the NOFV upper leagues, which really start the race a week earlier. So the intersection between football and summer festivals will be a busy time, as [Fupa](https://www.fupa.net/news/ framingterminkalender-so-plant-der-nofv-die-spielzeit-202526-3079079) reports.

With a sophisticated schedule, the NOFV wants to master the challenges of a tightly packed game calendar. The aim is to organize the games before Christmas and before the start of the second half of the season without catch-up game days. The popular Monday games will also be a thing of the past from this season. The last matchday before the winter break is scheduled for the weekend of December 12th to 14th, 2025. And Easter won't be a quiet holiday either: it's set to be the official match day. In addition to this exciting information, there is a foretaste of various games that are coming up for Cologne residents and football fans.

A look at the challenges faced by the teams

Another chapter in football is the women's regional league, which also faces challenges. In the last first half of the 2024/2025 season, those responsible for the women's team were only able to secure two points from eleven games despite a tough training phase. The gap to the rescue bank is now four points, and it will remain exciting to see who comes out on top at the end of the season. Under the coaching duo Tino Gottlöber and Thomas Bär, the players show remarkable commitment, despite personnel concerns and injuries. The team was unable to consistently perform, which puts them among the “yellow cards” in the regional league in the fair play statistics: 19 yellow cards in the current season – that is a clear statement about the sporting spirit, as BFV08 shows.

Despite all the difficulties, there are bright spots: Anna Salzmann has proven herself to be the most accurate player with six goals, proving that individual achievements can stand out even in difficult times. It can also be seen that women's football in the region is becoming more professional, which raises questions: What impact will this have in the coming seasons? And what potential will perhaps blossom here in the next few years?

Outlook for the upcoming games

The coming match days promise something equally exciting. The 5th matchday will include a home game against Chemnitzer FC in the “Bruno” stadium, followed by an away game in the Kernberge. An exciting duel against the local neighbors is also planned for the 12th matchday in October, before the first half of the season ends with an away game against a newly promoted team in Magdeburg. The exact schedule for the remaining match days will be published in the coming days so that fans can prepare well. In addition, everyone who wants to attend the home games should keep an eye on purchasing season tickets.

Overall, the 2025/2026 season promises exciting and challenging games for both men and women in the region. So let's stay tuned to see what surprises football will bring us in the coming years!