Erzgebirge Aue, Cottbus and Rostock: license for 3rd league secured!

Erzgebirge Aue, Cottbus and Rostock: license for 3rd league secured!

In an exciting shoot for German football, the German Football Association (DFB) has just announced the license allocation for the 3rd division. The Erzgebirge Aue, Energie Cottbus and Hansa Rostock clubs can look forward to the license given for the 2025/2026 season. This is reported by the Borkener Zeitung .

After Dynamo Dresden has risen into the 2nd league, the 3rd league remains represented with these three teams from the Northeast German Football Association (NOFV). A small damper for the region, on the other hand, fell for the regional league master Lok Leipzig, who had to give up in the playoffs against TSV Havelse (1: 1, 0: 3).

approval procedure on the home stretch

The DFB has ensured in the past few months that all 20 current third division clubs have successfully undergone the economic and technical-organizational examination. According to the information from dfb.de also submitted 22 clubs from the regional league for the approval process.

The deadline for submitting the application documents recently ended on Monday. The clubs of the 2nd Bundesliga have time until March 17th to submit their documents. Communication about the applications of the regional leagueists remains the responsibility of the clubs themselves, which certainly makes many fans tense.

A look at the coming season

The DFB announced that the participants will be determined for the coming season in June at the latest. For the fans, this means anticipation for the first matchday, which is to take place on August 1, 2025. The winter break will also cause a little relaxation: it is scheduled for the period after the 19th matchday from 19 to 21 December, with a resumption on January 16, 2026.

The last match day was initially taken into account for May 16, 2026, whereby the relegation games for the 2nd Bundesliga will follow on May 22 and 26, 2026. A crucial phase for the team who want to dare to jump up.

like the Liga 3 Online , all sporty qualified teams were admitted for the new season, which was admitted for the season 2025/26 Robust basis offers to ensure a smooth course. With the new game schedule, which will be published in early July, fans can look forward to exciting games and exciting duels.

The football world in Germany remains in motion. It remains to be seen whether the new licenses can tear the rudder for the traditional clubs such as Aue, Cottbus and Rostock. One thing is certain: the tension will be high in the coming season!