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FC Bayern to host RB Leipzig in the quarter-finals of the DFB-Pokal

07.12.2025

Friedhelm Funkel and draw supervisor Nia Künzer pulled out some eye-catching ties for the DFB-Pokal quarter-finals. Record winners FC Bayern will take on RB Leipzig, while defending champions VfB Stuttgart face a trip to second-tier side Holstein Kiel. The other fixtures see 2. Bundesliga side Hertha BSC host SC Freiburg and Bayer Leverkusen take on FC St. Pauli. The quarter-finals will be played on 3rd and 4th, as well as 10th and 11th February 2026.

The semi-finals are scheduled for 21st and 22nd April 2026, with the final to be held at Berlin’s Olympiastadion on 23rd May 2026.

The quarter-final draw

FC Bayern München - RB Leipzig

Hertha BSC - SC Freiburg

Holstein Kiel - VfB Stuttgart

Bayer 04 Leverkusen - FC St. Pauli

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