Eintracht youth celebrates success: women triumph, U19 on track!

Eintracht youth celebrates success: women triumph, U19 on track!

Last weekend, Eintracht's youth teams showed a mixed picture of exciting duels. The U23s and U19s were able to achieve success on their pitches, while the U15s and the women's first team had to overcome some challenges. The highlight of the weekend was undoubtedly the women's clear win against Hannover 96 II.

In the match between Eintracht U23 and SV Atlas Delmenhorst, things didn't initially go according to plan. However, Eintracht can still be satisfied with a 1-1 draw against second place in the table. Fagerström gave Delmenhorst the lead in the 34th minute before Wagner equalized in the 77th minute. With a yellow-red card for goalkeeper Rajkovacic shortly after the final whistle, it was an exciting end to an exciting game. The next challenge lies ahead with a home game against SV Holthausen Biene.

Successes of the youth teams

The U19s, on the other hand, celebrated a great 3-2 win against SV Werder Bremen, with goals from Redecker, Gille and Runge. This victory catapults Eintracht to sixth place in the table and shows that the team is on the right track. Teschke and Collevecchio scored the goals for Bremen. On the other hand, the U15 had less luck and narrowly lost 0-1 against USC Paloma, a game that ended unfortunately despite a good performance.

However, the team will go into the winter break optimistic as they wintered in eleventh place. Such narrow defeats are often annoying lessons in football that have to be overcome.

New momentum in German youth football

Eintracht Frankfurt and other clubs are not only facing current challenges, but also major changes in German youth football. From the 2024/25 season, the German Football Association (DFB) will convert the A and B junior leagues into a new, reformed system. The aim of the reform is to optimize player development and make competition fairer. The U19 and U17 will be moved to a two-phase format that minimizes travel times and focuses on local competitions. This means teams compete in regional groups, eliminating unnecessary travel.

The preliminary round will feature 64 teams, while the best teams from the preliminary round will compete in League A for the title. The reform also makes substitutions easier: each team can make up to seven player changes per game. These innovations are part of a larger goal to sustainably improve the promotion of young talent in Germany and to better integrate talented players, which also increases the chances of amateur clubs.

With the introduction of this new structure, Germany will continue to build on its tradition of being seen as a leading country in youth football. The first reports from clubs already show positive effects of this reform and better planning security for coaches and players. Now it only remains to be seen how these measures will affect the number of talents spotted and whether the squad of professional teams will continue to benefit from their own youth.