Jena, May 19, 2026. Big stage for regional football: This coming Saturday, the nationwide Finaltag der Amateure takes place. Among the participants is FC Carl Zeiss Jena, fighting for the coveted Landespokal.
- Event: Finaltag der Amateure (Landespokal Finals)
- Date: Saturday, May 23, 2026
- Participating Teams (Central Germany): FC Carl Zeiss Jena, ZFC Meuselwitz, Erzgebirge Aue, FSV Zwickau, Germania Halberstadt, Hallescher FC
- Broadcast: Live stream on „SPORT IM OSTEN“ (MDR)
The Fight for DFB-Pokal Qualification
This weekend, football fans across Germany turn their attention to the regional associations. The Finaltag der Amateure bundles the finals of the Landespokale and offers the participating clubs significant media exposure. Traditional teams from Thüringen, Sachsen, and Sachsen-Anhalt have qualified. Alongside FC Carl Zeiss Jena, ZFC Meuselwitz, FSV Zwickau, Erzgebirge Aue, Germania Halberstadt, and Hallescher FC will also compete in their respective finals.
The program „SPORT IM OSTEN“ by Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) will provide comprehensive coverage of the matches involving Central German representatives and offer fans a live stream. This allows supporters of FC Carl Zeiss Jena who cannot be present at the stadium to follow the decisive match in real-time.
Background: The Significance of the Thüringenpokal
Winning the Thüringer Landespokal is of immense sporting and, above all, financial importance for clubs like FC Carl Zeiss Jena. The winner qualifies directly for the first main round of the DFB-Pokal in the following season. This not only guarantees fixed entry and TV fees from the Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB) in the six-figure range but also offers the chance for a lucrative home match against a first or second-division team at the Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld in the Jenaer Oberaue. Historically, FC Carl Zeiss Jena is one of the record winners of the Thüringenpokal and has won the competition several times in the past.
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Finaltag der Amateure: What you need to know before the Landespokal finals
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