Greuther Fürth triumphs at the U16-Lindner-Cup in Dettelbach!

On January 12, 2025, the 26th edition of the "Lindner-Cup" (formerly "Norit-Cup") took place in the Dettelbacher Maintalhalle. Organized by SC Dettelbach, a total of 10 current Bundesliga clubs and their U16 juniors competed against each other. Among the participants were also host 1. FC Schweinfurt and numerous other well -known clubs.

In an exciting final, the U16 juniors of Greuther Fürth prevailed 4: 1 against 1. FC Nürnberg. With this, Greuther Fürth secured the trophy for the third time. Previously, the team had emerged as a group winner in the group phase, as did VfL Wolfsburg, FC Bayern Munich and Fortuna Düsseldorf. In the end, VfL Wolfsburg took third place, while FC Bayern Munich reached the sixth place after losing his placement game against VfL Bochum.

tournament and placements

The tournament extended over 16 hours over two days and took place in front of a sold -out house with a maximum of 200 spectators. The positive feedback from the participants confirmed the high quality of the event. In the intermediate round, Dettelbach's U16 was able to defeat 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3-2. The most important placements of the tournament are as follows:

• 1. Greuther Fürth
• 2. 1. FC Nürnberg
• 3. VfL Wolfsburg
• 4. Fortuna Düsseldorf
• 5. VfL Bochum
• 6. FC Bayern Munich
• 7. RB Leipzig
• 8. FSV Mainz 05
• 9. SV Werder Bremen
• 10. Holstein Kiel
• 11. VfB Stuttgart
• 12. Union Berlin
• 13. FC St. Pauli
• 14. Dettelbach and districts
• 15. 1. FC Kaiserslautern
• 16. FC Schweinfurt 05

In addition, individual awards were awarded: Best player was Cem Halaco from 1st FC Nürnberg, Best goalkeeper David Podar-Stub from FC Bayern Munich, and most successful goal scorer Niklas Heinicke from RB Leipzig.

The participants of the tournament included two local heroes as well as four second division clubs and ten Bundesliga clubs, and contributed to the attractiveness and competitiveness of the "Lindner Cup", such as duo09.de reported. The organizer Lukas Schimmer showed that such participation will continue to be preserved in the future.