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DFB Sets First-Round Pokal Fixtures as Clubs Raise Concerns; Handball Replay Confirmed

Local festivals have pushed several first-round Pokal ties into late-August slots under strict security rules, prompting clubs to warn of limited recovery time.

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Overview

  • The DFB scheduled all 32 first-round DFB-Pokal matches between August 15 and 18, designating four fixtures for free-to-air broadcast.
  • Mainz 05 protested its Monday, August 18 game at Dynamo Dresden due to a tight turnaround before its Conference League playoff, blaming Dresden’s Canaletto festival and security mandates.
  • Union Berlin and Hertha BSC also faced unusual kick-offs, with Union’s tie moved to Friday for Gütersloh’s Schützenfest and Hertha forced to Monday by Münster’s city festival.
  • The Handball-Bundesliga’s federal court rejected Dessau-Roßlauer HV06’s appeal, confirming a June 29 rematch against TuSEM Essen after an ineligible player error in the original April fixture.
  • A victory for Essen would lift it from 16th to ninth place and secure DHB-Pokal qualification, while a Dessau loss would drop it into the relegation zone and keep ASV Hamm-Westfalen in the 2. Bundesliga.