In the first round of the DFB Cup, Werder Bremen only had to delete a Bundesliga club. The chance was correspondingly great that there could be some Kracher duels in the round of the last 32. Such a caught, among other things, the BVB.
Record Cup winner FC Bayern Munich has to compete in the second round of the DFB Cup at the Bundesliga promoted 1. FC Köln. This pairing pulled Bundesliga referee Felix Brych at the draw in the German Football Museum in Dortmund. In the top duel, the Champions League participants Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund meet.
It will also not be easy for defending champion VfB Stuttgart, the Swabians are guesting at FSV Mainz 05. The games between 1. FC Heidenheim and Hamburger SV as well as FC St. Pauli and TSG Hoffenheim are also part of the games.
Explosive east duel in Cottbus
The Bavarian fourth division club FV Illertissen, who prevailed in the first round against 1. FC Nürnberg, gets it as the class -deepest club. Third division FC Energie Cottbus receives RB Leipzig to the explosive east duel.
The second round is scheduled for the 28th and 29th October. The round of 16 follows in early December. The final in the Berlin Olympic Stadium will increase on May 23, 2026.
Despite some dramatic encounters, the favorites had prevailed at the start. Werder Bremen was the only Bundesliga club to fail in round one with a 0: 1 at Arminia Bielefeld. The East Westphalia, finalist of the pre -season, are now traveling to the final game again and start at the 1. FC Union Berlin.
+++ All second-round games at a glance +++
FV Illertissen – 1. FC Magdeburg
Energy Cottbus – RB Leipzig
Union Berlin – Arminia Bielefeld
1. FC Heidenheim – Hamburger SV
Borussia Mönchengladbach – KSC
Hertha BSC – SV Elversberg
SpVgg Fürth – 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Eintracht Frankfurt – Borussia Dortmund
SV Darmstadt 98 – FC Schalke 04
FC Augsburg – VFL Bochum
Fortuna Düsseldorf – SC Freiburg
SC Paderborn – Bayer Leverkusen
FSV Mainz 05 – VfB Stuttgart
Vfl Wolfsburg – Holstein Kiel
1. FC Köln – FC Bayern
FC St. Pauli – TSG Hoffenheim
+++ Bundesliga duel at the end +++
In the last duel of the day, FC St. Pauli can look forward to a home game at the Millerntor. The TSG 1899 Hoffenheim is waiting there.
+++ FC Bayern at Bundesliga competitor +++
The next mega cracker in round two! The 1. FC Köln receives the record champions from Munich!
+++ Kiel is guesting in Wolfsburg +++
One of the duels where, as a second division team, you will certainly have hopes for the next round.
+++ The defending champion has to go to Mainz +++
The cup winner is in the fourth game. He has to go to the Rheinhessen in Mainz.
+++ Bayer 04 Visiting East Westphalia +++
Second division SC Paderborn gets an extremely attractive lot with Bayer 04 Leverkusen. A certainly sold -out house awaits the East Westphalia.
+++ Fortuna Düsseldorf welcomes Freiburg +++
A long away trip for the club from Breisgau, which will be guest in the state capital of NRW.
+++ VfL Bochum at FC Augsburg +++
Difficult task for the second division club.
+++ S04 at Böllenfalltor +++
The large Ruhrpott rival of the BVB follows just two lots later. FC Schalke 04 will be a guest near Darmstadt 98.
+++ Hammer duel for BVB +++
There is the first real cracker! Borussia Dortmund has to get an extremely difficult opponent out of the way in the 2nd round with Eintracht Frankfurt …
+++ 1. FC Kaiserslautern in Franconia +++
The FCK guest in the 2nd round at SpVgg Fürth.
+++ Hertha BSC escapes Hammer-Los +++
With the SV Elversberg, the capitals are drawn to a competitor from the 2nd league.
+++ Gladbach gets feasible hurdle +++
The KSC comes to Borussia on the Lower Rhine.
+++ Bundesliga duel for HSV +++
Hamburger SV has to go to the Bundesliga competitor of 1st FC Heidenheim. A certainly tight duel.
+++ Union Berlin receives the finalist from the Alm +++
Union Berlin can look forward to a home game. Cup finalist Arminia Bielefeld is a guest at the old forestry. This duel was already in the previous year – also in round two. At that time the DSC won 2-0.
+++ Crash for Energie Cottbus +++
Unsurprisingly, Energie Cottbus is the second team that was pulled out of the amateur pot. The ambitious third division can look forward to RB Leipzig. An “east duel” in Lusatia.
+++ The first game has been drawn … +++
… and for FV Illertissen it is not the desired first division club. The 1. FC Magdeburg comes to Bavaria. Apparently you are not really happy about it on the marketplace, the cheers are limited.
+++ The preliminary plan is completed +++
The procedure is again explained. Energy Cottbus and Illertissen are the first to get their opponents. After that, everything is possible for all clubs.
Brych tells how the first summer was running after the end of the career. “It fits that way,” says the Bundesliga record school about the time of the end of his career. A small one-player from a Ard referee documentary recognizes the former FIFA referee.
But now full concentration on the lots!
+++ Illertissen as a big surprise +++
For the 1st FC Nürnberg, after drama, the end station was from the point at the regional league. It was one of the few surprises that the 1st round had to offer. In Illertissen, a public viewing on the marketplace should not be missing. What you want? “A first division team would be good.” Spongy announcement!
+++ Now it is arranged! +++
The audience took a seat, the lot containers are filled with the 32 teams and the protagonists are there. The drawing can begin!
+++ Let’s go in Dortmund +++
We start with a review of the 1st round of this year’s cup competition. Last-minute-Kane, VfB drama from the point, the Arminia does it again and Cottbus and Illertissen surprise two second division teams. The DFB Cup had some highlights to offer at the start!
+++ It starts right +++
The 2nd round of the DFB Cup begins in a few minutes. In the Dortmund football museum, ex-referee Felix Brych, who gave his pipe at the end of last season, “decides” as Losfee over the 16 pairings.
How is it drawn in the DFB Cup?
Only the remaining teams from the 3rd league and regional league enjoy two definitely home rights in round. In all pairings in which only first and second division teams are involved, the lot decides on home or away game.
For this purpose, the participants of the second round are divided into two loose pots. All teams from the upper and lower house end up in a saucepan, third division clubs and regional leagues in the so -called amateur pot, from which it is initially drawn. If the “amateur” container is no longer loose, the profit pot will continue.
In any case, the first pulled team has home rights. A meeting between teams that are located below the 2nd Bundesliga is therefore excluded.
The referee Felix Brych, which is now retired, acts as “Losfee” in the Dortmund Football Museum.
When is playing in the DFB Cup?
The DFB set the second round in the DFB Cup for October 28th and 29th. Four games take place on Tuesday and Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. and 8:45 p.m., at least two duels are broadcast on free TV.
The dates of the other rounds in the DFB Cup:
Right -time final: December 2 and December 3rd
Quarter -finals: 3./4. February and 10./11. February 2026
Semi -finals: 21./22. April 2026
Finals in Berlin: 23. May 2026
These teams are qualified for the 2nd round of the DFB Cup:
Bundesliga:
- FC Bayern
- VfB Stuttgart
- Bayer Leverkusen
- Eintracht Frankfurt
- Borussia Dortmund
- SC Freiburg
- FSV Mainz 05
- VfB Stuttgart
- RB Leipzig
- VFL Wolfsburg
- Borussia Mönchengladbach
- FC Augsburg
- Union Berlin
- TSG Hoffenheim
- 1. FC Heidenheim
- Hamburger SV
- 1. FC Cologne
2. Bundesliga
- Fortuna Düsseldorf
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern
- 1. FC Magdeburg
- VFL Bochum
- Holstein Kiel
- SC Paderborn
- SV Darmstadt 98
- SpVgg Fürth
- Karlsruher SC
- SV Elversberg
- FC Schalke 04
- Hertha BSC
- Arminia Bielefeld
