The dates for the DFB Cup quarter-finals have been set. At the end of the round of the last eight teams, Bayern meets Leipzig – the game can be seen live on February 11th on Erste.
The DFB Cup quarter-finals have been scheduled. The top game between Bundesliga table leaders FC Bayern Munich and pursuers RB Leipzig will be shown live on February 11th on Erste (and in the live stream at sportschau.de and in the ARD media library). The four games will take place between February 3rd and 11th.
The quarterfinals at a glance
3.2., 8:45 p.m.: Bayer 04 Leverkusen (BL) – FC St. Pauli (BL)
February 4th, 8:45 p.m.: Holstein Kiel (2nd BL) – VfB Stuttgart (BL)
February 10th, 8:45 p.m.: Hertha BSC (2nd BL) – SC Freiburg (BL)
February 11th, 8:45 p.m.: FC Bayern Munich (BL) – RB Leipzig (BL)
The semi-finals will take place on April 21st and 22nd, the final will be on May 23rd in the Berlin Olympic Stadium. The DFB has slightly increased the bonuses compared to the previous season. Whoever reaches the quarter-finals will be guaranteed 3,178,290 euros. Whoever wins the cup will collect almost eleven million euros.
The clubs have to share the money from ticket sales and perimeter advertising after deducting all costs and taxes. Ten percent of this income also goes to the DFB, so each club receives 45 percent of this money.
| round | Amount |
|---|---|
1st main round | 211,886 |
2nd main round | 423,772 |
Round of 16 | 847,544 |
Quarterfinals | 1,695,088 |
Semifinals | 3,390,175 |
Loser final | 2,880,000 |
Winner final | 4,320,000 |
What else can the clubs achieve?
The winner of the DFB Cup has the right to start in the European league phase the following season League. Is the DFB Cup winner already over the Bundesliga for them? Champions League or the Europe League qualified, the place goes to the Bundesliga, where it is then distributed according to the final table.
The losing finalist of the DFB Cup final can under no circumstances enter international business through this competition.