SVWW: Pre-season preparations for the new season in the 3rd division
The summer break is over at SVWW and the team is now preparing for the new season, which will begin on the first weekend in August. Five new external signings have now been confirmed and were present at the start of preparations. Bayern Munich will play in the DFB Cup on August 27.
Planning and preparation for the new season
Now the ball is rolling again at SVWW: At the beginning of the first week of training, performance diagnostic tests and medical examinations were on the agenda before the focus returned to training. The first test for the new team was already on the agenda on Saturday, June 28, when TSG Wörsdorf was beaten 10:0. Just under a week and numerous tough training sessions later, another match against future league rivals 1899 Hoffenheim II awaits on July 4, before the team heads to a training camp in Fügen in the Zillertal valley on July 6.
In the meantime, numerous decisions have already been made for the new 2025/26 season: veteran Sascha Mockenhaupt will remain in Wiesbaden for the coming season, while Hübner, Fechner and reserve keeper Brdar have also extended their contracts. Florian Carstens, Nick Bätzner and Bjarke Jacobsen have found new clubs, with Carstens moving to league rivals Hansa Rostock, Bätzer to Paderborn in the Bundesliga 2 and Jacobsen to VfL Osnabrück. Thijmen Goppel (Bali United) has also left SVVW. In addition, Amin Farouk (FSV Frakfurt), Arthur Lyska (SV Sandhausen), Nico Rieble and Emanuel Taffertshofer are looking for new challenges and will no longer be active at SVWW next season. The two defenders Marius Wegmann and Felix Luckenender could also leave the club this summer. That would be ten departures.
The new goalkeeping coach has also now been decided, with former stand-in keeper Mohamed Amsif ending his career and taking over the role from the departing Marjan Petkovic.
Five new signings for the coming season have now also been confirmed: SVWW have signed midfielder and captain of Hamburger SV II, Milad Nejad Haji Lor, as well as another midfielder, Robin Kalem, from Hannover 96 II. The third new signing is Niklas May from league rivals Viktoria Köln, who comes to SVWW with the recommendation of 114 third division games. Also joining SVWW from Viktoria Köln is attacking midfielder Donny Bogicevic until 2027. Up-and-coming keeper Finn Ludwig and talented defender Tim Neubert have signed their first professional contracts. And another attacker, Simon Stehle, is coming to Wiesbaden from 1. FC Saarbrücken.
Additions and departures in summer 2025
Additions: Milad Nejad Haji Lor (midfield - Hamburger SV II), Robin Kalem (midfield - Hannover 96 SV II), Niklas May (midfield - Viktoria Köln), Donny Bogicevic (midfield - Viktoria Köln), Finn Ludwig (goalkeeper - own youth team), Tim Neubert (defense - own youth team), Simon Stehle (forward - 1. FC Saarbrücken)
Departures: Florian Carstens (Hansa Rostock), Nick Bätzner (SC Paderborn), Amin Farouk (FSV Frakfurt), Bjarke Jacobsen (VfL Osnabrück), Arthur Lyska (SV Sandhausen), Mohamed Amsif (end of career - goalkeeping coach SVWW), Thijmen Goppel (Bali United), Nico Rieble and Emanuel Taffertshofer (both destination unknown)
DFB Cup against Bayern Munich
And the cup draw has now produced a dream draw for SVWW: in the first round, the team will face German champions and record cup winners FC Bayern Munich at home on Wednesday, August 27 at 8:45 pm. On this day, the Brita-Arena is sure to be filled to the last seat and there will be plenty of soccer celebrities in the Hessian state capital. The match will also be one of four to be broadcast live on free-to-air TV (ARD or ZDF).
SVWW summer schedule
- Monday, June 23: Performance diagnostic tests and medical examinations - not open to the public
- Tuesday, June 24: Performance diagnostic tests and medical examinations - not open to the public
- Wednesday, June 25: Start of training - NLZ on the Halberg, 11 a.m.
- Saturday, June 28: Test against TSG Wörsdorf - Wallbacher Straße sports ground, 10:0
- Friday, July 4: Test against TSG Hoffenheim II - NLZ auf dem Halberg, 1 p.m.
- July 6-13: Training camp in Fügen, Zillertal, Austria
- Saturday, July 12: Test - opponent not yet known
- Saturday, July 19: Test against Kickers Offenbach - Stadion am Bieberer Berg, 2 p.m.
- Sunday, July 20: Test against TSV Steinbach Haiger - NLZ auf dem Halberg, 2 p.m.
- Saturday or Sunday, July 26/27: Test/general rehearsal - opponent not yet known
- Friday to Sunday, August 1-3: 1st matchday in the 3rd division
- Wednesday, August 27, 8:45 p.m.: 1st round of DFB Cup against Bayern Munich