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FC Energie meets Hannover 96: DFB Cup draw causes excitement!
The first round of the DFB Cup was drawn on June 15, 2025. FC Energie Cottbus meets Hannover 96.
FC Energie meets Hannover 96: DFB Cup draw causes excitement!
The excitement was palpable this evening when the draw for the first main round of the 2025/2026 DFB Cup took place. Owen Ansah, an outstanding athlete, watched the games live from the German Football Museum in Dortmund as part of a special broadcast by the ZDF sports studio. It was also announced that FC Energie qualified for the game against second division team Hannover 96.
FC Energie fought for its place in the DFB Cup through an excellent placing in the 3rd league, despite being eliminated from the Brandenburg State Cup. This year the club is playing in the first draw due to its performance and therefore has home advantage. The first main round will take place from August 15th to 18th, 2025, and the exact dates will be announced by the German Football Association shortly.
Looking forward to the home game
FC Energie fans can already look forward to an exciting home game. As soon as the exact dates have been determined, advance sales will begin. Particularly interesting: season ticket holders and club members receive a right of first refusal, which certainly creates an additional incentive to fill the arena.
But it's not just FC Energie that is represented in the first round. The draw produced a variety of exciting encounters. FC Bayern Munich will face third division team SV Wehen Wiesbaden, while Borussia Dortmund will face Rot-Weiss Essen in a duel in North Rhine-Westphalia. The other encounters are also promising:
- Arminia Bielefeld gegen Werder Bremen
- 1. FC Köln gegen Jahn Regensburg
- Holstein Kiel gegen FC 08 Homburg
- SV Sandhausen gegen RB Leipzig
- FC Schalke 04 gegen Lok Leipzig
- VfB Stuttgart gegen Eintracht Braunschweig
- FV Engers gegen Eintracht Frankfurt
- Borussia Mönchengladbach gegen Atlas Delmenhorst
The pulse of the amateurs
The amateur clubs that were also allowed to take part in the draw have high hopes for attractive opponents. With teams like Preußen Münster, Dynamo Dresden, Hansa Rostock and SV Wehen Wiesbaden, many well-known names are represented in the amateur pot. The weather forecast predicts exciting games for the fans!
Overall, the draw ensures high expectations and anticipation for the first games in the DFB Cup. FC Energie has the chance to prove itself against a strong team like Hannover 96 and perhaps cause one or two surprises.
The anticipation for the games increases with each passing day and fans can't wait to see their team fight for the cup. Stay tuned, you will soon read more about the developments surrounding the DFB Cup and the FC Energie games here. For further information about the draw and the matches, take a look at fcenergie.de and op-online.de.