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Germany’s third division was created 12 years ago and Rostock have competed in it for nine of those seasons, including eight in a row. SV Wehen Wiesbaden, SpVgg Unterhaching and Rot-Weiß Erfurt are the only teams to have played in the league for longer. As such, Hansa are currently fourth in the division’s all-time standings, behind Wiesbaden, Osnabrück and Unterhaching.
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Hansa have played five pre-season friendlies so far, winning three and losing two. They slipped to a 3-1 defeat against Bundesliga 2 side Holstein Kiel in their most recent outing.
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The north German side finished sixth in the third division last season, and even ended the previous two campaigns in exactly the same position.
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Hansa have signed nine new players so far this summer, while 13 have left the club – including midfielder Nikolas Nartey, who was there on loan from VfB.
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Former VfB player Pascal Breier, who joined Hansa in January 2018, was the team’s sharpest shooter last season with 15 goals. Indeed, he is the club’s all-time top scorer in the third division with 53.
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Goalkeeper Markus Kolke is the team’s most experienced player in the third tier, having chalked up 248 appearances for Wiesbaden and Hansa.