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FC Carl Zeiss Jena

FC Carl Zeiss Jena

Germany · Regionalliga Northeast · Regionalliga Northeast
Squad size9
Avg age26.6
Nations6
Latest season2014
Squad value €875k

About FC Carl Zeiss Jena

Fußballclub Carl Zeiss Jena e. V. is a German football club based in Jena, Thuringia. Founded in 1903, it was initially associated with the optics manufacturer Carl Zeiss. From the 1960s to the 1980s it was one of the top-ranked clubs in East Germany, won the DDR-Oberliga and the FDGB-Pokal three times each and reached the 1981 European Cup Winners' Cup Final. Since the German reunification in 1990, the club has competed no higher than the second tier. Since the 2021–22 season, Jena is playing in the Regionalliga Nordost.

Streaks & runs — longest sequences in our dataset

Honours — 4 titles across 1 competition

Bundesliga 4
FC Vorwärts Berlin, Dynamo Dresden, BFC Dynamo, 1. FC Magdeburg
Squad size9active players
Avg age26.6years
Domestic9Germany
Foreigners00% of squad
EU passport9non-EU: 0
Nationalities6different countries

Age distribution

0
U18
0
18–22
5
23–26
3
27–30
1
31+

Position breakdown

GK
1 (11%)
DEF
3 (33%)
MID
2 (22%)
FWD
3 (33%)
56% foreign players
5 of 9
27.0y avg squad age
1 Goalkeepers
3 Defenders
2 Midfielders
3 Attackers
38 seasons in dataset
00/01 – 99/00
177 players ever
€85k biggest signing ever
€800k biggest sale ever
25 most goals (single season by one player)
View all-time top scorers & club history →
PlayerPosAgeNationalityFootHeightContractMarket value
Moritz Fritz Midfield - Defensive Midfield 32 Germany both 193.00m 2028-06-30 €150k
Sören Reddemann Defender - Centre-Back 30 Germany left 191.00m 2026-06-30 €150k
Alexander Prokopenko Attack - Left Winger 24 Germany Ukraine right 179.00m 2026-06-30 €125k
Kevin Lankford Attack - Right Winger 27 Germany United States right 186.00m 2027-06-30 €125k
Marius Liesegang Goalkeeper 26 Germany right 188.00m 2026-06-30 €125k
Maurice Hehne Defender - Centre-Back 29 Germany both 186.00m 2026-06-30 €75k
Emeka Oduah Attack - Centre-Forward 24 Germany Nigeria right 195.00m 2026-06-30 €50k
Malik Talabidi Defender - Centre-Back 24 Germany Togo right 185.00m 2027-06-30 €50k
Osazee Aghatise Midfield - Central Midfield 23 Germany England right 180.00m 2027-06-30 €25k
SeasonDatePlayerPosFromTypeFee
12/13 2012-08-06 Gábor Dvorschák Defender - Centre-Back Újpest FC Transfer
95/96 1995-07-01 Karsten Hutwelker Midfield - Left Midfield Wuppertaler SV Transfer
06/07 2007-01-01 Rubin Kazan Transfer
16/17 2016-07-25 Timmy Thiele Attack - Centre-Forward Burton Albion Transfer
11/12 2011-07-02 Ben Zolinski Attack - Right Winger Hansa Rostock Loan
98/99 1998-07-01 Andreas Schwesinger Attack - Centre-Forward CZ Jena U19 Transfer
03/04 2004-01-01 Andreas Schwesinger Attack - Centre-Forward VfB Leipzig Transfer
20/21 2020-08-13 Maximilian Oesterhelweg Midfield - Attacking Midfield Chemnitzer FC Transfer
07/08 2007-07-26 Jan Simak Midfield - Attacking Midfield Sparta Prague Transfer €300k
11/12 2011-07-01 Jan Simak Midfield - Attacking Midfield 1.FSV Mainz 05 Transfer
99/00 2000-01-01 Frank Schön Defender - Centre-Back FC Gütersloh Transfer
06/07 2007-07-01 Victor Hugo Lorenzón Midfield - Defensive Midfield RW Essen Transfer
15/16 2015-07-01 Manfred Starke Midfield - Central Midfield Hansa Rostock Transfer
00/01 2000-07-01 Roman Görtz Goalkeeper TeBe Berlin Transfer
10/11 2011-01-01 Nils Pichinot Attack - Centre-Forward St. Pauli II Transfer
09/10 2009-07-07 Quido Lanzaat Defender - Centre-Back Without Club Transfer
09/10 2009-07-01 Soufian Benyamina Attack - Centre-Forward U. Berlin U19 Transfer
06/07 2006-07-01 Sven Günther Midfield - Defensive Midfield Erzgebirge Aue Transfer
01/02 2002-04-10 Bernd Hobsch Attack - Centre-Forward Without Club Transfer
88/89 1989-01-01 Wismut Gera Transfer
12/13 2013-01-11 Andis Shala Attack - Centre-Forward Hallescher FC Transfer
23/24 2023-07-01 Benjamin Zank Attack - Centre-Forward CZ Jena U19 Transfer
04/05 2004-07-01 Faruk Hujdurovic Defender - Centre-Back Energie Cottbus Transfer
24/25 2024-09-03 Ted Tattermusch Attack - Centre-Forward Without Club Transfer
10/11 2011-01-01 Felicio Brown Attack - Centre-Forward 1.FC Nuremberg Loan
92/93 1992-07-01 Saarbrücken Transfer
09/10 2009-07-01 Orlando Smeekes Midfield - Left Midfield Stuttg. Kickers Transfer
95/96 1995-07-01 Thomas Nowacki Attack - Centre-Forward CZ Jena U19 Transfer
95/96 1995-07-01 Gediminas Sugzda Defender - Sweeper SG Rodheim Transfer
99/00 2000-01-01 Gediminas Sugzda Defender - Sweeper Rot-Weiß Erfurt Transfer
94/95 1994-07-01 Dirk Hempel Midfield - Attacking Midfield CZ Jena U19 Transfer
97/98 1998-06-01 Dirk Hempel Midfield - Attacking Midfield Erzgebirge Aue Return from loan
00/01 2000-07-01 Miroslav Jovic Attack - Centre-Forward Energie Cottbus Transfer
22/23 2023-01-31 Lorenz Knöferl Attack - Second Striker 1860 Munich Loan
21/22 2021-07-01 Patrick Scheder Attack - Centre-Forward CZ Jena U19 Transfer
25/26 2025-09-01 Emeka Oduah Attack - Centre-Forward Kickers Emden Transfer
11/12 2011-07-01 E. Braunschweig Transfer
13/14 2013-07-01 Marc-Philipp Zimmermann Attack - Centre-Forward VFC Plauen Transfer
11/12 2011-07-01 Nils Miatke Defender - Centre-Back Energie Cottbus Transfer
25/26 2025-07-09 Osazee Aghatise Midfield - Central Midfield Without Club Transfer
SeasonDatePlayerPosToTypeFee
13/14 2013-07-01 Gábor Dvorschák Defender - Centre-Back Without Club Transfer
96/97 1996-07-01 Karsten Hutwelker Midfield - Left Midfield VfL Bochum Transfer
07/08 2007-07-01 Anzhi Transfer
18/19 2018-07-01 Timmy Thiele Attack - Centre-Forward 1.FC K'lautern Transfer €400k
11/12 2012-01-31 Ben Zolinski Attack - Right Winger Hansa Rostock Return from loan
01/02 2001-07-01 Andreas Schwesinger Attack - Centre-Forward Wacker Gotha Transfer
04/05 2005-01-01 Andreas Schwesinger Attack - Centre-Forward Sachsen Leipzig Transfer
22/23 2022-07-01 Maximilian Oesterhelweg Midfield - Attacking Midfield Energie Cottbus Transfer
08/09 2008-07-01 Jan Simak Midfield - Attacking Midfield VfB Stuttgart Transfer €800k
12/13 2012-07-14 Jan Simak Midfield - Attacking Midfield MAS Taborsko Transfer
02/03 2002-07-01 Frank Schön Defender - Centre-Back F. Düsseldorf Transfer
07/08 2008-01-01 Victor Hugo Lorenzón Midfield - Defensive Midfield Wuppertaler SV Transfer
19/20 2019-07-01 Manfred Starke Midfield - Central Midfield 1.FC K'lautern Transfer
00/01 2001-01-01 Roman Görtz Goalkeeper Füchse Berlin Transfer
12/13 2012-07-01 Nils Pichinot Attack - Centre-Forward Hallescher FC Transfer
10/11 2010-07-01 Quido Lanzaat Defender - Centre-Back Wehen Wiesbaden Transfer
10/11 2010-07-01 Soufian Benyamina Attack - Centre-Forward Stuttgart II Transfer
08/09 2008-07-01 Sven Günther Midfield - Defensive Midfield FSV Zwickau Transfer
02/03 2002-07-01 Bernd Hobsch Attack - Centre-Forward Retired Transfer
91/92 1991-07-01 FC Schalke 04 Transfer
14/15 2014-07-01 Andis Shala Attack - Centre-Forward BFC Dynamo Transfer
25/26 2025-07-01 Benjamin Zank Attack - Centre-Forward Viktoria Köln Transfer
05/06 2006-01-01 Faruk Hujdurovic Defender - Centre-Back 1.FC Eschborn Transfer
25/26 2025-07-01 Ted Tattermusch Attack - Centre-Forward Energie Cottbus Transfer
10/11 2011-06-30 Felicio Brown Attack - Centre-Forward 1.FC Nuremberg Return from loan
94/95 1994-07-01 Stuttg. Kickers Transfer €200k
11/12 2011-07-01 Orlando Smeekes Midfield - Left Midfield Wehen Wiesbaden Transfer
00/01 2000-07-01 Thomas Nowacki Attack - Centre-Forward Holstein Kiel Transfer
97/98 1997-07-01 Gediminas Sugzda Defender - Sweeper FC Bayern Hof Transfer
03/04 2003-07-01 Gediminas Sugzda Defender - Sweeper Retired Transfer
96/97 1996-07-01 Dirk Hempel Midfield - Attacking Midfield Erzgebirge Aue Loan
03/04 2003-07-01 Dirk Hempel Midfield - Attacking Midfield VfB Pößneck Transfer
05/06 2006-01-01 Miroslav Jovic Attack - Centre-Forward CZ Jena II Transfer
22/23 2023-06-30 Lorenz Knöferl Attack - Second Striker 1860 Munich Return from loan
22/23 2022-07-01 Patrick Scheder Attack - Centre-Forward SpVgg Bayreuth Transfer
11/12 2011-08-01 Babelsberg 03 Transfer
14/15 2014-07-01 Marc-Philipp Zimmermann Attack - Centre-Forward FSV Zwickau Transfer
12/13 2012-07-01 Nils Miatke Defender - Centre-Back Erzgebirge Aue Transfer
23/24 2023-07-01 Retired Transfer
14/15 2014-08-31 Junior Torunarigha Attack - Centre-Forward ZFC Meuselwitz Transfer
NationalityPlayers% of squad
Germany 4 44.4%
Germany Ukraine 1 11.1%
Germany United States 1 11.1%
Germany Nigeria 1 11.1%
Germany Togo 1 11.1%
Germany England 1 11.1%
SeasonCompetition
99/00DFB-Pokal
99/00RL Nord/Ost
99/00Thüringenpokal
98/99DFB-Pokal
98/99RL Nord/Ost
98/99Thüringenpokal
97/982. Bundesliga
97/98DFB-Pokal
96/972. Bundesliga
96/97DFB-Pokal
95/962. Bundesliga
95/96DFB-Pokal
94/95DFB-Pokal
94/95RL Nord/Ost
94/95Thüringenpokal
93/942. Bundesliga
93/94DFB-Pokal
92/932. Bundesliga
92/93DFB-Pokal
91/922. BL South
91/922. BL Süd Aufstiegsr.
91/92DFB-Pokal
90/91FDGB-Pokal
90/91Oberliga Nordost
89/90DDR-Oberliga
89/90FDGB-Pokal
89/90Intertoto-Cup (- 94/95)
86/87DDR-Oberliga
25/26Regionalliga Northeast
25/26Thüringenpokal
24/25DFB-Pokal
24/25Regionalliga Northeast
24/25Thüringenpokal
23/24DFB-Pokal
23/24Regionalliga Northeast
23/24Thüringenpokal
22/23DFB-Pokal
22/23Regionalliga Northeast
22/23Thüringenpokal
21/22DFB-Pokal
21/22Regionalliga Northeast
21/22Thüringenpokal
20/21DFB-Pokal
20/21Regionalliga Northeast
20/21Thüringenpokal
19/203. Liga
19/20Thüringenpokal
18/193. Liga
18/19DFB-Pokal
18/19Thüringenpokal
38 matches this season · 114 all-time
DateCompStageHomeScoreAwayStatus
2020-06-27 L3 REGULAR SEASON FC Carl Zeiss Jena 1–2 Bayern München II L
2020-06-24 L3 REGULAR SEASON Hallescher FC 5–3 FC Carl Zeiss Jena L
2020-06-20 L3 REGULAR SEASON FC Carl Zeiss Jena 2–3 Viktoria Köln L
2020-06-17 L3 REGULAR SEASON Hansa Rostock 4–0 FC Carl Zeiss Jena L
2020-06-14 L3 REGULAR SEASON FC Carl Zeiss Jena 0–0 KFC Uerdingen 05 D
2020-06-10 L3 REGULAR SEASON Würzburger Kickers 4–2 FC Carl Zeiss Jena L
2020-06-07 L3 REGULAR SEASON FC Carl Zeiss Jena 1–2 1. FC Kaiserslautern L
2020-06-03 L3 REGULAR SEASON MSV Duisburg 1–1 FC Carl Zeiss Jena D
2020-05-31 L3 REGULAR SEASON FC Carl Zeiss Jena 0–1 Chemnitzer FC L
2020-03-07 L3 REGULAR SEASON FC Carl Zeiss Jena 0–3 TSV 1860 München L
2020-02-29 L3 REGULAR SEASON 1. FC Magdeburg 6–2 FC Carl Zeiss Jena L
2020-02-22 L3 REGULAR SEASON FC Carl Zeiss Jena 0–2 SV Meppen L
2020-02-16 L3 REGULAR SEASON Waldhof Mannheim 1–1 FC Carl Zeiss Jena D
2020-02-10 L3 REGULAR SEASON FC Carl Zeiss Jena 2–1 FSV Zwickau W
2020-02-01 L3 REGULAR SEASON Eintracht Braunschweig 1–1 FC Carl Zeiss Jena D
2020-01-25 L3 REGULAR SEASON FC Carl Zeiss Jena 1–2 Preußen Münster L
2019-12-22 L3 REGULAR SEASON FC Ingolstadt 04 5–1 FC Carl Zeiss Jena L
2019-12-15 L3 REGULAR SEASON SG Sonnenhof Großaspach 1–2 FC Carl Zeiss Jena W
2019-12-07 L3 REGULAR SEASON FC Carl Zeiss Jena 0–3 SpVgg Unterhaching L
2019-11-29 L3 REGULAR SEASON Bayern München II 2–3 FC Carl Zeiss Jena W
2019-11-22 L3 REGULAR SEASON FC Carl Zeiss Jena 0–3 Hallescher FC L
2019-11-08 L3 REGULAR SEASON Viktoria Köln 2–2 FC Carl Zeiss Jena D
2019-11-03 L3 REGULAR SEASON FC Carl Zeiss Jena 3–1 Hansa Rostock W
2019-10-26 L3 REGULAR SEASON KFC Uerdingen 05 2–0 FC Carl Zeiss Jena L
2019-10-20 L3 REGULAR SEASON FC Carl Zeiss Jena 1–1 Würzburger Kickers D
2019-10-05 L3 REGULAR SEASON 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–1 FC Carl Zeiss Jena L
2019-09-28 L3 REGULAR SEASON FC Carl Zeiss Jena 1–2 MSV Duisburg L
2019-09-21 L3 REGULAR SEASON Chemnitzer FC 3–2 FC Carl Zeiss Jena L
2019-09-14 L3 REGULAR SEASON TSV 1860 München 3–1 FC Carl Zeiss Jena L
2019-09-02 L3 REGULAR SEASON FC Carl Zeiss Jena 1–1 1. FC Magdeburg D
2019-08-24 L3 REGULAR SEASON SV Meppen 3–0 FC Carl Zeiss Jena L
2019-08-18 L3 REGULAR SEASON FC Carl Zeiss Jena 1–2 Waldhof Mannheim L
2019-08-04 L3 REGULAR SEASON FSV Zwickau 2–0 FC Carl Zeiss Jena L
2019-07-30 L3 REGULAR SEASON FC Carl Zeiss Jena 0–2 Eintracht Braunschweig L
2019-07-27 L3 REGULAR SEASON Preußen Münster 2–0 FC Carl Zeiss Jena L
2019-07-22 L3 REGULAR SEASON FC Carl Zeiss Jena 1–2 FC Ingolstadt 04 L
2019-07-04 L3 REGULAR SEASON FC Carl Zeiss Jena 1–0 SG Sonnenhof Großaspach W
2019-07-01 L3 REGULAR SEASON SpVgg Unterhaching 2–2 FC Carl Zeiss Jena D

Aggregated from 38 completed matches across all competitions in season 2019.

Record 5W-8D-25L 0.61 pts/game
Goals scored 40 1.05 per match
Goals conceded 85 2.24 per match
Goal difference -45
Clean sheets 2 5% of matches
Failed to score 12 32% of matches

Home vs Away

Home record 3W-3D-13L 16-33 goals
Away record 2W-5D-12L 24-52 goals

Highlights

19 players · sum across all competitions for selected season
PlayerPosNat MatMinGAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90G+A/90
Axel Keller Goalkeeper Germany 37 3,330 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Eric Noll Defender - Right-Back Germany 28 2,360 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.08 0.00 0.08
Dejan Raickovic Defender - Sweeper Montenegro 28 2,234 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.04 0.00 0.04
Dirk Hempel Midfield - Attacking Midfield Germany 38 1,368 3 0 3 0 4 0 0.20 0.00 0.20
Stefan Treitl Midfield - Defensive Midfield Germany 33 877 5 0 5 0 0 0 0.51 0.00 0.51
Christian Hauser Midfield - Left Midfield Germany 34 620 7 0 7 0 5 0 1.02 0.00 1.02
Frank Schön Defender - Centre-Back Germany 13 575 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.31 0.00 0.31
Gediminas Sugzda Defender - Sweeper Lithuania 17 501 3 0 3 0 1 0 0.54 0.00 0.54
Holger Lischke Attack - Centre-Forward Germany 14 402 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.45 0.00 0.45
Andreas Schwesinger Attack - Centre-Forward Germany 24 387 5 0 5 0 0 0 1.16 0.00 1.16
Jörg Nowotny Attack - Centre-Forward Germany 20 311 3 0 3 0 1 0 0.87 0.00 0.87
Michael Mason Midfield - Right Midfield United States Germany 12 193 5 0 5 0 0 1 2.33 0.00 2.33
Sebastian Barich Midfield - Central Midfield Germany 20 146 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.62 0.00 0.62
Aleksandar Jovic Attack - Centre-Forward Serbia 17 136 11 0 11 2 1 0 7.28 0.00 7.28
Nico Quade Attack - Centre-Forward Germany 6 124 2 0 2 1 2 0 1.45 0.00 1.45
Tobias Kurbjuweit Midfield - Right Midfield Germany 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Stefan Beckert Midfield - Defensive Midfield Germany 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Krzysztof Kowalik Defender - Centre-Back Poland 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Thomas Nowacki Attack - Centre-Forward Germany 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00

Frequently asked about FC Carl Zeiss Jena

What is FC Carl Zeiss Jena?

FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a professional football club based in Germany, competing in Regionalliga Northeast.

How many players are in FC Carl Zeiss Jena's squad?

FC Carl Zeiss Jena currently has 9 players in the first-team squad in our database.

How many trophies has FC Carl Zeiss Jena won?

FC Carl Zeiss Jena has won 4 recorded league/cup titles across 1 competitions in our database — including 4 Bundesliga titles.

What league does FC Carl Zeiss Jena play in?

FC Carl Zeiss Jena plays in Regionalliga Northeast.

When was FC Carl Zeiss Jena founded?

FC Carl Zeiss Jena was founded in 1903.