A few days after the conclusion of the second round, the draw for the round of 16 of the DFB Cup will take place in Dortmund. sport.de summarizes all the important information about the must-see event for fans.
When will the draw be made for the round of 16 in the DFB Cup?
The round of 16 pairings in the DFB Cup will be drawn on Sunday, November 5th at the Football Museum in Dortmund. The draw will take place during the half-time break of the women’s Bundesliga game between FC Bayern and VfL Wolfsburg (kick-off at 3 p.m.).
Where can you watch the DFB Cup draw live on TV?
As usual, the draw can be seen live as part of the ARD sports show. sport.de offers a detailed live ticker for the draw.
When will the DFB Cup round of 16 take place?
The next round of the DFB Cup will take place on December 5th and 6th. The exact game dates will be announced by the association immediately after the draw. On each of the two days one of the games will be shown live on free TV. Which games these will be will also be decided shortly after the draw.
What are the rules for the round of 16 draw?
In short: none. Unlike the first two rounds, there are no more draw pots from the round of 16 onwards. The club drawn first usually has home advantage. The only exception concerns clubs from the 3rd league and lower. If they are drawn with a federal or second division team, they are guaranteed a home game.
ZDF para sports expert Denise Schindler will draw the round of 16 of the DFB Cup on Sunday. The German Football Association (DFB) announced this on Wednesday. DFB Vice President Peter Frymuth will be the draw manager.
The following teams are qualified for the round of 16
FC Homburg
FC St Pauli
VfB Stuttgart
Hamburger SV
Fortuna Dusseldorf
Borussia Monchengladbach
1. FC Kaiserslautern
Bayer Leverkusen
1. FC Magdeburg
SC Paderborn
Borussia Dortmund
Eintracht Frankfurt
Hertha BSC
1. FC Saarbrücken
1. FC Nuremberg