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Jena, July 2, 2026 – FC Carl Zeiss Jena is setting the course for the future and has signed local striking talent Benno Walter. The 18-year-old signed a two-year contract with the Blue-Yellow-Whites.
Jena, June 24, 2026 – A major shake-up at FC Carl Zeiss Jena shortly before the start of the season: Managing Director Patrick Widera is unexpectedly resigning from his position as of June 30, 2026. The 46-year-old is stepping down from his roles in the club and the Spielbetriebs-GmbH for family reasons.
FC Carl Zeiss Jena is strengthening its offense for the upcoming Regionalliga season with a new signing from the 3. Liga. Striker Luca Wollschläger moves from 1. FC Saarbrücken to the Saale.
Jena, June 12, 2026. FC Carl Zeiss Jena will host the traditional club SV Darmstadt 98 in the first main round of the 2026/2027 DFB-Pokal. The highly anticipated floodlight match will take place late on a Friday evening in August at the local Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld and promises a thrilling cup atmosphere in the Saalestadt.
As the 2026 World Cup kicks off in North America, Jena’s hospitality sector prepares for late-night broadcasts under special noise protection exemptions.
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.
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.
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.
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.