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Four all-Bundesliga ties in DFB-Pokal second round
The second round of the DFB-Pokal will feature four all-Bundesliga ties as well as a host of other intriguing match-ups. The draw was made at the German Football Museum in Dortmund during the ARD Sportschau, with World Cup winner Bastian Schweinsteiger drawing the balls and DFB vice-president Peter Frymuth overseeing proceedings. Borussia Dortmund against SV Werder Bremen and Hamburger SV against Eintracht Frankfurt will each bring together two clubs who have won the competition multiple times in the past. Elsewhere, 1. FC Köln host 1. FC Union Berlin, while SC Paderborn welcome last season’s runners-up VfB Stuttgart.
Holders FC Bayern have been handed a home tie against second-tier side 1. FC Magdeburg. Borussia Mönchengladbach (against Karlsruher SC), Bayer Leverkusen (against 1. FC Nürnberg), SC Freiburg (against VfL Wolfsburg) and SV Elversberg (against SV Darmstadt 98) will also host opposition from a lower division.
Third-tier sides to host Bundesliga opposition
SSV Jeddeloh II, the only fourth-division side left in the competition, will face second-tier opposition at home for the second round running, with Hertha BSC the visitors. The two remaining 3. Liga clubs in the draw have both been paired with Bundesliga sides: Rot-Weiss Essen will welcome Champions League side RB Leipzig, while SG Sonnenhof Großaspach host FC Augsburg.
The second-round ties will be played on 27th and 28th October. The round of 16 is scheduled for 1st and 2nd December 2026, with the quarter-finals to follow on 2nd/3rd and 9th/10th February 2027. The semi-finals will take place on 20th and 21st April 2027, before the final in Berlin on 29th May 2027 (20:00 CEST).
Second-round ties
Bundesliga - Bundesliga
1. FC Köln - 1. FC Union Berlin
Borussia Dortmund - SV Werder Bremen
Hamburger SV - Eintracht Frankfurt
SC Paderborn - VfB Stuttgart
Bundesliga - 2. Bundesliga
Borussia Mönchengladbach - Karlsruher SC
Bayer Leverkusen - 1. FC Nürnberg
SC Freiburg - VfL Wolfsburg
SV Elversberg - SV Darmstadt 98
FC Bayern München - 1. FC Magdeburg
2. Bundesliga - Bundesliga
Dynamo Dresden - FC Schalke 04
VfL Bochum - 1. FSV Mainz 05
Holstein Kiel - TSG Hoffenheim
2. Bundesliga - 2. Bundesliga
Hannover 96 - 1. FC Kaiserslautern
3. Liga - Bundesliga
SG Sonnenhof Großaspach - FC Augsburg
Rot-Weiss Essen - RB Leipzig
Regionalliga - 2. Bundesliga
SSV Jeddeloh II - Hertha BSC
Categories: News (engl.)
Author: mmc/dr
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