The 1. FC Magdeburg will face defending champion FC Bayern Munich in the second round of the DFB-Pokal, according to the official tournament draw conducted at the German Football Museum in Dortmund. The matchup pits the 2. Bundesliga side against the record cup winners, with Bayern securing home-field advantage for the fixture scheduled for October 27 and 28.
The DFB-Pokal Second-Round Matchups
Among the standout pairings announced during the weekend draw, Borussia Dortmund was paired against SV Werder Bremen, while Hamburger SV will face Eintracht Frankfurt. Another Bundesliga matchup pits SC Paderborn against the VfB Stuttgart.
Bundesliga Resilience in the Opening Round
The qualification landscape for this stage of the competition features a notable statistical milestone. Bundesliga successfully advanced past the opening round of the tournament—a clean sweep for the top tier that has not occurred since the 2008/09 season.
With the field now narrowed down to 32 contenders, clubs from both the top flight and the lower divisions are preparing for the mid-week fixtures in late October. The ultimate destination for the tournament remains the Olympiastadion in Berlin, where the DFB-Pokal final is scheduled to take place on May 29, 2027.
Complete Second-Round Fixture List
The complete slate of fixtures for the second round of the DFB-Pokal comprises the following matches:
- FC Bayern Munich vs. 1. FC Magdeburg
- Borussia Dortmund vs. SV Werder Bremen
- Hamburger SV vs. Eintracht Frankfurt
- FC Nürnberg
- SC Freiburg vs. VfL Wolfsburg
- 1. FC Köln vs. 1. FC Union Berlin
- SC Paderborn vs. VfB Stuttgart
- Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Karlsruher SC
- SV Elversberg vs. Darmstadt 98
- SG Sonnenhof Großaspach vs. FC Augsburg
- SSV Jeddeloh II vs. Hertha BSC
- Rot-Weiss Essen vs. RB Leipzig
- Dynamo Dresden vs. FC Schalke 04
- VfL Bochum vs. 1. FSV Mainz 05
- Holstein Kiel vs. TSG Hoffenheim
- Hannover 96 vs. 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Match Schedule and Next Steps
The second-round matches are officially slated to be played across October 27 and 28.
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