DFB Cup 2025/26: The draw is on-be there live!

DFB Cup 2025/26: The draw is on-be there live!

The anticipation for the DFB Cup 2025/26 is increasing! The draw of the first main round will take place on Sunday, June 15, 2025, at 5:15 p.m. The exciting ceremony is transmitted live on ZDF. Anyone who comes into play as a lottery and moderator is still in the stars. But one thing is certain: the fans can adapt to an exciting tournament that is very important in the football world, such as transfer market.

A total of 64 teams take part in the cup competition, which also includes the 18 clubs in the Bundesliga and the best second division teams. The teams in the professional pot include big names such as FC Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig, who will also take a look at the title this season. VfB Stuttgart, the title bearer of the past season, also goes to the tournament with great expectations after winning the final against Arminia Bielefeld with 4: 2 in 2025, how [Deichstube] (https://www.deichstube.de/news/werder-bremen-dfb-pokal-2025-26- Dilter-und-wer-ist-kannschaften-Cupalsieger-Topefe-Sportschau-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-ZR-AD

The way to the cup

The DFB Cup, officially called DFB club cup, has been held since 1935 and, after the Bundesliga, is the second most important title in German club football. The games are played in the K.-O. system, which ensures a lot of tension. The first main round is for the period from August 15th to 18th and on 26/27. August 2025. The other rounds are already defined in the frame mink calendar, with the round of 16 that will take place at the beginning of December. If you can do it until the final, you can prove yourself on May 23, 2026 in the Berlin Olympic Stadium, as can be read on Wikipedia.

But not only the professionals are involved. Amateur teams also get the chance to prove themselves in the cup. The amateur pot comprises numerous teams from the lower leagues, including 21 state cup winners and five class highest clubs from the upper leagues. In the end with a lot of passion and combative commitment on the pitch.

teams and draw

Like every season, the pots offer a colorful mix. The best Bundesliga clubs and second division teams can be found in the professional pot, while the amateur pot is filled with teams such as Prussia Münster and Eintracht Braunschweig. The draw with the possibility that smaller clubs can affect large names will be particularly exciting. A look at the participating teams shows the wide range of the DFB Cup:

With the first pairings that are drawn at the beginning of June, you can look forward to many exciting encounters and football surprises. The small clubs have the opportunity to snip the big ones and in the best case to start into the small football fairy tale. The heart of the fans will already beat faster while waiting for the DFB Cup.