U19 Cup draw: home games for Schalke and BVB, difficult task for Bochum

The DFB Cup round of 16 for A-Juniors have been drawn. These are the opponents of Borussia Dortmund, Schalke 04 and VfL Bochum.

Over the weekend they learned U19-The district club teams Borussia Dortmund, Schalke 04 And VfL Bochum the first round of the A-Juniors DFB Cup. The next day the second round was drawn, which will take place in mid-October.

Bochum got a difficult draw. They have to go to 1. FC Köln, the reigning leaders of the Bundesliga West. In the first round, the Cologne team had already eliminated a championship contender in Rot-Weiss Essen (5: 2). Meanwhile, VfL won 1-0 at MSV Duisburg.

Last year’s finalist BVB meets FC St. Pauli of the North / Northeast squadron at home. Hamburg qualified for the round of 16 by winning 2-1 against Kickers Offenbach. BVB easily won 4-0 at Energy Cottbus.

And things are getting serious for Schalke too. At the start of the competition, Norbert Elgert’s side were challenged hard, celebrating a 13-0 win over amateur club JFG Schaumberg Prims. On the second day of play, Hansa Rostock of the North / Northeast season arrives in Gelsenkirchen.

DFB Junior Cup: the round of 16 at a glance

Saturday 15 October, opening hours

1. FC Cologne – VfL Bochum

1. FC Nuremberg – Leipzig

Borussia Dortmund – FC St. Pauli

Eintracht Frankfurt – Holstein Kiel

Hannover 96 – Hertha BSC

Bayer Leverkusen – VfB Stuttgart

Schalke 04 – Hansa Rostock

TSG Hoffenheim – Mainz 05

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