Jena, April 12, 2026 – Great celebration at FC Carl Zeiss Jena: The junior girls have made the leap into the final of the DFB-Pokal for the 2025/26 season. In a hard-fought semi-final, the Jena youth team defeated the RB Leipzig squad 2-0.
- Competition: DFB-Juniorinnen-Pokal 2025/26, semi-final
- Match: FC Carl Zeiss Jena – RB Leipzig
- Result: 2:0
- Success: FC Carl Zeiss Jena advances to the final
The path to the final is paved
The youth players of FC Carl Zeiss Jena celebrated an outstanding sporting milestone over the weekend. In the prestigious semi-final of the DFB-Juniorinnen-Pokal, they faced the strong team from RB Leipzig. Despite the high sporting challenge, the Jena players kept their nerves and ultimately decided the match with a confident 2-0 victory. With this, the team secured the coveted ticket for the final of the nationwide cup competition.
The victory against the youth development center from Sachsen is a massive statement regarding the excellent form and mentality of the Jena team in the current cup season.
Background: Girls’ football in Jena
Women’s and girls’ football has a deep and successful tradition in Jena. Before the official integration into FC Carl Zeiss Jena, it was FF USV Jena that represented the location on the national map for many years and produced countless talents for the professional sector. Today, the youth center is firmly integrated into the professional structures of FC Carl Zeiss Jena and benefits from modern training conditions around the Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld, not far from the Saale and the adjacent Paradiespark.
Participation in a DFB-Pokal final is an absolute career highlight for youth teams. Such supra-regional successes serve not only as confirmation of the players’ hard work but above all underline the high quality of the youth coaches and the targeted athletic training at the Jena base. The anticipation for the upcoming final will accompany the entire club in the coming weeks.
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Match events | Carl Zeiss Jena – RB Leipzig 2:0 | Semi-final | DFB-Juniorinnen-Pokal 2025/26
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