Where does the DFB Cup game from Eintracht Norderstedt take place?

Where does the DFB Cup game from Eintracht Norderstedt take place?

Norderstedt, Deutschland - The football world looks forward to the DFB Cup, because on June 15, 2025 the first opponents were drawn. FC St. Pauli meets Eintracht Norderstedt in the first round. But there is a lot of excitement about the venue, because the Edmund-Plambeck Stadium in Norderstedt could not be playable. According to the [Millernton] (https://millernton.de/2025/06/15/dfb-pokal- against-norderstedtedt-aber-wiel-wir/), the bonding of the stadium has been blocked for two years.

Eintracht Norderstedt qualified this year by winning the penalty shootout in the Hamburg State Cup final - a great success for the club. Nevertheless, the dilapidated stadium situation provides abdominal pain. According to NDR there are security problems that can only lead to 2,000 spectators to the stadium instead of 5,000. In addition, the required television cameras may not be installed.

uncertain future of the stadium

The city of Norderstedt promised 200,000 euros for the renovation of the stadium about a year and a half ago. But little has happened since then. Unforeseen defects were discovered in the preparatory examinations, and a budget lock is currently valid in Norderstedt. According to city spokeswoman Nina Wrage, the city is working on a solution, but the implementation could be in danger before the DFB Cup game in mid-August.

Eintracht Norderstedt, represented by managing director Finn Spitzer, hopes for a quick solution. He expressed himself pessimistically about the possibility of completing the necessary repairs in good time. "There is something," he says, making it clear that the uncertainty over the venue hurts. An exchange of homelands, a usual solution in such situations, is only allowed by the DFB in unplayable places, which makes negotiations difficult.

financial challenges

A move to another stadium is a financial risk for Eintracht Norderstedt because there are high rental costs to the association. Interesting alternatives that have been brought into play are the Volkspark, Kiel, Lübeck or even Hanover. However, Spitzer emphasizes the importance of an attractive opponent for the number of spectators in order to be able to refinance the stadium rent.

according to the wrong 9, the number of spectators at the DFB Cup games are decisive again this year. The premium of 210,000 euros for participation is a financial incentive, but the actual economy is strongly influenced by the stadium size and the number of spectators.

The anticipation for the game against FC St. Pauli is noticeable, but the venue and the associated challenges remain a big topic. While harmony hopes for a quick solution, it remains to be seen whether the city can do justice to the compatibility of tradition and modern stadium operation.