‘Champions must go up’: Why Lokomotive Leipzig are stuck in Germany’s fourth tier

Djamal Ziane has lifted the same trophy three times, but the Lokomotive Leipzig captain has never been able to celebrate it with promotion. Lok Leipzig won the Regionalliga Nordost title again in 2026, two years after their previous success and six years after their first. Yet, as happened in 2020 and 2025, the title did […]

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