VfB Eichstätt celebrates a narrow 3-2 victory in the first test match!

VfB Eichstätt celebrates a narrow 3-2 victory in the first test match!

The opened on Saturday, June 22, 2025 VfB Eichstätt the test match preparation with an exciting duel against SC 04 Schwabach. In midsummer temperatures, the Eichstätt team showed an impressive performance, which was crowned with a 3-2 win. But not everything that glitters was gold; The defense showed some unusual weaknesses.

In the first part of the game, VfB was clearly superior. In the 5th minute, Paul Massari gave his team the lead with a header, excellently prepared by Lucas Schraufstetter. After Kevin Woleman's equalizer in the 32nd minute, Kevin Mutove, one of the three new signings, scored his first goal for VfB in the 40th minute. With another goal from Schraufstetter in the 42nd minute, the team took a comfortable 3-1 lead. However, VfB let up a bit in the second half, which resulted in another goal. Woleman took advantage of a positional error in defense and brought the final score to 3-2.

A look at the new coach

The upcoming 2025/2026 season will start with a new face at the helm of the club: Dominik Betz, currently coach at TSV Greding in the district league, will become head coach of VfB Eichstätt. The club has decided not to extend the contract with the previous coach Dominic Rühl. Athletic director Tobias Grimm describes Betz as young, talented and highly motivated. Interestingly, Betz already has experience from his time as a player and assistant coach at VfB.

The big challenge awaits the club, which will play in the Bayernliga North again next season. The Eichstätter team wants to prove that they can get back on the road to success after the difficult last season with relegation from the regional league.

Club history and ambitions

With a proud history since 1920, VfB Eichstätt has established itself in German football. The team has experienced many ups and downs in the past, including several promotions and relegations to various leagues. Since returning to the Bayernliga North, where the club celebrated the championship for the first time in the 2024/25 season, the goal has been clear: promotion back to the regional league.

The home stadium, the Liqui Moly Stadium, and the long-standing main sponsor, Liqui Moly, give the club a solid basis. The last attendance record in the Regionalliga of 2,830 fans who attended a game against TSV 1860 Munich shows the great potential and support of the fans for VfB. There is great anticipation for the coming season, and those responsible have great expectations of the new additions and the new coaching leadership under Betz.