The U17 and U19 teams from the VfL Academy have been enjoying their well-earned summer break for the past two weeks. For now, rest and recovery remain the priority before preparations for the 2026/2027 season get under way with performance diagnostics and sports medical examinations.
A shared highlight awaits from 19 to 26 July: The Young Wolves will head to a training camp in Opalenica, Poland, where intensive training sessions and international friendlies are on the agenda. The aim is to put the finishing touches on preparations ahead of the start of competitive action in August.
U19 schedule at a glance
- 22 June: Performance diagnostics
- 23 June: Start of training
- 4 July: Friendly against Hamburger SV / Eimsbütteler TV
- 10 July: Friendly against 1. FSV Mainz 05
- 18 July: Friendly against RB Leipzig
- 19 to 26 July: Training camp in Opalenica (Poland)
- 22 July: Friendly against Lech Poznań
- 25 July: Friendly against Legia Warsaw
- 2 August: First round of the DFB Junior Cup
- 9 August: Matchday 1 of the DFB Youth League
U17 schedule at a glance
- 29 June: Performance diagnostics
- 30 June: Start of training
- 8 July: Friendly against Hansa Rostock
- 11 July: Friendly against Bayer Leverkusen
- 18 July: Friendly against Holstein Kiel
- 19 to 26 July: Training camp in Opalenica (Poland)
- 22 July: Friendly against Lech Poznań
- 25 July: Friendly against Legia Warsaw
- 31 July: Friendly against Odense BK
- 9 August: Matchday 1 of the DFB Youth League
