Norderstedt is fighting for DFB Cup game in Millerntor against St. Pauli!

Norderstedt is fighting for DFB Cup game in Millerntor against St. Pauli!

Millerntor-Stadion, 20359 Hamburg, Deutschland - The anticipation for the DFB Cup game between Eintracht Norderstedt and FC St. Pauli is great. In the first round of the renowned competition, which takes place between August 15 and 18, Norderstedt hopes to be able to play the game in the Millerntor Stadium. In this regard, President Julia Karsten-Plambeck expressed that the club's home stadium, the Edmund-Plambeck Stadium, is too small for an encounter in this context with only 5,000 places. The conversations between the two clubs have already started to reach an agreement, and hope for positive news until the end of the week, such as ndr.de reported.

Eintracht Norderstedt, currently active in the Regionalliga Nord, has the advantage that the U23 of St. Pauli will perform their home games in the Edmund-Plambeck Stadium. This good neighborhood could help to advance the talks. The sporting director Frank Spitzer noted that Hallesche FC also demanded St. Pauli to extra time last year - a sign of the possibilities that Norderstedt would like to use. Spitzer hopes for a special moment and a possible progress of the club in this prestige tournament.

logistical challenges

The distance between the two stadiums is only 16 kilometers, which further increases the hope of a home game in the Millerntor. However, Karsten-Plambeck pointed out that the Millerntor Stadium had to be available for the cup game. If this is not the case, Norderstedt could inquire about the HSV in the Volksparkstadion, but this is considered an unfavorable step. The home is also in a non -optimal condition; Some parts of the Edmund-Plambeck stadium are dilapidated and could only hold about 2,000 spectators if the required television cameras cannot be installed.

For reaching the DFB Cup, Norderstedt receives a premium of 210,000 euros, of which part is expected to be used for the rent of the Millerntor stadium. With teams such as Holstein Kiel and the fourth division club VfB Lübeck, who are also there, it will be an exciting competition in which Norderstedt wants to present themselves.

a look into the past

The past cup games show that the number of spectators and the utilization of the stadiums are high. In a game for which tickets were sold, 20,071 spectators resulted in a complete occupancy of 100 percent. The guest fans are always in large numbers, with up to 5,000 travelers traveling away-further proof that the DFB Cup has a special stimulus. Eintracht Norderstedt would like to benefit from this enthusiasm and use the support of his fans to survive against St. Pauli. ->