In the second round of the DFB Cup, the two Champions League participants Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund meet at the end of October. FC Bayern has to play for the away game at the 1st FC Köln, defending champion VfB Stuttgart at FSV Mainz 05. In addition, there is a northern duel between VfL Wolfsburg and Holstein Kiel. This was the result of the draw on Sunday in the German Football Museum in Dortmund.
Hamburger SV has to compete at the 1st FC Heidenheim, and another Bundesliga duel is involved in the game between FC St. Pauli and TSG Hoffenheim. 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.
The two-round pairings in the overview:
FV Illertissen – 1. FC Magdeburg Energy Cottbus – RB Leipzig1. FC Union Berlin – Arminia Bielefeld1. FC Heidenheim – Hamburger Svbor. Mönchengladbach – Karlsruher Schertha BSC – SV Elversbergspvgg Greuther Fürth – 1. FC Kaiserslauterntracht Frankfurt – Borussia Dortmunddarmstadt 98 – FC Schalke 04FC Augsburg – VfL Bochumfortuna Düsseldorf – SC Freiburgsc Paderborn 07 – Bayer LeverkusenfSV Mainz 05 – VfB Stuttgartvfl Wolfsburg – Holstein Kiel1. FC Köln – Bayern Munichfc St. Pauli – TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
