2026/27 DFB Cup overview: Fixtures, results and draws

Bold text = Bundesliga club
Red text = Bundesliga 2 club
Italics = 3. Liga or lower
First-round fixtures and results
Friday, 21 August
6pm CEST kick-offs unless stated
Preußen Münster 1-2 Karlsruhe
Waldhof Mannheim vs. Kaiserslautern
St. Tönis 0-11 Eintracht Frankfurt
Hansa Rostock vs. VfB Stuttgart (8.45pm CEST)
Saturday, 22 August
3.30pm CEST kick-offs unless stated
Energie Cottbus vs. Augsburg (1pm CEST)
Wehen Wiesbaden vs. Bayer Leverkusen (1pm CEST)
Erzgebirge Aue vs. H