DFB Cup quarter-finals
Favorite fright 1. FC Saarbrücken awaits Borussia Mönchengladbach in the quarter-finals of the DFB Cup. This was the result of the draw on Sunday evening. Hertha BSC has to play against 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the Olympic Stadium. Bayer 04 Leverkusen will face VfB Stuttgart in their only Bundesliga duel. FC St. Pauli has home advantage against Fortuna Düsseldorf.
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The quarter-final games will take place on the 30th/31st. January and on the 6th/7th Held in February. The semi-finals are for the 2nd/3rd. April, the final will take place on May 25th in Berlin. For the first time in 20 years, only three Bundesliga teams made it to the quarter-finals of the competition. In addition to Bayern, defending champions RB Leipzig also said goodbye early. Saarbrücken, the last lower-class participant, eliminated Karlsruher SC, FC Bayern and, most recently, Eintracht Frankfurt in the first three rounds. In the 2019/20 season, the FCS even made it to the semi-finals.
Third and fourth division teams in the semi-finals: surprises of the DFB Cup
FC St. Pauli – Season 2005/06 – Out in the semi-finals
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After FC St. Pauli (North Regional League), only one third and one fourth division team from the lower classes made it to the semi-finals of the DFB Cup. The Hamburg team failed at FC Bayern.
The 2005/06 cup season at a glance
Arminia Bielefeld – Season 2014/15 – Out in the semi-finals
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Arminia Bielefeld (3rd division) escaped Bayern’s draw in the semi-finals nine years after St. Pauli’s march through, but still lost 4-0 to VfL Wolfsburg.
The 2014/15 cup season at a glance
1. FC Saarbrücken – Season 2019/20 – Out in the semi-finals
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Saarbrücken (Southwest Regional League) was the only team that made it to the cup semi-finals as a fourth division team. There it was over against Bayer Leverkusen.
The 2019/20 cup season at a glance
Eintracht Trier – 1997/98 season – out in the semi-finals
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Trier experienced its cup highlight as a third division team in the semi-finals of 1998, where it ended in a spectacular penalty shootout against MSV Duisburg.
The 1997/98 cup season at a glance
Energie Cottbus – Season 1996/97 – Out in the final
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Energie Cottbus also achieved the feat of reaching the final as a third division team in 1996, having to give up the final against VfB Stuttgart.
The 1996/97 cup season at a glance
Hertha BSC II – Season 1992/93 – Out in the final
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In 1993, Hertha made it to the final, but was the third division reserve team. In the final it was 1-0 for Bayer Leverkusen.
The 1992/93 cup season at a glance
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