Viktoria Berlin: With a new squad and ambitions in the DFB Cup playoffs!

Viktoria Berlin: With a new squad and ambitions in the DFB Cup playoffs!

FC Viktoria Berlin is starting the new season of the 2nd Bundesliga optimistically. Next Sunday is the decisive game for a ticket to the main round of the DFB Cup. Coach Miren Ćatović has made a noticeable personnel change in recent months by integrating eleven new players into the team. These new additions have settled in quickly and harmoniously, which Ćatović sees as an important success factor for the coming season. He describes the team as ambitious and passionate and is convinced that they will be successful in the new season.

The most prominent new signing is striker Sarah Abu Sabbah, who attracted attention with 42 goals in 22 appearances in the last regional league season. Abu Sabbah, who previously played for 1. FC Union Berlin, expresses her desire to quickly get promoted to the first division with FC Viktoria. Coach Ćatović sees it similarly, but emphasizes that the club does not want to build up pressure, but rather places its ambitions in the upper half of the league table. “We want to be at the top,” said the coach.

Preparation and goal setting

Viktoria has already achieved some positive results in preparation. The team won against two first division teams, 3:2 against FC Carl Zeiss Jena and 3:1 against Hamburger SV. These successes contribute to the players' self-confidence and increase their anticipation for the upcoming game on Sunday. The opponent in the DFB Cup playoffs will be VfL Bochum, for whom Ćatović is preparing intensively and physically.

Viktoria's regular season begins on August 24th with the first second division game against SG Andernach. This start to the league will be crucial to test the new dynamics in the team and the integration of the many new additions.

New additions and their influence

• Alisa Grincenco, 21 Jahre alt, kam von Turbine Potsdam und bringt wertvolle Erfahrung aus der Erst- und Zweitliga mit.
• Sarah Abu Sabbah, 25 Jahre alt, als Toptorjägerin der Regionalliga spielt eine Schlüsselrolle im Angriff von Viktoria und ist auch erste Wahl in der jordanischen Nationalmannschaft.

The players should make a significant contribution to achieving the club's sporting goals in the coming season. Abu Sabbah in particular will play a central role, as her goal threat could be crucial to FC Viktoria's success.

There is great interest in the DFB Cup and the challenges associated with it, and the statistics speak for the relevance of this competition in women's football. FBref records comprehensive data and statistics on competitions such as the DFB Cup, which could support the basis for decisions within the team. FC Viktoria Berlin is well positioned to tackle the coming season with courage and determination.

For more information about this, see the articles from rbb24 and FuPa, as well as in the statistics of FBref.