Leverkusen vs. St. Pauli: DFB Cup quarter-finals have been decided!
FC St. Pauli meets Bayer Leverkusen in the DFB Cup quarter-finals. The draw took place today in the German Football Museum.

Leverkusen vs. St. Pauli: DFB Cup quarter-finals have been decided!
The tension is rising! The DFB Cup is entering its decisive phase and the draw for the quarter-finals was a real highlight. There will be thrilling duels on February 3rd, 4th and 10th and 11th, 2026, and Bayer 04 Leverkusen has home advantage against FC St. Pauli. This brings us exciting information media-sportservice.de.
The draw took place in the German Football Museum in Dortmund, where Friedhelm Funkel, cup winner in 1985, acted as the “raffle fairy”. Nia Künzer, the sports director of the women's national team, led the event, which was also unforgettable for the fans. The clash between Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig was also played here, another highlight of the quarter-finals.
The quarterfinal matches
The following games are at stake for the coveted places in the semi-finals:
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen – FC St. Pauli
- Holstein Kiel – VfB Stuttgart
- Hertha BSC – SC Freiburg
- FC Bayern München – RB Leipzig
Another exciting aspect: Hertha BSC impressively won 6-1 in the round of 16 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern and is now hoping for a home game in the final. For the fans, this means a captivating time full of football fever!
Women's DFB Cup
But it's not just men's football that fights for the cup. The women's quarterfinals will take place on March 11 and 12, 2026, with the following matches:
- VfL Wolfsburg – Eintracht Frankfurt
- SGS Essen – Werder Bremen
- Hamburger SV – FC Bayern München
- FC Carl Zeiss Jena – SC Sand
The women's final will take place on May 14, 2026 in Cologne's RheinEnergieSTADION, a great setting that will be the venue for this exciting final for the 17th time.
The men's semi-finals are scheduled for April 21 and 22, 2026, and the men's grand final will take place on May 23, 2026 in the venerable Olympic Stadium in Berlin. Excitement and emotions are guaranteed, both in the stands and on the pitch!
The DFB Cup quarter-final draw was also shown in the live ticker SPORT1 accompanied, which gave football fans direct access to the news. Who knows what surprises await us when the best teams fight for the title?
The DFB Cup remains a tournament of emotions, surprises and exciting stories. Let's stay tuned to see who will take the crown!