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DFB Cup draw: pure excitement for Bayern and Dortmund!
The draw for the first round of the DFB Cup was announced on June 18, 2025. Top-class duels await!
DFB Cup draw: pure excitement for Bayern and Dortmund!
The first round of the DFB Cup was drawn on Sunday evening, June 18, 2025. This draw took place at 5:50 p.m. and attracts the attention of football fans as it promises exciting encounters. Among the 64 participating teams is FC Bayern Munich, who will face third division club SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Borussia Dortmund faces a hard-fought NRW duel against Rot-Weiss Essen.
The draw included both amateur and professional clubs, with the amateur clubs including Preußen Münster and Eintracht Braunschweig. The professional clubs include 18 Bundesliga teams and 14 best-placed teams from the 2nd Bundesliga last season. The field of participants also offers plenty of variety, with encounters such as Dynamo Dresden against FSV Mainz 05 and Arminia Bielefeld against Werder Bremen.
The draw in detail
Here are other interesting pairings from the first round:
- FC 08 Homburg vs. Holstein Kiel
- RB Leipzig vs. SV Sandhausen
- FC Schalke 04 vs. Lok Leipzig
- Eintracht Frankfurt vs. FV Engers
- 1. FC Köln vs. Jahn Regensburg
- VfB Stuttgart vs. Eintracht Braunschweig
- Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. SV Atlas Delmenhorst
- Hamburger SV vs. FK Pirmasens
The games in the first main round are scheduled for August 15th to 18th, 2025. Exceptions are the games between VfB Stuttgart and FC Bayern Munich, which will take place on August 26th and 27th, 2025 due to game postponements. These appointments make it clear that both fans and clubs can look forward to an exciting start to the cup season.
The participants at a glance
A total of 64 teams have qualified for the first round of the 2025/2026 DFB Cup. The participants consist of:
- 18 Bundesligisten
- 14 bestplatzierte Mannschaften der 2. Bundesliga
- Zusätzlich eine Vielzahl an Amateurmannschaften und Landespokalsiegern
Games are also planned that indicate possible derbies. So could e.g. B. Eintracht Braunschweig will meet Hannover 96 or Hansa Rostock will play against FC St. Pauli. These constellations provide additional competitive appeal.
The “Final Day of the Amateurs” determined the 64 participants in the first round of the 2025/2026 DFB Cup, which shows that the amateurs will also have their chance to prove themselves again this year and possibly cause one or two surprises. fr.de and turus.net provide the latest information and analysis.