FC Bayern Munich has to in the second round of the DFB Cup at the Bundesliga promoted 1. FC Köln compete. 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 play at FSV Mainz 05. 1. FC Heidenheim and Hamburger SV as well as FC St. Pauli and TSG Hoffenheim.

The only regional league team FV Illertissen, which remained in the competition, meets second division club 1. FC Magdeburg. Third division team Energie Cottbus is dealing with RB Leipzig. The Saxons won the 2022 and 2023 trophy.

The second round is scheduled for the 28th and 29th October. Eight games are played on both days. The final will take place on May 23 in the Berlin Olympic Stadium.

All pairings in the overview:

FV Illertissen – 1. FC Magdeburg
Energy Cottbus – RB Leipzig
1. FC Union Berlin – Arminia Bielefeld
1. FC Heidenheim – Hamburger SV
Borussia Mönchengladbach – Karlsruher SC
Hertha BSC – SV Elversberg
SpVgg Greuther Fürth – 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Eintracht Frankfurt – Borussia Dortmund
SV Darmstadt 98 – FC Schalke 04
FC Augsburg – VFL Bochum
Fortuna Düsseldorf – SC Freiburg
SC Paderborn 07 – Bayer Leverkusen
1. FSV Mainz 05 – VfB Stuttgart
Vfl Wolfsburg – Holstein Kiel
1. FC Köln – Bayern Munich
FC St. PAULI – TSG Hoffenheim