Black and Yellow Schedule for September

After the U19 and U17 teams each celebrated 1-0 victories over FC Schalke 04, the U23s are now set to face their local rivals early in the season. Despite significant roster turnover over the summer and a small squad during preseason, the U23s have performed remarkably well so far. Two unfortunate draws in Bochum and against 1. FC Köln (both 1–1), as well as two wins in Bergisch Gladbach (3–1) and in Hilden (2–0), give cause for optimism ahead of the derby. The Regionalliga match will be a showdown between the neighbors in the standings. The fourth-place team from Gelsenkirchen, with one more game played, sits just ahead of BVB (eight points) with nine points.

Tuesday, September 1 (8:45 p.m.): HEBC – BVB BVB will take the field at Hamburg's Volksparkstadion for the first-round match in this year's DFB Pokal. The Black and Yellows are clear favorites against Hamburg's Oberliga side HEBC and are looking to build on their successful Bundesliga opener at home against HSV (2–0) with another victory. More than 40,000 tickets have already been sold for the matchup between the fifth-division team and the German runners-up.