Multiple football squads initiate their season in Middle Thuringia
The Middle Thuringia Football Association (DFA) is preparing for the 2025/26 season with a total of 479 teams, a slight increase from the previous year. This makes it the strongest district football association in Thuringia in terms of membership, boasting 99 clubs registered for match operations.
Among these clubs, SV 09 Arnstadt stands out as the number one club in the Ilm district, with a total of twelve teams in operation. SV 09 will play at the state level in all age groups from A to D juniors, and additionally in the circle for C to F juniors. Notably, SV 09 will be starting independently, similar to Wachsenburg Haarhausen, which is playing with a third men's team for the first time.
The women's and girls' area of the Middle Thuringia DFA is represented by 38 teams. Two new clubs, Eintracht Eisenberg and Lauscha/Steinach, will start as guests in the Kreisoberliga, keeping the number of women's teams stable at eleven. SV Deube Großliebringen is a pure women's football club represented in all classes from B to E juniors on a state level.
In the junior area, there are 335 teams in operation, eight fewer than in 2024. Four clubs can afford to send three men's teams into the season: VfB Apolda, Einheit Rudolstadt, Empor Weimar, FC Saalfeld (with Remschütz), and Wachsenburg Haarhausen. SV Herschdorf, Germania Ilmenau, and SV Deube Großliebringen will start in the Kreisoberliga.
Interestingly, nine of the 99 clubs do not have their own men's team, and twelve clubs are starting with their men only in joint teams. Four clubs are purely women's football clubs in the Middle Thuringia DFA.
The decline due to Corona has stabilized in the number of junior teams in the Middle Thuringia DFA. There are 27 girls' teams and a total of 296 A to E juniors in the association. The FSV Martinroda provides eight teams, with the B juniors playing together with Geratal and Graefenroda.
Despite extensive research, no publicly available, authoritative source has named a singular club as unrivaled for the 2025/26 season in the Middle Thuringia District Football Association. To find the current strongest or dominant club, it is recommended to consult the official Middle Thuringia District Football Association website or recent season standings and reports from regional sports news closer to or during the 2025/26 season.
The sports-analysis of the upcoming 2025/26 season in the Middle Thuringia Football Association reveals a diverse landscape, with SV 09 Arnstadt standing out as the number one club in the Ilm district, fielding teams in various sports-analysis age groups. Interestingly, four clubs in the association, including SV Deube Großliebringen, are purely women's football clubs in the sports-analysis. Despite the decline due to Corona, the number of junior teams has stabilized, with various clubs, such as VfB Apolda and Wachsenburg Haarhausen, fielding multiple men's teams for the 2025/26 season. To determine the unrivaled club for the 2025/26 season, it is recommended to consult the official Middle Thuringia District Football Association website or recent season standings and reports from regional sports news closer to or during the 2025/26 season.
