Na, have you ever heard the name Eintracht Hohkeppel? Definitely something to remember. The club is on its way to the Regionalliga West.

7 games and 19 points! Eintracht Hohkeppel is the measure of things in the Mittelrheinliga. The former Regionalliga West clubs like SV Bergisch Gladbach 09 with coach Mike Wunderlich, FC Hennef or even the ambitious Bonner SC are currently behind the promoted Hohkeppel from 2022.

Hohkeppel has a number of former Regionalliga players in its ranks and it is not out of the question that they will soon be playing in the West-Staffel again. After all, coach Mahmut Temür’s team performs week after week, as evidenced by six wins and a draw against Bonn.

Hohkeppel is first and Eintracht striker Enzo Wirtz also tops the goalscoring charts in the Mittelrheinliga. “My teammates also make it relatively easy for me. I get really good passes and then of course try to make use of them. We are a strong team – on and off the pitch. The coaching team is also top. I really enjoy playing for Eintracht,” Wirtz tells Forecasting.

He adds: “We don’t beat around the bush here either. The declared goal is promotion to the Regionalliga. And we are all subordinate to this goal. “

In addition to the 28-year-old former Rot-Weiss Essen striker, Lindlar – Hohkeppel is a district of Lindlar – also has players such as Firat Tuncer, Jannes Hoffmann, Nils Teixeira, Mike Owusu, David Bors, Dino Bisanovic and Matti Fiedler under contract. All names that should be familiar to observers of the Regionalliga West.

The question remains, of course: How can an amateur club like Eintracht Hohkeppel afford such top-class players as Wirtz and Co. by Mittelrheinliga standards? The answer: Hakan Ekmen. The entrepreneur has the necessary small change to bring “his baby” Eintracht Hohkeppel to the top. And: all the players live in the Cologne area. Eintracht’s facility is about 30 kilometres from the centre of the Rhineland metropolis.

Should Eintracht ultimately be promoted, there are already provisions for where they could possibly play. According to forecasting information, the team would then play in the stadium of either SV Bergisch Gladbach or FC Viktoria Köln in the regional league. The first talks are said to have already taken place.