Record cup winner FC Bayern Munich? Out! Defending champion RB Leipzig? Out! There are also Union Berlin, 1. FC Köln, 1. FC Heidenheim, SC Freiburg, 1899 Hoffenheim and FSV Mainz 05. The first Bundesliga has fewer round of 16 teams in the DFB Cup than it has for a long time.
After the exodus of the Bundesliga clubs in the second round of the DFB Cup, only six representatives of the upper house are in the round of 16 – as few as in 1992/93. Werder Bremen, Darmstadt 98, FC Augsburg and VfL Bochum had already failed in round one.
31 seasons ago, only Bremen, Dortmund, Frankfurt, Karlsruher SC, 1. FC Nürnberg and Leverkusen from the first league were represented in the round of the best 16. The Werkself – currently league leaders – won their only national title to date in the final against the amateurs of Hertha BSC with a 1-0 win.
This season, in addition to the six Bundesliga teams, eight second division teams, a third division team and a fourth division team are in the round of 16, which will be drawn on Sunday and will take place on 5/6. will be held in December.