Where will the DFB Cup game between Norderstedt and St. Pauli take place?

Where will the DFB Cup game between Norderstedt and St. Pauli take place?

The DFB Cup is already throwing its shadows ahead, and Eintracht Norderstedt faces a major challenge: In the first round, the coach's team will meet FC St. Pauli. The draw took place less than 24 hours ago, but the question of where the game will take place ensures conversation material, because the domestic Edmund-Plambeck Stadium can only allow 2000 spectators due to renovation needs. The stadium usually holds 5000 fans, but the back straight has been closed for two years. Bild reports that Norderstedts Finn Spitzer and his team are already looking for alternatives.

A home right exchange is one of the options that are in the room. However, this would require an amicable agreement between the two clubs and the approval of the DFB. Eintracht Norderstedt has already had experience with such an exchange in the past when they played a game in the Bayarena because of the 2020 Corona pandemic. An exchange could also be considered for the upcoming game, but the conditions for it are clearly regulated.

alternatives for the venue

At many corners, possible display facilities are discussed. The traditionally stricken plan to play the game in the Edmund-Plambeck Stadium seems increasingly uncertain. Talks with those responsible for St. Pauli and the HSV take shape. The Holstein Stadium in Kiel or possibly also the stadium in the Volkspark would be a possible alternative. In view of the current situation in Norderstedt, short -term solutions have to be found, because the city is now working intensively to enable temporary use of its own stadium. However, a repair by August seems unlikely, as is [Millernton] (https://millernton.de/2025/06/15/dfb-pokal- against-norderstedstedt-aber-wiel-wir/).

In the first round of the DFB Cup, Norderstedt meets a lot of challenges. The team has had to find out several times in recent years how tricky it can be to have to assert itself against larger clubs. In these encounters against opponents from the Bundesliga, Norderstedt could not win: In their previous cup games they achieved the following results:

In addition, there are large requirements this year that amateur clubs have to meet in the DFB Cup. According to [Deutschlandfunk] (https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/heimrecht-im- dfb-pokal-Hohe-Hohe-AMateurclubs-100.html), over 90 clubs could take part in the first round, which means that they must not only be sporty, but also organizational. A clear bureaucratic effort is in the house, while the opponents have direct access to larger number of spectators.

The games of the first round take place between August 15 and 18. Energy and creativity are therefore in demand to put this sporting event in the best possible way. Now it is only to be desired that everyone involved can agree on a solution that does justice to both fans and players. Time is forced and shaking the head about the lack of capacity will certainly not end in the region.