DFB Cup: Who will be the first opponent of 1. FC Köln? Pure excitement!

DFB Cup: Who will be the first opponent of 1. FC Köln? Pure excitement!

Deutsches Fußballmuseum, Dortmund, Deutschland - Next Sunday, June 15, 2025, an exciting event is pending for 1. FC Köln: the draw of the first round in the DFB Cup. This takes place at 5:15 p.m. in the German Football Museum in Dortmund. The drawing is transferred live on ZDF and the ZDF media library. If you can't experience it live, you have the opportunity to track the [Express] (https://www.express.de/sport/fussball/1-fc-koeln/dfb-pokal-fc-wartet-aufner-alle-all-infos-zur-zur-zur-zur-zur-zur-zur-zur-zur.

The anticipation for the draw is great. Losfee will be Owen, known as the first German who ran 100 meters under ten seconds. The drawing manager is DFB Vice President Peter Frymuth. The two will decide for whom 1. FC Köln will compete in the first main round. There are a total of 64 clubs that are divided into two stolen pots. In the first pot there are the teams who took the 15th to 18th place in the 2nd Bundesliga last season, as well as the best teams of the 3rd division and representatives of the regional associations. The 18 Bundesliga clubs and the best 14 second division teams are housed in the second pot.

The framework conditions in the DFB Cup

The DFB Cup, which was launched in 1935 and is the second highest title in German club football, is held in the knockout system. The first round will take place between August 15 and 18, 2025. Special feature this year is that the amateur associations, such as Prussia Münster or Viktoria Köln, enjoy home rights when they meet higher -class opponents. Last season, the 1st FC Köln was able to occupy a proud EUR 3.14 million in the DFB Cup, but was eliminated in the quarter-finals after an exciting extension to Bayer Leverkusen.

The defending champion is VfB Stuttgart, who won the final 4-2 against Arminia Bielefeld in May 2025. It will also be exciting for the two new cup newcomers to Bayern Munich and VfB Stuttgart, who will only start the competition later, namely on August 26 or 27, 2025.

important dates and prices

The DFB Cup is not only important, but also financial effects, especially for the amateur associations who are often supported by this competition. The DFB Cup winner receives a starting place in the Europa League. If the cup winner is already qualified for the Champions League via the Bundesliga, another Bundesliga club is moving up.

The appointments of the other rounds are also set. The second main round will take place on October 28 or 29, the round of 16 on December 2 or 3. This is followed by the quarter -finals on 3rd and 4th and 10th or 11th February 2026. The semi -finals will be held on April 21st or 22nd, 2026 before the grand finale begins on May 23, 2026 in the Berlin Olympic Stadium.

What will the draw bring? Which opponent will wait for 1. FC Köln? The anticipation increases and the fans are excited to see which teams will face in the first round. In this sense, it only remains to be said: completely free and without fear-let's go to the DFB Cup! Further information on the draw and the competition is also available at the [Sportschau] (https://www.sportschau.de/fussball/dfbpokal/dfb-pokal-alles-zur- der-1-Autrunde, dfb-pokal-616.html) and Wikipedia.