1. FC Düren triumphs in the 2024 Hallencup - drama and pure cheers!

The 1st FC Düren was able to win the Sparkassen-Hallen Cup 2024 on December 26, 2024 by defeating VfL Vichtal 3-1 after extra time in the final. This marks the second win of the Hallencup for Düren after the success in 2020. The tournament delighted the audience for four days with a total of 25 participating teams.

The next edition of the indoor cup, the 39th in total, begins on December 27, 2024, with the final round on January 4, 2025. The Düren preliminary round starts at 6 p.m. in the Birkesdorf sports hall. Defending champion Düren will compete in the opening game against Viktoria Arnoldsweiler and has decided to send his U23 to the preliminary round to qualify for the final round.

more about the tournament structure and participation

Alemannia Aachen does not take part this year because it is in the training camp in Turkey. In the Düren preliminary round, the teams also have to compete against Turkish SV Düren. The second Düren group includes Sportfreunde Düren, Alemannia Lendersdorf and TuS Langerwehe. The return of FC Wegberg-Beeck after several years of abstinence, which plays in Erkelenz and competes against SV Helpenstein and Sportfreunde Uevekoven, is particularly remarkable.

Another exciting aspect is that Germania Teveren will compete in the group against Ay-Yildizspor Hückelhoven and SC Erkelenz under the new trainer Sebastian Wirtz. SC Erkelenz was the winner of the Heinsberg preliminary round in 2024. The preliminary rounds of the teams from Aachen take place on January 2 and 3, 2025 before the final round in Aachen begins on January 4, 2025 at 3 p.m.

The preliminary round groups are divided as follows: Düren: Group A with 1. FC Düren, Viktoria Arnoldsweiler and Turkish SV Düren as well as Group B with Sportfreunde Düren, Alemannia Lendersdorf and TuS Langerwehe. Group C: FC Wegberg-Beeck, SV Helpenstein, SF Uevekoven and Group D: Germania Teveren, Ay-Yildizspor Hückelhoven, SC Erkelenz play in the Heinsberger preliminary round. In Aachen 1 there are group E: Teutonia Weiden, SG Stolberg, FC Roetgen and Group F: Eintracht Lieutenheide, Kohlscheider BC, Raspo Brand. In Aachen 2 games group G: VfL Vichtal, VfR Würselen, SV Breinig and Group H: SV Eilendorf, Concordia Oidtweiler, DJK FV Haaren.

The final round format stipulates that the winners of the preliminary rounds and the best second fight for the title. As the Aachener Zeitung will also be reported as a sponsor and support the tournament in 2025.

A review of the newly ended tournament activities shows that the 1. FC Düren won all games of the online banking group in the 2024 season and was able to qualify for the next rounds without any problems, while SV Grün Weiß Welldorf-Güsten and Sportfreunde Düren also left a strong impression in their semi-finals. Düren triumphed in the final with 4: 0, as Düren fvm . SV Grün Weiß Welldorf-Güsten was drawn as the organizer for the next year after five applications.