Overview
- The eight-team draw starts at 19:15 CET at the German Football Museum in Dortmund and airs live on ARD’s Sportschau.
- Former Bundesliga coach Friedhelm Funkel will draw the balls, with Nia Künzer overseeing the procedure and Alexander Bommes hosting.
- The remaining clubs are RB Leipzig, Hamburger SV, FC St. Pauli, VfB Stuttgart, SC Freiburg, FC Bayern, Hertha BSC and Holstein Kiel.
- Quarterfinal matches are scheduled for February 3–4 and 10–11, 2026, with one fixture on each of the four dates.
- DFB prize money for this round is set at 1,695,088 euros per quarterfinalist, according to the competition’s payout structure.