DFB Cup round of 16 draw
Awesome draw for BVB – FC Bayern has to go to Berlin
Updated on November 2, 2025 – 6:17 p.mReading time: 2 minutes
The 2nd round of the DFB Cup has been played. Only ten Bundesliga teams are still in the running. Now it was time for the draw for the round of 16 – with interesting games.
There were only 16 left. The DFB Cup is slowly getting into the hot phase. The round of 16 takes place at the beginning of December. Ten Bundesliga teams and six second division teams are still there and hoping to take home the title.
One thing is clear: there will be some exciting duels in the round of 16. BVB has a fantastic draw and faces Bayer Leverkusen at home. FC Bayern, on the other hand, is coming to the capital to join Union Berlin. At the same time, defending champion Stuttgart had better luck and met second division team Bochum away. RB Leipzig can also breathe a sigh of relief as they host 1. FC Magdeburg.
The games will be played on December 2nd and 3rd.
Borussia Dortmund – Bayer Leverkusen
Union Berlin – FC Bayern
Hertha BSC – 1. FC Kaiserslautern
VfL Bochum – VfB Stuttgart
SC Freiburg – Darmstadt 98
Borussia Mönchengladbach – FC St. Pauli
RB Leipzig – 1. FC Magdeburg
Hamburger SV – Holstein Kiel
6:03 p.m. – The last duel is RB Leipzig against 1. FC Magdeburg!
6:03 p.m. – Hertha BSC against Kaiserslautern, Freiburg against Darmstadt and Gladbach against St. Pauli!
5:59 p.m. – Now it’s Union Berlin’s turn. Bayern are coming to Berlin!
5:59 p.m. – Hamburger SV also has a home game. The “Rothosen” from the Elbe face Holstein Kiel. A northern derby in the Volkspark.
5:58 p.m. – Bayer Leverkusen! The Werkself are visiting BVB, which is a fantastic draw.
5:58 p.m. – BVB has a home game! And that against…
5:58 p.m. – So, Felix van den Hövel is introduced. Let’s get started with the lots!
5:55 p.m. – The lottery ticket today is the German sailor Felix van den Hövel.
5:53 p.m. – Well, that’s it! From a German perspective it’s 15:16 in handball, so we can draw now.
5:45 p.m. – The last minutes of the first half of the international handball match between Germany and Iceland are currently underway. Then there will be a draw.