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Bayern starts against third division team: DFB Cup draw ensures excitement!
The DFB Cup pairings were drawn on June 16, 2025, including FC St. Pauli against Eintracht Norderstedt.
Bayern starts against third division team: DFB Cup draw ensures excitement!
Football fans can look forward to exciting duels! Today, June 16, 2025, the draw for the first round of the DFB Cup was carried out and the pairings have been determined. The draw took place in a special setting at the German Football Museum in Dortmund, where the 100-meter sprinter Owen Ansah drew the lots. And the encounters are anything but boring!
FC Bayern Munich, which is at the top of the list of German football greats, faces third division club SV Wehen Wiesbaden in its first game. The team from Munich has not won the cup since 2020 and had to admit defeat against Bayer Leverkusen in the round of 16 last season, but the motivation will be high to show what they are made of, especially against a lower-class opponent. The games are scheduled for August 26th and 27th, as Bayern have to compete in the Supercup on August 16th.
Great games for Borussia Dortmund and Co.
But Bayern are not the only ones who face exciting opponents. Borussia Dortmund will face Rot-Weiss Essen, also from the 3rd league. This will show whether Dortmund can offer their fans an exhilarating football festival. The defending champion, VfB Stuttgart, has to play against Eintracht Braunschweig, while last year's finalist Arminia Bielefeld faces Werder Bremen.
The draw also brought some interesting duels between teams from different leagues. SV Atlas Delmenhorst, a representative from the 5th league, meets Borussia Mönchengladbach. There was also a surprise when FC Hansa Rostock met TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. And the list of matches is long, such as the pairings between Dynamo Dresden and FSV Mainz 05 as well as SSV Jahn Regensburg and 1. FC Köln.
Thrilling encounters and clear favorites
- Eintracht Braunschweig (2. Liga) – VfB Stuttgart (Titelverteidiger)
- Dynamo Dresden (2. Liga) – FSV Mainz 05
- Arminia Bielefeld (2. Liga) – SV Werder Bremen
- SV Atlas Delmenhorst (5. Liga) – Borussia Mönchengladbach
- 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig (4. Liga) – FC Schalke 04 (2. Liga)
- FC Hansa Rostock (3. Liga) – TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
A total of 64 teams were divided into two draw pots: The first pot consisted of 18 Bundesliga teams and 14 best second division teams, while the second pot included the remaining second division teams as well as the four best third division teams and 24 representatives from the regional associations. The first round matches will take place from August 15th to 18th, while the grand final of the DFB Cup will be played in Berlin on May 23rd, 2026.
The entire league is looking forward to the duels and competitions that are just around the corner. Now we can only hope that luck and form are on the teams' side to delight the spectators with thrilling games. Further details and information about the matches can be found on Focus and Zeit can be read.