Drama in the DFB Cup: Bavaria meets Woe-Wiesbaden!

Drama in the DFB Cup: Bavaria meets Woe-Wiesbaden!

Dortmund, Deutschland - On June 15, 2025, the first round of the DFB Cup will be drawn, and this event certainly brings some excitement into the football world. In this draw, a total of 64 teams, which are divided into two loose pots: the professional pot, which includes the best 32 teams, and the amateur pot with the remaining teams from the lower leagues. The draw takes place in the German Football Museum in Dortmund and begins at 5:15 p.m. The television viewers can follow the event live on ZDF, while the fans who want to stay online can be there in the live! Ticker of the kicker, as [kicker.de] (https://www.kicker.de/dfb-pokal- Unlosung-teams-teams-euverlung-1028179/Articles) reports.

A special highlight of the draw will be the role of Owen, the athlete and 100-meter sprinter, which acts as a "lottery". Before the actual draw begins, there will be an explanation of the process so that everyone knows how the pairings are determined. So who is one of the teams who can hope for the big luck?

The pairings of the first round

The pairings that have already been meticulously determine promise exciting matches. Among other things, the Arminia Bielefeld meets SV Werder Bremen as a second division. Bayern also play against the third division club SV Wehen-Wiesbaden. These teams have already played against well-known opponents in the past, the last three first round opponents of Wehen-Wiesbaden were Dortmund, Leipzig and Mainz-a real touchstone is waiting again this time, just like FOCUS.de. Here are some of the stated encounters:

• Dynamo Dresden (2nd League) - FSV Mainz 05
• Arminia Bielefeld (2nd League) - SV Werder Bremen
• 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 (3rd league) - Fortuna Düsseldorf (2nd league)
• SV Wehen-Wiesbaden (3rd league)-FC Bayern Munich
• SG Sonnenhof-Großaspach (4. League)-Bayer 04 Leverkusen
• 1. FC Saarbrücken (3rd league) - 1. FC Magdeburg (2nd league)
• 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig (4. League) - FC Schalke 04 (2nd league)
• Bahlinger SC (4. League) - 1. FC Heidenheim
• FC Hansa Rostock (3rd League) - TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
• Blau-Weiß Lohne (4. League)-SpVgg Greuther Fürth (2nd League)
• SV Sandhausen (4. League) - RB Leipzig
• FC Energie Cottbus (3rd League) - Hannover 96 (2nd league)

an exciting weekend for football fans

The first round of the DFB Cup will be held from Friday, August 15th to Monday, August 18, 2025. There are special changes for the Bundesliga clubs, including Bayern Munich and VfB Stuttgart, because their cup games are moved to the days 26 and 27 August. This is because both teams compete against each other on August 16 in the Supercup.

Many football enthusiasts are already looking forward to these events. So it is only to be hoped that the anticipation for Bielefeld will also increase in the far north at Werder Bremen. The draw brings joy and perhaps one or the other surprise - in any case, one more reason to lace up and be ready for football shoes!