FC Carl Zeiss Jena (women)

Carl Zeiss Jena
Founded2017; 8 years ago (2017)
GroundErnst-Abbe-Sportfeld
Capacity15,000
ChairmanRalf Schmidt-Röh
ManagerChristopher Heck
LeagueFrauen-Bundesliga
2024–2511th of 12

FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German women's football club from Jena, Thuringia. The club currently plays in the Bundesliga, the highest level of women's football in Germany. It is part of the FC Carl Zeiss Jena club.

Carl Zeiss Jena played regional women's football since 2016–17 but became more prominent, when it merged with FF USV Jena in 2020.

History

The roots of FC Carl Zeiss Jena's women's football section trace back to FF USV Jena, a club that played in the Frauen-Bundesliga for over a decade and reached the DFB-Pokal final in 2009–10.

Carl Zeiss Jena had already entered women's football in 2017 by taking over USV Jena's third team, which competed in the Thüringenliga and won promotion in its third season.[1] Following financial challenges and relegation in 2018, FF USV Jena formally merged with FC Carl Zeiss Jena on 1 July 2020, transferring all teams and playing rights.[2]

In the 2020–21 season, Carl Zeiss Jena competed in the 2. Bundesliga Nord under coach Anne Pochert and achieved immediate promotion to the Frauen-Bundesliga.[3] However, the 2021–22 campaign ended with relegation after the team finished last. Following this, the club restructured its women's department, appointing Isabelle Knipp as sporting director and hiring former FF USV Jena manager Steffen Beck as head coach.[4] In 2023–24, the club finished runners-up in the second division, securing promotion back to the Bundesliga.[5]

Current squad

As of 6 January 2025[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Austria AUT Mariella El Sherif
2 DF Germany GER Bente Fischer
3 DF Germany GER Toma Ihlenburg
4 DF Germany GER Anika Metzner
5 DF Germany GER Jalysa Stechemesser
6 MF Germany GER Jenny Beyer
7 FW Germany GER Melina Reuter
8 DF Germany GER Felicia Sträßer
10 MF Germany GER Merza Julević
11 FW Germany GER Hannah Mesch
12 GK Germany GER Sofie Lehmann
14 MF Germany GER Anja Heuschkel
15 DF Germany GER Luise Wildner
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Germany GER Lisa Gora
17 FW Germany GER Nicole Woldmann
18 FW Australia AUS Anna Margraf
19 MF Germany GER Hannah Lehmann
20 DF Germany GER Luca Birkholz
22 MF Germany GER Fiona Gaißer
23 FW Ghana GHA Josephine Bonsu
24 GK Germany GER Laura Kiontke
25 MF Germany GER Noemi Gentile
27 DF Germany GER Gwen Mummert
28 DF Germany GER Emily Reske
31 DF Germany GER Nelly Juckel
49 GK Germany GER Jasmin Janning
— MF Switzerland SUI Elena Muhlemann
— DF New Zealand NZL Suya Haering

Staff

Coaching staff
Germany Florian Kästner Head coach
Germany Matthias Buszkowiak Assistant coach
Germany Luis Urbig Goalkeeping coach
Germany Mikkeline Braun Fitness coach

References

  1. ^ "Chronik – FC Carl Zeiss Jena – Frauen-Thüringenliga 19/20 – FuPa".
  2. ^ "USV Jena: Abstieg und Aufbruch | MDR.DE". www.mdr.de. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020.
  3. ^ "„Ein historischer Tag"" (in German). FC Carl Zeiss Jena. 25 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Steffen Beck wird neuer Cheftrainer der Frauen des FC Carl Zeiss Jena" (in German). jenamedia.de. 9 May 2022.
  5. ^ Altgelt, Helene (18 June 2024). "Carl Zeiss Jena zurück in der Frauen-Bundesliga: Mehr als eine Fahrstuhlmannschaft?" (in German). 90min.de.
  6. ^ "Kader / Trainer- & Funktionsteam" (in German). FC Carl Zeiss Jena. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
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