Overview
- The draw begins around 17:50 CET at the German Football Museum and will be shown live on ZDF during the halftime of Germany vs. Iceland in handball, with sailor Felix van den Hövel drawing the ties.
- All 16 teams are in a single pot for this round, and the first team drawn in each pairing receives home advantage regardless of league.
- Video assistant referees will be used from the round of 16, with matches scheduled for December 2–3.
- Most favorites advanced while Augsburg and Wolfsburg were knocked out by second-division opponents, and no amateur or third-tier clubs remain in the competition.
- Defending champions VfB Stuttgart reached the last 16 by winning at Mainz and SC Freiburg advanced at Fortuna Düsseldorf, with Stuttgart losing 1–3 at RB Leipzig and Freiburg drawing 0–0 with Union Berlin in Saturday’s league action.