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DFB-Pokal 2025/26 Draw Unveils First-Round Fixtures

Lower-tier clubs earned home advantage in mid-August matches, with Bayern Munich and VfB Stuttgart scheduled later to accommodate the Supercup.

Heute werden die Paarungen für die erste Runde im DFB-Pokal ausgelost
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Das Objekt der Begierde: 1987 hat der HSV letztmals den DFB-Pokal gewonnen.
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Overview

  • On June 15 at Dortmund’s Deutsches Fußballmuseum, the draw was broadcast live on ZDF with sprinter Owen Ansah serving as the draw assistant.
  • The draw divided 64 teams into two pots: the Profitopf for elite sides and the Amateurtopf for lower-league qualifiers.
  • The Profitopf comprises the 18 Bundesliga clubs and the top 14 finishers from the 2. Bundesliga.
  • The Amateurtopf contains the remaining four 2. Bundesliga teams, the four highest-ranked 3. Liga sides, and 24 regional cup winners.
  • First-round matches are scheduled for August 15–18, the final will take place on May 23, 2026, at Berlin’s Olympiastadion, and the winner will earn a €4.3 million prize.