DFB Cup draw
Excitement before 2nd round: Who do Bayern meet?
Updated on August 31, 2025 – 7:13 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
Does the German record champion go out? Who do the other Bundesliga clubs meet? The cup draw in the live ticker.
The Bundesliga season 2025/26 is only two weeks old, the first round in the DFB Cup has just been played-the second big German competition next to the league. The second round of the trophy is drawn in the German Football Museum in Dortmund. A total of 16 games must be determined, which will take place on October 28 and 29.
Follow the draw in the live ticker from 7 p.m.
7:13 p.m.: It is directly the FV Illertissen.
7:12 p.m.: The draw begins, Brych pulls the first.
7:11 p.m.: And there is also Dr. Jörg presented English, under great and justified applause. Does the DFB chief Justice have to intervene this time?
7:07 p.m.: There are also excerpts from a documentary about Brych’s last season in professional football.
7:05 p.m.: Brych as Losfee and DFB Vice President Peter Frymuth as master of ceremonies enter the stage.
7:04 p.m.: Schlüter speaks to sports director Karl-Heinz Bachthalter from FV Illertissen-the club had sensationally thrown 1st FC Nürnberg out of the cup in the 1st round. “We still can’t believe it,” he says. He does not have an opponent.
7 p.m.: The show begins. Moderator Schlüter welcomes the audience in the studio and at the screens.
Before the start: Incidentally, the long-time Bundesliga referee Dr. Felix Brych, who ended his career in summer.
Before the start: The draw will be moderated by ARD newcomer Alexander Schlüter, and DFB July Jörg English, who has been watching the draw for many years.