Overview
- FSV Zwickau confirmed it did not apply, citing ongoing consolidation with roughly €900,000 in liabilities and saving a mid five-figure sum in preparation costs.
- Hallescher FC opted against submitting after weighing its finances and a realistic appraisal of promotion chances.
- Lok Leipzig, Carl Zeiss Jena and Rot-Weiß Erfurt filed their 3. Liga license documents before the March 2 deadline.
- The DFB will review submissions and may set conditions, and the Regionalliga Nordost champion must still win a playoff against the Regionalliga Bayern winner to go up.
- TAG24 reports one to two major Zwickau sponsors remain undecided, risking a low-to-mid six-figure shortfall, and Sportschau notes Chemnitzer FC also did not apply.