Jacobs University Women's Football Team

2nd Place in Paris!!!

The girls competed at 'Les Parisiennes', a tournament hosted by Sciences Po in Paris, over the weekend and came home with a second place finish!

Lots of goals (including a 7-3 win in the semi final) and great play were the highlight of the tournament in which 12 players took part!

Next year, we want to go one better and bring home the trophy again!

3rd Place in Final Tournament of the Year!

On Sunday, despite having had the Christmas party the night before and finals in the upcoming week, the girls packed their books and hangovers and headed to Neustadt to play in a tournament of 10 teams, 7 of whom were competitive teams who play in different leagues in Bremen and Niedersachsen. 2 hobby teams that we have played before were also there and then there was us!

After finishing 2nd in the more difficult group stage, which included the eventual winners, the Bremen Allstars, Who could count on players from Werder Bremen in their team, we were unfortunate to lose our semi final (which, unbeknown to us, was shortened due to hall booking issues) but thanks to an awesome save in a penalty shootout by stand in goalkeeper, Natalia, who was keeping goal in a real game for the very first time, we were able to reward ourselves with a podium finish! Emilia, Fabiana and Maria all scored their penalties to seal third place and the very nice, and big, trophy!

Merry Christmas from us and see you next year, where we have an action-packed semester planned!

The girls were busy last weekend!!!

Heinke, Harmonie and Nadia travelled with a mixed team including Rob, Michael, Praj and Mo to a Hochschulsportturnier in Münster and were really unlucky to finish third in their group after winning two games, drawing one game and losing once narrowly! Heinke also scored 4 goals in the tournament!

On Saturday, Dani, AK, Val, Christa, Natalia, Maria, Fabiana and Emilia took part in a tournament in Brinkum against competitive teams from Kreisliga to Landesliga and managed to finish fourth! Emilia even won MVP for the tournament!

We have one more tournament this semester before we get started properly next semester - watch this space for more news! ⚽⚽⚽

Champions!

Yesterday, the girls played their final game of the Oktoberliga (as our next opponents can't make a team for next week) and not only won but also clinched the title for the competition!

Again, with a few new players from last time, the girls set a high tempo from the beginning and had lots of possession and plenty of chances. This time, they also scored goals to reward the great play. Emilia from the penalty spot and Noemi from a cross made it 2-0 at half time but Heinke, Harmonie and Alicia all could have scored goals.

The second half was even better and despite a breakaway goal just after AK, who otherwise was cold and bored, made a great save, we played even better. Christa could have scored, Alicia hit the post and could have scored two more, Emilia had chances and even Dani ventured forward to give more attacking power!

The team improved during every game and by the end, everyone involved yesterday looked like genuine footballers, even if they have only just started and to have 16/17 different players contribute and more, like Gracey, just come and support for now, was awesome!

We'll see where we go from here but what's sure is that we are champions for now and look forward to three tournaments in December - we'll keep you posted! 🏆🎉⚽

Today we played our second game as a team, with a couple of new girls from Monday's game. We started really well but couldn't score the goals our good play deserved. As a result, despite having the majority of possession and lots of nice combinations, we conceded three breakaway goals to lose 3-0. But we're a new team that's learning and will get even better. On Monday we already have the chance to make up for today!

We're back!!!

Today we played our first game of the semester with a new team! We are playing in a new Frauenliga for hobby teams and won our first game 2-1!

Of course, not everything went perfectly, that wouldn't be us! We arrived in good time but with us never playing here before and no one to welcome us, we of course went to the wrong pitch! This resulted in the game starting later and then claims that the game should be voided as it wasn't long enough!

But, with two goals from Heinke, we were able to win fairly comfortably and as well as hitting the post and having a couple of goalmouth scrambles, we made even more chances that we just couldn't finish! The second half was more even but we definitely deserved to win!

We play our second game on Wednesday and will try to get another win!

Last weekend, the Jacobs University Female Soccer team (along with some other sports teams from our university) participated in the annual in Hamburg at the Bucerius Law School. The girls did extremely well, placing fourth place in the competition. It was our first tournament of the year, and everyone played exceptionally well. We played many great games, with great opportunities. I am very proud of our team and can't wait to see what the next season has to bring.

During our stay in Hamburg, we were able to stay with local university students who were so kind to host us. It was truly an unforgettable weekend playing sports and partying with more than 1000 participants from all over Germany and Europe!

Also, thank you Bucerius Law School for hosting the tournament!

FC Huchting 7 Jacobs University 0

The girls had their first game as a team after only a few indoor practices yesterday. Our opponents were clearly fitter, a bit quicker and more confident, being in league competition but we really weren't far away and were unlucky not to get a goal or two that our play deserved. We now have something to build on and are looking forward to more games and tournaments to get us ready for the new season!

We're back!!! After a nearly three year absence, the girls are back! A new team of 18 players from 11 different nations are building a team to compete in the Bremen leagues next season! We will introduce the players individually very soon and bring you photos, reports and action from our upcoming friendlies as well as the Champions Trophy in Hamburg in May! ⚽🏆⚽

No luck in final game of the season

On the day before graduation, SG Findorff were our last opponents of the season. They were good enough to put the game forward and move to campus so that the families of the graduating girls could see them play one time. Unfortunately, we were without Sarah, Laura and Erica, something that probably ended up being the difference between finishing the season with 4 wins in a row and giving it our best shot and just coming up short.

With only eleven girls, including Martina, who had a foot injury and Melissa, who had a whole body injury, the team started cautiously and tried to soak up the pressure from the young team from the city. Findorff had more of the ball but were constantly stopped by the orange wall, especially Rici and Felly, that stood in front of Gaby in goal. On only one occasion was there a glitch and this resulted in a goal for the visitors but as in the last few weeks, this didn't get the girls down and cheered on by what sounded like 400 Finnish family members (thanks Aila's family!), the girls, at times playing with only 10 due to the pain being too much for Martina or Melissa, started to make chances. On 3 occasions, it could have been 1-1, Aila even went around the keeper only to have her shot blocked by the defender on the line - it would have been the fitting end to her time at Jacobs, but it wasn't to be.

Half time came and went, Playing with effectively somewhere between 9 and 10 players was beginning to take its toll but again, the orange wall stood firm, with Melissa even helping out at some point! When they did get through, Gaby was flying across the goal to keep them out, much to the delight of her selfie-stick wielding mum! Every last ounce of energy was used trying to get that one chance to put a nice end to the last game for some of the girls who helped create this team and have been there during all three years but it just wasn't to be. Perhaps a fitting end - fighting against the odds with important players missing and just missing out - to the three years that the girls gave us.

This meant the final score was Jacobs University 0 SG Findorff 1 - beaten but by no means disgraced. The eleven girls on the field were all winners.

Now, graduating seniors Gaby, Adriana, Aila, Martina, Erica, Laura and Sarah leave us to take on their next adventures in life. We thank them for all their efforts for the team and wish them all the best for the future. Hopefully, we'll see you on the field again one day!