FC Bayern in the cup with Viktoria Cologne, defending champion Leipzig against Ottensen
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RB Leipzig won the cup with Marcel Halstenberg (left) just eight days ago. The first round has now been drawn
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The start of the DFB Cup has some interesting pairings in store. While Viktoria Köln is happy about the visit of the record winner, BVB has a difficult task to solve. Defending champion Leipzig travels to Hamburg.
RRecord winner FC Bayern Munich has to compete in the first round of the DFB Cup at third division soccer team Viktoria Köln. That was the result of the draw in the German Football Museum in Dortmund on Sunday evening. Cup defender RB Leipzig is a guest at the start of the new cup season at the regional league club Teutonia Ottensen, the Hamburg state winner. Former world champion Kevin Großkreutz drew an attractive pairing for his ex-club Borussia Dortmund, who have to play for third division team 1860 Munich.
The duels between second division promoted 1. FC Kaiserslautern and the European Cup participants SC Freiburg as well as Eintracht Braunschweig and Hertha BSC also promise excitement. Europa League winner Eintracht Frankfurt has to deal with third division champions 1. FC Magdeburg.
Finals I 3. June
The first round of the cup will be played from July 29th to August 1st. Because the Supercup between FC Bayern and Leipzig is also scheduled for July 30, the two top teams will only play their cup games at the end of August.
In addition to the 36 professional clubs from the national leagues, the top four teams from the third division last season also qualify for the DFB Cup. There are also the 21 state cup winners and one team each from Bavaria, Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. These are the regional associations of the German Football Association with the most members.
The second main round follows in October, the other rounds in the coming year. The final in Berlin is scheduled for June 3rd.
The pairings at a glance:
Jahn Regensburg – 1. FC Cologne
FV Engers – Arminia Bielefeld
VfB Lübeck vs. Hansa Rostock
1. FC Kaan-M. – 1. FC Nuremberg
Schott Mainz – Hanover 96
TSG Neustrelitz vs Karlsruher SC
Dynamo Dresden vs VfB Stuttgart
Viktoria 89 Berlin – VfL Bochum
Chemnitz FC – 1. FC Union Berlin
SV Elversberg vs Bayer Leverkusen
BSV Rehden – SV Sandhausen
FC Unity Wernigerode – SC Paderborn 07
SV Rödinghausen – TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
FV Illertissen – 1. FC Heidenheim
Kickers Offenbach – Fortuna Dusseldorf
Eintracht Braunschweig vs Hertha BSC
TSV 1860 Munich – Borussia Dortmund
1. FC Kaiserslautern – SC Freiburg
SV Oberachern – Bor. Mönchengladbach
FC Ingolstadt 04 – Darmstadt 98
SV Waldhof Mannheim – Holstein Kiel
TuS BW Lohne – FC Augsburg
SV Straelen – FC St. Pauli
SpVgg Bayreuth – Hamburger SV
Erzgebirge Aue – FSV Mainz 05
Energie Cottbus – Werder Bremen
Bremen SV vs FC Schalke 04
FC CZ Jena VfL Wolfsburg
Stuttgarter Kickers – SpVgg Greuther Furth
1. FC Magdeburg – Eintracht Frankfurt
FC Teutonia Ottensen vs RB Leipzig
Viktoria Cologne – Bayern Munich
Penalty thriller! Leipzig triumphs in the DFB Cup final – the highlights in the video
In a gripping final, Leipzig secures the first title in the club’s history. Despite the controversial Freiburg goal and a long manpower, RB saves on penalties. Then Freiburg’s shooters lose their nerve. The highlights in the video.
