The U16 women's national team participated in the European Cup last week in their home town of Füssen. U16 honorary national coach Christoph Höhenleitner nominated a 22-player squad for the event. A total of eight teams took part in the tournament: Germany, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Austria, France, Norway, and Slovakia. After playing four international matches over four days, the DEB-Young talent selection in the final standings third place in the table.
The team of the U16 honorary national coach was delighted with a successful start to the tournament. The German Young Talents team secured a clear 13-0 victory against the Italians. DEBThe goal scorers were Diana Musa (2), Franziska Frings (2), Nerea Stellet (2), Alina Mesch, Sarah Pamula, Paulina Kretzschmar, Sara Weichenhain, Franziska Heinig, Rebekka Multerer and Aimée Georgi.
The U16 women's team celebrated another clear victory in their second European Cup match in Füssen, winning 7-0 against Poland's Young Talent selection. DEBThe goal scorers were Isabell Manns (3), Diana Musa, Rebekka Multerer, Alissa Klotz and Nerea Stellet.
In their third game, the team coached by honorary national coach Christoph Höhenleitner suffered their first defeat of the tournament. DEBThe German team lost 1-3 to Hungary. Nerea Stellet scored the goal for Germany. This meant the U16 women would play for third place in the final round.
The tournament concluded with the DEBThe team celebrated a 4-2 victory over France in the third-place match. The goal scorers were Cassandra Simon, Alissa Klotz, Belana Mindrean, and Franziska Frings. This result secured the U16 women's team third place at the European Cup in Füssen.
U16 honorary national coach Christoph Höhenleitner: "Overall, our team played a good tournament. We dominated possession in every match. We scored many goals and secured some convincing victories. Only in the game against Hungary did we fail to convert our superiority into goals. Therefore, it feels a bit like we let the potential tournament victory slip away. For our players, it was a valuable learning experience that everything has to come together perfectly to win a tournament. Otherwise, the tournament was excellently organized. A huge thank you to everyone involved."
Results of the U16 women's national team
22.04.2026/15/00 | XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. | Germany – Italy 13:0 (7:0; 2:0; 4:0)
April 23.04.2026, 18 | 00:XNUMX am | Poland – Germany 0:7 (0:3; 0:2; 0:2)
25.04.2026/14/30 | XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. | Germany – Hungary 1:3 (0:1; 1:0; 0:2)
26.04.2026/14/30 | XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. | Germany – France 4:2 (1:2; 1:0; 2:0)
Statistics: https://deb-online.live/liga/damen/nationalteam-frauen-u16/