Energie Cottbus: 126,000 euros for promoting young talent!

Energie Cottbus: 126,000 euros for promoting young talent!

Cottbus, Deutschland - FC Energie Cottbus has received a real money blessing from the DFB youth production stew. The club was able to bag the whole 126,886.45 euros for the past season in the 3rd league, such as maz-online.de reported on July 11th, 2025. The majority of this amount, about 100,000 euros , is intended for the club's youth performance center, which plays a central role in youth promotion.

In addition, almost 27,000 euros flow into the cash register, as young German players under the age of 21 were on the pitch last season. Particularly noteworthy are Janis Juckel, Lucas Copado and Edgar Kaizer, who were used several times. With 18 missions, Janis Juckel has the largest share in the funding allowance, even though he has been active in the club since 2017. His teammates Copado and Kaizer, who also have long club bonds, are no longer part of the team.

deployment times and punishments

It is important to note that Cottbus is also subject to a penalty of 42,000 euros , which was imposed due to incidents in Rostock, such as Sportschau.de reported. This shows that in addition to the positive aspects, the association also has to deal with challenges.

For the coming season, Cottbus has four players in the squad who could also rinse money into the coffers: Finn Heidrich, Lukas Michelbrink, Can Moustfa and Janis Juckel. These talents are now responsible to continue to prove themselves.

A look at the competition

Compared to other third division clubs, Cottbus is in a solid midfield. Only three clubs go away empty -handed, with the SpVgg Unterhaching with 302,697 euros the ranking list, followed by 1860 Munich (255,768 euros) and FC Ingolstadt (244,889 euros). Alemannia Aachen, on the other hand, receives the slightest amount with 97.72 euros , which illustrates the position of the Cottbus association again.

The DFB has also announced that the youngsters are to increase the youngsters at three million euros for the coming season. This could help the clubs to further intensify their youth promotion. New regulations also allow third -division clubs to use the funding in economic business.

For all those who would like to find out more about the funding pot, there are further details directly on the DFB website at vfl.de .

FC Energie Cottbus not only improved its financial options with the funding received, but also took a step towards a solid young work. The coming months will show how these investments will affect the association's sporting development.