Jena, May 20, 2026. Personnel changes at FC Carl Zeiss Jena: The team will start the upcoming second-division season without Julevic and Sträßer.
- Club: FC Carl Zeiss Jena
- League: 2. Bundesliga
- Departures: Julevic, Sträßer
- Source: Kicker
Squad planning for the new season
According to current reports from the sports magazine Kicker, FC Carl Zeiss Jena is moving forward with its squad planning for the upcoming season in the 2. Liga. It is already certain that two familiar faces will leave the club or will no longer be part of the squad. Julevic and Sträßer will not be making the move to the second-highest German division. Further details regarding potential new signings or the exact background of the departures were not initially disclosed. The focus is now on assembling a competitive team for the upcoming sporting challenges.
Background: Football in the Paradies
FC Carl Zeiss Jena is the sporting flagship of the Lichtstadt. Home matches are traditionally played at the Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld, which is idyllically located in the Paradiespark directly on the Saale. The stadium, named after the famous Jena physicist and social reformer, looks back on a history of over a hundred years. Following a comprehensive renovation, the facility now presents itself as a modern, football-only stadium for over 15,000 spectators.
A season in the 2. Bundesliga represents a particular sporting and logistical challenge for any club. The blue-yellow-white supporters are known nationwide for their great travel enthusiasm and vocal support. On home match days, this also always requires special measures in the urban infrastructure: Particularly around the Bahnhof Jena-Paradies as well as on the heavily frequented federal highway B88 (Knebelstraße/Am Anger), arriving and departing fans as well as closures regularly lead to changed traffic patterns and an increased volume on the trams of the Jenaer Nahverkehr.
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