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14.01.2025 / English

U17 and U19 start main round in February

In February it starts again for the A and B juniors of SV Darmstadt 98. After the preliminary round, which ended after 14 match days, the youth teams compete in the main round in League B. Exciting and sometimes new opponents await you here.

Foto: Mara Wolf

After the last preliminary round game at the beginning of December, one thing is certain for the U19 and U17 Lilies: Both youth teams will start in the newly founded DFB youth league in League B from February.

The U19s were unable to reach the top two places in their group in the preliminary round with nine points from 14 games. Therefore, the A-Juniors will compete in the main round in League B. Coach Patrick Kurt’s team begins the second half of the season away from SV Gonsenheim on February 2, 2025. In addition to Gonsenheim, the Lilies face five other teams in Group E that also missed out on promotion to the top division: FC Augsburg, SC Freiburg, SSV Reutlingen, SSV Ulm and SV Sandhausen.

The preliminary round for the U17s was somewhat more successful. With a fourth place finish, the Lilies narrowly missed out on getting into the A-League, but now compete in League B like the U19s. An intensive opening weekend awaits the South Hessians: On Saturday (February 15th/2pm) the Hessen Cup game against JFV Nidda/Schotten is on the agenda. The next day (February 16th/11am) the first main round game will be away to SC Freiburg. In addition to Freiburg, the U17 faces the following opponents in the league: FC 08 Villingen, SSV Ulm, SV Gonsenheim, SV Sandhausen.

I am happy for the U17 and U19 that they have been divided into attractive groups. There are clubs there that we don't play against often. It will be interesting comparisons and we are looking forward to it.

Björn Müller, sporting director of the Academy

The Organisation:

The newly founded DFB youth league is divided into two phases: preliminary round and main round. In the preliminary round, the teams compete against each other in regionally divided groups. All U17 and U19 teams from clubs with a youth football training center are eligible to play every year.

After 14 preliminary round games, the first and second-placed teams as well as the best third-placed teams in the groups qualify for the A-League, in which the German championship is played. The remaining teams start in the main round in League B. In the following years, the teams start again with the preliminary round, as there is no promotion or relegation for the academy teams in the current system.
Another innovation concerns the substitution options: each team is allowed to make up to seven substitutions per game. This is to ensure that all 18 squad spots get a chance at playing time.

With these regulations, the DFB aims to take the pressure off the clubs to succeed and to focus more on the development, creativity and joy of playing of the players. This is intended to increase the talents‘ individual performance in the long term.

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