DFB Cup 2025: All games at a glance-excitement guaranteed!

DFB Cup 2025: All games at a glance-excitement guaranteed!

For all football fans in Germany and especially in Cologne, there is reason to be happy: The first round of the 2025/26 DFB Cup is now precisely scheduled! In the coming season, the traditional trophy, which has been organized annually by the German Football Association (DFB) since 1935, will begin with an exciting opening game on Friday, August 15, in which 1. FC Magdeburg meets 1. FC Saarbrücken. The kick -off is at 6 p.m., so the fans can be excited to see who can take the first step towards winning the title. This is reported by the MDR .

But that's not all! There are also other games on the same evening: Bayer Leverkusen welcomes Großaspach, while 1. FC Union Berlin challenges Gütersloh. Arminia Bielefeld also got a place on Friday evening and meets SV Werder Bremen.

an exciting weekend in cup fever

The Saturday, August 16, then brings another highlight: RB Leipzig plays against SV Sandhausen at 3:30 p.m. On Sunday, August 17th, we can look forward to interesting duels with regional leagues from Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The following games are pending here:

• 1. FC Lok Leipzig against FC Schalke 04
• Hallescher FC against FC Augsburg
• ZFC Meuselwitz against Karlsruher SC

The SG Dynamo Dresden has set up her matchday for Monday, August 18, when she plays against FSV Mainz 05 at 6 p.m. The exciting evening is then rounded off with the match between Rot-Weiss and Borussia Dortmund at 8:45 p.m.

But the cup action doesn't stop here! The following days are also all about legal football. On Tuesday, August 27th, VfB Stuttgart will be a guest in Braunschweig before starting on Wednesday, August 28th, Bayern Munich in Wiesbaden, both games also start at 8:45 p.m.

The structure of the DFB Cup

The DFB Cup, which is the second most important title in German club football, is held in the K.-O. system. There are currently 18 teams from the Bundesliga, 2nd Bundesliga and the best teams from the 3rd division and 24 teams from lower leagues. The pairing draw takes place in front of each round and undermospheric teams enjoy the home right against higher -class opponents. This regularly ensures exciting surprises and gripping games as we know them from the history of the cup: over 4000 teams have participated since the first discontinuation in 1935, and the record winner is FC Bayern Munich with a total of 20 titles.

The fascination of the DFB Cup lies not only in the duels of the big teams, but also in the unforgettable moments caused by the surprises of the undermined teams. Since the introduction of the video assistant in the 2017/18 season, the technical aspect of the game has also come to the fore, always under the curious eyes of the spectators. Further information about the DFB Cup can be found on the website of the Kickers or on the wikipedia page for this exciting competition.