DFB junior league 2025/26: Teams & groups with a big overview!

DFB junior league 2025/26: Teams & groups with a big overview!

The anticipation for the new season in the DFB young people is great, because the tightly crowded league will start the second edition in August 2025. The U19 and U17 juniors are again fighting for the best placement in the newly structured league, which begins with an exciting preliminary round, followed by main and finals from the round of 16. The German Football Association (DFB) has announced this in a message, as already reported the in the U19 take part in a total of 65 clubs, 59 of which have a performance center. These teams are divided into nine groups, with only the two best of each group, as well as the top six third -placed, making the leap into league A. In group C, some well -known names like the 1st FC Magdeburg, FC Erzgebirge Aue and SG Dynamo Dresden. At the same time, the U17 competes with 63 clubs, also divided into eight groups. Here the best three teams qualify for league A, while places four to eight have to fight in league B.

There are good news for all football fans: The games of the U19 and U17 are exclusively from Sky Sport transmitted. From August, spectators can look forward to around 70 games per season that are available free of charge on skysport.de, the Sky Sport app as well as on YouTube and Tiktok. This cooperation of the DFB with Sky ensures more visibility of youth football and a breath of fresh air. The U19 season will also start from August 3, 2024, followed by the U17 on August 10, 2024.

With all these exciting developments, the fans can look forward to a gripping football year. The DFB youth league not only promises exciting games, but also the opportunity to watch young talents on the way to a professional footballer.