FC Bayern in the 2nd round against Kiel, BVB has to go to Braunschweig

Defending champion FC Bayern Munich has to play in the 2nd round of the DFB Cup at Holstein Kiel. BVB has to deal with Eintracht Braunschweig away from home. That was the result of the draw on Sunday evening in the Sports show.

The ex-national player Inka Grings, who acted as “Losfee”, drew many other attractive pairings in the presence of presenter Alexander Bommes and DFB Vice President Peter Frymuth, who acted as the draw manager.

At the games on December 22nd and 23rd there will be three Bundesliga duels: FC Augsburg will meet RB Leipzig, VfB Stuttgart will play against SC Freiburg, Bayer Leverkusen will host Eintracht Frankfurt. There is also a traditional north duel between Hannover 96 and Werder Bremen.

After their 4-1 win against 1. FC Schweinfurt, the crisis-ridden FC Schalke 04 will face a regional league again, the lot awarded the miners an away game at SSV Ulm.

Here is an overview of all pairings.

DFB-Pokal, 2nd round: the pairings at a glance

SSV Ulm – FC Schalke 04

Rot-Weiss Essen – Fortuna Düsseldorf

SV Elversberg – Borussia Mönchengladbach

SV Wehen Wiesbaden – Jahn Regensburg

Dynamo Dresden – SV Darmstadt 98

Union Berlin – SC Paderborn

VfB Stuttgart – SC Freiburg

Eintracht Braunschweig – Borussia Dortmund

Bayer Leverkusen – Eintracht Frankfurt

Hanover 96 – Werder Bremen

1. FC Cologne – VfL Osnabrück

FSV Mainz 05 – VfL Bochum

Holstein Kiel – FC Bayern Munich

FC Augsburg – RB Leipzig

TSG Hoffenheim – SpVgg Greuther Fürth

VfL Wolfsburg – SV Sandhausen

DFB Cup: The dates of the other rounds

The second round will take place this year. Then it goes on in February, before the grand finale takes place on May 13th, a Thursday, in the Berlin Olympic Stadium.

round	date
2nd round	December 22nd and 23rd, 2020
Round of 16	February 2nd and 3rd, 2021
Quarter finals	March 2nd and 3rd, 2021
Semifinals	May 1st and 2nd, 2021
Finale	13. May 2021