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All things sports in Jena: Match reports and news from FC Carl Zeiss Jena, Medipolis SC Jena, and updates on local amateur sports and club activities.
Jena, October 04, 2026 – The basketball players of Science City Jena have successfully completed their second Eastern derby of the season in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). Following their previous defeat in the Saale derby against MBC, the Thuringian team secured an 82:76 (40:38) victory against Niners Chemnitz in front of a home crowd on Sunday.
Jena, September 28, 2026 – FC Carl Zeiss Jena has successfully completed its task in the first round of the Women’s DFB-Pokal. The team from Thuringia secured a clear 6-0 away victory against the Verbandsliga side SV Eutingen, advancing to the next round without difficulty.
The second-division footballers of 1. FC Carl Zeiss Jena have successfully advanced to the second round of the DFB-Pokal with a 6-0 win against SV Eutingen.
Jena, September 25, 2026 – The second matchday of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) features the traditional Saale Derby. The Mitteldeutscher Basketball Club (MBC) hosts Science City Jena for the duel in Weißenfels.
The ad hoc Group and elf5 Jena GmbH have prematurely extended their partnership regarding the naming rights of the Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld by several years. The contract is now binding until 2034, ensuring the ad hoc arena will retain the name of the Thuringian real estate service provider in the long term.
The Schwimmparadies Jena will host the Special Olympics Thüringen swimming competition on September 25 and 26, 2026, leading to temporary closures for public swimming.
Jena, September 19, 2026 – The dispute over the location of the Jena fan scene has been ongoing for many years. The municipal development plan for the stadium of 1. FC Carl Zeiss Jena originally intended for the supporters, and the Ultras in particular, to move to the North Curve. To this day, however, this step has not been taken.
Jena, September 18, 2026 – FC Carl Zeiss Jena may be providing another national player: Emilio Munser has been nominated for the DFB’s U19 national team.
Jena, September 17, 2026 – A bitter setback for FC Carl Zeiss Jena: The regional league away match against Hallescher FC on Tuesday evening ended not only in a 0-2 defeat but also with a serious injury to starting goalkeeper Marius Liesegang.
Halle/Jena, September 16, 2026 – Following the Regionalliga Nordost match between Hallescher FC and FC Carl Zeiss Jena on September 15, 2026, the police have released an initial summary of the operation.