DFB Cup draw: pure excitement! BVB meets Rot-Weiss Essen!

DFB Cup draw: pure excitement! BVB meets Rot-Weiss Essen!

On Sunday evening, June 19, 2025, the first round of the DFB Cup was drawn with a lot of tension. The draw took place at 5:50 p.m. and the fans can look forward to some exciting encounters in the upcoming cup season. FC Bayern Munich, who is allowed to receive the third division club SV Wehen Wiesbaden in Hesse, has apparently secured a feasible start in the cup competition. But be careful, the trophy is known to have its own laws!

and it will not be easy for Borussia Dortmund, because you will meet a club in the NRW duel on Rot-Weiss, a club that is always known for his surprises. This makes the first main round of the DFB Cup 2025/2026, which will be held from August 15th to 18, 2025, really exciting right from the start. Further interesting encounters are on the program:

• FV Engers against Eintracht Frankfurt
• 1. FC Köln against Jahn Regensburg
• Holstein Kiel against FC 08 Homburg
• SV Sandhausen against RB Leipzig
• Lok Leipzig against FC Schalke 04
• Borussia Mönchengladbach against Atlas Delmenhorst

cup magic and home rights

The amateur associations, which are part of the amateur pot this year, are full of hope for well -known opponents. Teams like Prussia Münster and Hansa Rostock have already mobilized their fans to elicit a piece of cup magic for the big clubs. Of course, there is also a special focus on the encounter between 1. FC Köln and Jahn Regensburg, where the Geissbocks will do everything possible to use the home right.

Here there is an exciting overview of the participating clubs in the first round, which stand out clearly from the established Bundesliga clubs:

cup mode and appointments

The Lost pots for the draw are made up of 18 Bundesliga clubs and 14 best -placed teams in the 2nd Bundesliga. This has been determined by those responsible from turus.net. It will be particularly exciting for the amateur clubs that have numerous opportunities to show what they can do on it. They all enjoy home rights, which does not make things easier.

The other game dates are also defined: the second main round will take place on 28/29. October 2025, the round of 16 follows on 2nd/3. December 2025. The cup trip is crowned with the final in Berlin on May 23, 2026 - a festive day for the football enthusiasts!

The draw of this first round, which was carried out by athletics star Owen, also promises many surprises and exciting duels. The fans can be happy when the cup action goes into the next round and the small teams compete against the big clubs. After all, the DFB Cup has its very special magic, and every step counts!