The second main round of the DFB Cup will be drawn on Sunday – then matches between the top teams in the Bundesliga are possible.
The draw will take place on Sunday at 5.10 p.m. (ZDF), paraswimmer Josia Topf will draw the lots. As in the first round, there are two pots: All clubs from the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 are in pot 1, and all teams from the leagues below are in pot 2.
One lot will be drawn first from lottery pot 2 and then from lottery pot 1. As soon as pot 2 is empty, the remaining teams from the first and second division pots are drawn against each other. This means that encounters like those between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund and all other Bundesliga duels in this round are possible.
| pot 1 | pot 2 |
|---|---|
| Bayern Munich (BL) | Waldhof Mannheim (3rd division) |
| RB Leipzig (BL) | Eintracht Braunschweig (3rd division) |
| VfB Stuttgart (BL) | SV Elversberg (3rd division) |
| Borussia Dortmund (BL) | VfB Luebeck (RL) |
| VfL Bochum (BL) | Stuttgart Kickers (OL) |
| VfL Wolfsburg (BL) | |
| Schalke 04 | |
| 1899 Hoffenheim (BL) | |
| SC Freiburg (BL) | |
| Bor. M’gladbach (BL) | |
| FC Augsburg (BL) | |
| Mainz 05 (BL) | |
| Union Berlin (BL) | |
| Werder Bremen (BL) | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt (BL) | |
| Darmstadt 98 (2nd BL) | |
| Hanover 96 (2nd BL) | |
| Arminia Bielefeld (2nd BL) | |
| SV Sandhausen (2nd BL) | |
| Fortuna Dusseldorf (2nd BL) | |
| Hamburger SV (BL 2) | |
| 1. FC Heidenheim (BL) | |
| SC Paderborn (2nd BL) | |
| Jahn Regensburg (2nd BL) | |
| FC St. Pauli (BL) | |
| Karlsruher SC (2nd BL) | |
| 1. FC Nuremberg (BL) |
*BL = Bundesliga, 2nd BL = 2nd Bundesliga, RL = Regionalliga, OL = Oberliga
Pot 2 with five underdogs
The biggest outsiders in the 2nd main round are the Stuttgarter Kickers, who play in the fifth-rate Oberliga Baden-Württemberg. VfB Lübeck from the fourth-rate Regionalliga Nord is also hoping for a surprise. There are also the three third division teams Mannheim, Braunschweig and Elversberg.
The team drawn first has home advantage in any case, the winners reach the round of 16.
The other appointments
- 2nd main round: 18./19. October 2022
- Round of 16: January 31/January 1 February and 7./8. February 2023
- Quarterfinals: 4th/5th April 2023
- Semifinals: 2nd/3rd May 2023
- Final in Berlin: June 3, 2023
DFB Cup: More money than ever before
According to the DFB, higher bonuses than ever before are distributed to the clubs in the DFB Cup during the season. According to the DFB, the following amounts can be won per round, subject to unexpected changes:
| round | Bonus per club |
|---|---|
| 1st main round | 209,247 |
| 2nd main round | 418,494 |
| round of 16 | 836,988 |
| Quarterfinals | 1,673,975 |
| semifinals | 3,347,950 |
| loser final | 2,880,000 |
| winner final | 4,320,000 |