1. FC Kaiserslautern against RSV Eintracht 1949: DFB Cup premiere in Potsdam!

<Ol> <li> FC Kaiserslautern against RSV Eintracht 1949: DFB Cup premiere in Potsdam! </li> </l>

On June 25, 2025, a fresh wind comes into the German football scene, because the first round of the DFB Cup is finally scheduled. The DFB has announced the seasons for the approximately 30 encounters that will take place between August 15 and 18, 2025. Among the exciting games will also be the showdown between the 1st FC Kaiserslautern and RSV Eintracht 1949 on Sunday, August 17th at 3:30 p.m. in the Karl Liebknecht Stadium in Potsdam. The Betze burns that could be a prelude that many fans have been waiting for.

The tournament starts on Friday, August 15, 2025, with several exciting duels. For example, FC Gütersloh meets 1. FC Union Berlin at 6:00 p.m. The DSC Arminia Bielefeld also has to deal with SV Werder Bremen - on the same evening at 8:45 p.m. If you want to experience the first most exciting football moments, you have numerous options right from the start.

The first games of the cup round

Here is the full list of the first round:

• Friday, August 15, 2025:
• FC Gütersloh - Union Berlin (6:00 p.m.)
• Sonnenhof Großaspach - Bayer Leverkusen (6:00 p.m.)
• 1. FC Saarbrücken - 1. FC Magdeburg (6:00 p.m.)
• Arminia Bielefeld - Werder Bremen (8:45 p.m.)
• Saturday, August 16, 2025:
• BFC Dynamo - VfL Bochum (1:00 p.m.)
• FK Pirmasens - Hamburger SV (1:00 p.m.)
• Eintracht Norderstedt - FC St. Pauli (3:30 p.m.)
• Hansa Rostock - TSG Hoffenheim (3:30 p.m.)
• SV Sandhausen - Lawn Ball Sport Leipzig (3:30 p.m.)
• Bahlinger SC - 1. FC Heidenheim (3:30 p.m.)
• FV Illertissen - 1. FC Nürnberg (3:30 p.m.)
• SV Hemelingen - VfL Wolfsburg (3:30 p.m.)
• VfB Lübeck - Darmstadt 98 (6:00 p.m.)
• Energie Cottbus - Hannover 96 (6:00 p.m.)
• Sportfreunde Lotte - SC Freiburg (6:00 p.m.)
• Sunday, August 17, 2025:
• FV Engers - Eintracht Frankfurt (1:00 p.m.)
• Viktoria Köln - SC Paderborn (1:00 p.m.)
• Atlas Delmenhorst - Borussia Mönchengladbach (3:30 p.m.)
• Lokomotive Leipzig - Schalke 04 (3:30 p.m.)
• Jahn Regensburg - 1. FC Köln (3:30 p.m.)
• Blau-Weiß Lohne-SpVgg Fürth (3:30 p.m.)
• ZFC Meuselwitz - Karlsruher SC (3:30 p.m.)
• RSV Eintracht 1949 - 1. FC Kaiserslautern (3:30 p.m.)
• FC Homburg - Holstein Kiel (6:00 p.m.)
• Hallescher FC - FC Augsburg (6:00 p.m.)
• SSV Ulm - SV Elversberg (6:00 p.m.)
• Monday, August 18, 2025:
• Prussia Münster - Hertha BSC (6:00 p.m.)
• 1. FC Schweinfurt - Fortuna Düsseldorf (6:00 p.m.)
• Dynamo Dresden - Mainz 05 (6:00 p.m.)
• Rot-Weiss Essen-Borussia Dortmund (8:45 p.m.)

A look at the coming weeks

As the DFB also announced, the first round of two more match days in August will be completed. On Tuesday, August 26th, Eintracht Braunschweig will meet VfB Stuttgart, and on Wednesday, August 27, there will be a hit when SV Wehen will meet Wiesbaden FC Bayern Munich. The fans who burn on the DFB Cup can look forward to these two encounters. The official DFB announcement offers all important information in a clear overview.

those interested in football in Cologne and the surrounding area should not miss the Bundesliga return of FC Köln! Already on August 18, they start with an exciting game against Jahn Regensburg. The anticipation of the season is growing and promises exciting moments for all fans. But not only the Cologne, but also FC Bayern Munich has great occasions to be happy: they have already set up a crisp training plan, which is supplemented by test games, such as the Grasshopper Club Zurich. news.de Test games and also for the season that starts on August 18, Bayern are hot.