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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, June 10, 2026. FC Carl Zeiss Jena will face second-division side SV Darmstadt 98 in the first main round of the 2026/2027 DFB-Pokal. The home match at the ad hoc Arena im Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld promises to be a highlight for Thuringian football fans.
Steven Esterkamp has been appointed as the new head coach of Science City Jena with immediate effect, succeeding Björn Harmsen and interim coach Taylor to lead the team in the ProA.
Jena, 09.06.2026 – A major development in Thuringian basketball: Steven Esterkamp becomes the new head coach of Science City Jena. After successful years with the Eisbären Bremerhaven, the experienced American is moving to the Saale to realize the ambitious goals of the traditional Thuringian club.
In the first main round of the DFB-Pokal, Regionalliga side FC Carl Zeiss Jena faces a major highlight: The Thuringian team will host the ambitious second-division club SV Darmstadt 98 at Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld.
Jena, June 6, 2026 – The traditional extreme hike “Horizontale” around Jena demands everything from its participants every year. A young hiker from Drübeck in the Harz took on this physical and mental challenge and successfully completed the 100-kilometer route.
FC Carl Zeiss Jena is setting the course for the upcoming Regionalliga season by appointing Marco Grote as the new head coach. The former interim coach of the Bundesliga club 1. FC Union Berlin succeeds Volkan Uluc at the Kernbergen.
FC Carl Zeiss Jena has clarified its most important personnel matter for the club’s sporting future: Marco Grote will be the new head coach at the Kernberge, signing a long-term contract until 2028.
Jena, June 1, 2026. Plans for the upcoming basketball season at Science City Jena have suffered an unexpected setback. Experienced coach Mike Taylor has declined the contract offer from the ProA league club from Thüringen for private reasons.
Thuringian Regionalliga club FC Carl Zeiss Jena has named 53-year-old Marco Grote as its new head coach. Grote, who succeeds Volkan Uluc, has signed a long-term contract until 2028 to lead the team at the Kernberge.
At the East Thuringian Gymnastics Championships in Jena, athletes from ASC 2000 e.V. celebrated significant successes, with Leonie Müller securing the title in performance class 4.