Saarbrücken celebrates victory: promotion rooms after 2: 1 against Cottbus!

Saarbrücken celebrates victory: promotion rooms after 2: 1 against Cottbus!

In a gripping third division top game, the 1. FC Saarbrücken on March 9, 2025 a 2-1 win against Energie Cottbus. Almost 14,000 fans celebrated the triumph in the home arena and sang with conviction from their promotion to the second division. With this victory, Saarbrücken overtaken Cottbus in the table and climbed second place.

After 27 games played, the FCS now has a comfortable lead of seven points on a non-promotion place. The coach Rüdiger Ziehl expressed optimistic about the remaining eleven games of the season, in which there is a total of 33 points. Nevertheless, he warned of excessive euphoria and emphasized the need to defend the current rank.

promotion ambitions

The goal of the 1. FC Saarbrücken remains clear: hold second place by May and thus maintain the chance of promotion to the second division. Kasim Rabihic, player of the FCS, praised the passion of the fans and described them as the "best curve in the world". The support of the ranks could be decisive, especially in the coming game against Arminia Bielefeld, the DFB Cup semi-finalist who is on the program on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

The game against Cottbus was a pioneering encounter that confirmed the trend of the past few weeks. The FCS was in good shape and is now a serious threat to the competitors. Cottbus, led by coach Claus-Dieter Wollitz, will now have to try to consolidate your own position.

the 3rd league in change

The 3rd league has stabilized economically in recent years, which is also documented by current reports. The DFB Vice President Peter Frymuth emphasizes that the league not only serves as a training center for young talents, but also as a challenging environment for experienced players. The number of spectators has achieved a record: on average 9,700 fans followed by each game in the 2023/2024.

With a record of almost 300 million euros in income, the league shows a healthy economic development, even if the expenditure also exceeded the 300 million euros. The positive total assets of many clubs, around 11 million euros, testifies to stable financing. The increase in clubs with positive equity is particularly gratifying, which now have a sustainable financial basis more often.