DFB Cup: Round-round draw with Bavaria and VfB-pure excitement!

DFB Cup: Round-round draw with Bavaria and VfB-pure excitement!

The DFB Cup 2025/26 is just around the corner and the anticipation for the first games is already noticeable. On Sunday at 5:15 p.m., the first round draw will take place in the German Football Museum in Dortmund, as transfermarkt.de reports. The Losfee, the athlete Owen, will pull the colorful balls together with DFB Vice President Peter Frymuth. The first round games are scheduled for the period from August 15th to 18th. The only exceptions are the two heavyweights FC Bayern Munich and VfB Stuttgart, which will only compete on August 26 or 27 August due to their participation in the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup.

A total of 64 teams are in competition, including nine third division teams who can compete with the elite. The following teams are represented in the first round: SSV Ulm 1846, SSV Jahn Regensburg, 1. FC Saarbrücken, FC Energie Cottbus, FC Hansa Rostock, FC Viktoria Cologne, Rot-Weiss Essen, SV Wehen Wiesbaden and 1. FC Schweinfurt 05. Last season were even more in competition with twelve third division teams, which is a record. Arminia Bielefeld even set new standards by being the first club in the single -track 3rd league, which reached the cup final. This took place in the Berlin Olympic Stadium on May 23, 2026.

the view of the third division clubs

The DFB Cup is a great opportunity for many teams to prove themselves. Arminia Bielefeld has already made a name for himself and made it into the semi -finals last season, where they threw three Bundesliga clubs out of the competition. The club is currently in the starting point again, and there could even be a record of the Bundesliga clubs off.

What would the DFB Cup be without its most exciting encounters? In the first main round, FC Augsburg meets SpVgg Unterhaching, the master of the regional league Bavaria, which should be a very special meeting for the Augsburgers. [augsburger-allgemeine.de reports] (https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/sport/fc-augsburg/fc-augsburg-fca-tnt-im- dfb-pokal-bayerische-thirdliglisten- ID66872401.html) that the arrival to the venue is around an hour. This crisp competition always brings new emotions for fans.

a review and expectations

How will the DFB Cup 2025/26 go down in history? In the coming weeks it is time to let the viewers look behind the scenes and to show what the teams can do. The tension increases and the fans can look forward to exciting games. Are you excited to see what surprises will arise in this traditional competition and which third division teams may make the leap into the next round!