Stage free for the regional league: Zwickau meets Lok Leipzig!

Stage free for the regional league: Zwickau meets Lok Leipzig!

On the last weekend in July, the regional league teams from the northeast relay finally start! The tension increases because the new season 2025/2026 is just around the corner. On July 26, football fans in Zwickau can expect a real highlight if the FSV Zwickau will compete against the reigning champions 1. FC Lok Leipzig at home. The duel starts at 4 p.m. and is also broadcast on MDR television and on Sport-im-osten.de live, such as sportschau.de.

Another exciting match takes place on the same day at 2 p.m.: Hallesche FC, runner-up last season, receives the BFC Dynamo, which goes into the game as a GDR record champion. A real treat for the fans of the region!

The first games at a glance

The first match day includes a number of interesting games, including:

• FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt against FSV Luckenwalde
• ZFC Meuselwitz at Hertha BSC II
• FC Carl Zeiss Jena at SV Babelsberg
• Chemnitzer FC against Greifswalder FC (home game)
• FC Eilenburg at BFC Preussen
• BSG Chemie Leipzig against 1. FC Magdeburg II

The Regionalliga Nordost thus dares to start an exciting start that will delight the fans in the stadiums and the spectators on the TV sets alike. In particular, the duel between Zwickau and Leipzig promises great emotions and is intended to awaken the interest of the supporters immediately at the start of the new season.

A look at the coming weeks

The next challenges are not long in coming. As early as July 27th, the Chemnitz FC will also play its first game of the season at home. The opponent is the Greifswald FC, which is also an important hit for the Chemnitz fans to start the new season full of vigor.

If you continue to look at the game plan, it quickly becomes clear that two English weeks will be announced in August: the fifth matchday will take place on 26/27. August instead, followed by matchday eight on 16./17. September. So it remains exciting and the teams have to demonstrate their fitness and shape at an early stage.

The Regionalliga Nordost offers promising encounters and twists in the 2025/2026 season. We look forward to gripping games that are waiting for us! For a complete overview of the game days with all appointments and developments, take a look at the kicker.de.