Overview
- The DFL published the 2026/27 schedule on Thursday, July 2, confirming Energie Cottbus will open the 2. Bundesliga at home against Hannover 96 on the weekend of August 8–9.
- Season‑ticket sales have surged past 6,000 and the club has set an internal target of 10,000 as local demand fuels merchandise and commercial momentum.
- LEAG Energie Stadion is being upgraded for second‑division requirements with larger substitute benches, stronger floodlights, new media connections, VAR and goal‑line cameras, and renovated VIP areas.
- A widespread failure to issue contract offers to academy players by the April 30 deadline has led to multiple youth players and staff moving to Greifswalder FC and risks forfeiting training‑compensation payments that the club counts on.
- Club leaders have publicly acknowledged faults in the youth setup, said they are seeking a new U19 coach, and warned the missed offers could cost tens of thousands per player given the standard €6,750‑per‑season training‑compensation rate and the NLZ's roughly €1.2 million annual cost.