Fight of the Underdogs: RSV Eintracht meets Kaiserslautern in the cup!

Fight of the Underdogs: RSV Eintracht meets Kaiserslautern in the cup!

Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion, 14482 Potsdam, Deutschland - On June 20, 2025, an exciting duel in the DFB Cup is imminent: RSV Eintracht Stahnsdorf meets 1. FC Kaiserslautern. The game is held in the Karl Liebknecht Stadium in Potsdam-Babelsberg, a venue that usually serves the regional league team SV Babelsberg 03. This information brings the Sportschau, which also emphasizes that Stahnsdorf was able to qualify for the DFB-Cup for the first time after one 2025 had won the Brandenburg State Cup against VfB Krieschow 1-0.

The exact schedule of the game will be determined in the coming week, whereby the match is expected to take place between August 15 and 18, 2025. The President of RSV Eintracht, Michael Grunwaldt, is enthusiastic and expresses great anticipation of the upcoming highlight. The votes with the DFB, the state associations and the police are already running to ensure that everything is going smoothly.

A look at the opponents

The 1. FC Kaiserslautern is a serious opponent as a second division club. It will be a challenging game for Stahnsdorf, after all, both print and the chance of a high first round premium of around 200,000 euros play a role. According to ZEIT, the encounter is one of the most important of the first round that comprises a total of 32 games and offers a way for many teams to prove themselves in the national football competition.

In this first round, teams such as Hertha BSC, who compete against SC Prussia Münster, and Union Berlin, who have to compete with FC Gütersloh. Cottbus competes against Hannover 96, while BFC Dynamo receives VfL Bochum. These constellations show the variety and tension that make up the DFB Cup. Everything can happen in the knockout system, and surprises are not uncommon. Every year, undermined teams manage to assert themselves against higher -class opponents.

a story full of tradition

The DFB Cup, held since 1935, has established itself over the years as one of the most important competitions in German club football. The competition is considered the second most important title after the German championship and has a long history of surprises that provide thrills in every round. Last season 2024/25, VfB Stuttgart's title, which defeated 4-2 in the Arminia Bielefeld final. The Wikipedia explains that the premiums for the participants increase with every game in the ongoing competition, which offers additional incentive to be successful in the cup competition.