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Football in the West District: U15 demands more games and larger groups!
The article highlights current developments in youth football in Dingolfing-Landau, including match results and group divisions.
Football in the West District: U15 demands more games and larger groups!
The current season brings some changes for youth football in the West district. Coaches like Rudi Damberger are increasingly campaigning for more games in the youth sector. Despite this requirement, it appears that the divisions for the U15 youth into small groups are preferred. So there are no plans for larger ten-man relays next season. Instead, three four-man relays were created in the U15 area, in which the young people only play six league games per half-year.
Christian Eichhorn, the western district chairman, underlined the different opinions on group sizes in a press release. Some clubs want larger groups for more match practice, while others prefer smaller groups to shorten travel distances. This discussion will certainly continue, as opinions vary widely here.
A look at the reports
With regard to the reports for the coming seasons, an interesting picture emerges. For the U19s, a total of 62 teams were counted for the 2025/2026 season, compared to 61 in the previous season, with five teams withdrawn last season. The U17 category saw an increase from 61 to 66 reports, which is a positive sign for the rate in this age group.
The U15, on the other hand, has seen a decline: While 112 teams were registered last season, there are only 99 for 2025/2026. This could also be due to the debates about group sizes mentioned above. One team dropped out of the entry list in this category.
The U17 DFB youth league
A look beyond the district borders makes the development in the U17 DFB youth league exciting. This league was launched for the 2024/25 season and replaces the B-Junior Bundesliga. The DFB youth league offers the best B juniors a platform and provides a game mode that consists of regional preliminary rounds and subsequent division into leagues A and B. As the DFB explains on its official website, the preliminary round consists of 14 match days in eight groups.
The top three in each group qualify for League A, while amateur clubs also have a chance in League B. An exciting concept that shows that youth football in Germany is well positioned and will continue to be supported.
Overall, young football talent appears to be facing current challenges, while the development of competitive teams in the higher leagues remains encouraging. This accelerated development could perhaps even produce new talent that will soon enter the professional field.