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Located next to the professional training center, our performance center offers everything that young footballers need: a youth center, the Footbonaut, fitness rooms and a wide range of educational opportunities. From U9 to U23, young talents find their sporting home here.

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Goalkeeper Aaron Held and outfield players Anas Mahjoubi, Valon Cena, Jonas Feddersen, Oliwer Blaszczyk, Tim Degener, Nick Cherny, Taycan Ectibasi, Thierry Tazemeta and Diego Ngambia have been promoted to the U19s from the team that won the German U17 Championship in the previous season. Elias Benkara, Tyler Meiser and Ousmane Diallo, who had previously moved back and forth between the U17s and U19s, will also join the extended squad, as will Luca Reggiani and Mussa Kaba. \n<\/p>\nRobin Lisewski, Almugera Kabar, Cole Campbell, Nico Adamczyk, William Rashidi, Alex Niziolek as well as Luke Rahmann and Moussa Soumah, who had little to no playing time due to long-term injuries, remain from last year's squad. Mike Tullberg, who is entering his fifth year as U19 head coach, welcomed striker Pharell Kegni from 1. FC Nürnberg as a new signing. The future of Paris Brunner remains unclear. 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In 2019, Borussia won the U19s title with a 5-3 victory against VfB Stuttgart), while the heavily favoured U17s lost the final against 1. FC Köln 3-2. In the current season, the U17s surprisingly stormed to the championship trophy, and this time it is the U19s who go into the final in the Niederrheinstadion as underdogs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"object-left\">\n<div class=\"imageleft\"><img title=\"\" src=\"/var/ezdemo_site/storage/images/media/bilder/nachrichtenbilder/n-u19-tullberg/4379182-1-ger-DE/N-U19-Tullberg_bvbnachricht_halb.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-originalsrc=\"http://www.bvb.de/var/ezdemo_site/storage/images/media/bilder/nachrichtenbilder/n-u19-tullberg/4379182-1-ger-DE/N-U19-Tullberg.jpg\" data-content=\"/var/ezdemo_site/storage/images/media/bilder/nachrichtenbilder/n-u19-tullberg/4379182-1-ger-DE/N-U19-Tullberg_bvbnachricht_halb.jpg\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\"Hoffenheim have an exceptional squad with some great individuals and are slight favourites,\u201d said coach Mike Tullberg. His counterpart from Borussia Mönchengladbach, former BVB player Oliver Kirch, claimed after two clear semi-final defeats (6-2 and 4-0) against TSG: \u201cWe were beaten by the best U19s team in Germany.\u201d<\/p>\nHowever, even after the 2-2 draw in the first leg against Hertha BSC, BVB had been given far slimmer chances than the Berliners. Mike Tullberg revealed that he had spent long evenings with his coaching staff to come up with a tactical gameplan to better the Berlin-based side, who had been strengthened with youngsters from the first team and Regionalliga squads: \"The plan was to surprise them with a 4-4-2 system with a diamond. That worked on the whole, although we didn't take our chances in the first half and had to fight and suffer in the closing stages.\u201d<\/p>\nIn the end, the team were rewarded with a 5-4 victory in the penalty shoot-out. \u201cIt's crazy! We've won the West German Championship three times in a row and have reached the final of the German Championship for the third time in a row. This is a huge success for the entire youth performance centre and all the coaches who have trained these boys,\u201d stressed Tullberg.<\/p>\nHe is expecting a completely different opponent in the final, for which the West German champions have been drawn to play at home and which cannot take place at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK or the Rote Erde stadium due to the ongoing preparations for the European Championship. His team got a taste of Hoffenheim's qualities in the 6-0 defeat in the first round of the DFB-Pokal, when Borussia were put to the sword on the break: \u201cHertha play controlled possession-based football. Hoffenheim's style is defined by pressing and transitions.\u201d He will now prepare his team for this and attempt to come up with the right strategy together with his coaching team.<\/p>\n<a id=\"eztoc4379293_0_1\" name=\"eztoc4379293_0_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Facing Schalke in the Westfalenpokal on Saturday<\/h3>\nTullberg therefore shows little understanding for the scheduling of the remaining rounds of the Westfalenpokal. The quarter-final match against Schalke 04, originally scheduled for April, will now take place on Saturday 25 May, at the Youth Performance Centre (kick-off: 11:00 CEST). Should BVB make it through to the semi-finals, they would face FC Iserlohn on 28 May \u2013 two days before the final of the German Championship. \u201cWith all due respect to the competition and our opponents, I will almost exclusively select players who have had little playing time recently,\u201d said Tullberg, adding: \u201cShould we progress, we will only be able to play the U17s in the semi-final in Iserlohn.\u201d<\/p>\nThat is because the final of the German Championship is the top priority. \u201cWe feel comfortable in the role of the underdogs. And anything can happen in a one-off game,\u201d said Tullberg. . <\/p>\nwiwi<\/i><\/p>","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"The Black & Yellows have already had this opportunity once before, five years ago. In 2019, Borussia won the U19s title with a 5-3 victory against VfB Stuttgart), while the heavily favoured U17s lost the final against 1. FC Köln 3-2. In the current season, the U17s surprisingly stormed to the championship trophy, and this time it is the U19s who go into the final in the Niederrheinstadion as underdogs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"object-left\">\n<div class=\"imageleft\"><img title=\"\" src=\"/var/ezdemo_site/storage/images/media/bilder/nachrichtenbilder/n-u19-tullberg/4379182-1-ger-DE/N-U19-Tullberg_bvbnachricht_halb.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-originalsrc=\"http://www.bvb.de/var/ezdemo_site/storage/images/media/bilder/nachrichtenbilder/n-u19-tullberg/4379182-1-ger-DE/N-U19-Tullberg.jpg\" data-content=\"/var/ezdemo_site/storage/images/media/bilder/nachrichtenbilder/n-u19-tullberg/4379182-1-ger-DE/N-U19-Tullberg_bvbnachricht_halb.jpg\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\"Hoffenheim have an exceptional squad with some great individuals and are slight favourites,\u201d said coach Mike Tullberg. 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We've won the West German Championship three times in a row and have reached the final of the German Championship for the third time in a row. This is a huge success for the entire youth performance centre and all the coaches who have trained these boys,\u201d stressed Tullberg.<\/p>\nHe is expecting a completely different opponent in the final, for which the West German champions have been drawn to play at home and which cannot take place at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK or the Rote Erde stadium due to the ongoing preparations for the European Championship. His team got a taste of Hoffenheim's qualities in the 6-0 defeat in the first round of the DFB-Pokal, when Borussia were put to the sword on the break: \u201cHertha play controlled possession-based football. 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The final will be played on Thursday (30 June) at the Niederrheinstadion in Oberhausen. \u2018The fact that this clash was decided on penalties reflects the quality of both teams. 2-2 in the first leg and 3-3 in the second leg were fair results. It was great to see that our boys were more than capable of holding their own against an extremely strong Berlin team. Their morale, team unity and individual quality were remarkable. This was an advert for youth football," said BVB managing director for sport Lars Ricken in praise of the team.<\/p>A crowd of 4,950, including many BVB fans, witnessed a thrilling and high-quality match at Berlin's Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark. Borussia fell behind 1-0 early on but stormed into a 3-0 lead thanks to two goals by Kjell Wätjen and one by Cole Campbell. But Hertha struck back in the second half to make it 3-3 and BVB found themselves down to ten players late on when Rafael Lubach was shown a second yellow card. But Dortmund were not to be denied in the subsequent penalty shoot-out, with Robin Lisewski saving the first Berlin spot-kick - and in the end Black & Yellows were the team left celebrating in the historic Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark.<\/p>\u2018I'm really proud of my guys, who put in an outstanding team performance. I feel a little sorry for Hertha. They were the strongest team we've played at domestic level in recent years," said a beaming coach Mike Tullberg, who also voiced his respect for BVB's opponents in the final, Hoffenheim: "We are going into the final as slight underdogs, but this role suits us." TSG, who defeated BVB 6-0 earlier in the season, will play SC Freiburg in the DFB-Pokal final next Friday.<\/p>Wätjen shines with two goals <\/b><\/p>BVB captain Filippo Mane returned to the starting XI and partnered Leonardo Posadas in the centre of defence. Hertha BSC were able to strengthen their squad with Tim Hoffmann, another player who has already played in the Bundesliga 2. "That didn't make our task any easier," commented Mike Tullberg, who had opted for a 4-4-2 formation. Kjell Wätjen played in midfield in the number-ten role, while Rafael Lubach played as a number six.<\/p>The game took a similar course to the first leg. Hertha controlled the ball and pinned their opponents back, but Borussia, who defended with great resolve, were able to create the better chances. Paris Brunner had a good sight of goal in the 4th minute, but his effort whizzed just over the crossbar. Berlin's Tim Goller then saved his team from going behind with a strong reaction save with his feet to deny Brunner. "I was a bit frustrated because we weren't able to capitalise on our opportunities early in the game and then we invited Berlin on to score the opening goal," admitted Tullberg.<\/p>Leonardo Posadas carelessly gave the ball away to Oliver Rölke in the 34th minute. Hertha's top striker capitalised ruthlessly on the opportunity and left goalkeeper Robin Lisewski with no chance. Dortmund weren't trailing for long: Kjell Wätjen burst forward down the right flank and, exactly 91 seconds after the Hertha goal, completed a spectacular solo action with a brilliant shot into the far corner after playing a one-two with Cole Campbell. Wätjen almost grabbed a second shortly before the break, but he was unable to keep his curling effort down after being teed up by Brunner.<\/p>At the start of the second half, Wätjen made up for his missed chance before the break. It was the result of a fantastic crossfield ball from Campbell to Brunner, who rounded Goller and hit the post from an acute angle. Wätjen was in the right place and fired the rebound into the net to open up a 2-1 lead. Two minutes later, Cole Campbell increased the lead to 3-1 after preparatory work from Brunner and Onofrietti.<\/p>Black & Yellows ice cold from the spot<\/b><\/p>However, similar to BVB in the first half, Berlin responded well to going behind, hitting a new gear in their attacking play. Lukas Michelbrink beat four Dortmund defenders before slipping the ball to Jelani Ndi, who finished to make it 3-2 (59). Hertha continued to press and were rewarded for their hard work with the equaliser. Ibrahim Maza played a ball over the Dortmund defence and Oliver Rölke finished to draw the two sides level at 3-3.<\/p>The closing stages were frenetic: Lisewski narrowly avoided scoring an own goal (81), Brunner was wrongly whistled back when he stole the ball from Goller and had a clear route towards the Berlin goal, and Rafael Lubach, who had already been cautioned in the 10th minute for a foul on Maza, was shown a second yellow card in the 83rd minute for pushing Elyas Strasner too hard. "We cleared everything they threw at us in our defensive block," said a delighted double goalscorer Kjell Wätjen.<\/p>After the final whistle, the game went straight to penalties. BVB keeper Lisewski saved the first spot-kick from Jelani Ndi, laying the foundation for the eventual victory. Danylo Krevsun, Leonardo Posadas, Kjell Wätjen, Paris Brunner and Cole Campbell all converted their penalties to send BVB into the final of the U19 German Championship for the fourth season in a row. "We still have a score to settle against Hoffenheim, and we want to settle it now," declared Kjell Wätjen.<\/p>U19s: Lisewski \u2013 Rashidi (46, Korzynietz, 86, Benkara), Mane (72, Meiser), Posadas, Kabar \u2013 Wätjen, Lubach \u2013 Onofrietti (62, Herrmann), Krevsun, Campbell \u2013 Brunner.<\/p>(wiwi)<\/i><\/p>","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Their opponents in the final will be TSG Hoffenheim, who beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 6-2 and 4-0 in the other semi-final. The final will be played on Thursday (30 June) at the Niederrheinstadion in Oberhausen. \u2018The fact that this clash was decided on penalties reflects the quality of both teams. 2-2 in the first leg and 3-3 in the second leg were fair results. It was great to see that our boys were more than capable of holding their own against an extremely strong Berlin team. Their morale, team unity and individual quality were remarkable. This was an advert for youth football," said BVB managing director for sport Lars Ricken in praise of the team.<\/p>A crowd of 4,950, including many BVB fans, witnessed a thrilling and high-quality match at Berlin's Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark. Borussia fell behind 1-0 early on but stormed into a 3-0 lead thanks to two goals by Kjell Wätjen and one by Cole Campbell. But Hertha struck back in the second half to make it 3-3 and BVB found themselves down to ten players late on when Rafael Lubach was shown a second yellow card. But Dortmund were not to be denied in the subsequent penalty shoot-out, with Robin Lisewski saving the first Berlin spot-kick - and in the end Black & Yellows were the team left celebrating in the historic Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark.<\/p>\u2018I'm really proud of my guys, who put in an outstanding team performance. I feel a little sorry for Hertha. They were the strongest team we've played at domestic level in recent years," said a beaming coach Mike Tullberg, who also voiced his respect for BVB's opponents in the final, Hoffenheim: "We are going into the final as slight underdogs, but this role suits us." TSG, who defeated BVB 6-0 earlier in the season, will play SC Freiburg in the DFB-Pokal final next Friday.<\/p>Wätjen shines with two goals <\/b><\/p>BVB captain Filippo Mane returned to the starting XI and partnered Leonardo Posadas in the centre of defence. Hertha BSC were able to strengthen their squad with Tim Hoffmann, another player who has already played in the Bundesliga 2. "That didn't make our task any easier," commented Mike Tullberg, who had opted for a 4-4-2 formation. Kjell Wätjen played in midfield in the number-ten role, while Rafael Lubach played as a number six.<\/p>The game took a similar course to the first leg. Hertha controlled the ball and pinned their opponents back, but Borussia, who defended with great resolve, were able to create the better chances. Paris Brunner had a good sight of goal in the 4th minute, but his effort whizzed just over the crossbar. Berlin's Tim Goller then saved his team from going behind with a strong reaction save with his feet to deny Brunner. "I was a bit frustrated because we weren't able to capitalise on our opportunities early in the game and then we invited Berlin on to score the opening goal," admitted Tullberg.<\/p>Leonardo Posadas carelessly gave the ball away to Oliver Rölke in the 34th minute. Hertha's top striker capitalised ruthlessly on the opportunity and left goalkeeper Robin Lisewski with no chance. Dortmund weren't trailing for long: Kjell Wätjen burst forward down the right flank and, exactly 91 seconds after the Hertha goal, completed a spectacular solo action with a brilliant shot into the far corner after playing a one-two with Cole Campbell. Wätjen almost grabbed a second shortly before the break, but he was unable to keep his curling effort down after being teed up by Brunner.<\/p>At the start of the second half, Wätjen made up for his missed chance before the break. It was the result of a fantastic crossfield ball from Campbell to Brunner, who rounded Goller and hit the post from an acute angle. Wätjen was in the right place and fired the rebound into the net to open up a 2-1 lead. Two minutes later, Cole Campbell increased the lead to 3-1 after preparatory work from Brunner and Onofrietti.<\/p>Black & Yellows ice cold from the spot<\/b><\/p>However, similar to BVB in the first half, Berlin responded well to going behind, hitting a new gear in their attacking play. Lukas Michelbrink beat four Dortmund defenders before slipping the ball to Jelani Ndi, who finished to make it 3-2 (59). Hertha continued to press and were rewarded for their hard work with the equaliser. Ibrahim Maza played a ball over the Dortmund defence and Oliver Rölke finished to draw the two sides level at 3-3.<\/p>The closing stages were frenetic: Lisewski narrowly avoided scoring an own goal (81), Brunner was wrongly whistled back when he stole the ball from Goller and had a clear route towards the Berlin goal, and Rafael Lubach, who had already been cautioned in the 10th minute for a foul on Maza, was shown a second yellow card in the 83rd minute for pushing Elyas Strasner too hard. "We cleared everything they threw at us in our defensive block," said a delighted double goalscorer Kjell Wätjen.<\/p>After the final whistle, the game went straight to penalties. BVB keeper Lisewski saved the first spot-kick from Jelani Ndi, laying the foundation for the eventual victory. Danylo Krevsun, Leonardo Posadas, Kjell Wätjen, Paris Brunner and Cole Campbell all converted their penalties to send BVB into the final of the U19 German Championship for the fourth season in a row. 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