DFB Cup: Bayern’s clubs before the first round

Two of these lower-class clubs come to visit Bavarian stadiums. Fifth division club Eintracht Celle travels to FC Augsburg and SpVgg Greuther Fürth welcomes upper division club RSV Meinerzhagen. 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 voluntarily plays in the arena on Schalke. “The team is really looking forward to such a great game after the long break in football,” said Schweinfurt’s head coach Tobias Strobl.

Fürth and FC Augsburg in the role of favorites

In contrast to the previous season, when there was an embarrassing 1: 2 at the regional division SC Verl, FC Augsburg want to “have a good start this time and take this hurdle against Celle,” said coach Heiko Herrlich. After Celle has given up the home rights, the game takes place in Augsburg.

Fürth does not want to underestimate the major league club Meinerzhagen either. “We play here at home in our stadium and we have to move into the next round,” said coach Stefan Leitl. who also emphasized: “We are favorites, we want to perform accordingly”.

Nuremberg coach Klauß meets former employer RB Leipzig

At 1. FC Nürnberg the signs are exactly the opposite. For coach Robert Klauß, the opponent RB Leipzig is “the big favorite”. He should know, the coach meets his former employer. Midfielder Tom Krauss also comes from there and knows the opponent inside out.

Bayern Cup winner 1860 challenges Eintracht Frankfurt

The favorite role is also played by Frankfurter Eintracht, who appear at TSV 1860 Munich. However, as the newly crowned Bavarian Cup winner, the Lions want to “come to Berlin in the DFB Cup”, coach Michael Köllner had trumpeted euphorically after the triumph.

Promoted Würzburg against league competitor Hanover

The two league promoted Würzburger Kickers can prove itself against the new league competitor Hannover 96. Two Bavarian third division teams face a team from a class higher: FC Ingolstadt receives Fortuna Düsseldorf, Jahn Regensburg plays for 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

Defending champion FC Bayern later

FC Bayern Munich got a breather after winning the Champions League. The defending champion will only receive 1. FC Düren on October 15th. It is still open whether spectators will then be admitted.

Spectator or not?

In many places, due to official requirements, the grandstands remain empty in the first round of the cup, in Bavaria even everywhere. A total of ten of the 31 games scheduled for the current weekend will rise in front of a ghost backdrop.

Few spectators are allowed in at some clubs: In Mönchengladbach, for example, Borussia receives FC Oberneuland in front of 300 spectators. In the east of the republic, on the other hand, the stadiums may be used to more than a third due to the favorable development in the number of corona cases. More than 5,000 visitors are allowed in Rostock (7,500) and Dresden (maximum 10,000).

Only the fifth division team Todesfelde plays at home

A total of eleven amateur clubs move to the larger arena of the opponent due to the hygiene concepts that can hardly be implemented in the short time. As the only club below the regional league, fifth division club SV Todesfelde from the village of 1,000 people near Bad Segeberg in Schleswig-Holstein is making use of its home rights despite the corona pandemic.

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